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How do Yale Law School and Harvard Law School compare in global and national rankings?

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Kanishka Gambhir | Contributor-Level 10

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Both Yale Law School and Harvard Law School are known to be the best Law schools in the US as well as globally. According to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025, Harvard Law School is ranked #1, while Yale Law School is ranked #4.

The table below mentions the ranking comparison of both the universities:

Ranking Bodies	Harvard Law School Ranking	Yale Law School Ranking
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025	#1	#4
Shiksha Popularity Ranking in the USA	#1	#2
THE World University Rankings	#2	#9
U.S. News & World Report Law School Rankings 2025	#6	#1

<div><p lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Both Yale Law School and Harvard Law School are known to be the best Law schools in the US as well as globally. According to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025,<strong> Harvard Law School </strong>is ranked <strong>#1</strong>, while <strong>Yale Law School </strong>is ranked <strong>#4</strong>. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p></div><div><p lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">The table below mentions the ranking comparison of both the universities:</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p></div><div><div><table dir="ltr" style="width: 100%;" border="1" data-tablestyle="MsoTableGrid" data-tablelook="1696" aria-rowcount="5"><tbody><tr role="row" aria-rowindex="1"><th style="width: 34.1373%;" role="rowheader" data-celllook="0"><div><div><p lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><strong><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Ranking Bodies</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></strong></p></div></div></th><th style="width: 32.4723%;" role="columnheader" data-celllook="0"><div><div><p lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><strong><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Harvard Law School Ranking</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></strong></p></div></div></th><th style="width: 33.3904%;" role="columnheader" data-celllook="0"><div><div><p lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><strong><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Yale Law School Ranking</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></strong></p></div></div></th></tr><tr role="row" aria-rowindex="2"><td style="width: 34.1373%;" role="rowheader" data-celllook="0"><div><div><p lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></div></div></td><td style="width: 32.4723%;" data-celllook="0"><div><div><p lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">#1</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></div></div></td><td style="width: 33.3904%;" data-celllook="0"><div><div><p lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">#4</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr role="row" aria-rowindex="3"><td style="width: 34.1373%;" role="rowheader" data-celllook="0"><div><div><p lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Shiksha Popularity Ranking in the USA  </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></div></div></td><td style="width: 32.4723%;" data-celllook="0"><div><div><p lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">#1  </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></div></div></td><td style="width: 33.3904%;" data-celllook="0"><div><div><p lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"> #2</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr role="row" aria-rowindex="4"><td style="width: 34.1373%;" role="rowheader" data-celllook="0"><div><div><p lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">THE World University Rankings </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></div></div></td><td style="width: 32.4723%;" data-celllook="0"><div><div><p lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">#2</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></div></div></td><td style="width: 33.3904%;" data-celllook="0"><div><div><p lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">#9</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr role="row" aria-rowindex="5"><td style="width: 34.1373%;" role="rowheader" data-celllook="0"><div><div><p lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">U.S. News & World Report Law School Rankings 2025</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></div></div></td><td style="width: 32.4723%;" data-celllook="0"><div><div><p lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">#6</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></div></div></td><td style="width: 33.3904%;" data-celllook="0"><div><div><p lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">#1</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>

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