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Best Criminal Justice Colleges, Bachelors Program

Rankings of the top 50 Criminal Justice Colleges and Universities, Bachelors Program

Rankings of the Best Criminal Justice Colleges and Universities, Bachelors Degree - January 2025

Rank

School Name

Year
Founded

Students

Acceptance
Rate

Graduation
Rate

On-Time
Graduation

Cost to
Attend
In-State

Cost to
Attend
Out-of
State

Funding
Available

Public
Or
Private

AVG
GPA

AVG SAT Scores

Math
Verbal
Writing
 

AVG
ACT

Student Life

Academic Life

Diversity

Spiritual

Technology

Over All Score

0
100
 
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VG
E
 

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Leaders

1

University of the Southwest

http://www.usw.edu
6610 Lovington Highway
Hobbs, New Mexico
(575) 392-6563

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1962

322

50%

0%

Not reported

$14,305

$14,305

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.2

412

402

405

18

0%

NC

 

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2

Rivier University

http://www.rivier.edu
420 South Main Street
Nashua, New Hampshire
(603) 897-8507

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1933

1,559

83%

45.3%

38.3%

$28,080

$28,080

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3

469

468

467

20

0%

NC

 

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3

Hannibal-LaGrange University

http://www.hlg.edu
2800 Palmyra Road
Hannibal, Missouri
(573) 629-3264

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1858

1,107

Not reported

16.7%

Not reported

$18,770

$18,770

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

440

260

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

4

Felician College

http://www.felician.edu
262 South Main Street
Lodi, New Jersey
(201) 559-6131

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1942

1,775

90%

27.7%

16.1%

$29,990

$29,990

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

2.9

446

434

445

17

0%

NC

 

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5

Minot State University

http://www.minotstateu.edu
500 University Avenue, W
Minot, North Dakota
(701) 858-3350

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1913

3,298

54%

25%

12.6%

$6,087

$6,087

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.27

450

440

420

20

0%

NC

 

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6

Niagara University

http://www.niagara.edu
Niagara University, New York
(716) 286-8700

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1856

3,175

69%

65.2%

61.8%

$28,200

$28,200

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.4

524

514

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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7

Capital University

http://www.capital.edu
1 College and Main
Columbus, Ohio
(614) 236-6101

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1830

2,720

75%

55.5%

49.6%

$31,990

$31,990

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.44

542

545

545

24

0%

NC

 

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8

Jackson State University

http://www.jsums.edu
1400 John R Lynch Street
Jackson, Mississippi
(601) 979-2100

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1877

6,805

54%

26.3%

15.0%

$6,348

$15,552

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.88

N/A

N/A

N/A

19

0%

NC

 

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9

Texas Christian University

http://www.tcu.edu
2800 South University Drive
Fort Worth, Texas
(817) 257-7490

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1873

8,456

41%

68.5%

57.5%

$36,590

$36,590

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

550

530

550

25

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

10

University of Phoenix Washington D.C. Campus

http://www.phoenix.edu
25 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 150
Washington, District of Columbia
(866) 766-0766

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N/A

14

Not reported

0%

Not reported

N/A

N/A

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private for-profit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

N/A

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11

Southern Wesleyan University

http://www.swu.edu
907 Wesleyan Drive, PO Box 1020
Central, South Carolina
(864) 644-5550

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1906

1,456

94%

37%

32.8%

$22,200

$22,200

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.5

496

494

472

20

0%

NC

 

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12

Quinnipiac University

http://www.quinnipiac.edu
275 Mount Carmel Avenue
Hamden, Connecticut
(203) 582-8600

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1929

6,430

69%

73.4%

70.6%

$39,330

$39,330

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.4

550

540

550

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

13

Rhode Island College

http://www.ric.edu
600 Mount Pleasant Avenue
Providence, Rhode Island
(401) 456-8234

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1854

7,553

69%

31.2%

14.3%

$7,602

$18,300

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.98

466

471

469

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

14

N/A

6,961

27%

8.3%

Not reported

$5,680

$5,680

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.07

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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15

University of Tennessee

http://www.utk.edu
Knoxville, Tennessee
(865) 974-2184

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1794

20,916

67%

54.4%

35.7%

$11,194

$29,384

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.89

589

583

N/A

27

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

16

St. Joseph's College of Maine

http://www.sjcme.edu
278 Whites Bridge Road
Standish, Maine
(207) 893-7746

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N/A

2,384

88%

49.3%

48.4%

$30,090

$30,090

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3

476

479

475

17

0%

NC

 

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17

N/A

6,961

27%

8.3%

Not reported

$5,680

$5,680

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.07

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

18

Utah Valley University

http://www.uvu.edu
800 West University Parkway
Orem, Utah
(801) 863-8466

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1941

31,405

100%

13.1%

8.7%

$5,086

$14,256

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.28

N/A

N/A

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

19

Chadron State College

http://www.csc.edu
1000 Main Street
Chadron, Nebraska
(308) 432-6263

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1911

2,199

Not reported

0%

Not reported

$5,607

$5,637

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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20

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

http://www.unlv.edu
4505 South Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, Nevada
(702) 774-8658

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N/A

22,432

81%

30%

14.6%

$6,570

$20,480

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.24

440

440

420

18

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

21

Rivier University

http://www.rivier.edu
420 South Main Street
Nashua, New Hampshire
(603) 897-8507

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1933

1,559

83%

45.3%

38.3%

$28,080

$28,080

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3

469

468

467

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

22

Bemidji State University

http://www.bemidjistate.edu
1500 Birchmont Drive, NE
Bemidji, Minnesota
(218) 755-2040

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1919

4,744

42%

36.6%

23.3%

$8,124

$8,124

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.14

N/A

N/A

N/A

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

23

Felician College

http://www.felician.edu
262 South Main Street
Lodi, New Jersey
(201) 559-6131

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1942

1,775

90%

27.7%

16.1%

$29,990

$29,990

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

2.9

446

434

445

17

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

24

Rhode Island College

http://www.ric.edu
600 Mount Pleasant Avenue
Providence, Rhode Island
(401) 456-8234

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1854

7,553

69%

31.2%

14.3%

$7,602

$18,300

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.98

466

471

469

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

25

Northeastern State University

http://www.nsuok.edu
600 North Grand
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
(918) 444-2200

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1846

8,116

54%

19.4%

10.9%

$4,992

$12,012

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.23

N/A

N/A

N/A

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

26

Capital University

http://www.capital.edu
1 College and Main
Columbus, Ohio
(614) 236-6101

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