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University of Cambridge tops our list of 27 Public Bachelor's Law universities in the United Kingdom at #6 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Next come University of Bristol (QS World #51) and University of York (QS World #169). Across the whole list there are 73 courses to choose from.
27 universities · ranked best first
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9 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #6 (University of Cambridge) to #526 (Coventry University); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Cambridge has the largest research record in this group, with 56,887,152 citations and an h-index of 1,890. 2 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 27 public to 0 private institutions. By location, England (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of Cambridge, founded in 1209. University of Cambridge is the largest, with 24,000 students.
The usual length is 4 years and 3 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (77% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (77% of courses with a stated intake). Leeds Trinity University offers the widest choice, with 12 of these courses.
University of Cambridge (QS World #6), University of Bristol (QS World #51) and University of York (QS World #169) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
27 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 3 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 77% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
Leeds Trinity University, with 12, ahead of Keele University (6).
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