Law — Complete University Guide 2027

Subject-level ranking from the Complete University Guide for Law in UK universities. University of Cambridge leads this subject in 2027.

113 UK universities ranked · See the overall Complete University Guide table →

Rank	University	Score
TEF G · #1	University of Cambridge	—
TEF S · #2	University of Oxford	—
TEF B · #3	London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London	—
#4	UCL (University College London)	—
#5	Durham University	—
#6	King's College London, University of London	—
#7	University of Bristol	—
#8	Queen's University Belfast	—
#9	University of Glasgow	—
#10	University of Warwick	—
#11	University of Nottingham	—
#12	University of Leeds	—
#13	Queen Mary University of London	—
#14	University of Sheffield	—
#15	University of Southampton	—
#16	The University of Edinburgh	—
#17	University of Exeter	—
#18	University of Aberdeen	—
#19	University of York	—
#20	University of Birmingham	—
#21	University of Liverpool	—
#22	University of Strathclyde	—
#23	University of Manchester	—
#24	Cardiff University	—
#25	University of Dundee	—
#26	Lancaster University	—
#27	Newcastle University	—
#28	University of Surrey	—
#29	University of Leicester	—
#30	Ulster University	—
#31	Swansea University	—
#32	University of Kent	—
#33	University of East Anglia UEA	—
#34	Aston University, Birmingham	—
#35	University of Sussex	—
#36	Edge Hill University	—
#37	University of South Wales	—
#38	Bangor University	—
#39	SOAS University of London	—
#40	Nottingham Trent University	—
#41	University of Plymouth	—
#42	Manchester Metropolitan University	—
#43	University of Reading	—
#44	University of Stirling	—
#45	Northumbria University, Newcastle	—
#46	Keele University	—
#47	Edinburgh Napier University	—
#48	Glasgow Caledonian University	—
#49	University of Hertfordshire	—
#50	University of Hull	—
#51	University of Chester	—
#52	Kingston University	—
#53	Bournemouth University	—
#54	Bristol, UWE	—
#55	City (City St George's, University of London)	—
#56	University of Essex	—
#57	University of Lincoln	—
#58	University of Bradford	—
#59	University of Suffolk	—
#60	Oxford Brookes University	—
#61	University of Worcester	—
#62	Abertay University	—
#63	University of Portsmouth	—
#64	Aberystwyth University	—
#65	Southampton, Solent University	—
#66	University of Huddersfield	—
#67	Liverpool John Moores University	—
#68	Brunel University of London	—
#69	Bath Spa University	—
#70	Northeastern University London	—
#71	University of Salford	—
#72	University of Winchester	—
#73	Robert Gordon University	—
#74	University of Buckingham	—
#75	Royal Holloway, University of London	—
#76	Coventry University	—
#77	University of Wolverhampton	—
#78	University of Derby	—
#79	Leeds Beckett University	—
#80	Sheffield Hallam University	—
#81	University of Greenwich	—
#82	University of Westminster, London	—
#83	Goldsmiths, University of London	—
#84	University of East London	—
#85	University of Central Lancashire	—
#86	London South Bank University	—
#87	Anglia Ruskin University	—
#88	University of Sunderland	—
#89	University of Gloucestershire	—
#90	St Mary's University, Twickenham	—
#91	Liverpool Hope University	—
#92	London Metropolitan University	—
#93	University of Greater Manchester	—
#94	De Montfort University	—
#95	University of Chichester	—
#96	York St John University	—
#97	University of Brighton	—
#98	University of Wales Trinity Saint David	—
#99	Birmingham City University	—
#100	Leeds Trinity University	—
#101	Canterbury Christ Church University	—
#102	Teesside University	—
#103	University of Staffordshire	—
#104	Cardiff Metropolitan University	—
#105	University of West London	—
#106	University of Northampton	—
#107	University of Roehampton	—
#108	Birmingham Newman University	—
#109	Middlesex University	—
#110	University of Bedfordshire	—
#111	Wrexham University	—
#112	Buckinghamshire New University	—
#113	University of the West of Scotland	—

Other subjects in the Complete University Guide

Accounting and Finance 104 Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering 33 African and Middle Eastern Studies 7 Agriculture and Forestry 19 American Studies 6 Anthropology 23 Archaeology 25 Architecture 57 Art and Design 82 Asian Studies 12 Biological Sciences 87 Biomedical Sciences 87 Building 37 Business and Management Studies 124 Celtic Studies 6 Chemical Engineering 33 Chemistry 48 Childhood and Youth Studies 46 Civil Engineering 59 Classics 24 Communication and Media Studies 92 Complementary Medicine 10 Computer Science 118 Counselling, Psychotherapy and Occupational Therapy 47 Creative Writing 47 Dentistry 16 Drama, Dance and Cinematics 96 Economics 76 Education 91 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 71 English 89 Food Science 35 Forensic Science 37 French 42 General Engineering 31 Geography and Environmental Science 70 Geology 29 German 31 Health Studies 30 History 91 History of Art, Architecture and Design 23 Iberian Languages 43 Information Technology and Systems 18 Italian 23 Land and Property Management 11 Linguistics 24 Manufacturing and Production Engineering 31 Marketing 93 Materials Technology 12 Mathematics 65 Mechanical Engineering 74 Medical Technology and Bioengineering 45 Medicine 40 Music 80 Nursing and Midwifery 86 Optometry, Ophthalmics and Orthoptics 14 Paramedic Science 45 Pharmacology and Pharmacy 47 Philosophy 45 Physics and Astronomy 46 Physiotherapy 48 Politics 77 Psychology 118 Russian and East European Languages 13 Social Policy 33 Social Work 75 Sociology 103 Speech and Language Therapy 19 Sports Science 86 Theology and Religious Studies 17 Tourism, Transport, Travel and Heritage Studies 53 Town and Country Planning and Landscape Design 22 Veterinary Medicine 13

How subject rankings work

CUG combines entry standards, student satisfaction, research quality, research intensity, academic services spend, facilities spend, graduate prospects (outcomes + on-track), student-staff ratio, and continuation.

Subject rankings apply the same methodology to courses within a single discipline. They tend to reorder the overall table — a top-10 overall university may rank lower in a specific subject, and vice versa.