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 2.1M citations received by 140K academic papers made by 460 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 Amsterdam
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Enrollment
- 41,000
- Founded
- 1632
8. University of Edinburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Founded
- 1583
12. University of Leicester
- Enrollment
- 24,409
- Male:Female
- 46:54
- Founded
- 1957
14. University of Liverpool
- Enrollment
- 28,693
- Founded
- 1881
16. Utrecht University
- Acceptance Rate
- 22%
- Founded
- 1636
17. University of Warwick
- Enrollment
- 27,278
- Founded
- 1965
18. Leiden University
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Enrollment
- 27,713
- Founded
- 1575
19. University of Bristol
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Enrollment
- 27,513
- Founded
- 1909
20. University of London
- Enrollment
- 50,000
- Founded
- 1836
26. Queen's University Belfast
- Acceptance Rate
- 31%
- Founded
- 1849
27. Durham University
- Enrollment
- 19,520
- Founded
- 1832
28. University of York
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Founded
- 1963
29. University of Portsmouth
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Founded
- 1992
30. University of Sussex
- Enrollment
- 17,319
- Male:Female
- 44:56
- Founded
- 1961
31. Lancaster University
- Acceptance Rate
- 22%
- Founded
- 1964
34. Free University Amsterdam
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Founded
- 1880
37. University of Surrey
- Enrollment
- 16,900
- Founded
- 1966
39. Erasmus University Rotterdam
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Founded
- 1913
40. Tilburg University
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Enrollment
- 17,378
- Founded
- 1927
41. University of Exeter
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Founded
- 1955
42. Queen Mary University of London
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Founded
- 1989
45. University of Southampton
- Enrollment
- 21,335
- Founded
- 1952
51. University of Stirling
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 14,000
- Founded
- 1967
52. University of Lausanne
- Acceptance Rate
- 31%
- Enrollment
- 16,908
56. Nottingham Trent University
- Acceptance Rate
- 22%
- Founded
- 1992
57. Loughborough University
- Enrollment
- 19,449
- Founded
- 1966
60. University of Huddersfield
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Founded
- 1992
61. Sheffield Hallam University
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Founded
- 1992
63. University of Zurich
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Enrollment
- 25,732
65. University of St Andrews
- Enrollment
- 10,425
- Founded
- 1413
69. University of Groningen
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Enrollment
- 34,000
- Founded
- 1614
70. University of Central Lancashire
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Founded
- 1992
71. Teesside University
- Enrollment
- 19,290
- Founded
- 1992
72. Brunel University London
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Founded
- 1966
74. University of the West of England
- Enrollment
- 30,732
- Founded
- 1992
76. Maastricht University
- Enrollment
- 18,000
- Founded
- 1976
77. University of Plymouth
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Founded
- 1992
80. Imperial College London
- Enrollment
- 17,565
- Founded
- 1907
83. De Montfort University
- Enrollment
- 29,000
- Founded
- 1992
87. University of East Anglia
- Acceptance Rate
- 22%
- Founded
- 1963
97. University of Westminster
- Enrollment
- 19,000
- Founded
- 1838
