Law at Auckland makes world top 20

Law at The University of Auckland has been ranked 18th in the world in the QS World University Rankings®.

This is the first time Auckland has been placed in the top 20 in any of the global subject rankings.

The QS rankings are based on academic reputation, employer reputation and citations per staff member. Global graduate employers identify for QS the universities that produce the best graduates, both overall and within a given discipline.

The Law rankings were released as part of QS’s rankings for Social Sciences. The University of Auckland was ranked 33rd in Accounting and Finance, 35th in Politics and International Studies, 37th in Economics and Econometrics, 41st in Statistics and Operational Research, and in the 51-100 range in Sociology.

Auckland was the top New Zealand university in all but Sociology.

“These rankings are extremely pleasing following our success in the QS rankings for other subject areas issued over the last few months,” the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Stuart McCutcheon, said today.

”We have consistently been in the top 50 with placings as high as 27th in Psychology, 23rd in Modern Languages and now an outstanding 18th in Law. While international rankings are not the only barometer of quality this recognition across a broad range of subjects reflects great credit on the quality of our staff, their teaching and research, and on our graduates.”