Best Human Rights Law Schools in Europe

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Human Rights Law. A graph of 249K citations received by 40.6K academic papers made by 315 universities in Europe 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 World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

3. University of Cambridge

For Human Rights Law

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

7. University of Oslo

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Norway
#20 in the World
Enrollment
26,650
Founded
1811

9. Leiden University

For Human Rights Law

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
27,713
Founded
1575

10. University of Amsterdam

For Human Rights Law

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1632

11. University of Bristol

For Human Rights Law

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

12. Utrecht University

For Human Rights Law

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

13. University of Sussex

For Human Rights Law

#29 in the World
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

16. University of London

For Human Rights Law

#39 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

17. University of Copenhagen

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Denmark
#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1479

19. National University of Ireland, Galway

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Ireland
#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1845

22. University of Warwick

For Human Rights Law

#52 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

24. Durham University

For Human Rights Law

#56 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

25. University of Edinburgh

For Human Rights Law

#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

26. University of Groningen

For Human Rights Law

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1614

27. University of Helsinki

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Finland
#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
31,312
Founded
1640

29. Catholic University of Leuven

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Belgium
#65 in the World
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

33. Lund University

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Sweden
#75 in the World
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

35. Brunel University London

For Human Rights Law

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

38. Tilburg University

For Human Rights Law

#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
17,378
Founded
1927

39. Ghent University

For Human Rights Law

#2 in Belgium
#97 in the World
Enrollment
41,669
Founded
1817

40. University of Zurich

For Human Rights Law

#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
25,732

41. University of Leicester

For Human Rights Law

#105 in the World
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

42. Free University Amsterdam

For Human Rights Law

#106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1880

44. Uppsala University

For Human Rights Law

#2 in Sweden
#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
35,556
Founded
1477

45. SOAS, University of London

For Human Rights Law

#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
6,295
Founded
1916

46. University of Vienna

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Austria
#115 in the World
Enrollment
93,628
Founded
1365

47. Maastricht University

For Human Rights Law

#116 in the World
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1976

48. Stockholm University

For Human Rights Law

#3 in Sweden
#117 in the World
Enrollment
37,484
Founded
1878

53. Free University of Berlin

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Germany
#130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,608
Founded
1948

55. University College Cork

For Human Rights Law

#3 in Ireland
#133 in the World
Enrollment
21,894
Founded
1845

57. University of York

For Human Rights Law

#138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

58. University College Dublin

For Human Rights Law

#4 in Ireland
#142 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,321
Founded
1854

59. University of Exeter

For Human Rights Law

#146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

61. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Human Rights Law

#2 in Germany
#153 in the World
Enrollment
43,461
Founded
1914

62. University of Hamburg

For Human Rights Law

#3 in Germany
#157 in the World
Enrollment
43,957
Founded
1919

63. Free University of Brussels - VUB

For Human Rights Law

#4 in Belgium
#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
11,101
Founded
1970

66. Lancaster University

For Human Rights Law

#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

69. University of Milan

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Italy
#179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
65,234
Founded
1924

70. University of Gothenburg

For Human Rights Law

#4 in Sweden
#183 in the World
Enrollment
36,003
Founded
1891

72. Catholic University of Louvain

For Human Rights Law

#5 in Belgium
#187 in the World
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1425

76. Nicolaus Copernicus University

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Poland
#192 in the World
Enrollment
28,900
Founded
1945

78. University of East Anglia

For Human Rights Law

#205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

79. University of Warsaw

For Human Rights Law

#2 in Poland
#212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
42,700
Founded
1816

80. University of Fribourg

For Human Rights Law

#213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
10,366

81. University of Bologna

For Human Rights Law

#2 in Italy
#214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
79,999
Founded
1088

82. University of Gottingen

For Human Rights Law

#4 in Germany
#215 in the World
Enrollment
31,619
Founded
1734

83. University of Coimbra

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Portugal
#218 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
25,580
Founded
1290

85. Hertie School of Governance

For Human Rights Law

#5 in Germany
#224 in the World
Enrollment
586
Founded
2003

86. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Human Rights Law

#6 in Germany
#227 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
28,413
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1386

88. University of Konstanz

For Human Rights Law

#7 in Germany
#230 in the World
Enrollment
10,964
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1966

89. University of Giessen

For Human Rights Law

#8 in Germany
#232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
27,184
Founded
1607

91. Loughborough University

For Human Rights Law

#236 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

92. University of Stirling

For Human Rights Law

#237 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

93. University of Graz

For Human Rights Law

#2 in Austria
#240 in the World
Enrollment
32,230
Founded
1585

94. University of Lisbon

For Human Rights Law

#2 in Portugal
#241 in the World
Enrollment
49,769
Founded
1911

95. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Human Rights Law

#2 in France
#243 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
11,196
Founded
1872

96. Roskilde University

For Human Rights Law

#2 in Denmark
#244 in the World
Enrollment
7,610
Founded
1972

98. University of Lausanne

For Human Rights Law

#252 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
16,919

100. Orebro University

For Human Rights Law

#5 in Sweden
#256 in the World
Enrollment
11,638
Founded
1977