What you would study
- Bachelor's
- LLB (UK, Australia, Singapore)
- Master's / PhD
- LLM (1 year); JD (USA, 3 years)
- Class 12 stream
- Humanities, any
- Careers
- Explore Law careers →
Exams you may need
- For bachelor's
- LNAT (some UK universities) · IELTS/TOEFL
- For master's
- LSAT (USA JD) · IELTS/TOEFL
Ranked for Law
ShanghaiRanking GRAS 2025
#1Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts, United States · World #1 · UG fees ~₹59.6 lakh/yrAdmission guide#2Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT, United States · World #11 · UG fees ~₹69.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#3University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · World #14 · UG fees ~₹65.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide#4New York UniversityNew York, NY, United States · World #28 · UG fees ~₹60.2 lakh/yr#4University of ChicagoChicago, IL, United States · World #10 · UG fees ~₹67.7 lakh/yrAdmission guide#6University of CambridgeCambridge, England, United Kingdom · World #4 · UG fees ~₹39.1 lakh/yrAdmission guide#7Columbia UniversityNew York, NY, United States · World #8 · UG fees ~₹68.8 lakh/yr#8University of OxfordOxford, England, United Kingdom · World #6Admission guide#9University of Michigan, Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI, United States · World #33 · UG fees ~₹58.4 lakh/yr#10Stanford UniversityStanford, California, United States · World #2 · UG fees ~₹64.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide#11University College LondonLondon, England, United Kingdom · World #14Admission guide#12Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois, United States · World #31 · UG fees ~₹65.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#13Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC, United States · World 401–500 · UG fees ~₹65.2 lakh/yr#14Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina, United States · World #46 · UG fees ~₹65.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide#15Arizona State UniversityTempe, Arizona, United States · World 151–200 · UG fees ~₹37.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#16University of California, IrvineIrvine, California, United States · World #79 · UG fees ~₹54.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide#17University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, California, United States · World #5 · UG fees ~₹48.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#18University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA, United States · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹57 lakh/yr#19Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL, United States · World 301–400 · UG fees ~₹18 lakh/yr#20University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH, United States · World 301–400 · UG fees ~₹28.1 lakh/yr#21Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY, United States · World #12 · UG fees ~₹70.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide#22University of AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands · World 101–150Admission guide#22University of TorontoToronto, Ontario, Canada · World #25 · UG fees ~₹44.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide#24University of WashingtonSeattle, Washington, United States · World #17 · UG fees ~₹41.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#25Simon Fraser UniversityBurnaby, British Columbia, Canada · World 401–500Admission guide#25Utrecht UniversityUtrecht, Netherlands · World #56Admission guide#27Leiden UniversityLeiden, Netherlands · World 101–150Admission guide#28Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee, United States · World #62 · UG fees ~₹65.1 lakh/yrAdmission guide#29Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan, United States · World 151–200 · UG fees ~₹42.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#30George Mason UniversityFairfax, VA, United States · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹37.1 lakh/yr#31Pennsylvania State University, University ParkUniversity Park, Pennsylvania, United States · World 101–150Admission guide#32University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN, United States · World #51 · UG fees ~₹36.8 lakh/yr#33Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, TX, United States · UG fees ~₹18.3 lakh/yr#34The Hebrew University of JerusalemIsrael · World #88#35University of PortsmouthCity of Portsmouth, United Kingdom · World 901–1000#36Monash UniversityClayton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · World #76Admission guide#37University of South FloridaTampa, FL, United States · World 401–500 · UG fees ~₹16.6 lakh/yr#38Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands · World 151–200Admission guide#39Griffith UniversityBrisbane and Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia · World 301–400#40European University InstituteFiesole, Italy#40University of South Carolina, ColumbiaUnited States · World 401–500#42King's College LondonLondon, England, United Kingdom · World #61Admission guide#43George Washington UniversityWashington, DC, United States · World 301–400 · UG fees ~₹64.9 lakh/yr#44University of OsloNorway · World #83#45Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA, United States · World 401–500 · UG fees ~₹27.7 lakh/yr#46University of LiverpoolLiverpool, United Kingdom · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹34.3 lakh/yrAdmission guide#47Ohio State University, ColumbusColumbus, Ohio, United States · World #83 · UG fees ~₹45.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#48University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, California, United States · World #16 · UG fees ~₹47.3 lakh/yrAdmission guide#49University of Central FloridaOrlando, FL, United States · World 401–500 · UG fees ~₹21.5 lakh/yr#50Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri, United States · World #26 · UG fees ~₹63 lakh/yrAdmission guide
Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025 — Law. Beyond the top 100 ranks are published in bands.