Best Human Rights Universities in the World [2026 Rankings]

1

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Europe #1 in United Kingdom

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

2

United Kingdom | England

London School of Economics and Political Science

For Human Rights Law

#2 in Europe #2 in United Kingdom

8% Acceptance

9,218 Enrollment

1895 Founded

3

United States | New York State

New York University

For Human Rights Law

#1 in North America #1 in United States

9% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1520 Avg SAT

1831 Founded

4

United States | Connecticut

Yale University

For Human Rights Law

#2 in North America #2 in United States

4% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1520 Avg SAT

1701 Founded

5

United States | New York State

Columbia University

For Human Rights Law

#3 in North America #3 in United States

4% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1754 Founded

6

Australia | Sydney

University of New South Wales

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Oceania #1 in Australia

60% Acceptance

63,864 Enrollment

1949 Founded

7

United States | California

University of California – Berkeley

For Human Rights Law

#4 in North America #4 in United States

11% Acceptance

26,133 Enrollment

1175 Avg SAT

1868 Founded

8

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

For Human Rights Law

#3 in Europe #3 in United Kingdom

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

9

Canada | Ontario

University of Toronto

For Human Rights Law

#5 in North America #1 in Canada

54% Acceptance

102,431 Enrollment

1827 Founded

10

Norway | Oslo

University of Oslo

For Human Rights Law

#4 in Europe #1 in Norway

27% Acceptance

26,650 Enrollment

1811 Founded

11

United States | District of Columbia

Georgetown University

For Human Rights Law

#6 in North America #5 in United States

13% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1470 Avg SAT

1789 Founded

12

Australia | Melbourne

University of Melbourne

For Human Rights Law

#2 in Oceania #2 in Australia

77% Acceptance

77,162 Enrollment

1853 Founded

13

United Kingdom | England

University College London

For Human Rights Law

#6 in Europe #5 in United Kingdom

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

14

United States | District of Columbia

American University in Washington

For Human Rights Law

#7 in North America #6 in United States

62% Acceptance

7,476 Enrollment

1370 Avg SAT

1893 Founded

15

Australia | Canberra

Australian National University

For Human Rights Law

#3 in Oceania #3 in Australia

71% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1946 Founded

16

United Kingdom | England

University of Essex

For Human Rights Law

#7 in Europe #6 in United Kingdom

52% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

17

Canada | Ontario

University of Ottawa

For Human Rights Law

#8 in North America #2 in Canada

47% Acceptance

42,027 Enrollment

1848 Founded

18

Netherlands | Amsterdam

University of Amsterdam

For Human Rights Law

#9 in Europe #1 in Netherlands

51% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1632 Founded

19

Denmark | Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen

For Human Rights Law

#10 in Europe #1 in Denmark

37% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1479 Founded

20

Netherlands | Leiden

Leiden University

For Human Rights Law

#11 in Europe #2 in Netherlands

30% Acceptance

33,474 Enrollment

1575 Founded

21

Netherlands | Utrecht

Utrecht University

For Human Rights Law

#12 in Europe #3 in Netherlands

22% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1636 Founded

22

United States | Massachusetts

Harvard University

For Human Rights Law

#9 in North America #7 in United States

4% Acceptance

1,489 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1636 Founded

23

United States | Illinois

University of Chicago

For Human Rights Law

#10 in North America #8 in United States

4% Acceptance

7,598 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1891 Founded

24

Australia | Sydney

University of Sydney

For Human Rights Law

#4 in Oceania #4 in Australia

71% Acceptance

63,602 Enrollment

1850 Founded

25

United States | Michigan

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

For Human Rights Law

#11 in North America #9 in United States

16% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1445 Avg SAT

1817 Founded

26

United Kingdom | England

University of Nottingham

For Human Rights Law

#13 in Europe #8 in United Kingdom

32% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1948 Founded

27

Canada | Quebec State

McGill University

For Human Rights Law

#12 in North America #3 in Canada

46% Acceptance

37,888 Enrollment

1821 Founded

28

United Kingdom | England

University of Bristol

For Human Rights Law

#14 in Europe #9 in United Kingdom

63% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1909 Founded

29

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Africa #1 in South Africa

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

30

Canada | British Columbia

University of British Columbia

For Human Rights Law

#13 in North America #4 in Canada

52% Acceptance

71,201 Enrollment

1908 Founded

31

Australia | St Lucia

University of Queensland

For Human Rights Law

#5 in Oceania #5 in Australia

70% Acceptance

48,771 Enrollment

1909 Founded

32

United Kingdom | England

University of London

For Human Rights Law

#15 in Europe #10 in United Kingdom

36% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1836 Founded

33

Canada | Ontario

York University

For Human Rights Law

#14 in North America #5 in Canada

32% Acceptance

53,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

34

Switzerland | Geneva

Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

For Human Rights Law

#16 in Europe #1 in Switzerland

20% Acceptance

1,141 Enrollment

35

United Kingdom | England

University of Sussex

For Human Rights Law

#17 in Europe #11 in United Kingdom

35% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1961 Founded

36

United Kingdom | England

University of Birmingham

For Human Rights Law

#18 in Europe #12 in United Kingdom

38% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1900 Founded

37

United States | Indiana

University of Notre Dame

For Human Rights Law

#15 in North America #10 in United States

11% Acceptance

15,414 Enrollment

1508 Avg SAT

1844 Founded

38

Australia | Clayton

Monash University

For Human Rights Law

#6 in Oceania #6 in Australia

73% Acceptance

78,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

39

United States | Minnesota

University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

For Human Rights Law

#16 in North America #11 in United States

80% Acceptance

15,019 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1851 Founded

40

United States | Massachusetts

Boston University

For Human Rights Law

#17 in North America #12 in United States

11% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1475 Avg SAT

1869 Founded

41

United States | New York State

New York Law School

For Human Rights Law

#18 in North America #13 in United States

47% Acceptance

1,125 Enrollment

1485 Avg SAT

1891 Founded

42

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

For Human Rights Law

#2 in Africa #2 in South Africa

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

43

Ireland | Galway

National University of Ireland, Galway

For Human Rights Law

#19 in Europe #1 in Ireland

43% Acceptance

33,321 Enrollment

1845 Founded

44

United Kingdom | England

University of Leeds

For Human Rights Law

#20 in Europe #13 in United Kingdom

48% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1904 Founded

45

United States | Georgia, US

Emory University

For Human Rights Law

#19 in North America #14 in United States

11% Acceptance

967 Enrollment

1510 Avg SAT

1836 Founded

46

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For Human Rights Law

#3 in Africa #3 in South Africa

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

47

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

Ulster University

For Human Rights Law

#21 in Europe #14 in United Kingdom

55% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

48

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Edinburgh

For Human Rights Law

#22 in Europe #15 in United Kingdom

51% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1583 Founded

49

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For Human Rights Law

#4 in Africa #4 in South Africa

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

50

United States | District of Columbia

George Washington University

For Human Rights Law

#20 in North America #15 in United States

47% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1425 Avg SAT

1821 Founded

51

United Kingdom | England

Durham University

For Human Rights Law

#23 in Europe #16 in United Kingdom

46% Acceptance

19,520 Enrollment

1832 Founded

52

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

For Human Rights Law

#24 in Europe #1 in Belgium

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

53

United States | Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

For Human Rights Law

#21 in North America #16 in United States

5% Acceptance

1,947 Enrollment

1540 Avg SAT

1740 Founded

54

United Kingdom | England

University of Warwick

For Human Rights Law

#25 in Europe #17 in United Kingdom

23% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1965 Founded

55

United Kingdom | England

Queen Mary University of London

For Human Rights Law

#26 in Europe #18 in United Kingdom

18% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1989 Founded

56

United States | New Jersey

Princeton University

For Human Rights Law

#22 in North America #17 in United States

5% Acceptance

5,813 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1746 Founded

57

United Kingdom | England

University of Sheffield

For Human Rights Law

#27 in Europe #19 in United Kingdom

28% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1905 Founded

58

Netherlands | Tilburg

Tilburg University

For Human Rights Law

#28 in Europe #4 in Netherlands

57% Acceptance

19,178 Enrollment

1927 Founded

59

Israel | Jerusalem

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Asia #1 in Israel

23% Acceptance

23,500 Enrollment

1918 Founded

60

United States | California

Stanford University

For Human Rights Law

#23 in North America #18 in United States

4% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

61

United Kingdom | England

University of Liverpool

For Human Rights Law

#29 in Europe #20 in United Kingdom

24% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1881 Founded

62

Netherlands | Groningen

University of Groningen

For Human Rights Law

#30 in Europe #5 in Netherlands

50% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1614 Founded

63

United States | Connecticut

University of Connecticut

For Human Rights Law

#24 in North America #19 in United States

52% Acceptance

20,056 Enrollment

1325 Avg SAT

1881 Founded

64

Finland | Helsinki

University of Helsinki

For Human Rights Law

#31 in Europe #1 in Finland

12% Acceptance

31,312 Enrollment

1640 Founded

65

United States | Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State University

For Human Rights Law

#25 in North America #20 in United States

61% Acceptance

42,604 Enrollment

1330 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

66

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

For Human Rights Law

#2 in Asia #1 in Singapore

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

67

United States | North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Human Rights Law

#26 in North America #21 in United States

15% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1460 Avg SAT

1789 Founded

68

Australia | Brisbane

Griffith University

For Human Rights Law

#7 in Oceania #7 in Australia

65% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1971 Founded

69

Israel | Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv University

For Human Rights Law

#3 in Asia #2 in Israel

44% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

70

Netherlands | Rotterdam

Erasmus University Rotterdam

For Human Rights Law

#32 in Europe #6 in Netherlands

53% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1913 Founded

71

United States | Washington

University of Washington – Seattle

For Human Rights Law

#27 in North America #22 in United States

39% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1315 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

72

United States | Texas

University of Texas at Austin

For Human Rights Law

#28 in North America #23 in United States

27% Acceptance

43,165 Enrollment

1380 Avg SAT

1883 Founded

73

United States | North Carolina

Duke University

For Human Rights Law

#29 in North America #24 in United States

6% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1838 Founded

74

United States | New Jersey

Rutgers University – New Brunswick

For Human Rights Law

#30 in North America #25 in United States

58% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1405 Avg SAT

1766 Founded

75

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Glasgow

For Human Rights Law

#33 in Europe #21 in United Kingdom

48% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1451 Founded

76

Belgium | Ghent

Ghent University

For Human Rights Law

#34 in Europe #2 in Belgium

34% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1817 Founded

77

Sweden | Lund

Lund University

For Human Rights Law

#35 in Europe #1 in Sweden

58% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1666 Founded

78

United States | New York State

Cornell University

For Human Rights Law

#31 in North America #26 in United States

9% Acceptance

16,128 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1865 Founded

79

United States | Maryland

Johns Hopkins University

For Human Rights Law

#32 in North America #27 in United States

6% Acceptance

6,636 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

80

Canada | Ontario

Carleton University

For Human Rights Law

#33 in North America #6 in Canada

17% Acceptance

9,109 Enrollment

1942 Founded

81

United States | Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin – Madison

For Human Rights Law

#34 in North America #28 in United States

45% Acceptance

38,040 Enrollment

1450 Avg SAT

1848 Founded

82

United Kingdom | England

University of Manchester

For Human Rights Law

#36 in Europe #22 in United Kingdom

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

83

United States | Arizona

Arizona State University – Tempe

For Human Rights Law

#36 in North America #29 in United States

90% Acceptance

38,313 Enrollment

970 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

84

United Kingdom | England

SOAS, University of London

For Human Rights Law

#37 in Europe #23 in United Kingdom

44% Acceptance

6,295 Enrollment

1916 Founded

85

Netherlands | Amsterdam

Free University Amsterdam

For Human Rights Law

#38 in Europe #7 in Netherlands

45% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1880 Founded

86

United Kingdom | England

Brunel University London

For Human Rights Law

#39 in Europe #24 in United Kingdom

54% Acceptance

19,449 Enrollment

1966 Founded

87

Brazil | Sao Paulo

University of Sao Paulo

For Human Rights Law

#1 in Latin America #1 in Brazil

9% Acceptance

97,964 Enrollment

1827 Founded

88

United States | Massachusetts

Boston College

For Human Rights Law

#37 in North America #30 in United States

16% Acceptance

9,942 Enrollment

1490 Avg SAT

1863 Founded

89

Netherlands | Nijmegen

Radboud University

For Human Rights Law

#40 in Europe #8 in Netherlands

43% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

90

United States | Virginia

George Mason University

For Human Rights Law

#38 in North America #31 in United States

87% Acceptance

6,353 Enrollment

1260 Avg SAT

1957 Founded

91

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For Human Rights Law

#5 in Africa #5 in South Africa

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

92

New Zealand | Wellington

Victoria University of Wellington

For Human Rights Law

#8 in Oceania #1 in New Zealand

70% Acceptance

21,833 Enrollment

1897 Founded

93

China | Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Human Rights Law

#4 in Asia #1 in China

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

94

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Human Rights Law

#6 in Africa #6 in South Africa

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

95

Australia | Sydney

University of Technology Sydney

For Human Rights Law

#9 in Oceania #8 in Australia

71% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1965 Founded

96

Switzerland | Zurich

University of Zurich

For Human Rights Law

#41 in Europe #2 in Switzerland

19% Acceptance

25,732 Enrollment

97

Switzerland | Geneva

University of Geneva

For Human Rights Law

#42 in Europe #3 in Switzerland

25% Acceptance

17,744 Enrollment

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