30 Best Human Rights Law schools in China

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Human Rights Law. A graph of 15.3K citations received by 4.84K academic papers made by 30 universities in China 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 Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Human Rights Law

#4 in Asia

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

2. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Human Rights Law

#5 in Asia

#118 in the World

Founded: 1963

3. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Human Rights Law

#7 in Asia

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

4. Wuhan University

For Human Rights Law

#8 in Asia

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

5. China University of Political Science and Law

China | Beijing

For Human Rights Law

#17 in Asia

#338 in the World

Enrollment: 17,233
Founded: 1952

6. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Human Rights Law

#23 in Asia

#398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 24,201
Founded: 1937

7. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Human Rights Law

#25 in Asia

#403 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

8. Southwest University of Political Science and Law

China | Chongqing

For Human Rights Law

#49 in Asia

#600 in the World

Founded: 1953

9. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Human Rights Law

#50 in Asia

#601 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

10. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Human Rights Law

#52 in Asia

#616 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

11. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Human Rights Law

#55 in Asia

#637 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

12. University of Macau

For Human Rights Law

#62 in Asia

#680 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

13. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Human Rights Law

#63 in Asia

#684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

14. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Human Rights Law

#64 in Asia

#687 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

15. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Human Rights Law

#74 in Asia

#754 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

16. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Human Rights Law

#85 in Asia

#799 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

17. Xiamen University

For Human Rights Law

#86 in Asia

#807 in the World

Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

18. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Human Rights Law

#90 in Asia

#817 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1926

19. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Human Rights Law

#91 in Asia

#826 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

20. Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

For Human Rights Law

#108 in Asia

#901 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1948

21. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Human Rights Law

#112 in Asia

#912 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

22. East China University of Political Science and Law

China | Shanghai

For Human Rights Law

#123 in Asia

#939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1952

23. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Human Rights Law

#124 in Asia

#942 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

24. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Human Rights Law

#126 in Asia

#949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

25. Shandong University

For Human Rights Law

#127 in Asia

#959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

26. University of International Relations

China | Beijing

For Human Rights Law

#128 in Asia

#960 in the World

Founded: 1949

27. XiangTan University

China | Xiangtan

For Human Rights Law

#129 in Asia

#961 in the World

Enrollment: 37,057
Founded: 1958

28. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Human Rights Law

#131 in Asia

#963 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

29. Fujian Normal University

For Human Rights Law

#136 in Asia

#976 in the World

Founded: 1953

30. Hunan Normal University

China | Changsha

For Human Rights Law

#139 in Asia

#980 in the World

Founded: 1938

The best cities to study Human Rights Law in China based on the number of universities and their ranks are Hong Kong, Wuhan, Beijing, and Chongqing.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in China

Anthropology457

Broadcast Journalism95

Classics and Ancient History360

Communications and Public Relations440

Criminology and Criminal Justice71

Early Childhood Education34

Education Majors527

Forensic Science88

Gender Studies168

Intellectual Property and Patent Law178

International Law87

International Relations and Diplomacy88

Journalism and Digital Media154

Law Enforcement78

Library and Information science377

Media Studies73

Military science80

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution87

Occupational Safety and Health44

Political Economy103

Political Science552

Public Policy / Administration217

Radio and Television broadcasting113

Special Education30

Sports / Exercise science96

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies499

Urban and Regional planning265