Best Universities for Criminology and Criminal Justice in North America

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Criminology and Criminal Justice. A graph of 1.25M citations received by 56.3K academic papers made by 379 universities in North America 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.

Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,037

University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 63%

University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 67%

Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 66%

University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,167

Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,126

Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,511

University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1327
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 56%

University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#11 in North America

#1 in Canada

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 95,055
Founded: 1827

Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 94%

Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,719
Enrollment: 40,363

University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,584

University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $15,461
Enrollment: 44,589

New York University

United States | New York State

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,417

University of Cincinnati

United States | Ohio

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 93%

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 84%

University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

Stanford University

United States | California

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $20,023

University of South Florida

United States | Florida

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 74%

Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#24 in North America

#23 in the United States

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 96%

Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#25 in North America

#24 in the United States

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 71%

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

United States | New York State

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#26 in North America

#25 in the United States

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 95%

University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#27 in North America

#2 in Canada

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 59,659
Founded: 1908

Simon Fraser University

Canada | British Columbia

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#28 in North America

#3 in Canada

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1965

Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#29 in North America

#26 in the United States

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,344

Temple University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#30 in North America

#27 in the United States

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $11,161
Enrollment: 37,236

George Mason University

United States | Virginia

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#31 in North America

#28 in the United States

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 75%

Northeastern University

United States | Massachusetts

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#32 in North America

#29 in the United States

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $37,738

Georgia State University

United States | Georgia

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#33 in North America

#30 in the United States

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 95%

George Washington University

United States | District of Columbia

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#34 in North America

#31 in the United States

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $40,308

University of Southern California

United States | California

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#35 in North America

#32 in the United States

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,759

Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#36 in North America

#33 in the United States

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,241

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#37 in North America

#34 in the United States

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 64%

University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#38 in North America

#35 in the United States

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 85%

University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#39 in North America

#36 in the United States

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 58%

University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#40 in North America

#37 in the United States

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 67%

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#41 in North America

#38 in the United States

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 70%

University of Missouri - St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#42 in North America

#39 in the United States

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1173
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 96%

Carleton University

Canada | Ontario

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#43 in North America

#4 in Canada

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 27,823
Founded: 1942

University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#44 in North America

#40 in the United States

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 60%

University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#45 in North America

#41 in the United States

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#46 in North America

#42 in the United States

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $29,154

SUNY at Albany

United States | New York State

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#47 in North America

#43 in the United States

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 87%

Loyola University Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#48 in North America

#44 in the United States

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $37,731

Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#49 in North America

#45 in the United States

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,685

University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#50 in North America

#46 in the United States

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1332
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 78%

American University in Washington

United States | District of Columbia

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#51 in North America

#47 in the United States

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $37,319

University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#52 in North America

#48 in the United States

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#53 in North America

#49 in the United States

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,932

Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#54 in North America

#50 in the United States

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $25,672

Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#55 in North America

#51 in the United States

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,233

Georgetown University

United States | District of Columbia

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#56 in North America

#52 in the United States

#80 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $30,710

University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#57 in North America

#53 in the United States

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 74%

University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#58 in North America

#54 in the United States

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,726

McGill University

Canada | Quebec

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#59 in North America

#5 in Canada

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 40,036
Founded: 1821

Boston College

United States | Massachusetts

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#60 in North America

#55 in the United States

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $30,192

Fordham University

United States | New York State

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#61 in North America

#56 in the United States

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $41,569

University of Central Florida

United States | Florida

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#62 in North America

#57 in the United States

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

University of Delaware

United States | Delaware

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#63 in North America

#58 in the United States

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 89%

Wayne State University

United States | Michigan

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#64 in North America

#59 in the United States

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#65 in North America

#60 in the United States

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,522

Iowa State University

United States | Iowa

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#66 in North America

#61 in the United States

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#67 in North America

#62 in the United States

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#68 in North America

#63 in the United States

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 95%

University of Alabama

United States | Alabama

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#69 in North America

#64 in the United States

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 85%

Sam Houston State University

United States | Texas

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#70 in North America

#65 in the United States

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 88%

University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#71 in North America

#6 in Canada

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

University of South Carolina - Columbia

United States | South Carolina

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#72 in North America

#66 in the United States

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#73 in North America

#7 in Canada

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 45,360
Founded: 1878

University of Louisville

United States | Kentucky

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#74 in North America

#67 in the United States

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

University of New Hampshire

United States | New Hampshire

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#75 in North America

#68 in the United States

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 95%

University of Notre Dame

United States | Indiana

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#76 in North America

#69 in the United States

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,981

Queen's University

Canada | Ontario

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#77 in North America

#8 in Canada

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#78 in North America

#70 in the United States

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 92%

Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#79 in North America

#71 in the United States

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $25,804

Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#80 in North America

#9 in Canada

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 27,300
Founded: 1878

University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#81 in North America

#72 in the United States

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 77%

University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#82 in North America

#73 in the United States

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 90%

York University

Canada | Ontario

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#83 in North America

#10 in Canada

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 53,000
Founded: 1959

University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#84 in North America

#11 in Canada

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1908

University of Nebraska at Omaha

United States | Nebraska

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#85 in North America

#74 in the United States

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $7,212

University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#86 in North America

#75 in the United States

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 92%

University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#87 in North America

#76 in the United States

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1222
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

United States | Nevada

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#88 in North America

#77 in the United States

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 96%

Marquette University

United States | Wisconsin

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#89 in North America

#78 in the United States

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $34,732

University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#90 in North America

#79 in the United States

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 93%

Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#91 in North America

#80 in the United States

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,659

University of Oklahoma - Norman

United States | Oklahoma

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#92 in North America

#81 in the United States

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 95%

University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#93 in North America

#82 in the United States

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 87%

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

United States | North Carolina

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#94 in North America

#83 in the United States

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 74%

Virginia Commonwealth University

United States | Virginia

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#95 in North America

#84 in the United States

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 83%

Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#96 in North America

#85 in the United States

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,983

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

United States | Louisiana

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#97 in North America

#86 in the United States

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

University of Kansas

United States | Kansas

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#98 in North America

#87 in the United States

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 85%

Bowling Green State University

United States | Ohio

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#99 in North America

#88 in the United States

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 95%

Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

United States | Illinois

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#100 in North America

#89 in the United States

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 97%

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in North America

Anthropology446

Broadcast Journalism363

Classics and Ancient History428

Communications and Public Relations494

Early Childhood Education431

Education Majors493

Forensic Science240

Gender Studies429

Human Rights Law289

Intellectual Property and Patent Law289

International Law305

International Relations and Diplomacy350

Journalism and Digital Media293

Law Enforcement404

Library and Information science332

Media Studies431

Military science444

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution318

Occupational Safety and Health361

Political Economy372

Political Science730

Public Policy / Administration334

Radio and Television broadcasting296

Special Education377

Sports / Exercise science286

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies508

Urban and Regional planning197