Best Human Rights Law Schools in the World

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Human Rights Law. A graph of 694K citations received by 109K academic papers made by 885 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

United Kingdom | England

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Human Rights Law

#2 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

3. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Human Rights Law

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,647

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

5. New York University

United States | New York State

For Human Rights Law

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,499

6. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Human Rights Law

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

7. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Human Rights Law

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

8. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Human Rights Law

#5 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

9. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Human Rights Law

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

10. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Human Rights Law

#3 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

11. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Human Rights Law

#6 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

12. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Human Rights Law

#4 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

13. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Human Rights Law

#5 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

14. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Human Rights Law

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

15. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Human Rights Law

#6 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1829

16. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Human Rights Law

#7 in North America

#2 in Canada

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

17. American University in Washington

United States | District of Columbia

For Human Rights Law

#8 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $41,369

18. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Human Rights Law

#9 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

19. Georgetown University

United States | District of Columbia

For Human Rights Law

#10 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $35,566

20. University of Oslo

For Human Rights Law

#7 in Europe

#1 in Norway

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

21. University of Essex

United Kingdom | England

For Human Rights Law

#8 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1964

22. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Human Rights Law

#9 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 27,713
Founded: 1575

23. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Human Rights Law

#10 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

24. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Human Rights Law

#11 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

25. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Human Rights Law

#4 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

26. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Human Rights Law

#11 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

27. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Human Rights Law

#12 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

28. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Human Rights Law

#12 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

29. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Human Rights Law

#13 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

30. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Human Rights Law

#13 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 20,893
Founded: 1908

31. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Human Rights Law

#14 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1948

32. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Human Rights Law

#14 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

33. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Human Rights Law

#15 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

34. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Africa

#1 in South Africa

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

35. York University

Canada | Ontario

For Human Rights Law

#15 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 53,000
Founded: 1959

36. University of Notre Dame

United States | Indiana

For Human Rights Law

#16 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,474

37. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Human Rights Law

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

38. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Human Rights Law

#6 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

39. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Human Rights Law

#16 in Europe

#11 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

40. New York Law School

United States | New York State

For Human Rights Law

#17 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 1,050
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1891

41. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Human Rights Law

#17 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

42. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Human Rights Law

#18 in Europe

#12 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1900

43. National University of Ireland, Galway

Ireland | Galway

For Human Rights Law

#19 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1845

44. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Human Rights Law

#20 in Europe

#13 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1904

45. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Human Rights Law

#2 in Africa

#2 in South Africa

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 24,754
Founded: 1959

46. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Human Rights Law

#18 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

47. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Human Rights Law

#19 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,680

48. Ulster University

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Human Rights Law

#21 in Europe

#14 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1968

49. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Human Rights Law

#3 in Africa

#3 in South Africa

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

50. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Human Rights Law

#4 in Africa

#4 in South Africa

Founded: 1874

51. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Human Rights Law

#20 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 89%

52. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Human Rights Law

#22 in Europe

#15 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

53. George Washington University

United States | District of Columbia

For Human Rights Law

#21 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $42,723

54. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Human Rights Law

#23 in Europe

#16 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

55. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Human Rights Law

#22 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 58%

56. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Human Rights Law

#24 in Europe

#17 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

57. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Human Rights Law

#25 in Europe

#18 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

58. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

59. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Human Rights Law

#26 in Europe

#4 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

60. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Human Rights Law

#7 in Australia

Founded: 1971

61. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Human Rights Law

#27 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

62. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Human Rights Law

#23 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,829

63. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Human Rights Law

#28 in Europe

#19 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1451

64. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Human Rights Law

#24 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

65. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Human Rights Law

#29 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

66. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Human Rights Law

#25 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

67. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Human Rights Law

#30 in Europe

#20 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1905

68. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Human Rights Law

#2 in Asia

#2 in Israel

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

69. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Human Rights Law

#31 in Europe

#21 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

70. Stanford University

United States | California

For Human Rights Law

#26 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

71. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Human Rights Law

#3 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

72. Queen's University

Canada | Ontario

For Human Rights Law

#27 in North America

#6 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

73. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Human Rights Law

#32 in Europe

#22 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

74. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Human Rights Law

#28 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,698

75. Lund University

For Human Rights Law

#33 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

76. Syracuse University

United States | New York State

For Human Rights Law

#29 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $43,651

77. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Human Rights Law

#30 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

78. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Human Rights Law

#34 in Europe

#5 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

79. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Human Rights Law

#31 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

80. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Human Rights Law

#32 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,694

81. Boston College

United States | Massachusetts

For Human Rights Law

#33 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1488
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,559

82. George Mason University

United States | Virginia

For Human Rights Law

#34 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

83. Brunel University London

United Kingdom | England

For Human Rights Law

#35 in Europe

#23 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

84. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Human Rights Law

#35 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,381
Enrollment: 80,065

85. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Human Rights Law

#5 in Africa

#5 in South Africa

Founded: 1918

86. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Human Rights Law

#36 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

87. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Human Rights Law

#8 in Australia

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

88. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Human Rights Law

#1 in New Zealand

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 21,833
Founded: 1897

89. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Human Rights Law

#37 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $24,034

90. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Human Rights Law

#38 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 59%

91. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Human Rights Law

#6 in Africa

#6 in South Africa

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

92. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Human Rights Law

#36 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 17,744

93. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Human Rights Law

#7 in Africa

#7 in South Africa

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

94. University of Westminster

United Kingdom | England

For Human Rights Law

#37 in Europe

#24 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

95. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Human Rights Law

#39 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,432

96. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Human Rights Law

#38 in Europe

#6 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 17,378
Founded: 1927

97. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Human Rights Law

#39 in Europe

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

98. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Human Rights Law

#40 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

99. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Human Rights Law

#4 in Asia

#1 in China

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

100. Carleton University

Canada | Ontario

For Human Rights Law

#41 in North America

#7 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,109
Founded: 1942

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Anthropology4117

Archaeology6040

Art History1941

Broadcast Journalism1052

Classics and Ancient History2556

Communications and Public Relations3255

Criminology and Criminal Justice1307

Early Childhood Education1039

Education Majors4239

Forensic Science1000

Gender Studies2091

Intellectual Property and Patent Law1054

International Law1021

International Relations and Diplomacy1024

Journalism and Digital Media1510

Law Enforcement1013

Library and Information science2980

Linguistics5870

Media Studies1385

Military science1139

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution1019

Occupational Safety and Health1027

Political Economy1244

Political Science6606

Public Policy / Administration1677

Radio and Television broadcasting1187

Social Work1028

Special Education1011

Sports / Exercise science1145

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies4103

Urban and Regional planning1321