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 27.2K citations received by 5.98K academic papers made by 26 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

#34 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

2. University of the Western Cape

For Human Rights Law

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

7. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Human Rights Law

#93 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

8. University of South Africa

For Human Rights Law

#110 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1873

9. North-West University

For Human Rights Law

#124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
26,439
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
2004

10. University of the Free State

For Human Rights Law

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

11. Makerere University

For Human Rights Law

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

12. University of Botswana

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Botswana
#334 in the World
Founded
1964

13. American University in Cairo

For Human Rights Law

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

14. University of Ghana

For Human Rights Law

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

15. Addis Ababa University

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Ethiopia
#425 in the World
Founded
1950

16. University of Nairobi

For Human Rights Law

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

17. University of Benin

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Nigeria
#458 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

18. Rhodes University

For Human Rights Law

#465 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

19. University of Calabar

For Human Rights Law

#2 in Nigeria
#511 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1975

20. Nelson Mandela University

For Human Rights Law

#531 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

21. University of Ibadan

For Human Rights Law

#3 in Nigeria
#532 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1948

22. University of Nigeria

For Human Rights Law

#4 in Nigeria
#538 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

24. University of Limpopo

For Human Rights Law

#568 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

25. University of Lagos

For Human Rights Law

#5 in Nigeria
#583 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1962

26. University of Ilorin

For Human Rights Law

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