NUS Law ranked amongst Top 10 law schools in the world

In the latest report by London-based Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject 2021, NUS Law was ranked amongst the top 10 law schools in the world, and number one in the Asia-Pacific region. Having risen consistently in the rankings over the last decade, we are proud to have retained our position as the leading law school in Asia and reaffirmed our position in the legal fraternity and status as Asia’s Global Law School.

Responding to the announcement, Dean of NUS Law, Professor Simon Chesterman said: “Rankings are to be taken with a grain of salt, but our rise over the past decade from 22nd to joining the top ten reflects the outstanding work of the entire NUS Law community. It’s a measure of the calibre of our students, the drive and energy of our faculty and staff, and above all the achievements of our alumni who make us so proud. This recognition of our efforts will create more opportunities for all our graduates, as well as raising the profile of our research. Yet there’s no room for complacency. We continue to strive for excellence, even as we push to be a more inclusive and diverse community of students and scholars.”

The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021 cover a total of 51 disciplines, grouped into five broad subject areas. The QS Rankings are compiled annually to help prospective students identify the leading universities in a particular subject. Four components are used to rank universities in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021:

• Academic reputation
• Employer reputation
• Research citations per paper
• H-index

Believed to be the largest of its kind, the yearly QS subject rankings are based on surveys conducted with over 100,000 individuals in the higher education space regarding teaching and research quality at the universities around the world, and almost 50,000 employers, together with the analysis of 138 million research papers and more than 18.5 million citations.

We would like to congratulate and thank everyone who has worked hard to help make NUS Law what we are today!