Best Human Rights Law Schools in the World

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Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Human Rights Law. A graph of 1.37M citations received by 130K academic papers made by 967 universities in the World was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Oxford

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

2. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Human Rights Law

#2 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

3. New York University

For Human Rights Law

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$30,325

4. Yale University

For Human Rights Law

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

5. Columbia University

For Human Rights Law

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,520

6. University of New South Wales

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Oceania
#1 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
63,864
Founded
1949

7. University of California - Berkeley

For Human Rights Law

Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$29,608
Enrollment
45,882

8. University of Cambridge

For Human Rights Law

#3 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

9. University of Toronto

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Canada
Enrollment
102,431
Founded
1827

10. University of Oslo

For Human Rights Law

#4 in Europe
#1 in Norway
Enrollment
26,650
Founded
1811

11. Georgetown University

For Human Rights Law

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,083

13. University of Melbourne

For Human Rights Law

#2 in Oceania
#2 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
77,162
Founded
1853

15. American University in Washington

For Human Rights Law

Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$39,676

16. Australian National University

For Human Rights Law

#3 in Oceania
#3 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1946

18. University of Ottawa

For Human Rights Law

#2 in Canada
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

20. University of Amsterdam

For Human Rights Law

#9 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1632

21. University of Copenhagen

For Human Rights Law

#10 in Europe
#1 in Denmark
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1479

22. Leiden University

For Human Rights Law

#11 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
33,474
Founded
1575

23. Utrecht University

For Human Rights Law

#12 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1636

24. Harvard University

For Human Rights Law

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,525

25. University of Chicago

For Human Rights Law

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$28,060

26. University of Sydney

For Human Rights Law

#4 in Oceania
#4 in Australia
Enrollment
63,602
Founded
1850

27. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Human Rights Law

Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
69%

29. McGill University

For Human Rights Law

#3 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

30. University of Bristol

For Human Rights Law

#14 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

31. University of Pretoria

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Africa
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

32. University of British Columbia

For Human Rights Law

#4 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
71,201
Founded
1908

33. University of Queensland

For Human Rights Law

#5 in Oceania
#5 in Australia
Enrollment
48,771
Founded
1909

34. University of London

For Human Rights Law

#15 in Europe
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

35. York University

For Human Rights Law

#5 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
53,000
Founded
1959

37. University of Sussex

For Human Rights Law

#17 in Europe
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

39. University of Notre Dame

For Human Rights Law

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1508
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,300

40. Monash University

For Human Rights Law

#6 in Oceania
#6 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
1958

41. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Human Rights Law

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

42. Boston University

For Human Rights Law

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$24,420

43. New York Law School

For Human Rights Law

Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
1,062
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1891

44. University of the Western Cape

For Human Rights Law

#2 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

45. National University of Ireland, Galway

For Human Rights Law

#19 in Europe
#1 in Ireland
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1845

47. Emory University

For Human Rights Law

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,303

50. University of Edinburgh

For Human Rights Law

#22 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

52. George Washington University

For Human Rights Law

Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$46,485

53. Durham University

For Human Rights Law

#23 in Europe
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

54. Catholic University of Leuven

For Human Rights Law

#24 in Europe
#1 in Belgium
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

55. University of Pennsylvania

For Human Rights Law

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,570

56. University of Warwick

For Human Rights Law

#25 in Europe
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

58. Princeton University

For Human Rights Law

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$15,313

60. Tilburg University

For Human Rights Law

#28 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
19,178
Founded
1927

61. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Asia
#1 in Israel
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
23,500
Founded
1918

62. Stanford University

For Human Rights Law

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,078

63. University of Liverpool

For Human Rights Law

#29 in Europe
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

64. University of Groningen

For Human Rights Law

#30 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1614

65. University of Connecticut

For Human Rights Law

Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

66. University of Helsinki

For Human Rights Law

#31 in Europe
#1 in Finland
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
31,312
Founded
1640

67. Pennsylvania State University

For Human Rights Law

Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
67%

69. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Human Rights Law

Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

71. Tel Aviv University

For Human Rights Law

#3 in Asia
#2 in Israel
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1956

72. Erasmus University Rotterdam

For Human Rights Law

#32 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
53%
Founded
1913

73. University of Washington - Seattle

For Human Rights Law

Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$16,156
Enrollment
56,997

74. University of Texas at Austin

For Human Rights Law

Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
65%

75. Duke University

For Human Rights Law

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,981

76. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Human Rights Law

Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
69%

78. Ghent University

For Human Rights Law

#34 in Europe
#2 in Belgium
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1817

79. Lund University

For Human Rights Law

#35 in Europe
#1 in Sweden
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

80. Cornell University

For Human Rights Law

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,361

81. Johns Hopkins University

For Human Rights Law

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

82. Carleton University

For Human Rights Law

#6 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,109
Founded
1942

83. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Human Rights Law

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

84. Queen's University

For Human Rights Law

#7 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
35,612
Founded
1841

86. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Human Rights Law

Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,172
Enrollment
79,818

87. SOAS, University of London

For Human Rights Law

#37 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
6,295
Founded
1916

88. Free University Amsterdam

For Human Rights Law

#38 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1880

89. Brunel University London

For Human Rights Law

#39 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

90. University of Sao Paulo

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
97,964
Founded
1827

91. Boston College

For Human Rights Law

Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$32,519

93. George Mason University

For Human Rights Law

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
79%

95. Victoria University of Wellington

For Human Rights Law

#8 in Oceania
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
21,833
Founded
1897

96. University of Hong Kong

For Human Rights Law

#4 in Asia
#1 in China
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
21,652
Founded
1911

97. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Human Rights Law

#6 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

99. University of Zurich

For Human Rights Law

#41 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
25,732