The best universities in law major are China University of Political Science and Law, China Renmin University, Wuhan University, Peking University, Tsinghua University, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Southwest University of Political Science and Law, East China University of Political Science and Law, etc.

For law majors, the number of applicants each year is not large, and the national plan is around 60,000. With so many plans, there are still many universities offering law majors, including 623 University. Law is the specialized knowledge to study law, legal phenomena and problems related to law. It is a knowledge and theoretical system about legal issues and an important subject of social science. Law major has been a hot topic for liberal arts students in recent years, but the statistics of the Employment Guidance Center of the Ministry of Education in recent three years show that the employment rate of this major fluctuates between 75% and 85%, and the actual employment situation is not as hot as it was reported. With the rapid increase in the number of law graduates, the staff of public security, procuratorial and legal institutions are gradually saturated. Since 2002, the employment rate of law graduates has been lower than the national average employment rate of college graduates.