Buenos Aires, April 10, 2024 – The new edition of QS World University Rankings by Ssubject locate the Faculty of Law of the Universidad Austral as the best private higher education institution in the country in the area of “Law – Legal Studies”, ranking only behind the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). This new achievement confirms the leadership that the Universidad Austral In this ranking of law schools, it has been steadily climbing the ranks. In the 2024 ranking, it is placed among the 101-150 best law schools in the world, while in previous years it was ranked as follows: 151-200 (2023 and 2022), 201-250 (2021), and 251-300 (2020). Furthermore, it continues to consistently excel in the "Academic Reputation" and "Employers" indicators.
“It is a source of pride for our institution to maintain our position for the sixth consecutive year and to continue growing and improving in the QS Ranking on Law. Efforts focused on academic quality management have yielded concrete results, as can be seen, among others, in the strong performance in the "Academic Reputation" and "Employer Reputation" indicators. This places us among the top 101-150 law schools in the world and, for the third consecutive year, positions us to advance in the so-called tier listThis confirmation from QS compels us to redouble our commitment to continue along the same path we have been following and thus maintain the levels of excellence that the public and our track record demand,” he reflects. Manuel García- Mansilla, dean of the Faculty of Law of the Universidad Austral.
“The intensive use of the case method in the Law degree and in Master's programs, the practical study and the student-centered approach learning by doing “They promote critical and creative thinking in each student, a feature of the training we provide that is positively valued among employers,” he maintains. Fernando Toller, director of the Law degree program.
Furthermore, Toller adds: “In the Law program, the opening of the Optional Module to 300 undergraduate courses from other disciplines and more than 500 postgraduate courses in Law has been very well received and has demonstrated excellent results. The ranking is not what is truly relevant, but rather what it reflects: the dedicated work of our entire legal community, with the publication of hundreds of books and thousands of papers by professors and graduates, a very high level of teaching quality, and rigorous standards for students, which are reflected in the successful performance of our graduates after their time in the classroom.”
Por último, la Universidad Austral For the sixth consecutive year, it has been ranked as the best private educational institution in the country for the discipline of Medicine and, for the third consecutive year, for the area of Business and Management. This year, 2024, the area of Philosophy was added to the Ranking for the first time, also positioning our University as the leading private educational institution in that discipline.
