Considering a degree in Criminology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Criminology majors who live in Kentucky.
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 Kentucky.
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 | 17,746 | 1205 | 0.9036 | |
| 2 | Northern Kentucky University | 7300 | 25900 | 0.7195 | 10,163 | 1090 | 0.8307 | |
| 3 | University of Pennsylvania | 8500 | 92900 | 0.9087 | 10,013 | 1528 | 0.054 | |
| 4 | Eastern Kentucky University | 10000 | 22900 | 0.5649 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 5 | University of Southern Maine | 11400 | 23000 | 0.5038 | 5,525 | 1129 | 0.8699 | |
| 6 | Utah State University | 11500 | 28500 | 0.5964 | 25,920 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 7 | Eastern Washington University | 11800 | 28600 | 0.5879 | 6,951 | 1055 | 0.9437 | |
| 8 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 12300 | 18700 | 0.3426 | 21,858 | 1283 | 0.6513 | |
| 8 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 12300 | 51900 | 0.7634 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 10 | Indiana State University | 12400 | 25900 | 0.5221 | 6,224 | 1140 | 0.8077 | |
| 11 | California State University-Fresno | 12500 | 19600 | 0.3615 | 21,430 | 995 | 0.9638 | |
| 12 | West Virginia University | 12900 | 57700 | 0.7763 | 18,614 | 1125 | 0.778 | |
| 13 | Northern Arizona University | 13200 | 27100 | 0.5135 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 14 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 13300 | 25700 | 0.4825 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 15 | University of Idaho | 13500 | 25800 | 0.4773 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 16 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 14200 | 46000 | 0.6909 | 4,218 | 1020 | 0.9307 | |
| 16 | University of South Florida | 14200 | 17100 | 0.1695 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 18 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 14500 | 19300 | 0.2487 | 10,090 | 1075 | 0.9368 | |
| 19 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 14600 | 28000 | 0.4782 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 20 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 14800 | 24900 | 0.405 | 5,474 | 1138 | 0.9198 | |
| 21 | California State University-San Marcos | 14900 | 38300 | 0.6108 | 14,977 | 970 | 0.951 | |
| 22 | Northern Illinois University | 15000 | 30700 | 0.5106 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 22 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 15000 | 20500 | 0.2693 | 4,721 | 1110 | 0.7782 | |
| 24 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15100 | 29000 | 0.4808 | 5,241 | 1075 | 0.8613 | |
| 25 | University of California-Irvine | 15200 | 36300 | 0.5811 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2878 | |
| 26 | Avila University | 15300 | 67500 | 0.7733 | 1,335 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 27 | Coker University | 16300 | 47800 | 0.6593 | 1,187 | 1005 | 0.9723 | |
| 28 | Delaware State University | 16500 | 46500 | 0.6453 | 4,941 | 985 | 0.6167 | |
| 28 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 16500 | 86700 | 0.81 | 7,703 | 1110 | 0.9292 | |
| 28 | North Carolina State University | 16500 | 28500 | 0.4199 | 28,422 | 1335 | 0.4167 | |
| 31 | Eastern Michigan University | 16700 | 32000 | 0.4763 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 31 | Millikin University | 16700 | 45000 | 0.6287 | 1,496 | 1020 | 0.6668 | |
| 33 | Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus | 16900 | 47600 | 0.6454 | 849 | 1090 | 0.9947 | |
| 34 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 17300 | 44000 | 0.6074 | 3,469 | 1080 | 0.9215 | |
| 35 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 17400 | 29500 | 0.4099 | 3,102 | 1055 | 0.7533 | |
| 35 | University of St Thomas | 17400 | 50900 | 0.6584 | 3,395 | 1080 | 0.8993 | |
| 37 | Western Kentucky University | 17500 | 27000 | 0.3522 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 38 | University of Miami | 17700 | 96300 | 0.8159 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 39 | Georgia Southern University | 18000 | 23800 | 0.2441 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 39 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 18000 | 35300 | 0.4896 | 5,731 | 1174 | 0.9064 | |
| 41 | University of Rhode Island | 18100 | 46400 | 0.6094 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 42 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 18200 | 26700 | 0.3183 | 7,505 | 1059 | 0.9633 | |
| 43 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 18300 | 41200 | 0.5565 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.737 | |
| 43 | State University of New York at Cortland | 18300 | 27700 | 0.3391 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 45 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 18500 | 28200 | 0.3435 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 45 | Rosemont College | 18500 | 38100 | 0.5137 | 484 | 1085 | 0.7451 | |
| 47 | Lee University | 18700 | 37400 | 0.5003 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 48 | McMurry University | 19100 | 60400 | 0.6836 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
| 48 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 19100 | 25200 | 0.2417 | 6,853 | 1090 | 0.7147 | |
| 50 | University of West Georgia | 19400 | 24900 | 0.221 | 9,157 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 51 | Carlow University | 19500 | 79300 | 0.7537 | 1,355 | 1080 | 0.8696 | |
| 51 | Hastings College | 19500 | 71100 | 0.7257 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 53 | Illinois College | 19800 | 55200 | 0.642 | 940 | 1054 | 0.7819 | |
| 53 | Texas Tech University | 19800 | 27900 | 0.2906 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 55 | Davis & Elkins College | 20000 | 48300 | 0.5868 | 683 | 902 | 0.5823 | |
| 56 | Central Connecticut State University | 20100 | 29500 | 0.3185 | 8,170 | 1010 | 0.7333 | |
| 56 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 20100 | 51200 | 0.6074 | 6,706 | 965 | 0.92 | |
| 58 | Ohio Dominican University | 20300 | 65800 | 0.691 | 843 | 1105 | 0.9423 | |
| 59 | Olivet Nazarene University | 20400 | 71400 | 0.7147 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 60 | University of Mobile | 20500 | 56900 | 0.6392 | 1,688 | 1180 | 0.7251 | |
| 61 | South Dakota State University | 20600 | 25200 | 0.1838 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 61 | St. Mary's University | 20600 | 70300 | 0.7072 | 2,150 | 1084 | 0.9776 | |
| 63 | Loyola University New Orleans | 20800 | 72100 | 0.7113 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
| 64 | Pennsylvania Western University | 20900 | 26600 | 0.2142 | 7,586 | 0 | 0.9433 | |
| 65 | Niagara University | 21300 | 57400 | 0.6287 | 2,692 | 1160 | 0.3972 | |
| 66 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 21400 | 34000 | 0.3702 | 10,206 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 66 | Virginia Union University | 21400 | 38800 | 0.4489 | 1,170 | 882 | 0.978 | |
| 68 | Hamline University | 21500 | 56500 | 0.619 | 1,716 | 1186 | 0.8983 | |
| 68 | SUNY Old Westbury | 21500 | 42400 | 0.4926 | 4,260 | 1165 | 0.8352 | |
| 70 | Hiram College | 21800 | 48700 | 0.5529 | 1,026 | 1005 | 0.9244 | |
| 70 | Le Moyne College | 21800 | 58100 | 0.6243 | 2,529 | 1255 | 0.787 | |
| 70 | University of Lynchburg | 21800 | 54900 | 0.6022 | 1,595 | 1109 | 0.4301 | |
| 73 | Rockford University | 21900 | 68200 | 0.6793 | 968 | 980 | 0.5704 | |
| 73 | Tabor College | 21900 | 65000 | 0.6635 | 539 | 965 | 0.6458 | |
| 75 | Lycoming College | 22200 | 65800 | 0.6629 | 807 | 1189 | 0.7407 | |
| 76 | Upper Iowa University | 22400 | 41700 | 0.4629 | 2,504 | 965 | 0.9338 | |
| 77 | Buena Vista University | 22500 | 59100 | 0.6195 | 810 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 77 | Cottey College | 22500 | 37300 | 0.3979 | 261 | 991 | 0.7023 | |
| 77 | University of Florida | 22500 | 43200 | 0.4795 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 80 | Assumption University | 22600 | 91300 | 0.7523 | 1,713 | 1085 | 0.8298 | |
| 81 | St Bonaventure University | 22700 | 61200 | 0.629 | 2,048 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
| 82 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 22800 | 78600 | 0.7103 | 1,463 | 1195 | 0.7982 | |
| 83 | Manchester University | 22900 | 54100 | 0.577 | 915 | 1044 | 0.913 | |
| 84 | Mount Saint Mary College | 23100 | 68400 | 0.6624 | 2,141 | 1090 | 0.8888 | |
| 85 | The University of Alabama | 23400 | 31000 | 0.245 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 86 | Webster University | 23600 | 66700 | 0.6467 | 2,091 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
| 87 | Albright College | 23800 | 49300 | 0.5171 | 1,328 | 1050 | 0.8615 | |
| 88 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 24000 | 48900 | 0.5088 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
| 89 | Dominican University | 24100 | 56000 | 0.5702 | 2,690 | 1060 | 0.9032 | |
| 90 | University at Buffalo | 24200 | 34000 | 0.2883 | 20,360 | 1303 | 0.7418 | |
| 91 | Norwich University | 24300 | 88400 | 0.7253 | 2,642 | 1182 | 0.7361 | |
| 92 | Maryville College | 24500 | 58400 | 0.5807 | 1,136 | 1167 | 0.6092 | |
| 93 | Heidelberg University | 24700 | 48600 | 0.4918 | 915 | 1100 | 0.8579 | |
| 93 | University of Saint Mary | 24700 | 53700 | 0.5408 | 1,027 | 1045 | 0.8663 | |
| 95 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 24800 | 80400 | 0.6914 | 686 | 1030 | 0.8649 | |
| 96 | Drury University | 25200 | 52900 | 0.5235 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 96 | Marquette University | 25200 | 63100 | 0.6003 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 98 | Mary Baldwin University | 25500 | 48600 | 0.4757 | 1,217 | 1099 | 0.871 | |
| 99 | Lakeland University | 25900 | 56500 | 0.541 | 2,318 | 1000 | 0.914 | |
| 99 | Otterbein University | 25900 | 66800 | 0.6121 | 2,211 | 1114 | 0.8452 | |
| 101 | Flagler College | 26300 | 61100 | 0.5694 | 2,409 | 1090 | 0.8076 | |
| 101 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 26300 | 61400 | 0.5709 | 824 | 1060 | 0.7703 | |
| 101 | Seattle Pacific University | 26300 | 77000 | 0.6588 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 104 | Concordia University-Chicago | 26400 | 67800 | 0.6107 | 1,327 | 1100 | 0.9279 | |
| 105 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 26500 | 79400 | 0.6664 | 1,997 | 1160 | 0.9526 | |
| 105 | Geneva College | 26500 | 50300 | 0.4744 | 1,147 | 1110 | 0.8035 | |
| 107 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 27000 | 30100 | 0.1042 | 5,086 | 1000 | 0.9821 | |
| 107 | Emmanuel College | 27000 | 68300 | 0.605 | 1,909 | 1255 | 0.7565 | |
| 109 | Randolph-Macon College | 27200 | 69200 | 0.6066 | 1,643 | 1109 | 0.8661 | |
| 110 | Capital University | 27300 | 80300 | 0.6601 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 110 | Cleveland State University | 27300 | 37300 | 0.2682 | 9,418 | 1105 | 0.913 | |
| 112 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 27400 | 37900 | 0.2774 | 4,174 | 1164 | 0.8298 | |
| 113 | Johnson C Smith University | 27500 | 47400 | 0.4201 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 114 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27700 | 71200 | 0.6102 | 2,446 | 1247 | 0.78 | |
| 115 | Florida Southern College | 27900 | 63200 | 0.5591 | 2,626 | 1265 | 0.5909 | |
| 115 | Villanova University | 27900 | 88800 | 0.6856 | 7,006 | 1457 | 0.2698 | |
| 117 | California Lutheran University | 28000 | 70000 | 0.6002 | 2,297 | 1258 | 0.7567 | |
| 117 | Mount St. Mary's University | 28000 | 61400 | 0.5437 | 1,833 | 1164 | 0.7381 | |
| 117 | University of Northern Iowa | 28000 | 36200 | 0.2249 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 120 | University of Delaware | 28500 | 34500 | 0.1741 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 121 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28600 | 33400 | 0.1437 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 121 | University of Hartford | 28600 | 70100 | 0.592 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 123 | University of Utah | 28900 | 32000 | 0.098 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 124 | Cedar Crest College | 29000 | 66000 | 0.5602 | 886 | 1115 | 0.9913 | |
| 124 | University of Iowa | 29000 | 31100 | 0.0686 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 126 | Clemson University | 29200 | 37100 | 0.2137 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 127 | Kansas State University | 29300 | 41600 | 0.2943 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 128 | Huntington University | 29400 | 44300 | 0.3364 | 1,589 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 129 | William Penn University | 29600 | 48000 | 0.3838 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 130 | William Peace University | 29800 | 50200 | 0.4057 | 722 | 1170 | 0.9425 | |
| 131 | Framingham State University | 29900 | 38100 | 0.2152 | 2,817 | 1165 | 0.8491 | |
| 132 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 30000 | 59200 | 0.4934 | 12,332 | 1157 | 0.6267 | |
| 133 | Baker University | 30200 | 54800 | 0.4492 | 1,264 | 1040 | 0.9418 | |
| 134 | Dominican University of California | 30300 | 69200 | 0.5622 | 1,127 | 1225 | 0.8392 | |
| 135 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30500 | 54700 | 0.4416 | 1,409 | 1110 | 0.5568 | |
| 136 | Azusa Pacific University | 30900 | 66600 | 0.5357 | 2,996 | 1138 | 0.7959 | |
| 136 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 1,972 | 1150 | 0.9523 | |
| 138 | University of St Thomas | 31200 | 70300 | 0.5565 | 6,044 | 1299 | 0.9125 | |
| 139 | Lebanon Valley College | 31400 | 72400 | 0.5665 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
| 140 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31500 | 47100 | 0.3316 | 887 | 1100 | 1 | |
| 141 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31900 | 50000 | 0.3623 | 898 | 975 | 0.7614 | |
| 142 | Saint Michael's College | 32000 | 68500 | 0.5331 | 1,120 | 1240 | 0.8451 | |
| 143 | Manhattan University | 32200 | 72500 | 0.5559 | 2,928 | 1248 | 0.785 | |
| 144 | North Central College | 32300 | 64900 | 0.5023 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 144 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32300 | 34400 | 0.062 | 6,124 | 1159 | 0.8747 | |
| 146 | Suffolk University | 32600 | 69700 | 0.5326 | 4,324 | 1209 | 0.822 | |
| 147 | The University of Tampa | 32700 | 56900 | 0.425 | 10,594 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 148 | Wilkes University | 33600 | 61900 | 0.4572 | 1,956 | 1153 | 0.9146 | |
| 149 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 34000 | 38700 | 0.1199 | 8,426 | 1235 | 0.8876 | |
| 150 | LeTourneau University | 34100 | 54800 | 0.378 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 151 | Fort Lewis College | 34800 | 41400 | 0.1596 | 3,320 | 1160 | 0.9323 | |
| 151 | Hofstra University | 34800 | 77000 | 0.5479 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 151 | Siena College | 34800 | 65100 | 0.4655 | 3,469 | 1260 | 0.7764 | |
| 154 | Barry University | 34900 | 56400 | 0.381 | 3,232 | 1015 | 0.7713 | |
| 154 | Valparaiso University | 34900 | 62700 | 0.4428 | 2,123 | 1208 | 0.8934 | |
| 156 | Chatham University | 35000 | 63900 | 0.4526 | 1,555 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 157 | Lander University | 35200 | 37700 | 0.0664 | 3,669 | 1060 | 0.6792 | |
| 158 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 159 | University of Central Arkansas | 36200 | 38400 | 0.0556 | 8,268 | 1124 | 0.8949 | |
| 160 | Mississippi State University | 36300 | 50500 | 0.2801 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 161 | University of Denver | 36400 | 76800 | 0.5257 | 6,619 | 1323 | 0.7729 | |
| 162 | Crown College | 36500 | 53200 | 0.3128 | 1,379 | 1110 | 0.6281 | |
| 162 | University of the Pacific | 36500 | 71500 | 0.4898 | 3,249 | 1298 | 0.7132 | |
| 164 | Lasell University | 37000 | 48500 | 0.2369 | 1,293 | 1212 | 0.927 | |
| 165 | East Carolina University | 37100 | 40100 | 0.0748 | 21,445 | 1120 | 0.8922 | |
| 166 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 37500 | 41600 | 0.0993 | 5,386 | 995 | 0.9092 | |
| 167 | Benedictine College | 37600 | 50800 | 0.2599 | 2,391 | 1223 | 0.7645 | |
| 168 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 38100 | 61600 | 0.3812 | 904 | 860 | 0.6723 | |
| 169 | Howard Payne University | 38400 | 54500 | 0.296 | 768 | 1030 | 0.6769 | |
| 170 | Pacific University | 39000 | 74900 | 0.4797 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 171 | Arcadia University | 39400 | 71600 | 0.4491 | 2,030 | 1185 | 0.8022 | |
| 171 | Concordia University Texas | 39400 | 45800 | 0.1415 | 1,391 | 990 | 0.9106 | |
| 173 | The University of Montana | 39900 | 45900 | 0.1308 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 174 | Saint Anselm College | 40000 | 73700 | 0.4572 | 2,094 | 1195 | 0.7805 | |
| 175 | Fresno Pacific University | 40100 | 52200 | 0.2324 | 1,616 | 1075 | 0.5752 | |
| 176 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 40200 | 92400 | 0.5648 | 5,044 | 1274 | 0.8883 | |
| 177 | Arkansas State University | 40300 | 40800 | 0.0109 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 178 | Washington State University | 40700 | 56300 | 0.2775 | 21,455 | 1131 | 0.8664 | |
| 179 | Butler University | 41000 | 68300 | 0.3994 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 180 | Saint Vincent College | 41400 | 64600 | 0.3582 | 1,284 | 0 | 0.6173 | |
| 181 | Union University | 41900 | 64100 | 0.3454 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6016 | |
| 182 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 43000 | 80700 | 0.4674 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 183 | University of Maryland-College Park | 43100 | 53400 | 0.1929 | 31,133 | 1456 | 0.448 | |
| 184 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 43600 | 53700 | 0.188 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 185 | Drexel University | 48800 | 83800 | 0.4176 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 186 | DePaul University | 48900 | 67100 | 0.2712 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
| 186 | Mercer University | 48900 | 63700 | 0.2324 | 4,690 | 1273 | 0.6889 | |
| 188 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53300 | 61000 | 0.1267 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 189 | Mount St. Joseph University | 54200 | 54200 | 0 | 1,545 | 1134 | 0.5915 | |
| 190 | University of La Verne | 57400 | 67300 | 0.1472 | 2,414 | 1123 | 0.4848 | |
| 191 | St. John Fisher University | 62500 | 62500 | 0 | 2,583 | 1215 | 0.664 | |
| 192 | Stonehill College | 70600 | 70600 | 0 | 2,515 | 1245 | 0.7256 | |
| 193 | Gonzaga University | 75300 | 77800 | 0.0321 | 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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