The graduates of this school was given the title of 'Bachelor of Art in Law' and other higher educational institutions that could give the title of 'Bachelor of Art' before the Imperial universities were founded were the law school of the Ministry of Justice, the Imperial College of Engineering of the Ministry of Engineering, Settlers' Sapporo Agricultural School, and Komaba Agricultural School of the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce (Japan), in addition to Tokyo University.
卒業者には「法律学士」の称号が与えられたが、帝国大学成立以前に「学士」の称号を与えることが出来た高等教育機関は、東京大学の他、司法省法学校、工部省工部大学校、開拓使札幌農学校、農商務省(日本)駒場農学校である。