The recently released law school rankings of QS World University by Subject 2014 lists the world’s leading university departments in 30 individual
subjects – including a ranking of the 200 top law schools this year ambitions
set on legal studies at one of the global leaders, read on for an overview of
top law schools around the world.
The 200 universities highlighted in the law school ranking,
In US - 40 and in the UK 29. The next to
these best-represented countries are
Australia (16=), Germany (11=), Canada (10=), Netherlands (9), Spain (9),
China (9), and Italy (7). This is also a relatively strong field in Switzerland,
Belgium, Chile, and
New Zealand , these
all countries have 5 ranking each, and another
32 countries have at least one university
featured
Top law schools in the US
The highest ranked university in the field of law this year
is once again Harvard University, comes
top in an impressive 11 of the 30 subjects ranked by QS. Yale University to Joining Harvard among top law schools (ranked 4th) in the US , New York University
(5th), Stanford University (6th), the University of Chicago (9th) and
University of California, Berkeley (ranked 10th). A further nine US
universities make the global top 50 for law schools, and a total of 40 law
schools in the US is included among the world’s top 200.
Top law schools in the UK
After the US, the UK boasts the next leading selection of
top law schools, with the University of
Oxford coming second and University of Cambridge is coming third
this year for law school ranking. London School of Economics and
Political Science (LSE) retaining the 7 th place, which specializes in the
social sciences, also makes the top 10.
UK universities, SIX more are ranked within the world’s top 50 schools
for law, with a total of 26 law schools in
the UK are also featured in the global top 200.
Top law schools in Canada
Canadian universities also have a strong presence in the
ranking of law schools , with 3 law schools in Canada ranked within the world’s
top 50: the University of Toronto (21st), McGill University (33rd) and
University of British Columbia (36th). A further seven law schools in Canada
appear within the global top 200, led by York University (51-100), University
of Victoria (101-150 and Université de Montreal (101-150).
Top law schools in Europe
Outside of the UK, the largest numbers of leading law
schools in Europe are in Germany, with 11 universities , and the Netherlands,
with 9 universities featured in this
year’s law university ranking. Both have
three university rankings within the top
50. Germany’s highest university ranking are Ruprecht-Karls-Universität
Heidelberg (24th), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (28th) and
Universität Hamburg (41st). In Netherland, leading law schools are Leiden
University (23rd), Utrecht University (48th) and the University of Amsterdam
(50th).
Other notable law schools in Europe include Belgium’s
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (ranked 26th in the world for law) and France’s
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (27th). In terms of overall
representation, in the top 200 Spain fares well with nine entries, as does
Italy in 7. A total of 15 European countries have at least one university
recognized as a world leader on this subject.
Top law schools, Australia and New Zealand
Law is an especially strong area for Australian
universities. A five very impressive law
schools in Australia rank among the world’s 20 best for this subject: the
University of Melbourne (8th), University of Sydney (13th), University of New
South Wales (14th), Australian National University (15th) and Monash University
(16th). The University of Adelaide is also ranked within the world’s top 50
universities for law, and Australia has a 10 ranking in the top 200 – more than
any other country after the US and UK.
New Zealand, has five
universities ranked in the global top 200 for law, including three in the top
50 ranking : the University of Auckland (28=), University of Otago (37th) and
Victoria University of Wellington (49th).
Top law schools in Asia
Asian universities have 24 representatives among the world’s
top 200 universities for law, including three ranks in the global top 50: the
University of Hong Kong (18th), National University of Singapore (19th),
University of Tokyo (22nd) and China’s Tsinghua University (44th). The Asian
country with the most leading law institutions is China, with nine ranks. Hong
Kong, Singapore and South Korea have three
university rankings each and, Japan and Malaysia have two each, and
Israel and Taiwan each have one entry.
Other top law schools
Beyond the countries and regions mentioned above, also
deserving mention here are South Africa and Chile . Chile has five universities
ranked among the world’s top 200 for law, led by the Pontificia Universidad
Católica de Chile (43rd). Meanwhile, South Africa has four rankings, and the highest rank university
is the University of Cape Town (40th).
