Get my odds
St. Louis, MO · Criminal justice

Criminal justice at SLU

SLU graduates about 30 criminal justice majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 44th of 472 schools we score for criminal justice, a standout program at 83 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $61,000 four years out, 1.08× what the same major pays nationally.

83/100Standout#44 of 472 for criminal justice →
Graduates a year302% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$61,0001.08× the same major nationally
Admit rate75%whole school
SAT middle 50%1210–1400whole school

Around SLU

American rock band Greet Death performs live at Saint Louis University on May 2,
Greet Death (May 2, 2026)Photo: Ccollum92 · CC0 · source
August Anheuser "Gussie" Busch Jr. was a German-American industrialist who was c
August A Busch Jr Statue PlaquePhoto: German American Historian · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Fox Theatre (C. Howard Crane, 1929), University Club Building (Eames and Young,
Grand Boulevard, Grand Center, St. Louis, MO - 53237367084Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 1881-1888, this Gothic Revival-style building was designed by Thomas Wa
DuBourg Hall, Saint Louis University, Grand Avenue, Midtown, St. Louis, MO - 532Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where criminal justice happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 55 · Dorm 17 · Athletics 8 · Student housing 8 · Library 2 · Arts 2.

Open the full-screen campus map →

Nearby in the criminal justice ranking

  1. DeSales University 84
  2. The University of Oklahoma 84
  3. Marymount University 84
  4. University of Illinois Chicago 84
  5. San Diego State University 83
  6. Bridgewater State University 83
  7. Worcester State University 83
  8. Western Oregon University 83

Other strong majors at SLU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares SLU with every school we score in criminal justice. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

See your odds at SLU Everything about SLU