Considering a degree in Criminology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Criminology majors who live in California.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Criminology degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of California.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion University | 0 | 32400 | 1 | 17,504 | 1205 | 0.9135 | |
| 2 | Utah State University | 8200 | 25200 | 0.6743 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 3 | California State University-Fresno | 10700 | 19700 | 0.4558 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 4 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 11000 | 25700 | 0.5713 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 5 | Eastern Washington University | 11300 | 31200 | 0.6379 | 7,640 | 1045 | 0.8526 | |
| 5 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 11300 | 20500 | 0.4472 | 5,063 | 1069 | 0.8756 | |
| 7 | Northern Arizona University | 11500 | 27900 | 0.5865 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 8 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 11600 | 25200 | 0.5375 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 8 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 11600 | 19400 | 0.4019 | 23,007 | 1281 | 0.6909 | |
| 10 | Santa Monica College | 11700 | 33300 | 0.6478 | 23,453 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | University of Pennsylvania | 12000 | 92900 | 0.8708 | 9,989 | 1535 | 0.0492 | |
| 12 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 12300 | 19300 | 0.3627 | 10,743 | 1075 | 0.9598 | |
| 13 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0.0009 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 13 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 12600 | 25700 | 0.5097 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 15 | University of Delaware | 13500 | 34500 | 0.608 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 16 | Northern Illinois University | 13900 | 30400 | 0.5446 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 16 | Virginia Union University | 13900 | 39400 | 0.6468 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9802 | |
| 18 | California State University-San Marcos | 14000 | 24700 | 0.435 | 15,770 | 990 | 0.9513 | |
| 19 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 14700 | 29800 | 0.5062 | 3,153 | 1035 | 0.7012 | |
| 20 | Lander University | 14900 | 24600 | 0.3935 | 3,776 | 1055 | 0.8131 | |
| 20 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 14900 | 29300 | 0.4915 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 22 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 23 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 15900 | 28200 | 0.4356 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 23 | Santa Ana College | 15900 | 35300 | 0.5498 | 27,248 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | Eastern Michigan University | 16000 | 36100 | 0.557 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 25 | University of Southern Maine | 16000 | 23000 | 0.304 | 5,549 | 1139 | 0.8241 | |
| 27 | Arkansas State University | 16200 | 28100 | 0.4237 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 28 | Georgia Southern University | 16400 | 20100 | 0.1836 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 28 | North Carolina State University | 16400 | 28500 | 0.4252 | 29,340 | 1374 | 0.3954 | |
| 30 | West Virginia University | 16500 | 40900 | 0.5963 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 31 | Millikin University | 17100 | 45000 | 0.6198 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 32 | Avila University | 17300 | 64100 | 0.7299 | 1,538 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 33 | Delaware State University | 17500 | 42200 | 0.5847 | 4,581 | 930 | 0.4658 | |
| 33 | Tabor College | 17500 | 54400 | 0.6786 | 539 | 965 | 0.6458 | |
| 35 | East Carolina University | 17600 | 26100 | 0.3256 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 36 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 37 | Texas Tech University | 17900 | 27100 | 0.34 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 37 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 17900 | 28600 | 0.3739 | 3,991 | 1010 | 0.9654 | |
| 39 | Ursuline College | 18000 | 61900 | 0.7088 | 677 | 1115 | 0.7479 | |
| 40 | Lycoming College | 18100 | 65800 | 0.7252 | 1,014 | 1150 | 0.7702 | |
| 41 | Rosemont College | 18400 | 38100 | 0.5177 | 504 | 1085 | 0.7634 | |
| 42 | University of Rhode Island | 18700 | 33900 | 0.4485 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 43 | Norwich University | 19200 | 73800 | 0.7396 | 2,626 | 1186 | 0.7444 | |
| 43 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19200 | 79300 | 0.7576 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 45 | Carlow University | 19400 | 82500 | 0.7649 | 2,303 | 1084 | 0.8768 | |
| 45 | Lee University | 19400 | 37400 | 0.4816 | 3,425 | 1154 | 0.7138 | |
| 45 | Loyola University New Orleans | 19400 | 72100 | 0.7307 | 2,871 | 1150 | 0.9058 | |
| 45 | McMurry University | 19400 | 51900 | 0.6257 | 4,133 | 1104 | 0.8984 | |
| 49 | Central Connecticut State University | 19600 | 29500 | 0.3354 | 9,463 | 1020 | 0.793 | |
| 49 | Coker University | 19600 | 47800 | 0.5902 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 49 | Johnson C Smith University | 19600 | 40800 | 0.5197 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 52 | Illinois College | 19700 | 55200 | 0.6439 | 1,008 | 1059 | 0.7494 | |
| 52 | University of Saint Mary | 19700 | 53700 | 0.6331 | 1,044 | 1083 | 0.8229 | |
| 54 | Ohio Dominican University | 20000 | 55400 | 0.639 | 787 | 1385 | 0.9387 | |
| 55 | Lasell University | 20200 | 48500 | 0.5831 | 1,347 | 1095 | 0.7457 | |
| 56 | Fort Lewis College | 20300 | 29100 | 0.3027 | 3,392 | 1109 | 0.7732 | |
| 57 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 20400 | 48900 | 0.5824 | 5,274 | 1103 | 0.9513 | |
| 57 | South Dakota State University | 20400 | 25200 | 0.19 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 59 | University of Maryland-College Park | 20900 | 27300 | 0.2346 | 31,875 | 1456 | 0.4503 | |
| 60 | University of Lynchburg | 21300 | 54900 | 0.6124 | 1,424 | 1099 | 0.6108 | |
| 61 | Davis & Elkins College | 21600 | 51200 | 0.5784 | 663 | 902 | 0.9433 | |
| 62 | Hiram College | 21700 | 48700 | 0.5541 | 991 | 1075 | 0.9748 | |
| 62 | Upper Iowa University | 21700 | 41700 | 0.4784 | 3,054 | 1035 | 0.9646 | |
| 64 | Cottey College | 21800 | 37300 | 0.4154 | 261 | 991 | 0.7023 | |
| 64 | Niagara University | 21800 | 57400 | 0.62 | 2,638 | 1170 | 0.876 | |
| 66 | Le Moyne College | 22000 | 58100 | 0.6209 | 2,494 | 1250 | 0.6782 | |
| 67 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 22100 | 29100 | 0.241 | 3,929 | 1095 | 0.949 | |
| 68 | Buena Vista University | 22400 | 59100 | 0.6212 | 836 | 1075 | 0.6497 | |
| 69 | Manchester University | 22800 | 54100 | 0.5787 | 988 | 1044 | 0.7106 | |
| 69 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 22800 | 70000 | 0.6742 | 1,391 | 1200 | 0.7243 | |
| 71 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 22900 | 90700 | 0.7476 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 72 | Hastings College | 23100 | 63000 | 0.6333 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 73 | Drury University | 23200 | 52900 | 0.5613 | 1,453 | 1209 | 0.6575 | |
| 74 | Hamline University | 23300 | 56500 | 0.5871 | 1,852 | 1175 | 0.9013 | |
| 75 | Albright College | 23500 | 49300 | 0.5232 | 1,210 | 1079 | 0.9408 | |
| 75 | Indiana State University | 23500 | 32400 | 0.2748 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 77 | Calvin University | 23900 | 53500 | 0.5532 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 77 | Dominican University | 23900 | 56000 | 0.573 | 2,642 | 1005 | 0.8879 | |
| 79 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 24300 | 34400 | 0.2927 | 4,573 | 1165 | 0.853 | |
| 79 | Maryville College | 24300 | 58400 | 0.5834 | 1,144 | 1140 | 0.6885 | |
| 81 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 82 | University of St Thomas | 24900 | 50900 | 0.511 | 3,466 | 1095 | 0.8355 | |
| 83 | Heidelberg University | 25300 | 48600 | 0.4795 | 1,002 | 1025 | 0.82 | |
| 84 | Mary Baldwin University | 25500 | 48600 | 0.4757 | 1,152 | 1089 | 0.6954 | |
| 85 | Concordia University-Chicago | 25700 | 54900 | 0.5314 | 1,295 | 1100 | 0.9298 | |
| 85 | Rockford University | 25700 | 59600 | 0.569 | 983 | 975 | 0.9289 | |
| 85 | University of La Verne | 25700 | 66800 | 0.6151 | 3,052 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 88 | Otterbein University | 25800 | 57300 | 0.5497 | 2,292 | 1126 | 0.8388 | |
| 89 | Lakeland University | 25900 | 56500 | 0.5426 | 2,411 | 1015 | 0.8652 | |
| 89 | University of Mobile | 25900 | 48300 | 0.4634 | 1,313 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 91 | St Bonaventure University | 26000 | 61200 | 0.5751 | 2,134 | 1165 | 0.8533 | |
| 92 | St. Mary's University | 26100 | 59800 | 0.5637 | 2,330 | 1060 | 0.9508 | |
| 93 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4755 | 1,299 | 1167 | 0.9556 | |
| 94 | Kansas State University | 26600 | 30400 | 0.1255 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 95 | Capital University | 26700 | 62400 | 0.572 | 1,642 | 1045 | 0.6501 | |
| 96 | University of Idaho | 26800 | 30600 | 0.1244 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 96 | Western Kentucky University | 26800 | 41800 | 0.3588 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 98 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 26900 | 36500 | 0.2632 | 7,747 | 1073 | 0.9617 | |
| 99 | Mount St. Mary's University | 27300 | 61400 | 0.5551 | 1,804 | 1159 | 0.7258 | |
| 99 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 27300 | 31300 | 0.1274 | 8,706 | 1230 | 0.8906 | |
| 101 | Randolph-Macon College | 27400 | 69200 | 0.6037 | 1,800 | 1128 | 0.9105 | |
| 102 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 27500 | 69300 | 0.6029 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9631 | |
| 103 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27600 | 71200 | 0.6116 | 2,396 | 1159 | 0.866 | |
| 104 | Florida Southern College | 27800 | 63200 | 0.56 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 104 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 27800 | 38200 | 0.2722 | 12,798 | 1157 | 0.1421 | |
| 104 | Villanova University | 27800 | 88800 | 0.6867 | 6,933 | 1466 | 0.2814 | |
| 107 | The University of Montana | 28200 | 28200 | 0 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 108 | Flagler College | 28300 | 61200 | 0.5374 | 2,359 | 1175 | 0.787 | |
| 108 | Webster University | 28300 | 54700 | 0.4829 | 1,898 | 1120 | 0.8618 | |
| 110 | Regis University | 28500 | 67200 | 0.5755 | 2,505 | 1225 | 0.8461 | |
| 110 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5933 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 112 | North Central College | 28600 | 64900 | 0.5594 | 2,567 | 1203 | 0.8377 | |
| 113 | Cedar Crest College | 28700 | 66000 | 0.5648 | 870 | 1115 | 0.8407 | |
| 113 | Marquette University | 28700 | 63800 | 0.5503 | 8,206 | 1304 | 0.7802 | |
| 113 | University of Utah | 28700 | 32000 | 0.1028 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 116 | Clemson University | 29000 | 37100 | 0.2179 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 116 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 29000 | 59400 | 0.5117 | 765 | 1020 | 0.6617 | |
| 116 | University of Northern Iowa | 29000 | 37300 | 0.2223 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 119 | Huntington University | 29200 | 44300 | 0.3407 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 119 | William Peace University | 29200 | 50200 | 0.4179 | 778 | 1150 | 0.8633 | |
| 121 | William Penn University | 29400 | 48000 | 0.387 | 1,366 | 1035 | 0.7311 | |
| 122 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 29700 | 31600 | 0.0601 | 7,088 | 1100 | 0.7448 | |
| 123 | University of West Georgia | 29800 | 46800 | 0.3632 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 124 | Baker University | 30100 | 54800 | 0.452 | 1,317 | 1035 | 0.9771 | |
| 125 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 30300 | 33600 | 0.098 | 3,893 | 1015 | 0.9839 | |
| 126 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30400 | 54700 | 0.4445 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 127 | Fresno Pacific University | 30600 | 52200 | 0.4146 | 1,615 | 1075 | 0.6396 | |
| 128 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 30700 | 77600 | 0.6042 | 4,999 | 1258 | 0.9296 | |
| 129 | Mount Saint Mary College | 30800 | 68600 | 0.551 | 2,749 | 1153 | 0.892 | |
| 130 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 2,082 | 1124 | 0.9576 | |
| 131 | Lebanon Valley College | 31000 | 72400 | 0.572 | 1,834 | 1260 | 0.808 | |
| 132 | Saint Michael's College | 31300 | 68500 | 0.5434 | 1,051 | 1280 | 0.8976 | |
| 133 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31400 | 47100 | 0.3349 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 133 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 31400 | 45700 | 0.3132 | 6,790 | 965 | 0.9447 | |
| 135 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 31700 | 51700 | 0.3857 | 10,594 | 1193 | 0.6493 | |
| 136 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31800 | 50000 | 0.3654 | 858 | 975 | 0.7239 | |
| 137 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32700 | 35000 | 0.0654 | 6,227 | 1184 | 0.9171 | |
| 138 | Wilkes University | 33000 | 61900 | 0.4669 | 2,055 | 1188 | 0.9397 | |
| 139 | Framingham State University | 33300 | 38100 | 0.126 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8366 | |
| 140 | Cleveland State University | 33400 | 37300 | 0.1046 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 141 | SUNY Old Westbury | 33500 | 40900 | 0.1809 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 142 | Emmanuel College | 33800 | 71400 | 0.5266 | 1,948 | 1245 | 0.7677 | |
| 143 | Siena University | 34000 | 65100 | 0.4778 | 3,149 | 1301 | 0.8464 | |
| 144 | University of St Thomas | 34300 | 70300 | 0.5124 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 145 | Assumption University | 34600 | 74400 | 0.5347 | 1,737 | 1085 | 0.8455 | |
| 146 | Barry University | 34900 | 56400 | 0.381 | 4,654 | 1005 | 0.9663 | |
| 146 | Chatham University | 34900 | 63300 | 0.449 | 1,555 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 148 | University of South Florida | 35000 | 35000 | 0 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 149 | University of New England | 35100 | 68000 | 0.4841 | 4,631 | 1145 | 0.9203 | |
| 150 | Valparaiso University | 35400 | 63200 | 0.4393 | 2,056 | 1183 | 0.8994 | |
| 151 | The University of Tampa | 35600 | 56900 | 0.374 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 152 | Hofstra University | 36200 | 76900 | 0.5292 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 153 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 37300 | 41600 | 0.1031 | 5,386 | 995 | 0.9092 | |
| 154 | Benedictine College | 37800 | 50800 | 0.256 | 2,404 | 1241 | 0.9812 | |
| 155 | University of Central Arkansas | 38000 | 40200 | 0.0569 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 156 | Washington State University | 38100 | 53900 | 0.2932 | 21,400 | 1131 | 0.861 | |
| 157 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 38200 | 46600 | 0.1802 | 799 | 865 | 0.6974 | |
| 157 | Howard Payne University | 38200 | 54500 | 0.2988 | 751 | 1043 | 0.6737 | |
| 159 | LeTourneau University | 38500 | 54800 | 0.2977 | 2,903 | 1242 | 0.4879 | |
| 160 | Crown College | 38600 | 53200 | 0.2734 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 161 | Pacific University | 38800 | 74900 | 0.4817 | 1,465 | 1019 | 0.8986 | |
| 161 | State University of New York at Cortland | 38800 | 39900 | 0.0276 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 163 | Manhattan University | 39000 | 74100 | 0.4736 | 2,378 | 1174 | 0.8216 | |
| 164 | Mississippi State University | 39100 | 53400 | 0.2675 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 164 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 39100 | 53200 | 0.2651 | 5,986 | 1110 | 0.8916 | |
| 166 | Concordia University Texas | 39200 | 45800 | 0.1448 | 1,189 | 990 | 0.9125 | |
| 167 | Arcadia University | 39300 | 71600 | 0.4513 | 2,163 | 1159 | 0.7448 | |
| 167 | Saint Vincent College | 39300 | 64600 | 0.3916 | 1,157 | 1140 | 0.7863 | |
| 167 | University of Denver | 39300 | 76900 | 0.4892 | 5,766 | 1292 | 0.8538 | |
| 170 | Saint Anselm College | 40000 | 73700 | 0.4572 | 2,094 | 1195 | 0.7805 | |
| 171 | Dominican University of California | 40100 | 69200 | 0.4204 | 1,058 | 0 | 0.521 | |
| 172 | St. John Fisher University | 40700 | 62500 | 0.3488 | 2,583 | 1214 | 0.6607 | |
| 173 | Champlain College | 41200 | 76000 | 0.4581 | 1,514 | 1273 | 0.873 | |
| 174 | Butler University | 41600 | 67900 | 0.3875 | 4,418 | 1269 | 0.8209 | |
| 175 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 42100 | 79300 | 0.4686 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 176 | University at Buffalo | 43100 | 46700 | 0.0771 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 176 | University of Florida | 43100 | 45700 | 0.057 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 178 | Union University | 43800 | 66000 | 0.3375 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 179 | Mercer University | 45700 | 65400 | 0.3015 | 4,719 | 1263 | 0.643 | |
| 180 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 46300 | 46600 | 0.0064 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 181 | Drexel University | 47700 | 83900 | 0.4315 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 182 | DePaul University | 49100 | 66000 | 0.2562 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 183 | University of Iowa | 52100 | 54400 | 0.0421 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 184 | California Lutheran University | 53500 | 70000 | 0.236 | 2,160 | 1218 | 0.7631 | |
| 185 | Mount St. Joseph University | 53900 | 54300 | 0.0074 | 1,268 | 1105 | 0.9128 | |
| 186 | The University of Alabama | 55700 | 58500 | 0.0478 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 187 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 55900 | 63800 | 0.1237 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 188 | Stonehill College | 68600 | 70600 | 0.0283 | 2,569 | 1150 | 0.6628 | |
| 189 | University of California-Irvine | 68900 | 75600 | 0.0886 | 30,260 | 1333 | 0.2895 | |
| 190 | Gonzaga University | 70900 | 76600 | 0.0744 | 4,976 | 1328 | 0.7962 | |
| 191 | The Catholic University of America | 82500 | 82500 | 0 | 3,294 | 1229 | 0.7328 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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