Best Criminology and Criminal Justice Universities in Europe [2026 Rankings]

1

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#1 in United Kingdom #3 in the World

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

2

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#2 in United Kingdom #6 in the World

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

3

United Kingdom | England

University College London

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#3 in United Kingdom #17 in the World

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

4

United Kingdom | England

London School of Economics and Political Science

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#4 in United Kingdom #22 in the World

8% Acceptance

9,218 Enrollment

1895 Founded

5

Netherlands | Amsterdam

University of Amsterdam

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#1 in Netherlands #39 in the World

51% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1632 Founded

6

United Kingdom | England

University of Manchester

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#6 in United Kingdom #45 in the World

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

7

United Kingdom | England

University of Birmingham

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#7 in United Kingdom #56 in the World

38% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1900 Founded

8

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Edinburgh

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#8 in United Kingdom #58 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1583 Founded

9

United Kingdom | England

University of Nottingham

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#9 in United Kingdom #60 in the World

32% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1948 Founded

10

United Kingdom | England

University of Sheffield

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#10 in United Kingdom #66 in the World

28% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1905 Founded

11

Denmark | Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#1 in Denmark #71 in the World

37% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1479 Founded

12

United Kingdom | England

University of Leicester

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#11 in United Kingdom #72 in the World

39% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1957 Founded

13

United Kingdom | England

University of Leeds

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#12 in United Kingdom #74 in the World

48% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1904 Founded

14

United Kingdom | England

University of Liverpool

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#13 in United Kingdom #75 in the World

24% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1881 Founded

15

United Kingdom | England

University of Kent

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#14 in United Kingdom #78 in the World

50% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1965 Founded

16

Netherlands | Utrecht

Utrecht University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#2 in Netherlands #80 in the World

22% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1636 Founded

17

United Kingdom | England

University of Warwick

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#15 in United Kingdom #81 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1965 Founded

18

Netherlands | Leiden

Leiden University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#3 in Netherlands #83 in the World

30% Acceptance

33,474 Enrollment

1575 Founded

19

United Kingdom | England

University of Bristol

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#16 in United Kingdom #90 in the World

63% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1909 Founded

20

United Kingdom | England

University of London

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#17 in United Kingdom #96 in the World

36% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1836 Founded

20 Best Universities in Europe for Criminology and Criminal Justice

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