21 Best colleges for Criminology and Criminal Justice in Illinois

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Criminology and Criminal Justice. A graph of 190K citations received by 9.33K academic papers made by 21 universities in Illinois 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

Chicago

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#2 in the United States

#3 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

2. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#34 in the United States

#37 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

3. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Champaign

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#42 in the United States

#48 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

4. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#58 in the United States

#65 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,511

5. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#77 in the United States

#87 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

6. DePaul University

Chicago

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#95 in the United States

#106 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $32,151

7. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#130 in the United States

#146 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

8. Illinois State University

Normal

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#145 in the United States

#163 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

9. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#147 in the United States

#167 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $12,552
Enrollment: 15,649

10. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#185 in the United States

#208 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,702

11. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#282 in the United States

#313 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1043
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $16,296

12. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#289 in the United States

#321 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $15,632
Enrollment: 7,643

13. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#303 in the United States

#335 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

14. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#354 in the United States

#389 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1010
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,773

15. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#355 in the United States

#390 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $15,143
Enrollment: 5,756

16. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#425 in the United States

#465 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,096

17. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#475 in the United States

#519 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1104
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

18. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#478 in the United States

#522 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $29,961

19. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#485 in the United States

#529 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,117

20. Governors State University

University Park

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#490 in the United States

#534 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 945
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,987

21. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#493 in the United States

#537 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

Closest to Illinois states to learn Criminology and Criminal Justice

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	9	40
Missouri	8	43
Iowa	4	47
Kentucky	7	46
Wisconsin	9	32
Tennessee	8	51
Ohio	16	12
Michigan	10	3
Arkansas	6	158
Minnesota	11	38
Mississippi	4	154
Kansas	6	82
Alabama	8	67
Virginia	13	26
Georgia	14	35
North Carolina	15	31
Oklahoma	4	89
Nebraska	5	64
South Carolina	5	56
Pennsylvania	27	4
District of Columbia	5	44
Louisiana	8	93
Maryland	10	10
New York	54	7
New Jersey	12	15
North Dakota	2	287
Connecticut	10	6
Texas	37	23
Vermont	2	171
Colorado	9	80
Massachusetts	27	5
Rhode Island	5	84
Florida	19	20
New Hampshire	3	79
Maine	5	275
Utah	4	76
Arizona	3	8
Idaho	3	192
Oregon	6	120
Washington	8	9
California	54	1