UMSL CCJ Department tied at #5 among Criminology and Criminal Justice Doctoral Programs in the Nation according to the 2019 U.S. News & World Report peer rankings.
Rankings for the top 10 departments are:
| Institution |
Score (5.0=highest)
|
| 1. University of Maryland - College Park |
4.5
|
| 2. University at Albany - SUNY |
4.2
|
| 3. University of California - Irvine |
4.0
|
| ....University of Cincinnati |
4.0
|
| 5. University of Missouri - St. Louis |
3.9
|
| ....Arizona State University |
3.9
|
| ....Florida State University |
3.9
|
| ....Pennsylvania State University - University Park |
3.9
|
| 9. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Newark |
3.8
|
| 10. Michigan State University |
3.5
|
Source: U.S. News and World Report, 2019. Note: Programs ranked in 2018. Lists of schools and individuals surveyed were provided by the American Association of Doctoral Programs in Criminology and Criminal Justice. Respondents were asked to rate the academic quality of doctoral programs on a scale of 1 (marginal) to 5 (outstanding). The response rate was 90%.
Here are the previous rankings by U.S News & World Report (2010).
| Institution |
Score (5.0=highest)
|
| 1. University of Maryland - College Park |
4.7
|
| 2. University at Albany - SUNY |
4.4
|
| 3. University of Cincinnati |
4.1
|
| 4. University of Missouri - St. Louis |
3.8
|
| 5. Pennsylvania State University - University Park |
3.7
|
| ....University of California - Irvine |
3.7
|
| 7. Michigan State University |
3.5
|
| ....Florida State University |
3.5
|
| ....Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Newark |
3.3
|
| 10. CUNY - John Jay College |
3.3
|