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 | Santa Ana College | 4600 | 23100 | 0.8003 | 26,073 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | University of Pennsylvania | 7100 | 92900 | 0.9238 | 10,013 | 1528 | 0.054 | |
| 3 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 11300 | 51900 | 0.7827 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 4 | Eastern Washington University | 11500 | 31200 | 0.6315 | 6,951 | 1055 | 0.9437 | |
| 5 | California State University-Fresno | 11700 | 19700 | 0.4046 | 21,430 | 995 | 0.9638 | |
| 5 | Santa Monica College | 11700 | 33300 | 0.6478 | 23,164 | 0 | 0.4384 | |
| 7 | Indiana State University | 11900 | 31200 | 0.6192 | 6,224 | 1140 | 0.8077 | |
| 8 | West Virginia University | 12500 | 57700 | 0.7832 | 18,614 | 1125 | 0.778 | |
| 9 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 13300 | 25700 | 0.4825 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 9 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 13300 | 18700 | 0.2891 | 21,858 | 1283 | 0.6513 | |
| 11 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 13500 | 28000 | 0.5175 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 12 | Kansas State University | 13600 | 26100 | 0.4773 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 13 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 13700 | 46000 | 0.7018 | 4,218 | 1020 | 0.9307 | |
| 14 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 25,920 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 15 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 14200 | 19300 | 0.2643 | 10,090 | 1075 | 0.9368 | |
| 16 | Framingham State University | 14400 | 31000 | 0.5357 | 2,817 | 1165 | 0.8491 | |
| 17 | California State University-San Marcos | 14500 | 24700 | 0.4148 | 14,977 | 970 | 0.951 | |
| 17 | Northern Illinois University | 14500 | 30700 | 0.5293 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 19 | Avila University | 14600 | 67500 | 0.7836 | 1,335 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 19 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 14600 | 20500 | 0.2861 | 4,721 | 1110 | 0.7782 | |
| 21 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 14800 | 25200 | 0.4103 | 5,474 | 1138 | 0.9198 | |
| 22 | Lander University | 15000 | 24600 | 0.3895 | 3,669 | 1060 | 0.6792 | |
| 23 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15100 | 37700 | 0.6009 | 5,241 | 1075 | 0.8613 | |
| 24 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 15500 | 86700 | 0.8215 | 7,703 | 1110 | 0.9292 | |
| 25 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 15600 | 25800 | 0.3932 | 5,386 | 995 | 0.9092 | |
| 26 | Coker University | 15900 | 47800 | 0.6677 | 1,187 | 1005 | 0.9723 | |
| 27 | Eastern Michigan University | 16200 | 32000 | 0.492 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 27 | University of Florida | 16200 | 22500 | 0.2799 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 29 | Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus | 16400 | 47600 | 0.656 | 849 | 1090 | 0.9947 | |
| 30 | Central Connecticut State University | 16500 | 34000 | 0.5144 | 8,170 | 1010 | 0.7333 | |
| 30 | Delaware State University | 16500 | 46500 | 0.6453 | 4,941 | 985 | 0.6167 | |
| 32 | Millikin University | 16600 | 45000 | 0.6309 | 1,496 | 1020 | 0.6668 | |
| 33 | Arkansas State University | 16800 | 28100 | 0.4023 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 34 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 16900 | 29500 | 0.4269 | 3,102 | 1055 | 0.7533 | |
| 35 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 17100 | 44000 | 0.6119 | 3,469 | 1080 | 0.9215 | |
| 36 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 17300 | 41200 | 0.5808 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.737 | |
| 37 | University of Rhode Island | 17500 | 46400 | 0.6223 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 38 | Georgia Southern University | 17600 | 26800 | 0.3439 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 39 | University of Miami | 17700 | 96300 | 0.8159 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 39 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 17700 | 36500 | 0.5154 | 7,505 | 1059 | 0.9633 | |
| 41 | Lee University | 17900 | 37400 | 0.5217 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 42 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 18000 | 28200 | 0.3613 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 43 | McMurry University | 18500 | 60400 | 0.6935 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
| 43 | Rosemont College | 18500 | 38100 | 0.5137 | 484 | 1085 | 0.7451 | |
| 45 | Fort Lewis College | 18600 | 29100 | 0.3612 | 3,320 | 1160 | 0.9323 | |
| 45 | SUNY Old Westbury | 18600 | 24400 | 0.238 | 4,260 | 1165 | 0.8352 | |
| 47 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 18700 | 25200 | 0.2576 | 6,853 | 1090 | 0.7147 | |
| 47 | University of West Georgia | 18700 | 48000 | 0.6107 | 9,157 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 49 | Hastings College | 19100 | 71100 | 0.7313 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 50 | Carlow University | 19200 | 79300 | 0.7575 | 1,355 | 1080 | 0.8696 | |
| 51 | Texas Tech University | 19300 | 27900 | 0.3086 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 51 | The University of Montana | 19300 | 25200 | 0.2339 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 53 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 19500 | 51200 | 0.6191 | 6,706 | 965 | 0.92 | |
| 54 | Illinois College | 19800 | 55200 | 0.642 | 940 | 1054 | 0.7819 | |
| 55 | Davis & Elkins College | 20000 | 48300 | 0.5868 | 683 | 902 | 0.5823 | |
| 55 | Olivet Nazarene University | 20000 | 71400 | 0.7203 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 55 | University of Mobile | 20000 | 56900 | 0.648 | 1,688 | 1180 | 0.7251 | |
| 58 | St. Mary's University | 20100 | 70300 | 0.7143 | 2,150 | 1084 | 0.9776 | |
| 59 | Ohio Dominican University | 20200 | 65800 | 0.6926 | 843 | 1105 | 0.9423 | |
| 60 | South Dakota State University | 20600 | 25200 | 0.1838 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 61 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 20700 | 53000 | 0.61 | 5,731 | 1174 | 0.9064 | |
| 62 | East Carolina University | 20800 | 23800 | 0.1258 | 21,445 | 1120 | 0.8922 | |
| 62 | Loyola University New Orleans | 20800 | 72100 | 0.7113 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
| 64 | University of Maryland-College Park | 20900 | 27100 | 0.2285 | 31,133 | 1456 | 0.448 | |
| 65 | Hamline University | 21000 | 56500 | 0.6278 | 1,716 | 1186 | 0.8983 | |
| 65 | Virginia Union University | 21000 | 38800 | 0.4592 | 1,170 | 882 | 0.978 | |
| 67 | Niagara University | 21300 | 57400 | 0.6287 | 2,692 | 1160 | 0.3972 | |
| 68 | Lycoming College | 21400 | 65800 | 0.6755 | 807 | 1189 | 0.7407 | |
| 68 | Pennsylvania Western University | 21400 | 28200 | 0.2415 | 7,586 | 0 | 0.9433 | |
| 68 | Rockford University | 21400 | 68200 | 0.6866 | 968 | 980 | 0.5704 | |
| 68 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 21400 | 34000 | 0.3702 | 10,206 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 72 | Azusa Pacific University | 21500 | 63000 | 0.6589 | 2,996 | 1138 | 0.7959 | |
| 73 | Tabor College | 21700 | 65000 | 0.6665 | 539 | 965 | 0.6458 | |
| 73 | Upper Iowa University | 21700 | 41700 | 0.478 | 2,504 | 965 | 0.9338 | |
| 75 | Cottey College | 21800 | 37300 | 0.4151 | 261 | 991 | 0.7023 | |
| 75 | Hiram College | 21800 | 48700 | 0.5529 | 1,026 | 1005 | 0.9244 | |
| 77 | University of Lynchburg | 21900 | 54900 | 0.6004 | 1,595 | 1109 | 0.4301 | |
| 78 | Le Moyne College | 22000 | 58100 | 0.6209 | 2,529 | 1255 | 0.787 | |
| 79 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 22300 | 78600 | 0.7167 | 1,463 | 1195 | 0.7982 | |
| 80 | Buena Vista University | 22500 | 59100 | 0.6195 | 810 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 81 | Assumption University | 22600 | 91300 | 0.7523 | 1,713 | 1085 | 0.8298 | |
| 81 | Mount Saint Mary College | 22600 | 68400 | 0.6697 | 2,141 | 1090 | 0.8888 | |
| 83 | St Bonaventure University | 22700 | 61200 | 0.629 | 2,048 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
| 84 | Manchester University | 22900 | 54100 | 0.577 | 915 | 1044 | 0.913 | |
| 85 | University of the Pacific | 23300 | 69800 | 0.6654 | 3,249 | 1298 | 0.7132 | |
| 86 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 23400 | 48900 | 0.5211 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
| 87 | Webster University | 23600 | 66700 | 0.6467 | 2,091 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
| 88 | Albright College | 23700 | 49300 | 0.5192 | 1,328 | 1050 | 0.8615 | |
| 89 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 24000 | 80400 | 0.7014 | 686 | 1030 | 0.8649 | |
| 90 | Dominican University | 24100 | 56000 | 0.5702 | 2,690 | 1060 | 0.9032 | |
| 90 | Heidelberg University | 24100 | 48600 | 0.5042 | 915 | 1100 | 0.8579 | |
| 90 | Northern Arizona University | 24100 | 33100 | 0.2714 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 90 | Norwich University | 24100 | 88400 | 0.7276 | 2,642 | 1182 | 0.7361 | |
| 94 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 24400 | 34400 | 0.292 | 4,174 | 1164 | 0.8298 | |
| 94 | Marquette University | 24400 | 63100 | 0.6129 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 94 | University of Central Arkansas | 24400 | 29500 | 0.174 | 8,268 | 1124 | 0.8949 | |
| 94 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 98 | Maryville College | 24500 | 58400 | 0.5807 | 1,136 | 1167 | 0.6092 | |
| 99 | University of Saint Mary | 24700 | 53700 | 0.5408 | 1,027 | 1045 | 0.8663 | |
| 100 | Drury University | 25300 | 52900 | 0.5216 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 101 | Mary Baldwin University | 25500 | 48600 | 0.4757 | 1,217 | 1099 | 0.871 | |
| 102 | Flagler College | 25600 | 61100 | 0.5808 | 2,409 | 1090 | 0.8076 | |
| 103 | Concordia University-Chicago | 25700 | 67800 | 0.6211 | 1,327 | 1100 | 0.9279 | |
| 103 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 25700 | 61400 | 0.5806 | 824 | 1060 | 0.7703 | |
| 103 | Seattle Pacific University | 25700 | 77000 | 0.6666 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 106 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 25900 | 79400 | 0.674 | 1,997 | 1160 | 0.9526 | |
| 106 | Lakeland University | 25900 | 56500 | 0.541 | 2,318 | 1000 | 0.914 | |
| 106 | Otterbein University | 25900 | 66800 | 0.6121 | 2,211 | 1114 | 0.8452 | |
| 109 | Geneva College | 26500 | 50300 | 0.4744 | 1,147 | 1110 | 0.8035 | |
| 110 | University of St Thomas | 26600 | 50900 | 0.4776 | 3,395 | 1080 | 0.8993 | |
| 111 | Capital University | 27000 | 80300 | 0.6639 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 112 | Emmanuel College | 27100 | 68300 | 0.6035 | 1,909 | 1255 | 0.7565 | |
| 112 | University of Idaho | 27100 | 30600 | 0.1146 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 114 | Johnson C Smith University | 27200 | 47400 | 0.4264 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 114 | Randolph-Macon College | 27200 | 69200 | 0.6066 | 1,643 | 1109 | 0.8661 | |
| 116 | Cleveland State University | 27300 | 37300 | 0.2682 | 9,418 | 1105 | 0.913 | |
| 116 | Mount St. Mary's University | 27300 | 61400 | 0.5549 | 1,833 | 1164 | 0.7381 | |
| 116 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 27300 | 31100 | 0.1233 | 8,426 | 1235 | 0.8876 | |
| 119 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27700 | 71200 | 0.6102 | 2,446 | 1247 | 0.78 | |
| 120 | Florida Southern College | 27900 | 63200 | 0.5591 | 2,626 | 1265 | 0.5909 | |
| 120 | Villanova University | 27900 | 88800 | 0.6856 | 7,006 | 1457 | 0.2698 | |
| 122 | University of Northern Iowa | 28000 | 36200 | 0.2249 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 123 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28500 | 33400 | 0.1467 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 124 | University of Hartford | 28600 | 70100 | 0.592 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 125 | Cedar Crest College | 28800 | 66000 | 0.5633 | 886 | 1115 | 0.9913 | |
| 126 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44300 | 0.3387 | 1,589 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 126 | William Peace University | 29300 | 50200 | 0.4176 | 722 | 1170 | 0.9425 | |
| 128 | Dominican University of California | 29600 | 69200 | 0.5722 | 1,127 | 1225 | 0.8392 | |
| 128 | William Penn University | 29600 | 48000 | 0.3838 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 130 | Baker University | 30200 | 54800 | 0.4492 | 1,264 | 1040 | 0.9418 | |
| 131 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 30400 | 33600 | 0.0934 | 5,086 | 1000 | 0.9821 | |
| 132 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30500 | 54700 | 0.4416 | 1,409 | 1110 | 0.5568 | |
| 133 | Fresno Pacific University | 30700 | 52200 | 0.4116 | 1,616 | 1075 | 0.5752 | |
| 134 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 1,972 | 1150 | 0.9523 | |
| 135 | University of St Thomas | 31000 | 70300 | 0.5594 | 6,044 | 1299 | 0.9125 | |
| 136 | Lebanon Valley College | 31300 | 72400 | 0.5679 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
| 137 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31500 | 47100 | 0.3316 | 887 | 1100 | 1 | |
| 138 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31900 | 50000 | 0.3623 | 898 | 975 | 0.7614 | |
| 139 | Saint Michael's College | 32100 | 68500 | 0.5317 | 1,120 | 1240 | 0.8451 | |
| 140 | Manhattan University | 32200 | 72500 | 0.5559 | 2,928 | 1248 | 0.785 | |
| 141 | North Central College | 32300 | 64900 | 0.5023 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 141 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32300 | 34400 | 0.062 | 6,124 | 1159 | 0.8747 | |
| 143 | Suffolk University | 32500 | 69700 | 0.5341 | 4,324 | 1209 | 0.822 | |
| 144 | The University of Tampa | 32700 | 56900 | 0.425 | 10,594 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 145 | North Carolina State University | 32800 | 54800 | 0.4004 | 28,422 | 1335 | 0.4167 | |
| 146 | Wilkes University | 33000 | 61900 | 0.4661 | 1,956 | 1153 | 0.9146 | |
| 147 | LeTourneau University | 34100 | 54800 | 0.378 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 148 | Barry University | 34400 | 56400 | 0.3899 | 3,232 | 1015 | 0.7713 | |
| 148 | Hofstra University | 34400 | 77000 | 0.5531 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 150 | Siena College | 34500 | 65100 | 0.4701 | 3,469 | 1260 | 0.7764 | |
| 151 | Chatham University | 35000 | 63900 | 0.4526 | 1,555 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 151 | University of South Florida | 35000 | 35000 | 0 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 153 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 35300 | 59200 | 0.4048 | 12,332 | 1157 | 0.6267 | |
| 154 | Valparaiso University | 35400 | 63200 | 0.4393 | 2,123 | 1208 | 0.8934 | |
| 155 | State University of New York at Cortland | 35800 | 39900 | 0.1029 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 156 | Mississippi State University | 36300 | 50500 | 0.2801 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 157 | Crown College | 36500 | 53200 | 0.3128 | 1,379 | 1110 | 0.6281 | |
| 157 | University of Denver | 36500 | 76800 | 0.5244 | 6,619 | 1323 | 0.7729 | |
| 159 | Western Kentucky University | 36600 | 42300 | 0.1348 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 160 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 36900 | 61600 | 0.4007 | 904 | 860 | 0.6723 | |
| 161 | Lasell University | 37200 | 48500 | 0.2328 | 1,293 | 1212 | 0.927 | |
| 162 | University of Southern Maine | 37500 | 37500 | 0 | 5,525 | 1129 | 0.8699 | |
| 163 | Benedictine College | 37800 | 50800 | 0.256 | 2,391 | 1223 | 0.7645 | |
| 164 | Howard Payne University | 38400 | 54500 | 0.296 | 768 | 1030 | 0.6769 | |
| 165 | Pacific University | 39000 | 74900 | 0.4797 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 166 | Arcadia University | 39400 | 71600 | 0.4491 | 2,030 | 1185 | 0.8022 | |
| 166 | Concordia University Texas | 39400 | 45800 | 0.1415 | 1,391 | 990 | 0.9106 | |
| 168 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 40000 | 92400 | 0.567 | 5,044 | 1274 | 0.8883 | |
| 169 | Saint Anselm College | 40200 | 73700 | 0.4545 | 2,094 | 1195 | 0.7805 | |
| 170 | Washington State University | 40700 | 56300 | 0.2775 | 21,455 | 1131 | 0.8664 | |
| 171 | St. John Fisher University | 40800 | 62500 | 0.3472 | 2,583 | 1215 | 0.664 | |
| 172 | Butler University | 41200 | 68300 | 0.3965 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 173 | Saint Vincent College | 41400 | 64600 | 0.3582 | 1,284 | 0 | 0.6173 | |
| 174 | Union University | 41900 | 64100 | 0.3454 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6016 | |
| 175 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 42100 | 79300 | 0.4686 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 176 | Old Dominion University | 42500 | 47700 | 0.109 | 17,746 | 1205 | 0.9036 | |
| 177 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 42600 | 53700 | 0.2066 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 178 | University at Buffalo | 46800 | 46800 | 0 | 20,360 | 1303 | 0.7418 | |
| 179 | University of Delaware | 47300 | 61300 | 0.2292 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 180 | Mercer University | 47700 | 63700 | 0.2513 | 4,690 | 1273 | 0.6889 | |
| 181 | DePaul University | 48700 | 67100 | 0.2742 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
| 182 | Drexel University | 48800 | 83800 | 0.4176 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 183 | University of Iowa | 51100 | 53200 | 0.0401 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 184 | University of Utah | 51600 | 53700 | 0.0398 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 185 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53300 | 61000 | 0.1267 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 186 | California Lutheran University | 54200 | 70000 | 0.226 | 2,297 | 1258 | 0.7567 | |
| 186 | Mount St. Joseph University | 54200 | 54200 | 0 | 1,545 | 1134 | 0.5915 | |
| 188 | The University of Alabama | 57100 | 57100 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 189 | University of La Verne | 57400 | 66800 | 0.1408 | 2,414 | 1123 | 0.4848 | |
| 190 | Clemson University | 61500 | 63700 | 0.0335 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 191 | Stonehill College | 70600 | 70600 | 0 | 2,515 | 1245 | 0.7256 | |
| 192 | University of California-Irvine | 72800 | 74700 | 0.0254 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2878 | |
| 193 | Gonzaga University | 75600 | 77800 | 0.0283 | 5,281 | 1303 | 0.8169 | |
| 194 | The Catholic University of America | 76300 | 82500 | 0.0751 | 3,177 | 1155 | 0.8278 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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