46 Best universities for Criminology and Criminal Justice in Canada

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Below is a list of best universities in Canada ranked based on their research performance in Criminology and Criminal Justice. A graph of 352K citations received by 23.3K academic papers made by 46 universities in Canada 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 Toronto

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#3 in the World
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

2. Simon Fraser University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1965

3. University of British Columbia

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
20,893
Founded
1908

4. University of Montreal

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

5. Carleton University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,109
Founded
1942

6. University of Ottawa

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#63 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

7. Queen's University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#78 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

8. York University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
53,000
Founded
1959

9. McGill University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

10. University of Alberta

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#117 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

11. Western University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

12. University of Calgary

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

13. McMaster University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#188 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

14. University of Saskatchewan

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
20,953
Founded
1907

15. University of Victoria

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#217 in the World
Enrollment
15,999
Founded
1963

16. University of Manitoba

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
29,800
Founded
1877

17. Dalhousie University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#236 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Enrollment
30,867
Founded
1818

18. University of New Brunswick

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#246 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
32,036
Founded
1785

19. Wilfrid Laurier University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#269 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1911

20. University of Waterloo

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#270 in the World
Enrollment
35,900
Founded
1957

21. Laval University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#328 in the World
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1852

22. University of Windsor

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#330 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
16,092
Founded
1857

23. University of Guelph

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#333 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1964

24. Memorial University of Newfoundland

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#378 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1925

25. Ontario Tech University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#382 in the World
Founded
2002

26. Ryerson University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#390 in the World
Enrollment
38,950
Founded
1948

27. University of Quebec in Montreal

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#460 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1969

28. Brock University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#477 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Enrollment
18,824
Founded
1964

29. Lakehead University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#512 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1965

30. University of Winnipeg

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#518 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
1871

31. Concordia University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#561 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1974

32. University of Regina

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#589 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1911

33. University of Lethbridge

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#641 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
8,059
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
1967

34. Saint Mary's University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#657 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
7,281
Founded
1802

35. Trent University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#716 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1963

36. University of Quebec, Trois-Rivieres

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#763 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1969

37. MacEwan University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#765 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1971

38. University of Sherbrooke

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#771 in the World
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1954

39. Mount Royal University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#903 in the World
Enrollment
12,577
Founded
1910

40. Kings University in Canada

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#913 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1979

42. University of the Fraser Valley

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#969 in the World
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1974

43. Thompson Rivers University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#999 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1970

44. Laurentian University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#1027 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
9,323
Founded
1960

45. St. Francis Xavier University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#1153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1853

46. Mount Saint Vincent University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#1162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
4,050
Founded
1873

The best cities to study Criminology and Criminal Justice in Canada based on the number of universities and their ranks are Toronto, Burnaby, Vancouver, and Montreal.