8 Best colleges for Criminology and Criminal Justice in Chicago, IL

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Below is a list of best universities in Chicago ranked based on their research performance in Criminology and Criminal Justice. A graph of 112K citations received by 5.43K academic papers made by 8 universities in Chicago 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 Chicago

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#1 in Illinois
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

2. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#2 in Illinois
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

3. Loyola University Chicago

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#4 in Illinois
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$37,511

4. DePaul University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#6 in Illinois
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$32,151

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#10 in Illinois
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$28,702

6. Northeastern Illinois University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#15 in Illinois
Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$15,143
Enrollment
5,756

7. Roosevelt University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#19 in Illinois
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
960
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$22,117

8. John Marshall Law School

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#21 in Illinois
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
1899

Universities for Criminology and Criminal Justice near Chicago

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University
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City
19 Northwestern University 77
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Evanston, Illinois
94 Northern Illinois University 147
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DeKalb, Illinois
117 University of Notre Dame 99
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Notre Dame, Indiana
131 Marquette University 90
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
133 Medical College of Wisconsin 190
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
134 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee 111
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
172 Western Michigan University 146
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Kalamazoo, Michigan
172 Purdue University 217
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West Lafayette, Indiana
187 Grand Valley State University 254
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Allendale, Michigan
190 Illinois State University 145
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Normal, Illinois