32 Best Human Rights Law schools in Australia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Human Rights Law. A graph of 99.7K citations received by 8.23K academic papers made by 32 universities in Australia 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 New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Oceania

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,864
Founded: 1949

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Human Rights Law

#2 in Oceania

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 77,162
Founded: 1853

3. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Human Rights Law

#3 in Oceania

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

4. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Human Rights Law

#4 in Oceania

#26 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

5. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Human Rights Law

#5 in Oceania

#33 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Human Rights Law

#6 in Oceania

#40 in the World

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

7. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Human Rights Law

#7 in Oceania

#70 in the World

Founded: 1971

8. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Human Rights Law

#9 in Oceania

#98 in the World

Founded: 1965

9. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Human Rights Law

#10 in Oceania

#105 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

10. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Human Rights Law

#11 in Oceania

#108 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

11. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Human Rights Law

#12 in Oceania

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 58,607
Founded: 1966

12. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Human Rights Law

#13 in Oceania

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

13. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Human Rights Law

#14 in Oceania

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

14. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Human Rights Law

#16 in Oceania

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

15. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Human Rights Law

#17 in Oceania

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

16. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Human Rights Law

#19 in Oceania

#204 in the World

Founded: 1966

17. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Human Rights Law

#20 in Oceania

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

18. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Human Rights Law

#21 in Oceania

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

19. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Human Rights Law

#22 in Oceania

#237 in the World

Founded: 1887

20. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Human Rights Law

#24 in Oceania

#299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

21. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Human Rights Law

#26 in Oceania

#351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

22. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Human Rights Law

#27 in Oceania

#359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 33,879
Founded: 1890

23. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Human Rights Law

#28 in Oceania

#361 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Human Rights Law

#29 in Oceania

#370 in the World

Founded: 1991

25. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Human Rights Law

#30 in Oceania

#399 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

26. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Human Rights Law

#31 in Oceania

#429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 17,576
Founded: 1967

27. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Human Rights Law

#33 in Oceania

#496 in the World

Founded: 1970

28. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Human Rights Law

#34 in Oceania

#538 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Human Rights Law

#36 in Oceania

#635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

30. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Human Rights Law

#37 in Oceania

#638 in the World

Founded: 1987

31. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Human Rights Law

#38 in Oceania

#664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

32. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Human Rights Law

#39 in Oceania

#688 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

The best cities to study Human Rights Law in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, and St Lucia.