37 Best colleges for Criminology and Criminal Justice in Texas

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Criminology and Criminal Justice. A graph of 192K citations received by 10.9K academic papers made by 37 universities in Texas 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 Texas at Austin

Austin

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#23 in the United States

#25 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

2. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#49 in the United States

#55 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 87%

3. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#103 in the United States

#114 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

4. University of Houston

Houston

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#118 in the United States

#131 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

5. University of North Texas

Denton

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#135 in the United States

#152 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 95%

6. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#138 in the United States

#156 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 85%

7. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#143 in the United States

#161 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 75%

8. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#144 in the United States

#162 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $44,190

9. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#150 in the United States

#170 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 83%

10. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#166 in the United States

#186 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 93%

11. Baylor University

Waco

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#172 in the United States

#192 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $45,988

12. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#173 in the United States

#193 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 980
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 91%

13. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#176 in the United States

#196 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,361
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1891

14. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#180 in the United States

#203 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 88%

15. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#202 in the United States

#225 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,094

16. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#209 in the United States

#235 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 955
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 98%

17. Rice University

Houston

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#219 in the United States

#245 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,902

18. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#221 in the United States

#247 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,610
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1900

19. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#259 in the United States

#289 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 97%

20. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#278 in the United States

#309 in North America

Enrollment: 5,354
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1972

21. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#316 in the United States

#349 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 88%

22. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#325 in the United States

#359 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,518
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1959

23. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#330 in the United States

#364 in North America

Enrollment: 2,354
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1943

24. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#346 in the United States

#381 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1000
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 99%

25. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#350 in the United States

#385 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1082
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 80%

26. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#380 in the United States

#418 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 96%

27. St. Mary's University

San Antonio

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#405 in the United States

#443 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $21,379
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,439

28. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#415 in the United States

#453 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 910
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 99%

29. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#421 in the United States

#460 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1032
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 100%

30. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#431 in the United States

#472 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $30,038

31. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#432 in the United States

#473 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1238
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,014

32. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#448 in the United States

#490 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 930
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 95%

33. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#452 in the United States

#495 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 98%

34. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#458 in the United States

#501 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1091
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 89%

35. Angelo State University

San Angelo

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#489 in the United States

#533 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 97%

36. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#492 in the United States

#536 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 87%

37. South Texas College of Law Houston

Houston

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#509 in the United States

#555 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 1,003
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1923

Closest to Texas states to learn Criminology and Criminal Justice

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	4	89
Louisiana	8	93
Arkansas	6	158
Kansas	6	82
Mississippi	4	154
Colorado	9	80
Missouri	8	43
Arizona	3	8
Nebraska	5	64
Alabama	8	67
Iowa	4	47
Utah	4	76
Illinois	21	2
Tennessee	8	51
Kentucky	7	46
Georgia	14	35
Indiana	9	40
Minnesota	11	38
Wisconsin	9	32
Florida	19	20
South Carolina	5	56
North Dakota	2	287
Ohio	16	12
North Carolina	15	31
Michigan	10	3
California	54	1
Idaho	3	192
Virginia	13	26
District of Columbia	5	44
Maryland	10	10
Pennsylvania	27	4
Oregon	6	120
New Jersey	12	15
Washington	8	9
New York	54	7
Connecticut	10	6
Vermont	2	171
Massachusetts	27	5
Rhode Island	5	84
New Hampshire	3	79
Maine	5	275