UK rankings
2nd in the UK: The Complete University Guide Subject League Tables 2026: Law
UCL Laws is ranked 2nd in the UK in The Complete University Guide Subject League Tables 2026 for Law.
3rd in the UK: The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026
UCL Laws is ranked 3rd in the UK for Law in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026.
5th in the UK: Guardian University Guide 2026
UCL Laws is ranked 5th in the UK in the Guardian University Guide 2026.
1st in the UK for Research Excellence: REF 2021
UCL Laws is rated the top law school for research quality in the UK (REF 2021).
World rankings
10th in the world: THE World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Law
UCL Laws is ranked 10th in the world for Law in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2025.
14th in the world: QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Law & Legal Studies
UCL Laws is ranked 14th in the world for Law & Legal Studies in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025.
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About rankings
National and international league tables are compiled using varying methodologies.
International rankings, including the QS, Times Higher and the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Rankings run with the academic year. As such, for example 2024–25 is listed as 2025.
The rest of the rankings are categorised by the year given to them by the respective publications, although they are released a year before this. So, for example, The Complete University Guide 2026 was released in 2025.