Our reputation
The School of Law attracts a truly international community, with current students from 79 nations.
Our students benefit from award‑winning pro bono and Community Engagement projects, alongside opportunities to develop practical legal skills through mooting, debating, and negotiation.
The curriculum offers a strong global perspective, including opportunities to study abroad, and is supported by excellent academic and pastoral care.
Our alumni mentoring scheme connects students with accomplished graduates, offering personalised guidance, professional insight and a powerful network to support their career ambitions.
Graduates join a global alumni network of 18,000+ across 115+ countries, including judges, senior legal professionals, political figures, and business leaders.
School of Law rankings
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69th in the World and 11th in the UK for Law and Legal Studies in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026
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40th in the World for Employability for Law and Legal Studies in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026
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18th in the UK for Law – The Complete University Guide 2026
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15th in the UK for Criminology – Guardian University Guide 2026
University of Leeds rankings
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86th in the world, QS World University Rankings 2026
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6th most targeted by employers, High Fliers 2025 Report
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21st in the UK, Complete University Guide
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Top 10 UK student city, Best Student Cities 2025
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We are a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities.
Gender equality
We have been commended for our strong and continued commitment to gender equality in the form of a prestigious Athena SWAN Bronze award.
Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021
Every six years, the UK’s four higher education funding bodies undertake an exercise to measure the quality of research undertaken by UK higher education institutions (HEIs). The funding bodies use the outcomes to inform the allocation of their research funding to HEIs. The Research Excellence Framework was the framework used in 2021.