14 Best Human Rights Law schools in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Human Rights Law. A graph of 18.2K citations received by 3.55K academic papers made by 14 universities in South Africa 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 Pretoria

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Africa
#34 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

2. University of the Western Cape

For Human Rights Law

#2 in Africa
#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

3. University of the Witwatersrand

For Human Rights Law

#3 in Africa
#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

6. University of Johannesburg

For Human Rights Law

#6 in Africa
#91 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

7. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Human Rights Law

#7 in Africa
#93 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

8. University of South Africa

For Human Rights Law

#8 in Africa
#110 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1873

9. North-West University

For Human Rights Law

#9 in Africa
#124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
26,439
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
2004

10. University of the Free State

For Human Rights Law

#10 in Africa
#188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

11. Rhodes University

For Human Rights Law

#18 in Africa
#465 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

12. Nelson Mandela University

For Human Rights Law

#20 in Africa
#531 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

14. University of Limpopo

For Human Rights Law

#24 in Africa
#568 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

The best cities to study Human Rights Law in South Africa based on the number of universities and their ranks are Pretoria, Bellville, Johannesburg, and Cape Town.