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 | University of Pennsylvania | 9200 | 92900 | 0.9009 | 11,478 | 1536 | 0.054 | |
| 2 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 10300 | 10300 | 0 | 6,139 | 1070 | 0.9052 | |
| 3 | Eastern Washington University | 11500 | 31200 | 0.6315 | 6,952 | 995 | 0.9075 | |
| 3 | Northern Arizona University | 11500 | 27900 | 0.5864 | 22,990 | 1090 | 0.8961 | |
| 5 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 11600 | 19400 | 0.4019 | 21,858 | 1283 | 0.6513 | |
| 6 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 11900 | 20500 | 0.417 | 4,880 | 1124 | 0.8172 | |
| 7 | Eastern Kentucky University | 12200 | 22900 | 0.4688 | 13,448 | 1110 | 0.7761 | |
| 8 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 12400 | 24900 | 0.5012 | 5,661 | 1085 | 0.982 | |
| 9 | Western Kentucky University | 12700 | 27000 | 0.5312 | 14,151 | 970 | 0.9387 | |
| 10 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 12800 | 28000 | 0.5425 | 8,553 | 1045 | 0.8688 | |
| 11 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 12900 | 19300 | 0.3316 | 10,084 | 1055 | 0.8572 | |
| 12 | University of South Florida | 13100 | 17100 | 0.2337 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 13 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 25,706 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 14 | University of Idaho | 14200 | 25800 | 0.4504 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 15 | Northern Illinois University | 14400 | 30400 | 0.5268 | 11,348 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 16 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 14700 | 28200 | 0.4786 | 3,084 | 1055 | 0.7533 | |
| 16 | Virginia Union University | 14700 | 39400 | 0.6265 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9799 | |
| 18 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15100 | 37700 | 0.6009 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8609 | |
| 18 | University of California-Irvine | 15100 | 38000 | 0.603 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2857 | |
| 18 | University of St Thomas | 15100 | 50900 | 0.7036 | 3,365 | 1095 | 0.8992 | |
| 21 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 15500 | 25800 | 0.3988 | 5,386 | 1050 | 0.9092 | |
| 22 | University of West Georgia | 15700 | 24600 | 0.3622 | 9,103 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 23 | University of Southern Maine | 16400 | 23000 | 0.2866 | 5,525 | 1144 | 0.7923 | |
| 24 | Eastern Michigan University | 16500 | 36100 | 0.5429 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 24 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 16500 | 28200 | 0.4144 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 26 | Arkansas State University | 16600 | 28100 | 0.4095 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.8226 | |
| 27 | Georgia Southern University | 16700 | 20100 | 0.1687 | 23,541 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 28 | Millikin University | 17000 | 45000 | 0.622 | 1,495 | 1020 | 0.6668 | |
| 29 | West Virginia University | 17100 | 40900 | 0.5816 | 18,206 | 1125 | 0.89 | |
| 30 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 17200 | 35400 | 0.5147 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 31 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 17300 | 29800 | 0.419 | 7,062 | 965 | 0.928 | |
| 32 | Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus | 17400 | 26900 | 0.3533 | 849 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | Avila University | 17700 | 64100 | 0.7236 | 1,331 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 33 | University of Lynchburg | 17700 | 54900 | 0.6778 | 1,595 | 1104 | 0.4301 | |
| 33 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 36 | Central Connecticut State University | 17800 | 34000 | 0.476 | 8,170 | 1075 | 0.7333 | |
| 37 | Delaware State University | 17900 | 42200 | 0.5752 | 4,581 | 930 | 0.4658 | |
| 37 | Tabor College | 17900 | 54400 | 0.6713 | 539 | 1050 | 0.6458 | |
| 39 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 18200 | 25200 | 0.2773 | 6,835 | 1090 | 0.7147 | |
| 39 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 18200 | 28600 | 0.3634 | 4,218 | 1030 | 0.9489 | |
| 41 | Rosemont College | 18400 | 38100 | 0.5175 | 486 | 1085 | 0.7634 | |
| 42 | The University of Montana | 19000 | 25200 | 0.2458 | 7,891 | 1225 | 0.9586 | |
| 43 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 19200 | 68100 | 0.7183 | 709 | 1030 | 0.8216 | |
| 44 | University of Rhode Island | 19300 | 33900 | 0.4308 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 45 | Carlow University | 19500 | 57800 | 0.6627 | 1,355 | 1065 | 0.8695 | |
| 46 | Lee University | 19600 | 37400 | 0.4762 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 47 | Illinois College | 19700 | 55200 | 0.6438 | 937 | 1059 | 0.7819 | |
| 47 | Johnson C Smith University | 19700 | 40800 | 0.5172 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 47 | Lasell University | 19700 | 48500 | 0.5934 | 1,293 | 1095 | 0.8122 | |
| 47 | Norwich University | 19700 | 73800 | 0.7328 | 2,626 | 1186 | 0.7444 | |
| 47 | University of Northern Iowa | 19700 | 24000 | 0.1782 | 7,711 | 1129 | 0.9274 | |
| 52 | Davis & Elkins College | 19800 | 48300 | 0.5898 | 661 | 902 | 0.9433 | |
| 52 | McMurry University | 19800 | 51900 | 0.618 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
| 52 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19800 | 62200 | 0.6825 | 2,711 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 55 | Cleveland State University | 20000 | 30900 | 0.3523 | 9,482 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 55 | Loyola University New Orleans | 20000 | 72100 | 0.7224 | 3,007 | 1155 | 0.9305 | |
| 57 | Coker University | 20300 | 47800 | 0.5756 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 58 | State University of New York at Cortland | 20600 | 27700 | 0.2561 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 59 | East Carolina University | 20800 | 23800 | 0.1258 | 21,445 | 1160 | 0.8921 | |
| 60 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 20900 | 70000 | 0.7012 | 1,463 | 1200 | 0.7982 | |
| 61 | Hiram College | 21700 | 48700 | 0.5539 | 1,026 | 1030 | 0.9353 | |
| 61 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 21700 | 48900 | 0.5559 | 5,692 | 1124 | 0.9508 | |
| 61 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 21700 | 25400 | 0.1468 | 6,136 | 1159 | 0.8767 | |
| 64 | Niagara University | 21800 | 57400 | 0.62 | 2,692 | 1160 | 0.8737 | |
| 65 | Le Moyne College | 21900 | 58100 | 0.6226 | 2,529 | 1255 | 0.8298 | |
| 66 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 22100 | 29100 | 0.241 | 3,459 | 1080 | 0.9215 | |
| 67 | Lycoming College | 22200 | 65800 | 0.6632 | 1,012 | 1189 | 0.7407 | |
| 68 | Buena Vista University | 22400 | 59100 | 0.6212 | 1,436 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 68 | Upper Iowa University | 22400 | 41700 | 0.4632 | 3,054 | 1035 | 0.9646 | |
| 70 | Cottey College | 22500 | 37300 | 0.3982 | 254 | 991 | 0.6918 | |
| 70 | University of Florida | 22500 | 43000 | 0.4764 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 72 | Old Dominion University | 22700 | 32400 | 0.2992 | 17,746 | 1205 | 0.9036 | |
| 73 | Manchester University | 22800 | 54100 | 0.5787 | 988 | 1044 | 0.7106 | |
| 74 | Ohio Dominican University | 23100 | 55400 | 0.5831 | 843 | 1171 | 0.9423 | |
| 75 | Hamline University | 23200 | 56500 | 0.5889 | 1,806 | 1163 | 0.8763 | |
| 76 | Dominican University | 23900 | 56000 | 0.5728 | 2,690 | 1005 | 0.9032 | |
| 76 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 23900 | 67400 | 0.6458 | 5,690 | 1055 | 0.9071 | |
| 78 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 24300 | 34400 | 0.2927 | 4,174 | 1165 | 0.8298 | |
| 78 | Indiana State University | 24300 | 32400 | 0.2501 | 6,224 | 1020 | 0.8077 | |
| 80 | Maryville College | 24400 | 58400 | 0.5832 | 1,132 | 1167 | 0.6092 | |
| 80 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 82 | University of Saint Mary | 24600 | 53700 | 0.5416 | 1,027 | 1040 | 0.8663 | |
| 83 | Pennsylvania Western University | 25000 | 34400 | 0.273 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 84 | Drury University | 25200 | 52900 | 0.5235 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 84 | Mary Baldwin University | 25200 | 48600 | 0.4818 | 1,124 | 1045 | 0.871 | |
| 86 | South Dakota State University | 25400 | 28700 | 0.1143 | 10,719 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 87 | Hastings College | 25900 | 63000 | 0.5889 | 933 | 1305 | 0.7165 | |
| 87 | Lakeland University | 25900 | 56500 | 0.5425 | 2,411 | 1015 | 0.8628 | |
| 87 | Rockford University | 25900 | 59600 | 0.5656 | 983 | 975 | 0.9291 | |
| 90 | Seattle Pacific University | 26000 | 70000 | 0.6286 | 1,776 | 1180 | 0.834 | |
| 91 | Heidelberg University | 26300 | 48600 | 0.4589 | 969 | 1100 | 0.8579 | |
| 91 | University of Mobile | 26300 | 48300 | 0.4552 | 1,308 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 93 | Concordia University-Chicago | 26400 | 54900 | 0.5187 | 1,368 | 1100 | 0.9279 | |
| 93 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4753 | 1,260 | 1143 | 0.7905 | |
| 93 | St. Mary's University | 26400 | 59800 | 0.5587 | 2,149 | 1084 | 0.9776 | |
| 96 | Albright College | 26600 | 49300 | 0.4604 | 1,230 | 1050 | 0.7633 | |
| 96 | Flagler College | 26600 | 61200 | 0.5652 | 2,409 | 1090 | 0.8076 | |
| 96 | University of La Verne | 26600 | 67300 | 0.6044 | 3,050 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 99 | St Bonaventure University | 26700 | 61200 | 0.5636 | 2,042 | 1189 | 0.8165 | |
| 100 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 26800 | 37200 | 0.2793 | 12,317 | 1152 | 0.6267 | |
| 101 | Kansas State University | 27100 | 30400 | 0.1092 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8169 | |
| 101 | Randolph-Macon College | 27100 | 69200 | 0.608 | 1,643 | 1109 | 0.8661 | |
| 101 | Texas Tech University | 27100 | 27100 | 0 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 104 | Capital University | 27300 | 62400 | 0.5624 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 105 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 27400 | 36500 | 0.2495 | 7,505 | 1073 | 0.9633 | |
| 106 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27600 | 71200 | 0.6116 | 2,446 | 1159 | 0.7802 | |
| 107 | Florida Southern College | 27700 | 63200 | 0.5614 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 108 | Villanova University | 27800 | 88800 | 0.6867 | 7,004 | 1457 | 0.2698 | |
| 109 | Mount St. Mary's University | 28000 | 61400 | 0.5439 | 1,830 | 1164 | 0.7381 | |
| 110 | Mississippi State University | 28100 | 32300 | 0.1323 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 111 | California State University-San Marcos | 28200 | 38300 | 0.2636 | 14,977 | 1040 | 0.951 | |
| 112 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 28300 | 69300 | 0.5914 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9519 | |
| 113 | Northern Kentucky University | 28400 | 32100 | 0.1153 | 10,163 | 1090 | 0.6765 | |
| 114 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28500 | 32300 | 0.1176 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 114 | University of Delaware | 28500 | 34500 | 0.1741 | 20,026 | 1294 | 0.706 | |
| 114 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5933 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9575 | |
| 117 | Webster University | 28600 | 54700 | 0.4774 | 2,322 | 1109 | 0.8623 | |
| 118 | Cedar Crest College | 28800 | 66000 | 0.5633 | 870 | 1115 | 0.8407 | |
| 118 | University of Iowa | 28800 | 31100 | 0.0733 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 120 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44300 | 0.3384 | 1,588 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 121 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 29400 | 56200 | 0.4764 | 765 | 1020 | 0.6617 | |
| 122 | William Penn University | 29500 | 48000 | 0.3868 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 123 | William Peace University | 29800 | 50200 | 0.4059 | 722 | 1180 | 0.9425 | |
| 124 | Baker University | 30100 | 54800 | 0.4519 | 1,530 | 924 | 0.9419 | |
| 125 | Assumption University | 30300 | 74400 | 0.5924 | 1,713 | 1085 | 0.8298 | |
| 125 | Dominican University of California | 30300 | 69200 | 0.5624 | 1,114 | 1255 | 0.835 | |
| 125 | Otterbein University | 30300 | 57300 | 0.4712 | 2,211 | 1209 | 0.8453 | |
| 128 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30400 | 54700 | 0.4443 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 129 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 1,972 | 1161 | 0.9523 | |
| 129 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 30900 | 77600 | 0.6016 | 5,044 | 1274 | 0.8883 | |
| 131 | The University of Alabama | 31000 | 52100 | 0.4049 | 34,389 | 1284 | 0.7665 | |
| 132 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31400 | 47100 | 0.3347 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 133 | Lebanon Valley College | 31500 | 72400 | 0.5651 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
| 134 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 31600 | 41200 | 0.2333 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.7517 | |
| 134 | Mount Saint Mary College | 31600 | 68600 | 0.5394 | 2,141 | 1153 | 0.8888 | |
| 136 | Saint Michael's College | 31700 | 68500 | 0.5375 | 1,120 | 1240 | 0.8451 | |
| 136 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 31700 | 39200 | 0.1897 | 10,166 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 138 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31800 | 50000 | 0.3652 | 858 | 975 | 0.7239 | |
| 139 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 32100 | 36700 | 0.1249 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 140 | Azusa Pacific University | 32200 | 66600 | 0.5162 | 2,759 | 1189 | 0.8843 | |
| 141 | Marquette University | 32400 | 66500 | 0.5127 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 142 | North Carolina State University | 32700 | 54800 | 0.4031 | 28,422 | 1378 | 0.4174 | |
| 143 | North Central College | 32900 | 64900 | 0.4931 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 143 | Suffolk University | 32900 | 70300 | 0.5319 | 4,326 | 1209 | 0.8233 | |
| 145 | Framingham State University | 33100 | 38100 | 0.1312 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8361 | |
| 146 | Fort Lewis College | 33500 | 41400 | 0.191 | 3,392 | 1109 | 0.773 | |
| 146 | Lander University | 33500 | 37700 | 0.1115 | 3,776 | 1055 | 0.8131 | |
| 148 | Emmanuel College | 33600 | 71400 | 0.5294 | 1,909 | 1255 | 0.7565 | |
| 148 | Wilkes University | 33600 | 61900 | 0.4572 | 2,076 | 1144 | 0.9064 | |
| 150 | SUNY Old Westbury | 33700 | 40900 | 0.176 | 4,260 | 1110 | 0.8363 | |
| 151 | LeTourneau University | 33900 | 54800 | 0.3817 | 3,187 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 151 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 33900 | 38700 | 0.1237 | 8,426 | 1235 | 0.8875 | |
| 153 | University of St Thomas | 34200 | 70300 | 0.5138 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8536 | |
| 154 | Barry University | 34400 | 56400 | 0.3899 | 3,232 | 1005 | 0.7724 | |
| 155 | Chatham University | 34900 | 63300 | 0.449 | 1,550 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 155 | University of Denver | 34900 | 76900 | 0.5465 | 6,614 | 1347 | 0.7781 | |
| 155 | Valparaiso University | 34900 | 62700 | 0.4428 | 2,123 | 1189 | 0.8943 | |
| 158 | California Lutheran University | 35200 | 70000 | 0.4973 | 2,297 | 1254 | 0.7567 | |
| 159 | The University of Tampa | 35600 | 56900 | 0.374 | 10,598 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 159 | University of the Pacific | 35600 | 71500 | 0.5024 | 3,249 | 1298 | 0.7132 | |
| 161 | Siena College | 36100 | 65100 | 0.4456 | 3,467 | 1254 | 0.6902 | |
| 162 | California State University-Fresno | 36900 | 43800 | 0.1577 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 163 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 37400 | 40700 | 0.0806 | 5,086 | 1124 | 0.949 | |
| 164 | Benedictine College | 37600 | 50800 | 0.2599 | 2,403 | 1241 | 0.9812 | |
| 165 | University of Central Arkansas | 38000 | 40200 | 0.0567 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 166 | Hofstra University | 38200 | 76900 | 0.5032 | 6,581 | 1328 | 0.6808 | |
| 166 | Howard Payne University | 38200 | 54500 | 0.2987 | 751 | 1043 | 0.6737 | |
| 168 | Crown College | 38600 | 53200 | 0.2732 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 169 | Pacific University | 38800 | 74900 | 0.4816 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 170 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 38900 | 46600 | 0.1652 | 799 | 865 | 0.6974 | |
| 171 | Concordia University Texas | 39200 | 45800 | 0.1446 | 1,188 | 990 | 0.9125 | |
| 172 | Arcadia University | 39300 | 71600 | 0.4512 | 2,030 | 1170 | 0.8022 | |
| 172 | Saint Vincent College | 39300 | 64600 | 0.3915 | 1,284 | 1135 | 0.6173 | |
| 174 | Saint Anselm College | 39800 | 73700 | 0.4599 | 2,094 | 1205 | 0.7805 | |
| 175 | Fresno Pacific University | 39900 | 52200 | 0.2352 | 1,545 | 1099 | 0.6407 | |
| 176 | Washington State University | 40600 | 56300 | 0.28 | 21,455 | 1125 | 0.8664 | |
| 177 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 41000 | 53600 | 0.2352 | 46,815 | 1378 | 0.6057 | |
| 178 | Butler University | 41100 | 67900 | 0.3949 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 179 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 42000 | 53200 | 0.2106 | 5,731 | 1174 | 0.9064 | |
| 180 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 42900 | 80700 | 0.4683 | 1,731 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 181 | University of Maryland-College Park | 43100 | 53600 | 0.196 | 31,133 | 1463 | 0.4479 | |
| 182 | Manhattan University | 43600 | 74100 | 0.4115 | 2,744 | 1274 | 0.7894 | |
| 183 | Union University | 43800 | 66000 | 0.3374 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6041 | |
| 184 | University at Buffalo | 43900 | 46700 | 0.06 | 20,359 | 1303 | 0.7418 | |
| 185 | Drexel University | 48600 | 83900 | 0.4208 | 13,309 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 186 | Mercer University | 48800 | 63700 | 0.234 | 4,690 | 1273 | 0.6889 | |
| 187 | DePaul University | 49200 | 66000 | 0.2547 | 14,188 | 1254 | 0.7589 | |
| 188 | University of Utah | 51400 | 53700 | 0.0425 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 189 | Mount St. Joseph University | 54300 | 54300 | 0 | 1,545 | 1143 | 0.5912 | |
| 190 | Clemson University | 61400 | 63700 | 0.0358 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 191 | St. John Fisher University | 62500 | 62500 | 0 | 2,571 | 1215 | 0.664 | |
| 192 | Stonehill College | 70600 | 70600 | 0 | 2,568 | 1150 | 0.6628 | |
| 193 | Gonzaga University | 70700 | 76600 | 0.077 | 5,281 | 1329 | 0.8169 | |
| 194 | The Catholic University of America | 82500 | 82500 | 0 | 3,177 | 1140 | 0.8278 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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