23 Best universities for Criminology and Criminal Justice in France

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Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Criminology and Criminal Justice. A graph of 40.3K citations received by 3.96K academic papers made by 23 universities in France 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. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#85 in Europe
#308 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
11,196
Founded
1872

2. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#138 in Europe
#463 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

3. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#191 in Europe
#609 in the World
Enrollment
42,700
Founded
1971

4. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#204 in Europe
#645 in the World
Enrollment
38,007
Founded
1809

5. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#215 in Europe
#681 in the World
Enrollment
2,613
Founded
1947

6. University of Aix-Marseilles

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#219 in Europe
#700 in the World
Enrollment
66,378
Founded
2012

7. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#227 in Europe
#722 in the World
Enrollment
31,975
Founded
1964

8. University of Lille

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#231 in Europe
#737 in the World
Enrollment
71,429
Founded
2018

9. University of Bordeaux

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#259 in Europe
#825 in the World
Enrollment
54,000
Founded
1441

10. Grenoble Alpes University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#277 in Europe
#885 in the World
Enrollment
57,000
Founded
1339

11. University of Paris 8

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#287 in Europe
#920 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
22,023
Founded
1968

12. University of Lorraine

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#293 in Europe
#935 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
60,404
Founded
2012

13. University of Burgundy

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#321 in Europe
#1016 in the World
Enrollment
29,508
Founded
1722

14. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#331 in Europe
#1045 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
15,232
Founded
1971

15. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#346 in Europe
#1083 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
19,018
Founded
1970

16. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#359 in Europe
#1140 in the World
Enrollment
24,480
Founded
1548

17. University of Nantes

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#366 in Europe
#1166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
37,252
Founded
1460

18. University of Strasbourg

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#373 in Europe
#1184 in the World
Enrollment
10,077
Founded
1621

19. Francois Rabelais University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#396 in Europe
#1267 in the World
Enrollment
27,388
Founded
1969

20. University of Montpellier

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#414 in Europe
#1321 in the World
Enrollment
46,578
Founded
1289

21. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#418 in Europe
#1341 in the World
Enrollment
13,816
Founded
1991

22. Paris Descartes University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#428 in Europe
#1368 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
31,690
Founded
2019

23. University of Clermont Auvergne

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#443 in Europe
#1413 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,690
Founded
1854

The best cities to study Criminology and Criminal Justice in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Villeurbanne, Marseille, and Nanterre.