Best Universities for Criminology and Criminal Justice in Europe
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Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Criminology and Criminal Justice. A graph of 1.36M citations received by 119K academic papers made by 406 universities in Europe 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
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Founded
- 1209
2. University of Oxford
- Acceptance Rate
- 22%
- Founded
- 1096
3. University College London
- Enrollment
- 42,000
- Founded
- 1826
4. London School of Economics and Political Science
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Enrollment
- 9,218
- Founded
- 1895
6. University of Edinburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Founded
- 1583
11. University of Amsterdam
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Enrollment
- 41,000
- Founded
- 1632
13. University of Liverpool
- Enrollment
- 28,693
- Founded
- 1881
14. University of Leicester
- Enrollment
- 24,409
- Male:Female
- 46:54
- Founded
- 1957
15. University of Warwick
- Enrollment
- 27,278
- Founded
- 1965
17. Utrecht University
- Acceptance Rate
- 22%
- Founded
- 1636
18. Leiden University
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Enrollment
- 27,713
- Founded
- 1575
19. University of Bristol
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Enrollment
- 27,513
- Founded
- 1909
25. Lancaster University
- Acceptance Rate
- 22%
- Founded
- 1964
26. University of Portsmouth
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Founded
- 1992
29. Queen's University Belfast
- Acceptance Rate
- 31%
- Founded
- 1849
30. University of Sussex
- Enrollment
- 17,319
- Male:Female
- 44:56
- Founded
- 1961
31. Durham University
- Enrollment
- 19,520
- Founded
- 1832
32. University of London
- Enrollment
- 50,000
- Founded
- 1836
34. University of Surrey
- Enrollment
- 16,900
- Founded
- 1966
36. Free University Amsterdam
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Founded
- 1880
37. University of York
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Founded
- 1963
40. Erasmus University Rotterdam
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Founded
- 1913
42. Queen Mary University of London
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Founded
- 1989
43. Tilburg University
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Enrollment
- 17,378
- Founded
- 1927
44. University of Southampton
- Enrollment
- 21,335
- Founded
- 1952
46. University of Exeter
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Founded
- 1955
47. Nottingham Trent University
- Acceptance Rate
- 22%
- Founded
- 1992
49. University of Stirling
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 14,000
- Founded
- 1967
54. University of Lausanne
- Acceptance Rate
- 31%
- Enrollment
- 16,919
57. University of Huddersfield
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Founded
- 1992
58. Loughborough University
- Enrollment
- 19,449
- Founded
- 1966
64. University of St Andrews
- Enrollment
- 10,425
- Founded
- 1413
65. University of Groningen
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Enrollment
- 34,000
- Founded
- 1614
66. Teesside University
- Enrollment
- 19,290
- Founded
- 1992
67. Sheffield Hallam University
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Founded
- 1992
69. University of Zurich
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Enrollment
- 25,732
71. University of Central Lancashire
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Founded
- 1992
75. University of Plymouth
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Founded
- 1992
76. Brunel University London
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Founded
- 1966
77. Maastricht University
- Enrollment
- 18,000
- Founded
- 1976
79. University of the West of England
- Enrollment
- 30,732
- Founded
- 1992
81. Imperial College London
- Enrollment
- 17,565
- Founded
- 1907
86. University of East Anglia
- Acceptance Rate
- 22%
- Founded
- 1963
100. University of Westminster
- Enrollment
- 19,000
- Founded
- 1838