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 53.6K citations received by 7.35K 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

#31 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

2. University of the Western Cape

For Human Rights Law

#44 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

#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

10. University of the Free State

For Human Rights Law

#199 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
#347 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1948

13. Addis Ababa University

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Ethiopia
#383 in the World
Founded
1950

14. University of Botswana

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Botswana
#390 in the World
Founded
1964

15. University of Nairobi

For Human Rights Law

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

16. University of Nigeria

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Nigeria
#470 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

17. University of Calabar

For Human Rights Law

#2 in Nigeria
#485 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
40,645
Founded
1975

18. University of Benin

For Human Rights Law

#3 in Nigeria
#503 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

19. Rhodes University

For Human Rights Law

#515 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

20. Nelson Mandela University

For Human Rights Law

#524 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

21. University of Ibadan

For Human Rights Law

#4 in Nigeria
#525 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
41,269
Founded
1948

22. American University in Cairo

For Human Rights Law

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

23. University of Lagos

For Human Rights Law

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

24. University of Ilorin

For Human Rights Law

#6 in Nigeria
#587 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
76,000
Founded
1975

25. University of Fort Hare

For Human Rights Law

#591 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

26. University of Zimbabwe

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Zimbabwe
#603 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
20,399
Founded
1955

27. Rivers State University

For Human Rights Law

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

28. Midlands State University

For Human Rights Law

#2 in Zimbabwe
#615 in the World
Enrollment
22,000
Founded
2000

29. University of Limpopo

For Human Rights Law

#617 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

30. Babcock University

For Human Rights Law

#8 in Nigeria
#641 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1999

31. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Human Rights Law

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