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 | University of Pennsylvania | 3600 | 93100 | 0.9618 | 9,989 | 1535 | 0.0492 | |
| 2 | Santa Ana College | 4600 | 23100 | 0.8003 | 27,248 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Santa Monica College | 6400 | 15500 | 0.588 | 23,453 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Indiana State University | 9400 | 32400 | 0.7102 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 5 | Western Kentucky University | 9900 | 27800 | 0.6421 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 6 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 11000 | 20500 | 0.4606 | 5,063 | 1069 | 0.8756 | |
| 7 | California State University-Fresno | 11300 | 44000 | 0.7434 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 7 | Eastern Washington University | 11300 | 30700 | 0.6322 | 7,640 | 1045 | 0.8526 | |
| 9 | Arkansas State University | 11400 | 28400 | 0.5995 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 10 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 11700 | 25200 | 0.5336 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 11 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 11800 | 29300 | 0.5973 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 12 | Northern Arizona University | 12200 | 30400 | 0.5979 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 13 | University of Delaware | 13500 | 34500 | 0.6095 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 14 | Virginia Union University | 13600 | 51700 | 0.7372 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9802 | |
| 15 | Eastern Michigan University | 13800 | 33900 | 0.5923 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 16 | California State University-San Marcos | 14000 | 24700 | 0.435 | 15,770 | 990 | 0.9513 | |
| 17 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 14200 | 44000 | 0.6772 | 3,153 | 1035 | 0.7012 | |
| 18 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 14300 | 26600 | 0.4624 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 19 | West Virginia University | 14600 | 73100 | 0.8 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 20 | University of California-Irvine | 15000 | 40400 | 0.6285 | 30,260 | 1333 | 0.2895 | |
| 21 | Avila University | 15100 | 81100 | 0.8137 | 1,538 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 21 | Ursuline College | 15100 | 83000 | 0.8183 | 677 | 1115 | 0.7479 | |
| 23 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 15200 | 90700 | 0.8325 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 23 | University of West Georgia | 15200 | 24600 | 0.3825 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 25 | Kansas State University | 15600 | 26400 | 0.4097 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 25 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 29800 | 0.4782 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 27 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 15900 | 41200 | 0.6148 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 28 | Niagara University | 16100 | 57400 | 0.7192 | 2,638 | 1170 | 0.876 | |
| 29 | Texas Tech University | 16400 | 27900 | 0.4116 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 30 | Georgia Southern University | 16500 | 20100 | 0.1787 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 30 | University of Miami | 16500 | 96300 | 0.8288 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 32 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 16600 | 26600 | 0.3763 | 7,747 | 1073 | 0.9617 | |
| 33 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 16700 | 19400 | 0.1391 | 23,007 | 1281 | 0.6909 | |
| 34 | Utah State University | 17000 | 34000 | 0.5001 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 35 | Tabor College | 17500 | 75500 | 0.7684 | 539 | 965 | 0.6458 | |
| 36 | East Carolina University | 17600 | 26100 | 0.3256 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 36 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 17600 | 52500 | 0.6644 | 6,790 | 965 | 0.9447 | |
| 38 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 17700 | 37200 | 0.5239 | 5,986 | 1110 | 0.8916 | |
| 39 | Ohio Dominican University | 17800 | 77400 | 0.7703 | 787 | 1385 | 0.9387 | |
| 40 | Albright College | 18000 | 51600 | 0.6514 | 1,210 | 1079 | 0.9408 | |
| 40 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 18000 | 48900 | 0.6315 | 5,274 | 1103 | 0.9513 | |
| 40 | University of Rhode Island | 18000 | 33900 | 0.4691 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 43 | Lycoming College | 18100 | 65800 | 0.7252 | 1,014 | 1150 | 0.7702 | |
| 44 | Coker University | 18300 | 47800 | 0.6174 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 44 | Olivet Nazarene University | 18300 | 79300 | 0.769 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 46 | Delaware State University | 18600 | 62600 | 0.7028 | 4,581 | 930 | 0.4658 | |
| 46 | McMurry University | 18600 | 71400 | 0.7399 | 4,133 | 1104 | 0.8984 | |
| 48 | Norwich University | 18700 | 100600 | 0.8144 | 2,626 | 1186 | 0.7444 | |
| 48 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 18700 | 54000 | 0.6534 | 3,991 | 1010 | 0.9654 | |
| 50 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 19000 | 30700 | 0.3811 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 51 | Regis University | 19500 | 67400 | 0.7106 | 2,505 | 1225 | 0.8461 | |
| 52 | Carlow University | 19600 | 53900 | 0.6361 | 2,303 | 1084 | 0.8768 | |
| 52 | Illinois College | 19600 | 55200 | 0.6449 | 1,008 | 1059 | 0.7494 | |
| 52 | Johnson C Smith University | 19600 | 56000 | 0.6498 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 55 | Cottey College | 19700 | 37300 | 0.4714 | 261 | 991 | 0.7023 | |
| 55 | University of Saint Mary | 19700 | 53700 | 0.6331 | 1,044 | 1083 | 0.8229 | |
| 57 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 20200 | 57500 | 0.6481 | 1,391 | 1200 | 0.7243 | |
| 58 | Fort Lewis College | 20300 | 29100 | 0.3027 | 3,392 | 1109 | 0.7732 | |
| 59 | State University of New York at Cortland | 20400 | 27700 | 0.2633 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 60 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 20600 | 40100 | 0.4864 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 61 | Millikin University | 20700 | 45000 | 0.5398 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 61 | University of Lynchburg | 20700 | 60800 | 0.6595 | 1,424 | 1099 | 0.6108 | |
| 63 | SUNY Old Westbury | 20900 | 38000 | 0.4506 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 64 | University of Mobile | 21200 | 46000 | 0.5392 | 1,313 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 65 | St. Mary's University | 21300 | 82100 | 0.7408 | 2,330 | 1060 | 0.9508 | |
| 66 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 21400 | 34000 | 0.3702 | 10,594 | 1193 | 0.6493 | |
| 67 | Davis & Elkins College | 21500 | 51200 | 0.5805 | 663 | 902 | 0.9433 | |
| 68 | Hiram College | 21700 | 48700 | 0.5542 | 991 | 1075 | 0.9748 | |
| 68 | Upper Iowa University | 21700 | 41700 | 0.4781 | 3,054 | 1035 | 0.9646 | |
| 70 | Rockford University | 22200 | 80500 | 0.7241 | 983 | 975 | 0.9289 | |
| 71 | Buena Vista University | 22300 | 59100 | 0.6225 | 836 | 1075 | 0.6497 | |
| 71 | Hastings College | 22300 | 53300 | 0.5814 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 73 | The University of Alabama | 22400 | 33400 | 0.3292 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 74 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 22600 | 89100 | 0.7462 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9631 | |
| 75 | Manchester University | 22700 | 54100 | 0.58 | 988 | 1044 | 0.7106 | |
| 76 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 23400 | 52700 | 0.556 | 3,929 | 1095 | 0.949 | |
| 77 | Dominican University | 23900 | 56000 | 0.573 | 2,642 | 1005 | 0.8879 | |
| 78 | Maryville College | 24200 | 58400 | 0.5852 | 1,144 | 1140 | 0.6885 | |
| 78 | University of South Florida | 24200 | 36500 | 0.3366 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 80 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 24300 | 34400 | 0.2932 | 4,573 | 1165 | 0.853 | |
| 81 | Drury University | 24700 | 54500 | 0.5467 | 1,453 | 1209 | 0.6575 | |
| 81 | University of St Thomas | 24700 | 51400 | 0.5195 | 3,466 | 1095 | 0.8355 | |
| 83 | Cedar Crest College | 24900 | 67800 | 0.6327 | 870 | 1115 | 0.8407 | |
| 84 | Lebanon Valley College | 25000 | 72200 | 0.6541 | 1,834 | 1260 | 0.808 | |
| 85 | Le Moyne College | 25200 | 58200 | 0.5673 | 2,494 | 1250 | 0.6782 | |
| 86 | South Dakota State University | 25300 | 28700 | 0.1183 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 87 | Heidelberg University | 25400 | 48600 | 0.4775 | 1,002 | 1025 | 0.82 | |
| 87 | Webster University | 25400 | 66600 | 0.6188 | 1,898 | 1120 | 0.8618 | |
| 89 | Mary Baldwin University | 25500 | 48600 | 0.4757 | 1,152 | 1089 | 0.6954 | |
| 90 | Concordia University-Chicago | 25700 | 78600 | 0.6729 | 1,295 | 1100 | 0.9298 | |
| 91 | Lakeland University | 25800 | 56500 | 0.5437 | 2,411 | 1015 | 0.8652 | |
| 91 | Otterbein University | 25800 | 79200 | 0.6746 | 2,292 | 1126 | 0.8388 | |
| 91 | University of La Verne | 25800 | 70200 | 0.6324 | 3,052 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 94 | Northern Illinois University | 26200 | 32100 | 0.184 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 95 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4766 | 1,299 | 1167 | 0.9556 | |
| 96 | William Peace University | 26600 | 50200 | 0.4708 | 778 | 1150 | 0.8633 | |
| 97 | Capital University | 26800 | 63800 | 0.5798 | 1,642 | 1045 | 0.6501 | |
| 98 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 27000 | 29600 | 0.088 | 10,743 | 1075 | 0.9598 | |
| 99 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 27200 | 31300 | 0.1307 | 8,706 | 1230 | 0.8906 | |
| 100 | Mount St. Mary's University | 27300 | 61400 | 0.5549 | 1,804 | 1159 | 0.7258 | |
| 101 | Central Connecticut State University | 27600 | 30400 | 0.0922 | 9,463 | 1020 | 0.793 | |
| 101 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27600 | 71200 | 0.6126 | 2,396 | 1159 | 0.866 | |
| 103 | Flagler College | 27700 | 61900 | 0.5521 | 2,359 | 1175 | 0.787 | |
| 103 | Florida Southern College | 27700 | 63200 | 0.5616 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 103 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 27700 | 38200 | 0.275 | 12,798 | 1157 | 0.1421 | |
| 106 | North Central College | 28100 | 66700 | 0.5785 | 2,567 | 1203 | 0.8377 | |
| 106 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 28100 | 69700 | 0.5969 | 765 | 1020 | 0.6617 | |
| 108 | Chatham University | 28200 | 60800 | 0.536 | 1,555 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 109 | University of Hartford | 28400 | 70100 | 0.5943 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 110 | University of Northern Iowa | 28900 | 37300 | 0.2252 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 111 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 29000 | 112100 | 0.7412 | 4,999 | 1258 | 0.9296 | |
| 112 | Huntington University | 29100 | 44400 | 0.3443 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 113 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 29300 | 33000 | 0.112 | 7,088 | 1100 | 0.7448 | |
| 113 | William Penn University | 29300 | 48000 | 0.3892 | 1,366 | 1035 | 0.7311 | |
| 115 | University of Iowa | 29700 | 32100 | 0.0746 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 116 | Baker University | 29900 | 54800 | 0.454 | 1,317 | 1035 | 0.9771 | |
| 117 | Mississippi State University | 30000 | 34400 | 0.1276 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 118 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 30200 | 33600 | 0.1011 | 3,893 | 1015 | 0.9839 | |
| 118 | Randolph-Macon College | 30200 | 71600 | 0.5778 | 1,800 | 1128 | 0.9105 | |
| 120 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30300 | 54700 | 0.4464 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 121 | Fresno Pacific University | 30500 | 52200 | 0.4166 | 1,615 | 1075 | 0.6396 | |
| 121 | The University of Montana | 30500 | 30500 | 0 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 123 | Assumption University | 30900 | 74400 | 0.5844 | 1,737 | 1085 | 0.8455 | |
| 123 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 2,082 | 1124 | 0.9576 | |
| 125 | Marquette University | 31100 | 75900 | 0.5901 | 8,206 | 1304 | 0.7802 | |
| 126 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31300 | 47100 | 0.3372 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 127 | Cleveland State University | 31600 | 32100 | 0.0156 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 128 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31700 | 50000 | 0.3675 | 858 | 975 | 0.7239 | |
| 129 | Villanova University | 31800 | 92900 | 0.658 | 6,933 | 1466 | 0.2814 | |
| 130 | Wilkes University | 31900 | 61900 | 0.4838 | 2,055 | 1188 | 0.9397 | |
| 131 | Lasell University | 32600 | 50800 | 0.3586 | 1,347 | 1095 | 0.7457 | |
| 131 | North Carolina State University | 32600 | 54800 | 0.4052 | 29,340 | 1374 | 0.3954 | |
| 131 | St Bonaventure University | 32600 | 64800 | 0.4967 | 2,134 | 1165 | 0.8533 | |
| 131 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32600 | 35000 | 0.0684 | 6,227 | 1184 | 0.9171 | |
| 135 | University of Idaho | 32700 | 33400 | 0.0209 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 135 | University of New England | 32700 | 70900 | 0.5389 | 4,631 | 1145 | 0.9203 | |
| 137 | Siena University | 33300 | 66400 | 0.4987 | 3,149 | 1301 | 0.8464 | |
| 138 | Hamline University | 33400 | 70100 | 0.5234 | 1,852 | 1175 | 0.9013 | |
| 139 | Lee University | 34200 | 39100 | 0.1253 | 3,425 | 1154 | 0.7138 | |
| 140 | Emmanuel College | 34300 | 73700 | 0.5347 | 1,948 | 1245 | 0.7677 | |
| 141 | Barry University | 34900 | 58800 | 0.4065 | 4,654 | 1005 | 0.9663 | |
| 142 | Valparaiso University | 35400 | 63200 | 0.4393 | 2,056 | 1183 | 0.8994 | |
| 143 | St. John Fisher University | 36100 | 64800 | 0.4428 | 2,583 | 1214 | 0.6607 | |
| 143 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 145 | Framingham State University | 36200 | 38100 | 0.0499 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8366 | |
| 146 | Loyola University New Orleans | 36700 | 74600 | 0.5079 | 2,871 | 1150 | 0.9058 | |
| 147 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 37200 | 41600 | 0.1056 | 5,386 | 995 | 0.9092 | |
| 148 | Lander University | 37300 | 37700 | 0.0106 | 3,776 | 1055 | 0.8131 | |
| 149 | University of Southern Maine | 37500 | 37500 | 0 | 5,549 | 1139 | 0.8241 | |
| 150 | Washington State University | 37700 | 53600 | 0.2967 | 21,400 | 1131 | 0.861 | |
| 151 | Benedictine College | 37800 | 52700 | 0.2828 | 2,404 | 1241 | 0.9812 | |
| 152 | University of Central Arkansas | 37900 | 40200 | 0.0595 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 153 | Howard Payne University | 38100 | 54500 | 0.3008 | 751 | 1043 | 0.6737 | |
| 153 | University of St Thomas | 38100 | 74800 | 0.4906 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 155 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 38300 | 50400 | 0.2399 | 799 | 865 | 0.6974 | |
| 156 | Crown College | 38500 | 53200 | 0.2754 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 157 | Pacific University | 38700 | 74900 | 0.4831 | 1,465 | 1019 | 0.8986 | |
| 158 | Concordia University Texas | 39100 | 45800 | 0.1471 | 1,189 | 990 | 0.9125 | |
| 158 | Drexel University | 39100 | 86400 | 0.5475 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 160 | Arcadia University | 39200 | 71600 | 0.4528 | 2,163 | 1159 | 0.7448 | |
| 160 | Saint Vincent College | 39200 | 64600 | 0.3932 | 1,157 | 1140 | 0.7863 | |
| 162 | University of Denver | 39300 | 84100 | 0.5329 | 5,766 | 1292 | 0.8538 | |
| 163 | Saint Anselm College | 39900 | 77000 | 0.4819 | 2,094 | 1195 | 0.7805 | |
| 164 | Dominican University of California | 40100 | 69200 | 0.4202 | 1,058 | 0 | 0.521 | |
| 165 | Saint Michael's College | 40300 | 75800 | 0.4683 | 1,051 | 1280 | 0.8976 | |
| 166 | Champlain College | 41300 | 105100 | 0.6072 | 1,514 | 1273 | 0.873 | |
| 167 | Butler University | 41600 | 68400 | 0.3921 | 4,418 | 1269 | 0.8209 | |
| 168 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 42100 | 79300 | 0.4686 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 169 | Old Dominion University | 42500 | 50500 | 0.1584 | 17,504 | 1205 | 0.9135 | |
| 170 | University of Maryland-College Park | 42600 | 58600 | 0.2731 | 31,875 | 1456 | 0.4503 | |
| 171 | University of Florida | 43100 | 45700 | 0.0569 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 172 | Union University | 43600 | 66000 | 0.3391 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 173 | LeTourneau University | 44700 | 57300 | 0.2198 | 2,903 | 1242 | 0.4879 | |
| 174 | The University of Tampa | 45500 | 58500 | 0.2222 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 175 | Mercer University | 45600 | 65400 | 0.3031 | 4,719 | 1263 | 0.643 | |
| 176 | University at Buffalo | 46400 | 46400 | 0 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 177 | Calvin University | 47700 | 57400 | 0.1689 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 178 | Mount Saint Mary College | 48700 | 68800 | 0.2922 | 2,749 | 1153 | 0.892 | |
| 179 | DePaul University | 49000 | 69400 | 0.2938 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 180 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 49100 | 64700 | 0.2412 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 181 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 50800 | 63800 | 0.2038 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 182 | Manhattan University | 51300 | 72000 | 0.2876 | 2,378 | 1174 | 0.8216 | |
| 182 | University of Utah | 51300 | 53700 | 0.0446 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 184 | California Lutheran University | 53500 | 71700 | 0.2541 | 2,160 | 1218 | 0.7631 | |
| 185 | Mount St. Joseph University | 53900 | 54300 | 0.0074 | 1,268 | 1105 | 0.9128 | |
| 186 | Hofstra University | 58900 | 83300 | 0.293 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 187 | Clemson University | 61300 | 63700 | 0.0376 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 188 | Stonehill College | 68500 | 76100 | 0.0999 | 2,569 | 1150 | 0.6628 | |
| 189 | Gonzaga University | 71000 | 77700 | 0.0862 | 4,976 | 1328 | 0.7962 | |
| 190 | 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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