Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between best Online Graduate Criminal Justice schools. The average acceptance rate of best Online Graduate Criminal Justice schools is 57.14% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 23.05%.
University of Southern California has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 12.02% and Johnson & Wales University-Online has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 64.81% among best Online Graduate Criminal Justice schools. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023.
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| Rank | Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California-Irvine | 119,191 (55,549/63,642) | 25,212 (10,064/15,148) | 5,664 (2,176/3,488) | 21% (18%/24%) | 22% (22%/5%) | |
| 2 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 12,253 (6,467/5,785) | 10,532 (5,538/4,993) | 1,937 (1,187/750) | 86% (86%/86%) | 18% (21%/13%) | |
| 3 | Sam Houston State University | 16,316 (5,564/10,752) | 13,809 (4,549/9,260) | 3,394 (1,246/2,148) | 85% (82%/86%) | 25% (27%/20%) | |
| 4 | Boston University | 80,796 (31,328/49,468) | 11,607 (5,061/6,546) | 3,635 (1,475/2,160) | 14% (16%/13%) | 31% (29%/4%) | |
| 5 | Florida State University | 78,088 (31,200/46,872) | 19,552 (7,829/11,718) | 6,033 (2,415/3,618) | 25% (25%/25%) | 31% (31%/8%) | |
| 6 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 68,789 (34,073/34,632) | 61,739 (30,036/31,628) | 15,151 (7,693/7,428) | 90% (88%/91%) | 25% (26%/21%) | |
| 7 | Michigan State University | 53,341 (24,979/28,362) | 46,914 (21,668/25,246) | 9,829 (4,730/5,099) | 88% (87%/89%) | 21% (22%/18%) | |
| 8 | University of New Haven | 11,199 (4,739/6,460) | 10,218 (4,159/6,059) | 1,242 (522/720) | 91% (88%/94%) | 12% (13%/11%) | |
| 9 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 29,025 (13,240/15,785) | 25,024 (11,523/13,501) | 6,369 (3,177/3,192) | 86% (87%/86%) | 25% (28%/20%) | |
| 10 | Texas Christian University | 16,197 (6,260/9,937) | 9,087 (3,075/6,012) | 2,491 (855/1,636) | 56% (49%/61%) | 27% (28%/16%) | |
| 11 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | 9,506 (4,095/5,389) | 8,162 (3,450/4,699) | 2,344 (963/1,377) | 86% (84%/87%) | 29% (28%/26%) | |
| 12 | University of the Cumberlands | 2,314 (928/1,376) | 1,921 (740/1,174) | 640 (291/347) | 83% (80%/85%) | 33% (39%/25%) | |
| 13 | University of Central Florida | 54,977 (22,985/31,991) | 22,560 (9,534/13,026) | 7,515 (3,536/3,979) | 41% (41%/41%) | 33% (37%/12%) | |
| 14 | Florida International University | 17,343 (6,980/10,363) | 11,075 (4,369/6,706) | 4,424 (1,877/2,547) | 64% (63%/65%) | 40% (43%/25%) | |
| 15 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 14,751 (5,605/9,146) | 12,504 (4,672/7,832) | 1,650 (781/869) | 85% (83%/86%) | 13% (17%/10%) | |
| 16 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 21,548 (9,427/12,121) | 15,712 (6,734/8,978) | 4,683 (2,051/2,632) | 73% (71%/74%) | 30% (30%/22%) | |
| 17 | University of Louisville | 15,462 (6,441/9,021) | 12,608 (5,305/7,303) | 2,931 (1,300/1,631) | 82% (82%/81%) | 23% (25%/18%) | |
| 18 | University of Southern California | 69,062 (30,701/38,330) | 8,304 (3,869/4,424) | 3,420 (1,571/1,840) | 12% (13%/12%) | 41% (41%/5%) | |
| 19 | East Carolina University | 21,383 (8,158/13,171) | 19,744 (7,402/12,297) | 3,788 (1,562/2,226) | 92% (91%/93%) | 19% (21%/17%) | |
| 20 | University of Memphis | 15,767 (5,713/10,043) | 14,916 (5,327/9,578) | 2,414 (1,006/1,407) | 95% (93%/95%) | 16% (19%/14%) | |
| 21 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 15,631 (6,001/9,630) | 11,658 (4,210/7,448) | 1,698 (692/1,006) | 75% (70%/77%) | 15% (16%/10%) | |
| 22 | Monroe College | 3,670 (1,747/1,923) | 2,196 (1,134/1,062) | 1,120 (555/565) | 60% (65%/55%) | 51% (49%/29%) | |
| 23 | Saint Elizabeth University | 1,966 (761/1,203) | 1,414 (485/928) | 164 (74/90) | 72% (64%/77%) | 12% (15%/7%) | |
| 24 | University of San Diego | 14,334 (5,506/8,828) | 7,541 (2,710/4,831) | 1,234 (478/756) | 53% (49%/55%) | 16% (18%/9%) | |
| 25 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 17,447 (6,859/10,588) | 13,723 (5,272/8,451) | 2,937 (1,217/1,720) | 79% (77%/80%) | 21% (23%/16%) | |
| 26 | University of Houston-Downtown | 6,131 (2,493/3,638) | 5,421 (2,133/3,288) | 1,373 (626/747) | 88% (86%/90%) | 25% (29%/21%) | |
| 27 | Georgia State University | 26,050 (9,325/16,725) | 17,396 (6,368/11,028) | 5,479 (2,414/3,065) | 67% (68%/66%) | 31% (38%/18%) | |
| 28 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 8,603 (2,962/5,641) | 7,910 (2,679/5,231) | 1,778 (683/1,095) | 92% (90%/93%) | 22% (25%/19%) | |
| 29 | University of North Texas | 32,016 (13,794/18,222) | 25,335 (10,578/14,757) | 6,624 (2,895/3,729) | 79% (77%/81%) | 26% (27%/20%) | |
| 30 | Lamar University | 6,214 (2,436/3,778) | 5,203 (1,923/3,280) | 1,482 (610/872) | 84% (79%/87%) | 28% (32%/23%) | |
| 31 | Saint Joseph's University | 9,708 (3,937/5,771) | 8,609 (3,456/5,153) | 1,096 (525/571) | 89% (88%/89%) | 13% (15%/10%) | |
| 32 | West Texas A & M University | 4,695 (1,941/2,711) | 4,302 (1,773/2,493) | 1,281 (550/731) | 92% (91%/92%) | 30% (31%/27%) | |
| 33 | DeSales University | 3,662 (1,293/2,369) | 2,826 (956/1,870) | 509 (183/326) | 77% (74%/79%) | 18% (19%/14%) | |
| 34 | Salve Regina University | 5,562 (1,494/4,068) | 3,867 (974/2,893) | 592 (172/420) | 70% (65%/71%) | 15% (18%/10%) | |
| 35 | St. John's University-New York | 24,607 (10,137/14,470) | 20,834 (8,317/12,517) | 2,905 (1,301/1,604) | 85% (82%/87%) | 14% (16%/11%) | |
| 36 | California State University-San Bernardino | 15,501 (6,417/9,084) | 14,119 (5,737/8,382) | 2,324 (965/1,359) | 91% (89%/92%) | 16% (17%/15%) | |
| 37 | Georgia Southern University | 14,680 (5,714/8,961) | 13,049 (5,057/7,990) | 4,357 (1,925/2,432) | 89% (89%/89%) | 33% (38%/27%) | |
| 38 | Texas A & M University-Commerce | 6,604 (2,470/4,133) | 5,709 (2,053/3,656) | 973 (364/609) | 86% (83%/88%) | 17% (18%/15%) | |
| 39 | Texas A&M University-Central Texas | 70 (26/44) | 67 (24/43) | 34 (12/22) | 96% (92%/98%) | 51% (50%/50%) | |
| 40 | Wayne State University | 14,002 (5,496/8,274) | 10,547 (4,167/6,219) | 2,577 (1,045/1,472) | 75% (76%/75%) | 24% (25%/18%) | |
| 41 | Anderson University | 5,043 (1,563/3,480) | 2,289 (745/1,544) | 798 (281/517) | 45% (48%/44%) | 35% (38%/15%) | |
| 42 | Troy University | 7,035 (2,503/4,532) | 6,672 (2,359/4,313) | 1,683 (638/1,045) | 95% (94%/95%) | 25% (27%/23%) | |
| 43 | Lincoln Memorial University | 2,347 (622/1,678) | 1,842 (592/1,218) | 367 (139/217) | 78% (95%/73%) | 20% (23%/13%) | |
| 44 | Loyola University New Orleans | 7,340 (2,152/5,186) | 5,733 (1,594/4,138) | 797 (252/545) | 78% (74%/80%) | 14% (16%/11%) | |
| 45 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 15,860 (6,008/9,852) | 12,378 (4,593/7,785) | 2,325 (944/1,381) | 78% (76%/79%) | 19% (21%/14%) | |
| 46 | Pace University | 26,613 (7,192/19,421) | 22,070 (5,621/16,449) | 2,106 (635/1,471) | 83% (78%/85%) | 10% (11%/8%) | |
| 47 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | 9,947 (3,451/6,496) | 8,622 (2,870/5,752) | 2,217 (755/1,462) | 87% (83%/89%) | 26% (26%/23%) | |
| 48 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | 2,536 (1,039/1,497) | 1,752 (667/1,085) | 302 (135/167) | 69% (64%/72%) | 17% (20%/11%) | |
| 49 | California State University-Long Beach | 74,718 (30,081/44,637) | 29,851 (10,738/19,113) | 5,365 (2,093/3,272) | 40% (36%/43%) | 18% (19%/7%) | |
| 50 | Johnson & Wales University-Online | 400 (130/263) | 270 (100/165) | 175 (70/102) | 68% (77%/63%) | 65% (70%/39%) | |
| Average | 22,206 (9,200/9,200) | 12,688 (5,096/7,584) | 2,925 (1,273/1,649) | 57.14% (55.4%/82.4%) | 23.05% (25.0%/21.7%) | ||
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of best Online Graduate Criminal Justice schools is 1165. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 586 and the average SAT Math score is 579.
University of Southern California has the highest SAT scores of 1,520 and Lamar University has the lowest SAT scores of 940 among best Online Graduate Criminal Justice schools. The following table compares SAT Scores between best Online Graduate Criminal Justice schools for the academic year 2022-2023.
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| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California-Irvine | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Irvine admission. | ||||
| 2 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 31% (602) | 1250 | 620 | 630 | |
| 3 | Sam Houston State University | 51% (1,718) | 1050 | 530 | 520 | |
| 4 | Boston University | 23% (823) | 1440 | 700 | 740 | |
| 5 | Florida State University | 68% (4,107) | 1290 | 650 | 640 | |
| 6 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Test Score is NOT considered for Arizona State University Campus Immersion admission. | ||||
| 7 | Michigan State University | 39% (3,834) | 1260 | 630 | 630 | |
| 8 | University of New Haven | 34% (425) | 1180 | 600 | 580 | |
| 9 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 10% (662) | 1260 | 620 | 640 | |
| 10 | Texas Christian University | 18% (458) | 1260 | 630 | 630 | |
| 11 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | Test Scores are required, but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| 12 | University of the Cumberlands | 4% (25) | 1040 | 500 | 540 | |
| 13 | University of Central Florida | 72% (5,373) | 1278 | 645 | 633 | |
| 14 | Florida International University | 90% (3,969) | 1150 | 590 | 560 | |
| 15 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 2% (26) | 1130 | 560 | 570 | |
| 16 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 26% (1,233) | 1220 | 620 | 600 | |
| 17 | University of Louisville | 13% (368) | 1170 | 590 | 580 | |
| 18 | University of Southern California | 34% (1,173) | 1520 | 740 | 780 | |
| 19 | East Carolina University | Test Score is NOT considered for East Carolina University admission. | ||||
| 20 | University of Memphis | 3% (62) | 1090 | 560 | 530 | |
| 21 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 33% (553) | 1140 | 580 | 560 | |
| 22 | Monroe College | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| 23 | Saint Elizabeth University | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| 24 | University of San Diego | Test Score is NOT considered for University of San Diego admission. | ||||
| 25 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 19% (568) | 1100 | 550 | 550 | |
| 26 | University of Houston-Downtown | 43% (586) | 1040 | 520 | 520 | |
| 27 | Georgia State University | 59% (3,224) | 1130 | 580 | 550 | |
| 28 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 40% (709) | 1060 | 540 | 520 | |
| 29 | University of North Texas | 42% (2,814) | 1120 | 570 | 550 | |
| 30 | Lamar University | 9% (125) | 940 | 480 | 460 | |
| 31 | Saint Joseph's University | 28% (307) | 1230 | 620 | 610 | |
| 32 | West Texas A & M University | 42% (539) | 1050 | 520 | 530 | |
| 33 | DeSales University | 31% (157) | 1200 | 610 | 590 | |
| 34 | Salve Regina University | 20% (116) | 1210 | 620 | 590 | |
| 35 | St. John's University-New York | 30% (880) | 1210 | 610 | 600 | |
| 36 | California State University-San Bernardino | Test Score is NOT considered for California State University-San Bernardino admission. | ||||
| 37 | Georgia Southern University | 71% (3,087) | 1060 | 540 | 520 | |
| 38 | Texas A & M University-Commerce | 37% (358) | 1050 | 530 | 520 | |
| 39 | Texas A&M University-Central Texas | Test Score is NOT considered for Texas A&M University-Central Texas admission. | ||||
| 40 | Wayne State University | 53% (1,369) | 1140 | 580 | 560 | |
| 41 | Anderson University | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| 42 | Troy University | 6% (96) | 1045 | 540 | 505 | |
| 43 | Lincoln Memorial University | 19% (59) | 1110 | 530 | 580 | |
| 44 | Loyola University New Orleans | Test Score is NOT considered for Loyola University New Orleans admission. | ||||
| 45 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 44% (1,034) | 1020 | 510 | 510 | |
| 46 | Pace University | 18% (377) | 1200 | 620 | 580 | |
| 47 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | 7% (145) | 1300 | 650 | 650 | |
| 48 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| 49 | California State University-Long Beach | Test Score is NOT considered for California State University-Long Beach admission. | ||||
| 50 | Johnson & Wales University-Online | Test Score is NOT considered for Johnson & Wales University-Online admission. | ||||
| Average | 32.47% | 1165 | 586 | 579 | ||
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of best Online Graduate Criminal Justice schools is 24. By subject, the average ACT English score is 24 and the ACT math score is 23.
The following table compares ACT Scores between best Online Graduate Criminal Justice schools for academic year 2022-2023.
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| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California-Irvine | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Irvine admission. | ||||
| 2 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 2% (43) | 28 | 28 | 26 | |
| 3 | Sam Houston State University | 9% (321) | 21 | 23 | 19 | |
| 4 | Boston University | 12% (448) | 33 | 34 | 31 | |
| 5 | Florida State University | 32% (1,926) | 29 | 29 | 26 | |
| 6 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Test Score is NOT considered for Arizona State University Campus Immersion admission. | ||||
| 7 | Michigan State University | 11% (1,107) | 28 | 28 | 27 | |
| 8 | University of New Haven | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| 9 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 41% (2,634) | 26 | 25 | 26 | |
| 10 | Texas Christian University | 20% (505) | 29 | 30 | 27 | |
| 11 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | 83% (1,908) | 22 | 21 | 20 | |
| 12 | University of the Cumberlands | 73% (468) | 20 | 19 | 18 | |
| 13 | University of Central Florida | 29% (2,142) | 27 | 27 | 25 | |
| 14 | Florida International University | 10% (455) | 24 | 23 | 21 | |
| 15 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 8% (132) | 24 | 23 | 23 | |
| 16 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 52% (2,430) | 26 | 25 | 25 | |
| 17 | University of Louisville | 85% (2,486) | 23 | 22 | 22 | |
| 18 | University of Southern California | 16% (559) | 34 | 35 | 33 | |
| 19 | East Carolina University | Test Score is NOT considered for East Carolina University admission. | ||||
| 20 | University of Memphis | 78% (1,876) | 21 | 21 | 18 | |
| 21 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 9% (142) | 24 | 23 | 22 | |
| 22 | Monroe College | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| 23 | Saint Elizabeth University | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| 24 | University of San Diego | Test Score is NOT considered for University of San Diego admission. | ||||
| 25 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 72% (2,126) | 22 | 21 | 21 | |
| 26 | University of Houston-Downtown | 4% (53) | 19 | 17 | 17 | |
| 27 | Georgia State University | 20% (1,095) | 22 | 22 | 20 | |
| 28 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 2% (27) | 21 | 19 | 19 | |
| 29 | University of North Texas | 12% (795) | 23 | 22 | 21 | |
| 30 | Lamar University | 1% (18) | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
| 31 | Saint Joseph's University | 4% (46) | 28 | 29 | 26 | |
| 32 | West Texas A & M University | 32% (408) | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
| 33 | DeSales University | 3% (14) | 26 | 26 | 24 | |
| 34 | Salve Regina University | 3% (19) | 26 | 25 | 25 | |
| 35 | St. John's University-New York | 3% (99) | 27 | 25 | 25 | |
| 36 | California State University-San Bernardino | Test Score is NOT considered for California State University-San Bernardino admission. | ||||
| 37 | Georgia Southern University | 35% (1,510) | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
| 38 | Texas A & M University-Commerce | 18% (175) | 20 | 19 | 19 | |
| 39 | Texas A&M University-Central Texas | Test Score is NOT considered for Texas A&M University-Central Texas admission. | ||||
| 40 | Wayne State University | 5% (132) | 25 | 24 | 24 | |
| 41 | Anderson University | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| 42 | Troy University | 60% (1,008) | 20 | 21 | 18 | |
| 43 | Lincoln Memorial University | 81% (288) | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
| 44 | Loyola University New Orleans | Test Score is NOT considered for Loyola University New Orleans admission. | ||||
| 45 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 26% (611) | 20 | 19 | 18 | |
| 46 | Pace University | 5% (111) | 27 | 24 | 27 | |
| 47 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | 49% (1,081) | 27 | 27 | 25 | |
| 48 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | 8% (25) | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
| 49 | California State University-Long Beach | Test Score is NOT considered for California State University-Long Beach admission. | ||||
| 50 | Johnson & Wales University-Online | Test Score is NOT considered for Johnson & Wales University-Online admission. | ||||
| Average | 27.38% | 24 | 24 | 23 | ||
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
Application Requirements
The following table list and compare the requirements when applying best Online Graduate Criminal Justice schools based on academic year 2022-2023 data.
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✔: Required △: Considered but not Required ✔: Recommended ✗: Neither Required nor Recommended
- HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
- HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
- HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
- Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
- Rec.: Recommendations
- Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
The ranking data is provided by CollegeEvaluator.
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.