19 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 26.2K citations received by 2.97K academic papers made by 19 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

#122 in Europe
#419 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
11,196
Founded
1872

2. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#146 in Europe
#469 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

3. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#194 in Europe
#612 in the World
Enrollment
2,613
Founded
1947

4. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#198 in Europe
#627 in the World
Enrollment
38,007
Founded
1809

5. University of Aix-Marseilles

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#218 in Europe
#699 in the World
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
2012

6. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#230 in Europe
#736 in the World
Enrollment
42,700
Founded
1971

7. University of Lille

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#274 in Europe
#883 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
2018

8. Grenoble Alpes University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#277 in Europe
#894 in the World
Enrollment
53,949
Founded
1339

9. University of Bordeaux

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#280 in Europe
#899 in the World
Enrollment
54,000
Founded
1441

10. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#292 in Europe
#932 in the World
Enrollment
24,480
Founded
1548

11. University of Paris 8

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#304 in Europe
#976 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
22,023
Founded
1968

12. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#305 in Europe
#978 in the World
Enrollment
31,975
Founded
1964

13. University of Lorraine

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#316 in Europe
#1021 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
60,404
Founded
2012

14. University of Nantes

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#323 in Europe
#1041 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
37,252
Founded
1460

15. Francois Rabelais University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#349 in Europe
#1129 in the World
Enrollment
27,388
Founded
1969

16. University of Strasbourg

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#350 in Europe
#1132 in the World
Enrollment
10,077
Founded
1621

17. University of Montpellier

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#358 in Europe
#1163 in the World
Enrollment
46,578
Founded
1289

18. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#378 in Europe
#1230 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
19,018
Founded
1970

19. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#379 in Europe
#1231 in the World
Enrollment
13,816
Founded
1991

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 Lille.