23 Best Human Rights Law schools in California, US

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Human Rights Law. A graph of 30.8K citations received by 3.03K academic papers made by 23 universities in California 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 California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Human Rights Law

#4 in the United States

#4 in North America

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

2. Stanford University

Stanford

For Human Rights Law

#21 in the United States

#26 in North America

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

3. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Human Rights Law

#37 in the United States

#44 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

4. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Human Rights Law

#43 in the United States

#51 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

5. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Human Rights Law

#45 in the United States

#53 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

6. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Human Rights Law

#47 in the United States

#55 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $20,389
Enrollment: 26,420

7. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Human Rights Law

#50 in the United States

#60 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

8. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Human Rights Law

#64 in the United States

#77 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

9. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Human Rights Law

#66 in the United States

#80 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Net Price: $36,008
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $36,408

10. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Human Rights Law

#79 in the United States

#93 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $42,953

11. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles

For Human Rights Law

#81 in the United States

#96 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $52,815

12. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Human Rights Law

#95 in the United States

#112 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $9,934
Enrollment: 37,402

13. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Human Rights Law

#97 in the United States

#114 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $50,551

14. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Human Rights Law

#99 in the United States

#116 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $22,042
Enrollment: 26,809

15. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Human Rights Law

#106 in the United States

#125 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $21,202
Enrollment: 19,478

16. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Human Rights Law

#111 in the United States

#130 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,140
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

17. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Human Rights Law

#119 in the United States

#140 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 78%
Average Aid: $9,830
Enrollment: 25,282

18. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Human Rights Law

#185 in the United States

#216 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 2,661
Male:Female: 55:45
Founded: 1901

19. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Human Rights Law

#186 in the United States

#217 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1383
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,804

20. Occidental College

Los Angeles

For Human Rights Law

#188 in the United States

#219 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,853

21. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Human Rights Law

#200 in the United States

#232 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1272
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $28,164

22. Thomas Jefferson School of Law

San Diego

For Human Rights Law

#213 in the United States

#245 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 271
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1969

23. Chapman University

Orange

For Human Rights Law

#219 in the United States

#251 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $45,033

Closest to California states to learn Human Rights Law

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	5	148
Arizona	3	29
Washington	3	20
Colorado	4	41
Kansas	3	80
Texas	10	25
Minnesota	3	10
Iowa	4	63
Missouri	5	33
Arkansas	3	123
Louisiana	3	73
Wisconsin	3	17
Illinois	13	9
Indiana	4	11
Michigan	5	7
Tennessee	3	59
Kentucky	3	74
Ohio	12	34
Georgia	8	14
North Carolina	8	26
Virginia	10	28
Pennsylvania	12	19
Florida	12	54
District of Columbia	5	6
Maryland	6	31
New York	31	2
New Jersey	3	22
Connecticut	6	1
Massachusetts	18	5
Rhode Island	5	109