List of law schools in Australia


There are currently 38 law schools in Australia. Only one of the 39 member institutions of Universities Australia has no law school: Federation University.

Current law schools

There are currently 2 non-university providers who offer accredited law degrees:
There are currently 2 non-university providers who offer practical legal training:

Australian Law Schools Mooting Ranking

Moot court rankings are an indicator of a law school's commitment to practical legal education. They reflect the school's ability to train students in essential skills such as advocacy, legal reasoning, and oral argument. High rankings in moot court competitions suggest a strong focus on one aspect of experiential learning, which contributes to developing competent and competitive legal professionals. These rankings can serve as one benchmark for the quality of legal education and, for some, the school's ability to prepare students for real-world legal challenges.
University20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023Avg World RankingAvg Australian Ranking
University of Queensland25 1 46 22 13 1 15 10 106 41 17 27.03.2
Monash University12 9 12 17 109 41 135 118 139 4 21 56.14.2
University of New South Wales9 23 56 3 95 28 32 23 92 31 147 49.04.3
University of Adelaiden/a33 n/an/a122 177 n/a223 395 n/a40 165.08.3
Bond University22 66 n/a167 11 177 200 234 75 338 54 134.46.5
Deakin Universityn/a83 327 165 71 328 206 234 205 252 105 197.69.0
Murdoch University31 87 89 169 88 228 147 139 662 113 n/a175.38.4
University of Technology Sydney137 124 90 41 89 168 n/an/a67 11 332 117.77.1
La Trobe University290 145 327 285 320 260 48 118 357 649 209 273.510.4
Victoria University219 145 327 428 446 199 n/a374 n/an/an/a305.412.3
Curtin Universityn/a223 n/an/an/an/an/a193 n/an/an/a208.09.5
University of Canberra4 325 n/a363 367 328 n/a234 n/an/an/a270.211.0
University of Sydney124 325 4 6 6 36 12 374 3 6 28 84.04.5
University of Western Australia350 352 24 n/an/an/an/an/a395 n/an/a280.311
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)n/an/a207 15 68 472 224 158 78 649 110 220.18.4
RMIT Universityn/an/a217 n/a367 177 483 234 556 649 n/a383.312.4
Edith Cowan Universityn/an/a327 428 n/an/an/an/an/an/an/a377.512.5
Western Sydney Universityn/an/an/a327 306 n/an/an/an/an/an/a316.512.0
University of Melbournen/an/an/a85 n/an/an/an/a134 375 328 230.510.3
Australian National University45 n/an/a393 n/a107 344 n/a395 244 141 238.410.1
Australian Catholic Universityn/an/an/an/an/a34 206 n/a137 449 528 270.810.0
University of Tasmanian/an/an/an/a365 n/a173 n/a662 n/an/a400.013.7
University of Notre Dame - Australian/an/an/a428 446 472 520 139 556 649 528 467.314.5
Swinburne University of Technologyn/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a315 n/an/a315.012.0
Macquarie Universityn/an/an/an/a231 228 n/an/a79 355 34 185.48.6
University of Southern Queenslandn/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a395 n/an/a395.014
Southern Cross Universityn/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a662 n/an/a662.020.0
Griffith Universityn/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a649 112 376.511.5
University of Newcastlen/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a239 312 275.510.0

The averages are calculated based on the available rankings from 2014 to 2023, available from the NICA Law School Rankings for Mooting Competitions.
The NICA rankings evaluate law schools based on their performance in moot court competitions. The rankings consider two factors: the weight of the competitions, determined by the number participating law schools, and the advancement of teams within these competitions.
UQ Law School has performed the best out of all of the law schools in Australia with respect to Moot court competitions averaging a World ranking of 27.2, and an Australia ranking of 3 from 2014 to 2023.