BA Criminology and Criminal Justice at University of Maryland, College Park

Programme overview

The mission of the Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology is to provide a supportive academic and professional environment for faculty and students. The Department promotes study and teaching concerning crime and delinquency and their prevention and control. The University of Maryland's Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice is a national and international leader in research and criminal justice education, and its Graduate Program is ranked number one in the field.

Faculty: College of Behavioral and Social Sciences | Department: Criminology and Criminal Justice | Study mode: full-time | Location: College Park, MD, United States

What you will study

Required courses include Introduction to Criminal Justice, Introduction to Criminology, Statistics for Criminology and Criminal Justice, Criminal Law in Action, Criminological and Criminal Justice Research Methods, Policing. Major requirements total 39 credits.

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Entry requirements

Programme admission (College of Behavioral and Social Sciences): In accordance with university policy, the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at UMD has been designated a Limited Enrollment Program (LEP). All first-time freshmen admits who request Criminology and Criminal Justice will be directly admitted into the major. Other first-time freshman that wish to declare Criminology and Criminal Justice as a major prior to the last day of classes of the first semester in residence will be allowed to do so.

Domestic applicants: USD 11,015 a year (2026-27). Full-time undergraduate tuition for Maryland residents, fall and spring semesters; one university-wide undergraduate rate that applies to all bachelor's programmes. Excludes mandatory fees ($1,820), room and board. Juniors and seniors majoring in Business Source

International applicants: USD 42,266 a year (2026-27). Full-time undergraduate tuition for residents of the District of Columbia, other states and other countries, fall and spring semesters; one university-wide undergraduate rate that applies to all bachelor's programmes. Excludes mandatory fees ($1,820), roo Source

Fall enrollment begins in late August and Spring enrollment in late January. Freshmen who apply for Fall are automatically considered for Spring admission.

Fall entry, U.S. and international freshmen: Early Action deadline November 1 (decision by February 1; non-binding), Regular deadline January 20 (decision by April 1); enrollment confirmation by May 1. Applications after the regular deadline are considered on a rolling, space-available basis.

Fall entry, U.S. and international transfers: Early Action deadline March 1 (decision by late April), Regular deadline June 1 (decision by mid-July); enrollment confirmation within 30 days of admission.

Spring entry: international freshmen and transfers must apply by August 1; U.S. freshmen Early Action deadline December 1; U.S. transfers Early Action August 1 and Regular November 15.

The undergraduate application fee is $80 (non-refundable). Admitted students pay a $400 non-refundable enrollment confirmation deposit, credited to tuition. Standardized test scores (SAT/ACT) are optional through the Spring and Fall 2027 application cycles.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.umd.edu/apply

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