Best universities for law

University of Cambridge comes top for law, with a median salary of £34k 15 months after graduating and 95% of graduates in professional jobs. London School of Economics and Political Science, University of Warwick and Oxford University complete the top four.

116 unis ranked£26.2k typical early salary68% in graduate jobs

#1 for law100

University of Cambridge

Satisfaction84%better than 43% of law unis
Stay on course100%better than 97% of law unis
Graduate jobs95%better than 96% of law unis
Early salary£34kbetter than 95% of law unis

Half of students who started had more than 197 UCAS points, counting all their qualifications

Ranked 2 to 5

2London School of Economics and Political Science8081% satisfied, £34k salary
3University of Warwick7885% satisfied, £31k salary
4Oxford University7881% satisfied, £32k salary
5King's College London7481% satisfied, £30k salary

Scores are out of 100 and relative to other unis offering law. Data: Discover Uni, September 2026.

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Happiest studentsUniversity of Cumbria98%positive about their course
Highest early salaryUniversity of Cambridge£34kmedian, 15 months after graduating
Best for graduate jobsUniversity of Buckingham97%of working graduates in professional jobs
Best if you’re aiming below ABBBangor University60/100half of starters had under 105 UCAS points

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Tap a column to sort. Bars show where each uni sits between the lowest and highest for law. ^* Ranked on fewer than five measures because some data isn’t published. ~ estimate = we couldn’t get the university’s own offer, so it’s estimated from similar courses. Check the course page.

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Region Fits my grades Placement year Year abroad Foundation year

	University
1	University of Cambridge2 courses	A*AA	100	84%	100%	95%	£34k	197
2	London School of Economics and Political Science2 courses	A*AA+ others	80	81%	98%	79%	£34k	188
3	University of Warwick8 courses	A*AA+ others	78	85%	100%	79%	£31k	168
4	Oxford University6 courses	AAA	78	81%	100%	81%	£32k	186
5	King's College London7 courses	A*AA	74	81%	96%	80%	£30k	220
6	Durham University3 courses	A*AA	73	87%	97%	77%	£27k	175
7	UCL5 courses	A*AA	70	84%	97%	85%	£29k	179
8	University of Exeter8 courses	AAA+ others	62	83%	96%	78%	£28k	156
9	Bangor University10 courses	112–136 UCAS points	60	85%	87%	82%	£32k	105
10	University of Birmingham5 courses	AAA+ others	60	90%	97%	68%	£26k	146
11	University of Sheffield^*4 courses	AAA+ others	56	88%	94%	–	–	152
12	University of Leeds^*5 courses	AAA	54	86%	98%	–	–	159
13	University of Dundee10 courses	–	54	88%	91%	76%	£25k	196
14	University of Buckingham^*2 courses	BBB–BBC	54	85%	89%	97%	–	107
15	University of Bristol^*2 courses	A*AA	53	85%	96%	–	–	164
16	University of Nottingham1 course	AAA	51	80%	95%	81%	£26.5k	156
17	Aston University^*1 course	BBB	51	90%	91%	–	–	118
18	Edge Hill University^*9 courses	BBB–BBC+ others	49	90%	89%	–	–	115
19	London South Bank University3 courses	112 UCAS points	49	90%	91%	75%	£27k	94
20	University of Strathclyde^*24 courses	AAB–BBB+ others	48	86%	93%	–	–	202
21	University of Southampton5 courses	AAA	45	82%	94%	75%	£26k	147
22	Nottingham Trent University^*9 courses	~BBB–BBCestimate	45	88%	92%	–	–	106
23	University of Chichester3 courses	BCC	45	95%	85%	70%	£27k	109
23	University of Aberdeen34 courses	BBB+ others	45	86%	96%	64%	£26.5k	199
25	University of Cumbria2 courses	BBB–BCC	45	98%	77%	55%	£28.5k	104
26	Birmingham Newman University^*4 courses	~BBC–CCCestimate	44	95%	85%	70%	–	67
27	Swansea University25 courses	AAB–CCC+ others	44	89%	91%	67%	£25k	117
28	Leeds Beckett University^*5 courses	120 UCAS points	44	87%	91%	–	–	105
29	University of Manchester^*4 courses	A*AA	44	80%	98%	–	–	165
30	University of Sunderland^*6 courses	96–112 UCAS points	44	96%	73%	–	–	97
31	Manchester Metropolitan University3 courses	BBB	43	86%	92%	72%	£25k	110
32	Newcastle University^*2 courses	AAA	43	85%	89%	–	–	144
33	University of Leicester7 courses	AAB+ others	43	86%	96%	67%	£25k	122
34	Oxford Brookes University^*10 courses	BBB+ others	43	88%	89%	–	–	104
34	Lancaster University13 courses	AAB+ others	43	84%	94%	70%	£25k	134
36	University of York4 courses	AAA	42	80%	96%	73%	£25.5k	153
36	Ulster University^*8 courses	AAA+ others	42	86%	88%	–	–	126
38	Bath Spa University^*8 courses	BBB–BCC	42	89%	87%	–	–	107
39	Queen Mary University of London^*7 courses	A*AA	41	79%	98%	–	–	167
40	University of Gloucestershire8 courses	BCC	40	90%	80%	80%	£25.5k	102
41	Brunel University of London^*8 courses	ABB–BBB	40	84%	88%	90%	–	106
42	University of Sussex^*8 courses	AAB–ABB	40	83%	96%	–	–	118
43	Queen's University Belfast^*6 courses	AAA	40	79%	96%	–	–	158
44	University of Portsmouth^*9 courses	BBB–BCC	39	85%	93%	–	–	98
45	University of Hertfordshire^*2 courses	BBB+ others	38	89%	78%	–	–	113
46	University of Reading5 courses	AAB	38	87%	92%	62%	£26.5k	111
47	University of Winchester^*4 courses	BBB–BBC+ others	38	83%	94%	–	–	108
48	Edinburgh Napier University^*2 courses	BBC+ others	37	86%	89%	–	–	158
49	York St John University^*6 courses	112 UCAS points	37	86%	86%	–	–	102
50	University of Glasgow^*35 courses	AAA	37	80%	94%	60%	–	224
51	University of Essex^*40 courses	112 UCAS points	37	84%	92%	–	–	99
52	Liverpool John Moores University^*3 courses	BBB	36	85%	88%	–	–	109
52	University of Surrey18 courses	ABB+ others	36	83%	92%	72%	£25k	119
54	University of Northumbria at Newcastle^*4 courses	104–120 UCAS points	36	84%	90%	–	–	114
54	City St George's, University of London^*2 courses	ABB	36	82%	92%	–	–	121
56	University of Chester8 courses	BBB–BBC+ others	35	89%	83%	61%	£27k	110
57	University of Liverpool^*6 courses	AAA	35	78%	97%	70%	–	139
58	University of Wolverhampton^*15 courses	~BBB–CCCestimate	35	90%	78%	–	–	83
59	University of Huddersfield^*8 courses	BBB–BBC+ others	34	84%	86%	–	–	110
60	Glasgow Caledonian University1 course	BBB	34	88%	84%	70%	£25k	172
61	University of Worcester6 courses	BBB+ others	34	90%	94%	60%	£23k	113
61	Coventry University^*11 courses	BBC+ others	34	90%	72%	–	–	101
63	Northeastern University London^*1 course	ABB–BBB	34	76%	90%	–	–	134
64	Kingston University^*9 courses	120–136 UCAS points	33	91%	91%	48%	–	99
65	London Metropolitan University^*6 courses	BBC+ others	33	87%	81%	–	–	93
66	University of Brighton^*4 courses	ABB–BCC	33	83%	90%	–	–	98
67	University of Edinburgh^*17 courses	AAA–A*AA	33	77%	97%	–	–	207
68	University of East London5 courses	112 UCAS points	32	92%	80%	61%	£27k	77
69	South East London Teaching Partnership^*4 courses	BCC	32	86%	78%	–	–	107
69	University of Staffordshire^*15 courses	BBC	32	88%	72%	–	–	112
71	UWE, Bristol5 courses	112 UCAS points	32	85%	92%	64%	£25.5k	100
72	Cardiff Metropolitan University^*4 courses	CCC	31	84%	82%	–	–	111
73	Leeds Trinity University^*10 courses	120 UCAS points	31	88%	69%	72%	–	98
74	Bloomsbury Institute^*2 courses	BBC	29	88%	88%	–	–	53
75	University of Bradford^*16 courses	BBB+ others	29	82%	85%	–	–	115
76	University of Kent (Part of London and South East University Group)9 courses	AAB	29	81%	90%	66%	£27k	113
77	Cardiff University^*4 courses	AAA–ABB	29	75%	98%	–	–	147
78	Buckinghamshire New University3 courses	104–128 UCAS points	28	94%	65%	65%	£27k	74
79	University of Plymouth^*4 courses	112 UCAS points	28	81%	89%	–	–	104
79	University of Stirling^*12 courses	ABB+ others	28	80%	89%	–	–	176
81	University of Lincoln^*2 courses	BBC–BCC	28	80%	90%	–	–	106
82	University of Law^*23 courses	BBB+ others	28	86%	82%	50%	–	104
82	University of Suffolk^*2 courses	BBC	28	79%	85%	–	–	104
84	Canterbury Christ Church University^*17 courses	BBC	27	87%	73%	–	–	94
85	University of West London^*7 courses	112–128 UCAS points	27	85%	76%	–	–	97
86	Robert Gordon University^*6 courses	BCC	26	83%	82%	–	–	138
87	Abertay University4 courses	CCC	25	96%	60%	70%	£25.5k	144
88	Teesside University^*11 courses	88–112 UCAS points	25	84%	73%	69%	–	110
89	Keele University^*11 courses	ABB	24	79%	87%	–	–	110
90	University of East Anglia4 courses	AAB	24	83%	94%	58%	£25k	118
91	University of Salford^*10 courses	112 UCAS points	24	79%	88%	–	–	111
92	University of Wales: Trinity Saint David^*12 courses	96–112 UCAS points	24	80%	81%	–	–	107
93	University of Derby12 courses	BBB+ others	23	89%	85%	51%	£26.5k	92
94	Middlesex University^*4 courses	BBC	23	85%	84%	55%	–	93
95	University of Greenwich (Part of London and South East University Group)^*6 courses	~BBB–BBCestimate	23	82%	82%	–	–	87
96	Wrexham University^*3 courses	96–112 UCAS points	22	59%	100%	–	–	106
97	Roehampton University^*5 courses	~BBB–CCCestimate	22	82%	82%	–	–	79
98	Liverpool Hope University^*10 courses	BBC	21	82%	74%	–	–	92
99	University of Hull13 courses	BBC+ others	19	86%	87%	45%	£25k	117
100	Royal Holloway, University of London19 courses	AAB–ABB	19	83%	87%	59%	£25k	113
101	University of Bedfordshire^*11 courses	112 UCAS points	18	76%	87%	–	–	85
102	Anglia Ruskin University^*18 courses	104–120 UCAS points+ others	18	80%	82%	–	–	86
103	Sheffield Hallam University4 courses	BBB+ others	17	79%	86%	66%	£25k	109
104	SOAS University of London^*19 courses	AAB+ others	16	72%	92%	–	–	123
104	Aberystwyth University13 courses	ABB–BCC	16	93%	90%	33%	£22.5k	111
106	Birmingham City University^*5 courses	BBC	16	80%	85%	55%	–	91
107	University of Northampton^*5 courses	BBC+ others	15	80%	76%	–	–	83
108	University of the West of Scotland^*1 course	BCC	15	91%	65%	60%	–	108
109	University of Greater Manchester^*2 courses	112 UCAS points	14	83%	63%	–	–	67
110	Southampton Solent University2 courses	104–120 UCAS points	12	86%	82%	35%	£24.5k	100
111	St Mary's University, Twickenham^*9 courses	112 UCAS points	11	78%	72%	–	–	80
112	University of Lancashire^*12 courses	112–120 UCAS points	10	79%	86%	35%	–	110
113	University of Westminster^*7 courses	CCC	9	75%	85%	–	–	93
114	Bournemouth University^*8 courses	BBB–BCC+ others	1	70%	86%	–	–	101
115	Birkbeck, University of London^*9 courses	BBB+ others	1	72%	87%	40%	–	88
116	Arden University^*2 courses	–	0	82%	61%	60%	–	53

What law graduates earn

Typical (median) earnings for law graduates, across the universities we rank.

£26.2kAfter 15 months
£23kAfter 3 years
£30.8kAfter 5 years

Highest earnings five years after graduating

Oxford University£75.5k
University of Cambridge£70.5k
King's College London£63.5k
London School of Economics and Political Science£62.5k
UCL£57k

The 15-month figure comes from the Graduate Outcomes survey and covers graduates in full-time work. The 3 and 5-year figures come from tax records and include everyone in work, including part-time, so they can be lower than the 15-month figure. Pay also depends on where people live. Compare earnings across all subjects or see what you’d repay on your student loan.

What the measures mean

Student satisfaction: Average share of final-year students answering positively across the seven themes of the National Student Survey: teaching, learning opportunities, assessment, support, organisation, resources and student voice.
Stay on course: Share of students still studying or having qualified a year after starting. Lower numbers mean more people drop out.
Graduate-level jobs: Of graduates in work 15 months after finishing, the share in professional or managerial roles.
Salary after 15 months: Median salary of graduates in full-time work in the UK, 15 months after finishing.
Entry points (median): The middle UCAS tariff score of students who started: half had more, half had less. It counts all their qualifications (a fourth A-level, EPQ, AS levels, music grades and so on), so it usually sits above the published offer, especially at selective universities. It shows how competitive entry is. Always check the real offer on the university’s course page.

See exactly how the overall score is calculated

Not ranked yet

These offer law but don’t yet have enough published data to rank fairly, often because the course is new or small.

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