100 Best colleges for Criminology and Criminal Justice in the United States

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Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Criminology and Criminal Justice. A graph of 3.79M citations received by 205K academic papers made by 511 universities in the United States 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

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

2. University of Chicago

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

3. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
74%

4. Pennsylvania State University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

5. Harvard University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

6. Yale University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,647

7. Columbia University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

8. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,381
Enrollment
80,065

9. University of Washington - Seattle

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$14,731
Enrollment
52,319

10. University of Maryland - College Park

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
63%

11. Johns Hopkins University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$24,034

12. University of Cincinnati

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
84%

13. Michigan State University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

14. University of Pennsylvania

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

15. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
70%

16. New York University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

17. University of California - Los Angeles

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

18. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,043
Enrollment
13,921

19. Ohio State University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

20. Florida State University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

21. SUNY at Albany

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
97%

22. University of California - Irvine

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

23. University of Texas at Austin

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
89%

24. University of South Florida

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%

25. University of Pittsburgh

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

26. George Mason University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

27. Stanford University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

28. Temple University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,575
Enrollment
33,196

29. University of Arizona

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

30. University of Virginia

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
54%

31. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
59%

32. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
58%

33. University of Southern California

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

34. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

35. Emory University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,680

36. Cornell University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

37. University of Florida

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

38. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

39. Georgia State University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
95%

40. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
83%

41. Duke University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,694

42. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

43. Washington University in St Louis

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,432

44. George Washington University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$42,723

45. University of Missouri - St Louis

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
97%

46. University of Kentucky

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

47. Iowa State University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

48. University of Miami

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$36,467

49. Sam Houston State University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1050
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
87%

50. Georgetown University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$35,566

51. Vanderbilt University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,606

52. University of California - San Francisco

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#81 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,140
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

53. Northeastern University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$35,827

54. American University in Washington

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$41,369

55. Princeton University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,698

56. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#86 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
98%

57. University of Delaware

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#87 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

58. Loyola University Chicago

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$37,511

59. University of California - Davis

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#89 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

60. Boston University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

61. Albany State University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$11,026
Enrollment
6,334

62. Wayne State University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#98 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

63. University at Buffalo

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
86%

64. University of Nebraska at Omaha

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$8,180

65. Carnegie Mellon University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$33,499

66. Florida International University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
91%

67. University of Alabama

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
87%

68. University of California-San Diego

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

69. Washington State University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$10,689
Enrollment
27,539

70. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

71. Boston College

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1488
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,559

72. University of Central Florida

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
96%

73. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

74. University of Iowa

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

75. Bowling Green State University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#121 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1095
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
98%

76. University of Utah

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

77. Northwestern University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,095

78. University of Georgia

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
94%

79. University of New Hampshire

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
97%

80. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
94%

81. Fordham University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$43,943

82. University of Kansas

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

83. University of Colorado Boulder

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

84. Brown University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,723

85. University of Connecticut

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

86. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$20,389
Enrollment
26,420

87. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
91%

88. Providence College

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#142 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,970

89. University of Oklahoma - Norman

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

90. Marquette University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$33,136

91. University of North Carolina at Charlotte

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
75%

92. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

93. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

94. Mitchell Hamline School of Law

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
1,192
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
2015

95. DePaul University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$32,151

96. University of Denver

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$42,423

97. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
8,733
Male:Female
32:68
Founded
1961

98. Seattle University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$35,412

99. University of Notre Dame

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,474

100. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1374
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$13,521

The best cities to study Criminology and Criminal Justice in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Berkeley, Chicago, Ann Arbor, and University Park.