Overview

College of Criminology and Criminal Justice / College of Criminology and Criminal Justice is located in Tallahassee, FL, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Public Administration/Master of Science (MPA/MSC)
Master of Science/Master of Social Work (MS/MSW)
Master of Arts (MA)	Criminology and criminal justice
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Criminology and criminal justice
Master of Science in Criminology (MSC)	Criminology and criminal justice

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	113
Doctoral Degrees	6

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Optional Minimum GPA of 3.0, minimum grade of C in all required courses
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Minimum GPA of 3.0, minimum grade of B in all required courses, minimum of 24 dissertation hours

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

469

Applied

284

Accepted

97

Enrolled

Applying

30

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 1st	July 1st	No
Spring deadline	November 1st	November 1st	No
Summer deadline	March 1st	March 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	GRE (currently waived through Fall 2026)
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Area paper or thesis

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 100

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships

Student Body

346

Total Graduate Students

2%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	19.36%
Black or African American	21.68%
White or Caucasian	48%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.29%
Asian	2.02%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	5.49%
Unknown	0.29%

Gender

Male (33%)

Female (66%)

Faculty

23

Total faculty

Full-time - 23

Part-time - 0

Male (12)

Female (11)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Study of the causes and consequences of crime, victimization, and other health-risk behaviors across the life course, biosocial criminologyh, causes, consequences, and justice system responses to financial exploitation and victimization of older adults, social influences on crime and other problem behaviors, corrections, self-control.
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	717,719

Location & Contact

Address 112 South Copeland Street
Tallahassee, FL  32306-1127
United States

Contact Dr. Thomas G. Blomberg
Dean
Phone: 850-644-7365
Fax: 850-644-9614

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