Best Human Rights Law Schools in Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Human Rights Law. A graph of 49.8K citations received by 7.2K academic papers made by 31 universities in Africa 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 Pretoria

For Human Rights Law

#30 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

2. University of the Western Cape

For Human Rights Law

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Human Rights Law

#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

7. University of South Africa

For Human Rights Law

#106 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

8. North-West University

For Human Rights Law

#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

10. University of the Free State

For Human Rights Law

#204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

11. Makerere University

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Uganda
#256 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1922

12. University of Ghana

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Ghana
#336 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
67,914
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1948

13. Addis Ababa University

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Ethiopia
#377 in the World
Founded
1950

14. University of Botswana

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Botswana
#387 in the World
Founded
1964

15. University of Nairobi

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Kenya
#463 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

16. University of Calabar

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Nigeria
#470 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
40,645
Founded
1975

17. University of Ibadan

For Human Rights Law

#2 in Nigeria
#478 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
41,269
Founded
1948

18. University of Nigeria

For Human Rights Law

#3 in Nigeria
#491 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

19. University of Benin

For Human Rights Law

#4 in Nigeria
#499 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

20. Rhodes University

For Human Rights Law

#515 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

21. American University in Cairo

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Egypt
#520 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
6,857
Founded
1919

22. Nelson Mandela University

For Human Rights Law

#541 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

23. University of Lagos

For Human Rights Law

#5 in Nigeria
#545 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
48,680
Founded
1962

24. University of Ilorin

For Human Rights Law

#6 in Nigeria
#581 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

25. Rivers State University

For Human Rights Law

#7 in Nigeria
#597 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1980

26. University of Fort Hare

For Human Rights Law

#610 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

27. Midlands State University

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Zimbabwe
#612 in the World
Enrollment
22,000
Founded
2000

28. University of Zimbabwe

For Human Rights Law

#2 in Zimbabwe
#617 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
20,399
Founded
1955

29. University of Limpopo

For Human Rights Law

#628 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

30. Babcock University

For Human Rights Law

#8 in Nigeria
#656 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
130,000
Founded
1999

31. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Human Rights Law

#2 in Ghana
#683 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
85,000
Founded
1951