Best Universities for Criminology and Criminal Justice in North America
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Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Criminology and Criminal Justice. A graph of 770M citations received by 24.2M academic papers made by 535 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.
1. University of California - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $21,406
- Enrollment
- 45,036
2. University of Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $33,727
3. Pennsylvania State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $8,719
- Enrollment
- 40,363
4. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
- Average Aid
- $16,326
- Enrollment
- 50,278
6. Yale University
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $20,605
7. Columbia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $12,411
8. University of Cincinnati
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
9. Harvard University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $13,910
10. Arizona State University - Tempe
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $12,201
- Enrollment
- 77,881
11. University of Maryland - College Park
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1420
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 68%
12. University of Washington - Seattle
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Receiving Aid
- 54%
- Average Aid
- $15,895
- Enrollment
- 52,434
13. Michigan State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 72%
14. University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $14,578
15. Ohio State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
16. New York University
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1510
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $50,991
17. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
18. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Receiving Aid
- 56%
- Average Aid
- $17,592
- Enrollment
- 46,116
19. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $8,365
- Enrollment
- 15,210
20. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
- Average Aid
- $16,868
- Enrollment
- 36,505
21. Florida State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
23. University of Texas at Austin
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Average SAT
- 1365
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
24. SUNY at Albany
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
25. University of Pittsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
26. University of South Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
27. George Mason University
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
29. University of Arizona
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
30. Temple University
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $11,292
- Enrollment
- 35,626
31. Indiana University - Bloomington
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
32. Stanford University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $14,402
33. University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 64%
34. Johns Hopkins University
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Net Price
- $20,680
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
- Average Aid
- $45,373
36. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
37. Emory University
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $28,367
38. Georgia State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
39. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,021
41. Boston University
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $25,852
42. University of Illinois at Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
43. University of Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Average SAT
- 1385
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
44. George Washington University
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $31,240
45. University of Missouri - St Louis
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1160
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
46. University of Virginia
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 34
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
47. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
48. Duke University
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1513
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $27,297
49. University of Kentucky
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Average SAT
- 1207
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
50. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
51. Sam Houston State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Average SAT
- 1035
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
53. Cornell University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1505
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $24,262
54. Iowa State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1207
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
55. Vanderbilt University
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $27,553
56. Loyola University Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $29,371
58. University of Delaware
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1248
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
59. University of South Carolina - Columbia
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
60. American University in Washington
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $28,622
61. Princeton University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1515
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $20,908
62. Washington University in St Louis
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $28,298
63. Albany State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $6,872
- Enrollment
- 6,297
64. Wayne State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
65. University of California - San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Enrollment
- 3,165
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1864
67. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
- Average Aid
- $17,628
- Enrollment
- 40,050
68. Northeastern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Average SAT
- 1490
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $38,927
69. Boston College
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $30,159
70. Carnegie Mellon University
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $37,450
71. Florida International University
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
72. University of Nebraska at Omaha
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $7,224
73. Bowling Green State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1115
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
74. Washington State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $9,993
- Enrollment
- 29,843
75. University of Central Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 36%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
77. University of Alabama
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
78. Georgetown University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $23,049
80. University of Connecticut
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
81. University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1205
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
82. University of Missouri - Columbia
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
83. University of Miami
- Acceptance Rate
- 28%
- Average SAT
- 1380
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $34,492
84. Fordham University
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1390
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $37,583
85. University of Oklahoma - Norman
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
87. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Receiving Aid
- 54%
- Average Aid
- $18,083
- Enrollment
- 41,885
88. University of Iowa
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
89. Marquette University
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $33,566
90. Virginia Commonwealth University
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
91. University of California - Santa Barbara
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
- Average Aid
- $18,107
- Enrollment
- 26,124
92. University of New Hampshire
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1205
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
93. University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1281
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
94. Mitchell Hamline School of Law
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Enrollment
- 1,220
- Male:Female
- 44:56
- Founded
- 2015
95. University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 76%
96. University of Utah
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
97. DePaul University
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Net Price
- $31,872
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $25,282
98. University of Colorado Boulder
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
99. University at Buffalo
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
100. Brigham Young University - Provo
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $13,432