66 Best Human Rights Law schools in England

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Human Rights Law. A graph of 210K citations received by 15.4K academic papers made by 66 universities in England 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 Oxford

For Human Rights Law

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Human Rights Law

#2 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

3. University of Cambridge

For Human Rights Law

#3 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. University College London

For Human Rights Law

#5 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

5. University of Essex

For Human Rights Law

#6 in the United Kingdom

#7 in Europe

Founded: 1964

6. King's College London

For Human Rights Law

#7 in the United Kingdom

#8 in Europe

Founded: 1829

7. University of Nottingham

For Human Rights Law

#8 in the United Kingdom

#13 in Europe

Founded: 1948

8. University of Bristol

For Human Rights Law

#9 in the United Kingdom

#14 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

9. University of London

For Human Rights Law

#10 in the United Kingdom

#15 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

10. University of Sussex

For Human Rights Law

#11 in the United Kingdom

#17 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

11. University of Birmingham

For Human Rights Law

#12 in the United Kingdom

#18 in Europe

Founded: 1900

12. University of Leeds

For Human Rights Law

#13 in the United Kingdom

#20 in Europe

Founded: 1904

13. Durham University

For Human Rights Law

#16 in the United Kingdom

#23 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

14. University of Warwick

For Human Rights Law

#17 in the United Kingdom

#25 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

15. Queen Mary University of London

For Human Rights Law

#18 in the United Kingdom

#26 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

16. University of Sheffield

For Human Rights Law

#19 in the United Kingdom

#27 in Europe

Founded: 1905

17. University of Liverpool

For Human Rights Law

#20 in the United Kingdom

#29 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

18. University of Manchester

For Human Rights Law

#22 in the United Kingdom

#36 in Europe

Founded: 1824

19. SOAS, University of London

For Human Rights Law

#23 in the United Kingdom

#37 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 6,295
Founded: 1916

20. Brunel University London

For Human Rights Law

#24 in the United Kingdom

#39 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

21. University of Westminster

For Human Rights Law

#25 in the United Kingdom

#44 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

22. University of Leicester

For Human Rights Law

#26 in the United Kingdom

#49 in Europe

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

23. University of Kent

For Human Rights Law

#27 in the United Kingdom

#52 in Europe

Founded: 1965

24. University of York

For Human Rights Law

#29 in the United Kingdom

#57 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

25. University of Exeter

For Human Rights Law

#30 in the United Kingdom

#59 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

26. University of Southampton

For Human Rights Law

#31 in the United Kingdom

#60 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

27. University of Reading

For Human Rights Law

#32 in the United Kingdom

#62 in Europe

Founded: 1892

28. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Human Rights Law

#33 in the United Kingdom

#63 in Europe

Founded: 1963

29. Lancaster University

For Human Rights Law

#34 in the United Kingdom

#65 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

30. Birkbeck, University of London

For Human Rights Law

#35 in the United Kingdom

#66 in Europe

Founded: 1823

31. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Human Rights Law

#36 in the United Kingdom

#69 in Europe

Founded: 1954

32. Keele University

For Human Rights Law

#37 in the United Kingdom

#71 in Europe

Founded: 1962

33. University of the West of England

For Human Rights Law

#39 in the United Kingdom

#79 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

34. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Human Rights Law

#40 in the United Kingdom

#80 in Europe

Founded: 1992

35. City, University of London

For Human Rights Law

#43 in the United Kingdom

#87 in Europe

Founded: 1966

36. University of East Anglia

For Human Rights Law

#44 in the United Kingdom

#88 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

37. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Human Rights Law

#45 in the United Kingdom

#98 in Europe

Founded: 1904

38. University of Surrey

For Human Rights Law

#49 in the United Kingdom

#104 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

39. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Human Rights Law

#51 in the United Kingdom

#107 in Europe

Founded: 1849

40. Oxford Brookes University

For Human Rights Law

#53 in the United Kingdom

#109 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

41. University of Roehampton

For Human Rights Law

#54 in the United Kingdom

#110 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

42. Middlesex University

For Human Rights Law

#55 in the United Kingdom

#123 in Europe

Founded: 1973

43. Loughborough University

For Human Rights Law

#56 in the United Kingdom

#127 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

44. Nottingham Trent University

For Human Rights Law

#57 in the United Kingdom

#134 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

45. De Montfort University

For Human Rights Law

#58 in the United Kingdom

#139 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

46. University of Bradford

For Human Rights Law

#59 in the United Kingdom

#149 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

47. Coventry University

For Human Rights Law

#60 in the United Kingdom

#150 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

48. University of Central Lancashire

For Human Rights Law

#61 in the United Kingdom

#156 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

49. University of Bath

For Human Rights Law

#62 in the United Kingdom

#160 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

50. Liverpool John Moores University

For Human Rights Law

#63 in the United Kingdom

#162 in Europe

Founded: 1992

51. University of East London

For Human Rights Law

#64 in the United Kingdom

#164 in Europe

Founded: 1992

52. University of Lincoln

For Human Rights Law

#65 in the United Kingdom

#165 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 19,710
Founded: 1992

53. Leeds Beckett University

For Human Rights Law

#66 in the United Kingdom

#168 in Europe

Founded: 1992

54. London Metropolitan University

For Human Rights Law

#67 in the United Kingdom

#169 in Europe

Founded: 1848

55. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Human Rights Law

#68 in the United Kingdom

#173 in Europe

Founded: 1992

56. School of Advanced Study, University of London

For Human Rights Law

#69 in the United Kingdom

#182 in Europe

Founded: 1994

57. University of Portsmouth

For Human Rights Law

#70 in the United Kingdom

#191 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

58. University of Brighton

For Human Rights Law

#71 in the United Kingdom

#193 in Europe

Founded: 1992

59. University of Huddersfield

For Human Rights Law

#72 in the United Kingdom

#202 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

60. Edge Hill University

For Human Rights Law

#73 in the United Kingdom

#203 in Europe

Founded: 2006

61. Imperial College London

For Human Rights Law

#74 in the United Kingdom

#204 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

62. University of Greenwich

For Human Rights Law

#75 in the United Kingdom

#206 in Europe

Founded: 1890

63. Sheffield Hallam University

For Human Rights Law

#76 in the United Kingdom

#210 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

64. Birmingham City University

For Human Rights Law

#78 in the United Kingdom

#228 in Europe

Founded: 1992

65. London South Bank University

For Human Rights Law

#79 in the United Kingdom

#232 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

66. Bournemouth University

For Human Rights Law

#80 in the United Kingdom

#233 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

Closest to England states to learn Human Rights Law

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	6	28
Scotland	11	15

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in England

Anthropology109

Broadcast Journalism69

Classics and Ancient History101

Communications and Public Relations106

Criminology and Criminal Justice92

Early Childhood Education71

Education Majors110

Forensic Science64

Gender Studies105

Intellectual Property and Patent Law56

International Law68

International Relations and Diplomacy69

Journalism and Digital Media86

Law Enforcement84

Library and Information science104

Media Studies104

Military science76

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution81

Occupational Safety and Health62

Political Economy89

Political Science119

Public Policy / Administration92

Radio and Television broadcasting60

Special Education81

Sports / Exercise science79

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies110

Urban and Regional planning72