100 Best Human Rights Law schools in the United States

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Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Human Rights Law. A graph of 467K citations received by 31.4K academic papers made by 199 universities in the United States 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. Yale University

For Human Rights Law

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,044

2. New York University

For Human Rights Law

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,730

3. Columbia University

For Human Rights Law

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,869

4. University of California - Berkeley

For Human Rights Law

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$25,951
Enrollment
45,699

5. Georgetown University

For Human Rights Law

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$37,967

6. American University in Washington

For Human Rights Law

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$40,189

7. Harvard University

For Human Rights Law

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,900

8. University of Chicago

For Human Rights Law

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,979

9. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Human Rights Law

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
66%

10. University of Notre Dame

For Human Rights Law

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,083

11. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Human Rights Law

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

12. Boston University

For Human Rights Law

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,551

13. New York Law School

For Human Rights Law

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
1,056
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1891

14. Emory University

For Human Rights Law

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,986

15. George Washington University

For Human Rights Law

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$45,466

16. University of Pennsylvania

For Human Rights Law

#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

17. Princeton University

For Human Rights Law

#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,811

18. Stanford University

For Human Rights Law

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

19. University of Connecticut

For Human Rights Law

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

20. Pennsylvania State University

For Human Rights Law

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
66%

21. University of Washington - Seattle

For Human Rights Law

#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Receiving Aid
55%
Average Aid
$14,390
Enrollment
55,620

22. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Human Rights Law

#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
58%

23. University of Texas at Austin

For Human Rights Law

#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

24. Duke University

For Human Rights Law

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,422

25. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Human Rights Law

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
71%

26. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Human Rights Law

#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
60%

27. Cornell University

For Human Rights Law

#81 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,455

28. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Human Rights Law

#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,992
Enrollment
79,593

29. Johns Hopkins University

For Human Rights Law

#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,844

30. Boston College

For Human Rights Law

#87 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$32,590

31. George Mason University

For Human Rights Law

#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

32. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Human Rights Law

#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

33. Washington University in St Louis

For Human Rights Law

#98 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,440

34. Syracuse University

For Human Rights Law

#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$51,520

35. University of Virginia

For Human Rights Law

#105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
44%

36. University of Denver

For Human Rights Law

#107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$43,324

37. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Human Rights Law

#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
83%

38. University of California - Los Angeles

For Human Rights Law

#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

39. Fordham University

For Human Rights Law

#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$45,368

40. University of Southern California

For Human Rights Law

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,496

41. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Human Rights Law

#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$14,643

42. University of Maryland - College Park

For Human Rights Law

#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
65%

43. Ohio State University

For Human Rights Law

#132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
75%

44. University at Buffalo

For Human Rights Law

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

45. University of Pittsburgh

For Human Rights Law

#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

46. University of California - Davis

For Human Rights Law

#144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,258
Enrollment
39,707

47. Temple University

For Human Rights Law

#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$11,891
Enrollment
30,205

48. Trinity College

For Human Rights Law

#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$31,806

49. Tufts University

For Human Rights Law

#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,333

50. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Human Rights Law

#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,732
Enrollment
26,068

51. Washington College

For Human Rights Law

#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$33,553

52. Georgia State University

For Human Rights Law

#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
94%

53. University of Miami

For Human Rights Law

#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$41,028

54. Loyola University Chicago

For Human Rights Law

#165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$37,592

55. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Human Rights Law

#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
61%

56. University of Iowa

For Human Rights Law

#168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
88%

57. University of North Texas

For Human Rights Law

#169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1105
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
91%

58. University of Arizona

For Human Rights Law

#174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

59. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Human Rights Law

#175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,519

60. University of Utah

For Human Rights Law

#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1289
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

61. University of California - Irvine

For Human Rights Law

#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,533
Enrollment
36,582

62. Florida State University

For Human Rights Law

#181 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

63. University of California-San Diego

For Human Rights Law

#182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$24,176
Enrollment
42,376

64. University of San Diego

For Human Rights Law

#183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Net Price
$37,675
Receiving Aid
86%
Average Aid
$37,444

65. New School

For Human Rights Law

#184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Net Price
$62,226
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$20,504

66. Northeastern University

For Human Rights Law

#186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$34,770

67. Case Western Reserve University

For Human Rights Law

#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,351

68. Binghamton University

For Human Rights Law

#195 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
78%

69. United States Military Academy

For Human Rights Law

#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
31
Enrollment
4,508

70. University of Florida

For Human Rights Law

#200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
92%

71. Vanderbilt University

For Human Rights Law

#201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,689

72. Mitchell Hamline School of Law

For Human Rights Law

#205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
1,217
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
2015

73. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Human Rights Law

#209 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
90%

74. DePaul University

For Human Rights Law

#212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$32,129

75. University of Kentucky

For Human Rights Law

#213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

76. University of San Francisco

For Human Rights Law

#215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$44,104

77. Tulane University of Louisiana

For Human Rights Law

#216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$50,631

78. Wake Forest University

For Human Rights Law

#219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,790

79. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Human Rights Law

#221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
9,116
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1961

80. Michigan State University

For Human Rights Law

#226 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
97%

81. Loyola Marymount University

For Human Rights Law

#228 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Net Price
$54,471
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$21,575

82. University of Kansas

For Human Rights Law

#233 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
93%

83. SUNY Buffalo State

For Human Rights Law

#237 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1075
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$8,921

84. University of Houston

For Human Rights Law

#244 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

85. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Human Rights Law

#245 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

86. Florida International University

For Human Rights Law

#247 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
92%

87. University of Georgia

For Human Rights Law

#252 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
84%

88. University of Oklahoma - Norman

For Human Rights Law

#253 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

89. Washington and Lee University

For Human Rights Law

#254 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,667

90. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Human Rights Law

#259 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

91. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Human Rights Law

#261 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
80%

92. Northwestern University

For Human Rights Law

#262 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,341

93. Seattle University

For Human Rights Law

#264 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$37,103

94. University of Massachusetts - Boston

For Human Rights Law

#266 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
92%

95. University of Colorado Boulder

For Human Rights Law

#267 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
66%

96. University of Oregon

For Human Rights Law

#270 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

97. University of Richmond

For Human Rights Law

#271 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$35,263

98. Ottawa University - Ottawa

For Human Rights Law

#281 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1010
Average ACT
19
Net Price
$28,126

99. Duquesne University

For Human Rights Law

#284 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$35,125

100. Stony Brook University

For Human Rights Law

#291 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

The best cities to study Human Rights Law in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are New Haven, New York, Berkeley, and Washington.