Best Universities for Criminology and Criminal Justice in the World

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Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Criminology and Criminal Justice. A graph of 6.22M citations received by 448K academic papers made by 1,307 universities in the World 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 Cambridge

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#1 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

2. University of California - Berkeley

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

3. University of Toronto

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#1 in Canada
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

4. University of Chicago

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
74%

6. University of Oxford

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#2 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

7. Pennsylvania State University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

8. Harvard University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

9. Yale University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,647

10. Columbia University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

11. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,381
Enrollment
80,065

12. University of Washington - Seattle

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$14,731
Enrollment
52,319

13. University of Maryland - College Park

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
63%

14. Johns Hopkins University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$24,034

15. University of Cincinnati

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
84%

16. Michigan State University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

17. University of Pennsylvania

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

18. University College London

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#3 in Europe
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

19. University of New South Wales

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#1 in Oceania
#1 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1949

20. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
70%

21. New York University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

22. University of California - Los Angeles

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

23. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
51%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,043
Enrollment
13,921

24. Ohio State University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

25. Florida State University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

26. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#4 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

27. SUNY at Albany

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
97%

28. Simon Fraser University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#2 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1965

29. University of California - Irvine

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

31. University of Texas at Austin

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
89%

32. Monash University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#2 in Oceania
#2 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
1958

33. University of Melbourne

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#3 in Oceania
#3 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1853

34. University of British Columbia

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#3 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
20,893
Founded
1908

35. University of South Florida

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%

36. University of Sydney

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#4 in Oceania
#4 in Australia
Enrollment
63,602
Founded
1850

37. University of Pittsburgh

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

38. George Mason University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

39. Stanford University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

40. Griffith University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#5 in Oceania
#5 in Australia
Founded
1971

41. Australian National University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#6 in Oceania
#6 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1946

42. Temple University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
80%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,575
Enrollment
33,196

43. University of Arizona

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

44. University of Virginia

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
54%

45. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
59%

46. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
58%

47. University of Southern California

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

48. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

49. University of Edinburgh

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#6 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

50. University of Montreal

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#4 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

51. Carleton University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#5 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,109
Founded
1942

52. Emory University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,680

54. University of Queensland

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#7 in Oceania
#7 in Australia
Enrollment
48,771
Founded
1909

55. Cornell University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

56. University of Florida

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

57. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

58. Georgia State University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
95%

61. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
83%

62. Duke University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,694

63. University of Ottawa

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#6 in Canada
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

64. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

65. Washington University in St Louis

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,432

66. University of Kent

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#10 in Europe
Founded
1965

67. George Washington University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$42,723

68. University of Amsterdam

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#11 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1632

69. University of Missouri - St Louis

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
97%

71. University of Liverpool

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#13 in Europe
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

72. University of Kentucky

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

73. University of Leicester

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#14 in Europe
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

74. Iowa State University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

75. University of Miami

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$36,467

76. Sam Houston State University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1050
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
87%

77. Georgetown University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$35,566

78. Queen's University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#7 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

79. Vanderbilt University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,606

80. University of Warwick

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#15 in Europe
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

81. University of California - San Francisco

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,140
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

82. Northeastern University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$35,827

83. University of Leeds

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#16 in Europe
Founded
1904

84. American University in Washington

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$41,369

85. Princeton University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,698

86. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
98%

87. University of Delaware

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

88. Loyola University Chicago

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$37,511

89. University of California - Davis

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

90. Boston University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

91. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#1 in Asia
#1 in Israel
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
23,500
Founded
1918

92. York University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#8 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
53,000
Founded
1959

93. Utrecht University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#17 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

94. Leiden University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#18 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
27,713
Founded
1575

95. Albany State University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$11,026
Enrollment
6,334

96. University of Bristol

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#19 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

98. Wayne State University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

99. Deakin University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#8 in Oceania
#8 in Australia
Enrollment
34,616
Founded
1974

100. University at Buffalo

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
86%