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Top universities for law in the UK: the Be Wise ranking
87 UK universities and colleges ranked for law on official data.
Providers need at least 50 survey responses in law to appear in the table. Student experience is the average share of final-year students giving positive answers across the seven National Student Survey themes. Earnings are medians five years after graduating, compared with the UK average for law.
The table
| Position | University or college | Score out of 100 | Student experience | Continuation | Graduate prospects | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of CambridgeCambridge, England | 100.0 | 83.2% | 100.0% | 87.3% | £77,000117% above the UK average for this subject |
| 2 | Durham UniversityDurham, England | 92.8 | 87.5% | 98.0% | 74.0% | £58,40065% above the UK average for this subject |
| 3 | UCL (University College London)London, England | 89.7 | 83.9% | 98.4% | Not published | £62,60077% above the UK average for this subject |
| 4 | London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)London, England | 87.0 | 80.8% | 98.0% | 80.0% | £68,80094% above the UK average for this subject |
| 5 | University of BirminghamBirmingham, England | 79.0 | 89.8% | 94.6% | 69.1% | £41,40017% above the UK average for this subject |
| 6 | University of WorcesterWorcester, England | 78.4 | 89.4% | 88.6% | 75.0% | Not published |
| 7 | University of SheffieldSheffield, England | 78.0 | 88.1% | 96.3% | 72.7% | £38,80010% above the UK average for this subject |
| 8 | King's College LondonLondon, England | 77.9 | 81.0% | 96.8% | 73.6% | £59,80069% above the UK average for this subject |
| 9 | University of WarwickWarwick and Leamington Spa, England | 77.4 | 84.7% | 99.3% | 70.8% | £46,50031% above the UK average for this subject |
| 10 | University of BristolBristol, England | 77.1 | 84.9% | 98.0% | 67.5% | £51,10044% above the UK average for this subject |
| 11 | Aston UniversityBirmingham, England | 75.8 | 89.4% | 97.0% | Not published | £31,50011% below the UK average for this subject |
| 12 | University of ExeterExeter, England | 73.3 | 83.5% | 96.1% | 73.6% | £45,90030% above the UK average for this subject |
| 13 | University of NottinghamNottingham, England | 71.5 | 79.7% | 95.0% | 81.5% | £48,30036% above the UK average for this subject |
| 14 | University of ReadingReading, England | 70.0 | 87.0% | 92.6% | 72.2% | £36,6003% above the UK average for this subject |
| 15 | Swansea UniversitySwansea, Wales | 69.0 | 88.9% | 93.2% | 69.9% | £30,70013% below the UK average for this subject |
| 16 | University of LeedsLeeds, England | 67.0 | 85.8% | 96.5% | 66.0% | £37,3005% above the UK average for this subject |
| 17 | Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne, England | 66.9 | 84.7% | 95.0% | Not published | £39,90013% above the UK average for this subject |
| 18 | University of DundeeDundee, Scotland | 66.2 | 88.5% | 94.8% | 61.4% | £35,1001% below the UK average for this subject |
| 19 | University of AberdeenAberdeen, Scotland | 66.1 | 85.4% | 93.1% | 65.8% | £42,60020% above the UK average for this subject |
| 19 | University of East LondonLondon, England | 66.1 | 90.5% | 89.0% | 66.8% | £31,10012% below the UK average for this subject |
| 21 | Oxford Brookes UniversityOxford, England | 65.8 | 88.5% | 87.8% | 71.3% | £33,7005% below the UK average for this subject |
| 22 | Lancaster UniversityLancaster, England | 64.5 | 84.3% | 91.5% | 73.8% | £37,0004% above the UK average for this subject |
| 23 | University of South WalesPontypridd, Wales | 62.9 | 92.7% | 82.3% | Not published | £28,50019% below the UK average for this subject |
| 24 | Brunel University LondonLondon, England | 62.7 | 83.3% | 85.9% | 82.5% | £36,0002% above the UK average for this subject |
| 25 | Ulster UniversityBelfast, Northern Ireland | 62.4 | 84.9% | 88.7% | 71.1% | Not in LEO data |
| 26 | University of SouthamptonSouthampton, England | 62.3 | 81.7% | 94.0% | 72.2% | £40,30014% above the UK average for this subject |
| 27 | University of SurreyGuildford, England | 61.8 | 83.4% | 86.4% | 77.1% | £39,90013% above the UK average for this subject |
| 28 | University of SussexBrighton, England | 61.7 | 84.7% | 96.2% | 60.7% | £39,50012% above the UK average for this subject |
| 29 | University of StrathclydeGlasgow, Scotland | 61.1 | 86.1% | 87.8% | 69.2% | £37,0004% above the UK average for this subject |
| 30 | University of LeicesterLeicester, England | 60.5 | 85.4% | 92.7% | 65.9% | £34,8002% below the UK average for this subject |
| 31 | York St John UniversityYork, England | 59.0 | 86.7% | 89.9% | 61.0% | Not published |
| 32 | Nottingham Trent UniversityNottingham, England | 58.8 | 87.5% | 89.0% | 65.8% | £31,10012% below the UK average for this subject |
| 33 | Edge Hill UniversityOrmskirk, England | 58.0 | 89.9% | 85.4% | 63.0% | £30,70013% below the UK average for this subject |
| 34 | Edinburgh Napier UniversityEdinburgh, Scotland | 57.8 | 85.5% | 88.0% | Not published | £37,7006% above the UK average for this subject |
| 34 | Robert Gordon UniversityAberdeen, Scotland | 57.8 | 85.7% | 80.9% | 75.7% | £36,2002% above the UK average for this subject |
| 36 | Glasgow Caledonian UniversityGlasgow, Scotland | 56.4 | 85.7% | 87.0% | Not published | £37,0004% above the UK average for this subject |
| 37 | University of ManchesterManchester, England | 55.5 | 80.0% | 98.1% | 67.7% | £34,8002% below the UK average for this subject |
| 38 | Manchester Metropolitan UniversityManchester, England | 54.5 | 86.3% | 89.6% | 65.8% | £27,80021% below the UK average for this subject |
| 39 | University of LiverpoolLiverpool, England | 54.0 | 78.7% | 96.4% | 72.1% | £34,4003% below the UK average for this subject |
| 40 | University of GlasgowGlasgow, Scotland | 53.9 | 79.4% | 91.8% | 65.9% | £45,80029% above the UK average for this subject |
| 41 | University of ChesterChester, England | 53.8 | 89.9% | 87.2% | 59.0% | £26,40025% below the UK average for this subject |
| 42 | University of SunderlandSunderland, England | 53.1 | 95.9% | 76.9% | 55.0% | £26,00027% below the UK average for this subject |
| 43 | University of YorkYork, England | 53.0 | 79.5% | 95.0% | 63.9% | £41,70018% above the UK average for this subject |
| 44 | UWE BristolBristol, England | 52.5 | 85.1% | 89.4% | 63.0% | £32,2009% below the UK average for this subject |
| 45 | London South Bank UniversityLondon, England | 51.8 | 90.0% | 77.0% | Not published | £32,9007% below the UK average for this subject |
| 46 | Cardiff UniversityCardiff, Wales | 51.5 | 74.9% | 96.9% | 75.1% | £38,80010% above the UK average for this subject |
| 47 | University of KentCanterbury, England | 51.3 | 80.5% | 89.0% | 70.8% | £37,0004% above the UK average for this subject |
| 48 | City St George's, University of LondonLondon, England | 50.8 | 82.3% | 92.0% | Not published | £34,4003% below the UK average for this subject |
| 49 | Kingston UniversityLondon, England | 50.3 | 90.2% | 88.0% | 46.2% | £33,7005% below the UK average for this subject |
| 50 | University of HuddersfieldHuddersfield, England | 50.1 | 84.9% | 93.2% | 60.6% | £26,40025% below the UK average for this subject |
| 51 | Queen Mary University of LondonLondon, England | 49.6 | 79.2% | 95.0% | 58.4% | £43,90024% above the UK average for this subject |
| 52 | University of EdinburghEdinburgh, Scotland | 49.5 | 77.2% | 91.6% | 65.9% | £46,80032% above the UK average for this subject |
| 53 | Royal Holloway, University of LondonEgham, England | 49.3 | 83.4% | 87.5% | 54.6% | £45,40028% above the UK average for this subject |
| 54 | University of East AngliaNorwich, England | 48.3 | 82.8% | 89.3% | 59.1% | £38,1008% above the UK average for this subject |
| 55 | University of PlymouthPlymouth, England | 47.3 | 80.9% | 87.8% | 73.2% | £28,90018% below the UK average for this subject |
| 56 | University of West LondonLondon, England | 46.1 | 87.8% | 84.4% | 59.7% | £25,30029% below the UK average for this subject |
| 57 | University of HullHull, England | 46.0 | 84.7% | 86.1% | 62.0% | £30,00015% below the UK average for this subject |
| 58 | University of WinchesterWinchester, England | 45.1 | 82.1% | 86.2% | 64.2% | £34,4003% below the UK average for this subject |
| 59 | University of PortsmouthPortsmouth, England | 44.3 | 85.0% | 83.5% | Not published | £31,10012% below the UK average for this subject |
| 60 | University of DerbyDerby, England | 42.8 | 89.7% | 78.9% | 52.8% | £30,40014% below the UK average for this subject |
| 61 | Liverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpool, England | 42.3 | 85.7% | 83.0% | Not published | £27,40023% below the UK average for this subject |
| 62 | University of EssexColchester, England | 42.0 | 83.8% | 85.0% | 57.0% | £34,4003% below the UK average for this subject |
| 63 | Queen's University BelfastBelfast, Northern Ireland | 41.6 | 78.3% | 96.0% | 58.8% | Not in LEO data |
| 64 | University of LincolnLincoln, England | 39.2 | 80.0% | 90.0% | 61.8% | £29,60016% below the UK average for this subject |
| 65 | University of GreenwichLondon, England | 37.9 | 82.0% | 84.8% | Not published | £31,80010% below the UK average for this subject |
| 66 | University of LawLondon, England | 37.8 | 85.8% | 78.5% | 56.7% | £31,80010% below the UK average for this subject |
| 67 | Coventry UniversityCoventry, England | 37.6 | 90.1% | 69.5% | 58.5% | £28,90018% below the UK average for this subject |
| 67 | Northumbria UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne, England | 37.6 | 84.2% | 78.0% | Not published | £34,5003% below the UK average for this subject |
| 69 | Leeds Beckett UniversityLeeds, England | 37.3 | 87.6% | 88.3% | 41.2% | £28,20020% below the UK average for this subject |
| 70 | Sheffield Hallam UniversitySheffield, England | 35.7 | 80.5% | 84.3% | 64.9% | £27,80021% below the UK average for this subject |
| 71 | University of BrightonBrighton, England | 33.0 | 83.1% | 77.2% | 56.6% | £35,500In line with the UK average for this subject |
| 72 | Middlesex UniversityLondon, England | 32.3 | 88.2% | 80.0% | 43.0% | £29,30017% below the UK average for this subject |
| 73 | University of RoehamptonLondon, England | 32.0 | 82.1% | 83.0% | Not published | £27,60022% below the UK average for this subject |
| 74 | Keele UniversityKeele, England | 30.6 | 80.5% | 76.4% | 65.8% | £31,10012% below the UK average for this subject |
| 75 | University of HertfordshireHatfield, England | 28.8 | 88.9% | 52.0% | Not published | £31,50011% below the UK average for this subject |
| 75 | University of StirlingStirling, Scotland | 28.8 | 79.4% | 83.0% | 59.3% | £29,60016% below the UK average for this subject |
| 77 | University of NorthamptonNorthampton, England | 28.7 | 83.1% | 77.1% | Not published | £29,60016% below the UK average for this subject |
| 78 | Anglia Ruskin UniversityCambridge, England | 27.5 | 82.0% | 82.1% | 48.1% | £33,3006% below the UK average for this subject |
| 79 | Birmingham City UniversityBirmingham, England | 26.9 | 81.9% | 87.4% | 46.8% | £26,40025% below the UK average for this subject |
| 80 | University of SalfordSalford, England | 26.1 | 79.3% | 85.5% | 56.9% | £24,90030% below the UK average for this subject |
| 81 | Teesside UniversityMiddlesbrough, England | 25.2 | 83.4% | 72.8% | 57.2% | £28,90018% below the UK average for this subject |
| 82 | University of WolverhamptonWolverhampton, England | 22.2 | 89.4% | 78.7% | 28.5% | £24,90030% below the UK average for this subject |
| 83 | Bournemouth UniversityBournemouth and Poole, England | 20.2 | 70.3% | 83.6% | 64.9% | £37,7006% above the UK average for this subject |
| 84 | SOAS University of LondonLondon, England | 17.5 | 71.7% | 87.5% | 55.4% | £35,500In line with the UK average for this subject |
| 85 | University of WestminsterLondon, England | 17.0 | 75.3% | 83.6% | Not published | £32,2009% below the UK average for this subject |
| 86 | University of BradfordBradford, England | 14.6 | 81.5% | 78.1% | 45.1% | £25,30029% below the UK average for this subject |
| 87 | University of LancashirePreston, England | 0.0 | 79.4% | 70.2% | 41.6% | £26,40025% below the UK average for this subject |
Sources: National Student Survey 2026, Office for Students (Open Government Licence v3.0), first degree, full-time, by teaching provider; LEO graduate outcomes, tax year 2023-24, Department for Education (Open Government Licence v3.0), median earnings five years after graduating; Discover Uni dataset, 8 September 2026 edition, HESA (CC BY 4.0), continuation and graduate prospects. All sources and licences.
Not enough data (39)
These providers teach law but have fewer than 50 survey responses in the subject or too few published measures to include fairly. This says nothing about their quality. Discover Uni has their course-level data.
Abertay University; Aberystwyth University; Arden University; BPP University; Bangor University; Bath Spa University; Birkbeck, University of London; Birmingham Newman University; Blackburn College; Bloomsbury Institute; Bradford College; Buckinghamshire New University; Canterbury Christ Church University; Cardiff Metropolitan University; DN Colleges Group; De Montfort University; Goldsmiths, University of London; Grwp Llandrillo Menai; LCA London; Leeds Trinity University; Liverpool Hope University; London Metropolitan University; Luminate Education Group; Northeastern University – London; RTC Education; Southampton Solent University; St Mary’s University, Twickenham; University Campus of Football Business; University of Bedfordshire; University of Buckingham; University of Chichester; University of Cumbria; University of Gloucestershire; University of Greater Manchester; University of Oxford; University of Staffordshire; University of Wales Trinity Saint David; University of the West of Scotland; Wrexham University
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Which universities have the highest student satisfaction for law?
In the 2026 National Student Survey, the highest average positive scores for law among providers with at least 50 responses were University of Sunderland (95.9%), University of South Wales (92.7%), University of East London (90.5%), Kingston University (90.2%), Coventry University (90.1%). This is one measure; the full table also shows graduate earnings.
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Across UK providers, the typical (median) earnings of law graduates five years after graduating were £35,400 in the 2023-24 tax year, according to the Department for Education's LEO data. Earnings vary a lot by university, region and job.
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