Best Human Rights Law Schools in North America

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Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Human Rights Law. A graph of 587K citations received by 38.7K academic papers made by 228 universities in North America 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. New York University

For Human Rights Law

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$30,325

2. Yale University

For Human Rights Law

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

3. Columbia University

For Human Rights Law

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,520

4. University of California - Berkeley

For Human Rights Law

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$29,608
Enrollment
45,882

5. University of Toronto

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Canada
#9 in the World
Enrollment
102,431
Founded
1827

6. Georgetown University

For Human Rights Law

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,083

7. American University in Washington

For Human Rights Law

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$39,676

8. University of Ottawa

For Human Rights Law

#2 in Canada
#18 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

9. Harvard University

For Human Rights Law

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,525

10. University of Chicago

For Human Rights Law

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$28,060

11. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Human Rights Law

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
69%

12. McGill University

For Human Rights Law

#3 in Canada
#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

13. University of British Columbia

For Human Rights Law

#4 in Canada
#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
71,201
Founded
1908

14. York University

For Human Rights Law

#5 in Canada
#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
53,000
Founded
1959

15. University of Notre Dame

For Human Rights Law

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1508
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,300

16. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Human Rights Law

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

17. Boston University

For Human Rights Law

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$24,420

18. New York Law School

For Human Rights Law

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
1,062
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1891

19. Emory University

For Human Rights Law

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,303

20. George Washington University

For Human Rights Law

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$46,485

21. University of Pennsylvania

For Human Rights Law

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,570

22. Princeton University

For Human Rights Law

#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$15,313

23. Stanford University

For Human Rights Law

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,078

24. University of Connecticut

For Human Rights Law

#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

25. Pennsylvania State University

For Human Rights Law

#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
67%

26. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Human Rights Law

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

27. University of Washington - Seattle

For Human Rights Law

#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$16,156
Enrollment
56,997

28. University of Texas at Austin

For Human Rights Law

#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
65%

29. Duke University

For Human Rights Law

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,981

30. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Human Rights Law

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
69%

31. Cornell University

For Human Rights Law

#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,361

32. Johns Hopkins University

For Human Rights Law

#81 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

33. Carleton University

For Human Rights Law

#6 in Canada
#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,109
Founded
1942

34. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Human Rights Law

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

35. Queen's University

For Human Rights Law

#7 in Canada
#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
35,612
Founded
1841

36. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Human Rights Law

#86 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,172
Enrollment
79,818

37. Boston College

For Human Rights Law

#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$32,519

38. George Mason University

For Human Rights Law

#93 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
79%

39. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Human Rights Law

#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1214
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

40. Washington University in St Louis

For Human Rights Law

#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

41. Syracuse University

For Human Rights Law

#107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$48,215

42. University of Denver

For Human Rights Law

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$45,451

43. University of Virginia

For Human Rights Law

#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
57%

44. University of California - Los Angeles

For Human Rights Law

#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$25,627
Enrollment
47,335

45. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Human Rights Law

#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

46. Fordham University

For Human Rights Law

#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$48,190

47. University of Southern California

For Human Rights Law

#117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$43,412

48. University of Victoria

For Human Rights Law

#8 in Canada
#121 in the World
Enrollment
15,999
Founded
1963

49. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Human Rights Law

#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$16,694

50. University of Maryland - College Park

For Human Rights Law

#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
67%

51. Ohio State University

For Human Rights Law

#138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
80%

52. University at Buffalo

For Human Rights Law

#141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

53. University of California - Davis

For Human Rights Law

#144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$24,591
Enrollment
40,065

54. University of Pittsburgh

For Human Rights Law

#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
74%

55. Temple University

For Human Rights Law

#146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$14,837
Enrollment
29,640

56. Tufts University

For Human Rights Law

#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$32,367

57. Trinity College

For Human Rights Law

#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1384
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$36,071

58. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Human Rights Law

#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$24,695
Enrollment
26,133

59. Western University

For Human Rights Law

#9 in Canada
#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

60. University of Alberta

For Human Rights Law

#10 in Canada
#155 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

61. Washington College

For Human Rights Law

#159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$29,830

62. McMaster University

For Human Rights Law

#11 in Canada
#160 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

63. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Human Rights Law

#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1550
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,996

64. Georgia State University

For Human Rights Law

#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1060
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
94%

65. Dalhousie University

For Human Rights Law

#12 in Canada
#165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Enrollment
30,867
Founded
1818

66. University of Miami

For Human Rights Law

#166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$45,397

67. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Human Rights Law

#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

68. University of Arizona

For Human Rights Law

#168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

69. Loyola University Chicago

For Human Rights Law

#169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$39,147

70. University of North Texas

For Human Rights Law

#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1105
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
90%

71. University of Montreal

For Human Rights Law

#13 in Canada
#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

72. University of Iowa

For Human Rights Law

#172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
90%

73. University of Utah

For Human Rights Law

#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

74. University of California-San Diego

For Human Rights Law

#181 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Receiving Aid
66%
Average Aid
$25,757
Enrollment
44,256

75. University of California - Irvine

For Human Rights Law

#182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$23,110
Enrollment
37,297

76. Florida State University

For Human Rights Law

#183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

77. University of San Diego

For Human Rights Law

#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Net Price
$37,918
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$40,965

78. New School

For Human Rights Law

#188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Net Price
$67,224
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$22,174

79. Northeastern University

For Human Rights Law

#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$34,207

80. Case Western Reserve University

For Human Rights Law

#195 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$44,000

81. Binghamton University

For Human Rights Law

#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
79%

82. Simon Fraser University

For Human Rights Law

#14 in Canada
#200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1965

83. University of Florida

For Human Rights Law

#201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

84. United States Military Academy

For Human Rights Law

#205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
30
Enrollment
4,473

85. Vanderbilt University

For Human Rights Law

#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,186

86. Mitchell Hamline School of Law

For Human Rights Law

#211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
1,163
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
2015

87. University of Kentucky

For Human Rights Law

#213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

88. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Human Rights Law

#216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
96%

89. DePaul University

For Human Rights Law

#218 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$34,135

90. Tulane University of Louisiana

For Human Rights Law

#219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$47,427

91. Ryerson University

For Human Rights Law

#15 in Canada
#220 in the World
Enrollment
38,950
Founded
1948

92. University of San Francisco

For Human Rights Law

#221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$45,443

93. Wake Forest University

For Human Rights Law

#224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$24,401

94. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Human Rights Law

#228 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
9,536
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1961

95. Michigan State University

For Human Rights Law

#229 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

96. University of Kansas

For Human Rights Law

#233 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
94%

97. Loyola Marymount University

For Human Rights Law

#240 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$59,926

98. University of Calgary

For Human Rights Law

#16 in Canada
#243 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

99. Wilfrid Laurier University

For Human Rights Law

#17 in Canada
#244 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1911

100. SUNY Buffalo State

For Human Rights Law

#246 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1110
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$11,697