Considering a degree in Criminology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Criminology majors who live in Maryland.
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 Maryland.
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 | University of Pennsylvania | 3900 | 93100 | 0.9586 | 9,989 | 1535 | 0.0492 | |
| 3 | Indiana State University | 9600 | 32400 | 0.704 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 4 | California State University-Fresno | 11300 | 19600 | 0.4223 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 5 | Arkansas State University | 11400 | 28400 | 0.5995 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 6 | Eastern Washington University | 11800 | 28600 | 0.5879 | 7,640 | 1045 | 0.8526 | |
| 7 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 12000 | 29300 | 0.5905 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 8 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 9 | University of Southern Maine | 12800 | 23000 | 0.443 | 5,549 | 1139 | 0.8241 | |
| 10 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 13000 | 38300 | 0.6599 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 10 | University of South Florida | 13000 | 22400 | 0.4201 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 12 | Framingham State University | 13300 | 31000 | 0.5712 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8366 | |
| 13 | Virginia Union University | 13800 | 51700 | 0.7333 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9802 | |
| 14 | Eastern Michigan University | 13900 | 33900 | 0.5894 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 15 | California State University-San Marcos | 14000 | 38300 | 0.6343 | 15,770 | 990 | 0.9513 | |
| 16 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 14200 | 44000 | 0.6772 | 3,153 | 1035 | 0.7012 | |
| 17 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 14300 | 26600 | 0.4624 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 18 | West Virginia University | 14500 | 73100 | 0.8013 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 19 | University of California-Irvine | 15000 | 40400 | 0.6284 | 30,260 | 1333 | 0.2895 | |
| 20 | Avila University | 15200 | 81100 | 0.8124 | 1,538 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 20 | Ursuline College | 15200 | 83000 | 0.8171 | 677 | 1115 | 0.7479 | |
| 22 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 15500 | 90700 | 0.8291 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 22 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 15500 | 28500 | 0.4568 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 24 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 25 | University of West Georgia | 15700 | 57700 | 0.7285 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 26 | Morgan State University | 15800 | 30700 | 0.4849 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 27 | Niagara University | 16100 | 57400 | 0.7192 | 2,638 | 1170 | 0.876 | |
| 28 | Georgia Southern University | 16300 | 20100 | 0.1886 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 29 | Texas Tech University | 16400 | 27900 | 0.4116 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 30 | University of Miami | 16600 | 96300 | 0.8277 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 31 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 16800 | 19400 | 0.134 | 23,007 | 1281 | 0.6909 | |
| 31 | University of Maryland Global Campus | 16800 | 29700 | 0.434 | 52,187 | 0 | 1 | |
| 33 | Tabor College | 17600 | 75500 | 0.7671 | 539 | 965 | 0.6458 | |
| 34 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 17700 | 52500 | 0.6625 | 6,790 | 965 | 0.9447 | |
| 35 | Ohio Dominican University | 17900 | 77400 | 0.769 | 787 | 1385 | 0.9387 | |
| 36 | Albright College | 18000 | 51600 | 0.6514 | 1,210 | 1079 | 0.9408 | |
| 37 | Lycoming College | 18100 | 65800 | 0.7252 | 1,014 | 1150 | 0.7702 | |
| 38 | University of Rhode Island | 18200 | 33900 | 0.4632 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 39 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 18300 | 48900 | 0.6253 | 5,274 | 1103 | 0.9513 | |
| 40 | Olivet Nazarene University | 18400 | 79300 | 0.7677 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 41 | Coker University | 18500 | 47800 | 0.6132 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 42 | Delaware State University | 18600 | 62600 | 0.7028 | 4,581 | 930 | 0.4658 | |
| 43 | McMurry University | 18800 | 71400 | 0.7371 | 4,133 | 1104 | 0.8984 | |
| 43 | Norwich University | 18800 | 100600 | 0.8134 | 2,626 | 1186 | 0.7444 | |
| 45 | The University of Montana | 19000 | 27400 | 0.3067 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 46 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 19200 | 54000 | 0.6441 | 3,991 | 1010 | 0.9654 | |
| 47 | Carlow University | 19600 | 53900 | 0.6361 | 2,303 | 1084 | 0.8768 | |
| 47 | Illinois College | 19600 | 55200 | 0.6449 | 1,008 | 1059 | 0.7494 | |
| 47 | Johnson C Smith University | 19600 | 56000 | 0.6498 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 50 | Regis University | 19700 | 67400 | 0.7077 | 2,505 | 1225 | 0.8461 | |
| 50 | University of Saint Mary | 19700 | 53700 | 0.6331 | 1,044 | 1083 | 0.8229 | |
| 50 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 19700 | 28300 | 0.3049 | 5,063 | 1069 | 0.8756 | |
| 53 | Cottey College | 19900 | 37300 | 0.4665 | 261 | 991 | 0.7023 | |
| 54 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 20200 | 57500 | 0.6481 | 1,391 | 1200 | 0.7243 | |
| 54 | SUNY Old Westbury | 20200 | 24400 | 0.1724 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 56 | Fort Lewis College | 20300 | 29100 | 0.3027 | 3,392 | 1109 | 0.7732 | |
| 57 | University of Northern Iowa | 20400 | 24800 | 0.1775 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 58 | State University of New York at Cortland | 20500 | 27700 | 0.2597 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 59 | Millikin University | 20800 | 45000 | 0.5376 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 59 | University of Lynchburg | 20800 | 60800 | 0.6578 | 1,424 | 1099 | 0.6108 | |
| 61 | University of Mobile | 21300 | 46000 | 0.537 | 1,313 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 62 | St. Mary's University | 21400 | 82100 | 0.7396 | 2,330 | 1060 | 0.9508 | |
| 63 | Davis & Elkins College | 21500 | 51200 | 0.5805 | 663 | 902 | 0.9433 | |
| 64 | Hiram College | 21700 | 48700 | 0.5542 | 991 | 1075 | 0.9748 | |
| 65 | Upper Iowa University | 21900 | 41700 | 0.4743 | 3,054 | 1035 | 0.9646 | |
| 66 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 22000 | 25900 | 0.1506 | 6,227 | 1184 | 0.9171 | |
| 66 | Utah State University | 22000 | 39000 | 0.4358 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 68 | Rockford University | 22200 | 80500 | 0.7241 | 983 | 975 | 0.9289 | |
| 69 | Buena Vista University | 22300 | 59100 | 0.6225 | 836 | 1075 | 0.6497 | |
| 70 | Hastings College | 22400 | 53300 | 0.5795 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 70 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 22400 | 42000 | 0.4672 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 72 | University of Florida | 22500 | 43100 | 0.4783 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 73 | Manchester University | 22700 | 54100 | 0.58 | 988 | 1044 | 0.7106 | |
| 74 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 22800 | 89100 | 0.744 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9631 | |
| 75 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 23400 | 52700 | 0.556 | 3,929 | 1095 | 0.949 | |
| 76 | Dominican University | 23900 | 56000 | 0.573 | 2,642 | 1005 | 0.8879 | |
| 76 | Northern Arizona University | 23900 | 47300 | 0.4958 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 78 | Maryville College | 24200 | 58400 | 0.5852 | 1,144 | 1140 | 0.6885 | |
| 79 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 24300 | 34400 | 0.2932 | 4,573 | 1165 | 0.853 | |
| 80 | Drury University | 24700 | 54500 | 0.5467 | 1,453 | 1209 | 0.6575 | |
| 80 | University at Buffalo | 24700 | 34000 | 0.2736 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 80 | 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 | 25300 | 58200 | 0.5656 | 2,494 | 1250 | 0.6782 | |
| 85 | South Dakota State University | 25300 | 28700 | 0.1183 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 87 | Webster University | 25400 | 66600 | 0.6188 | 1,898 | 1120 | 0.8618 | |
| 88 | Heidelberg University | 25500 | 48600 | 0.4754 | 1,002 | 1025 | 0.82 | |
| 88 | Mary Baldwin University | 25500 | 48600 | 0.4757 | 1,152 | 1089 | 0.6954 | |
| 90 | Lakeland University | 25800 | 56500 | 0.5437 | 2,411 | 1015 | 0.8652 | |
| 90 | Otterbein University | 25800 | 79200 | 0.6746 | 2,292 | 1126 | 0.8388 | |
| 92 | Concordia University-Chicago | 25900 | 78600 | 0.6704 | 1,295 | 1100 | 0.9298 | |
| 93 | Northern Illinois University | 26200 | 32100 | 0.1834 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 94 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4766 | 1,299 | 1167 | 0.9556 | |
| 94 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 26400 | 36500 | 0.2769 | 7,747 | 1073 | 0.9617 | |
| 96 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 26700 | 30100 | 0.1128 | 3,893 | 1015 | 0.9839 | |
| 96 | William Peace University | 26700 | 50200 | 0.4675 | 778 | 1150 | 0.8633 | |
| 98 | Capital University | 26900 | 63800 | 0.5783 | 1,642 | 1045 | 0.6501 | |
| 98 | University of La Verne | 26900 | 71200 | 0.6224 | 3,052 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 100 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 27100 | 29600 | 0.0846 | 10,743 | 1075 | 0.9598 | |
| 101 | Mount St. Mary's University | 27500 | 61400 | 0.5521 | 1,804 | 1159 | 0.7258 | |
| 102 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27600 | 71200 | 0.6126 | 2,396 | 1159 | 0.866 | |
| 103 | Central Connecticut State University | 27700 | 30400 | 0.0889 | 9,463 | 1020 | 0.793 | |
| 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 | Western Kentucky University | 27800 | 27800 | 0 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 107 | Flagler College | 27900 | 61900 | 0.5488 | 2,359 | 1175 | 0.787 | |
| 108 | North Central College | 28100 | 66700 | 0.5785 | 2,567 | 1203 | 0.8377 | |
| 109 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 28200 | 69700 | 0.5955 | 765 | 1020 | 0.6617 | |
| 110 | Chatham University | 28300 | 60800 | 0.5344 | 1,555 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 111 | University of Hartford | 28400 | 70100 | 0.5943 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 112 | University of Delaware | 28500 | 34500 | 0.1741 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 113 | University of Utah | 28600 | 32000 | 0.1061 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 114 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 29100 | 112100 | 0.7403 | 4,999 | 1258 | 0.9296 | |
| 115 | Huntington University | 29200 | 44400 | 0.342 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 116 | California Lutheran University | 29300 | 71700 | 0.5915 | 2,160 | 1218 | 0.7631 | |
| 116 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 29300 | 33000 | 0.112 | 7,088 | 1100 | 0.7448 | |
| 116 | William Penn University | 29300 | 48000 | 0.3892 | 1,366 | 1035 | 0.7311 | |
| 119 | Towson University | 29500 | 30200 | 0.0233 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 120 | Baker University | 29900 | 54800 | 0.454 | 1,317 | 1035 | 0.9771 | |
| 121 | Mississippi State University | 30000 | 34400 | 0.1276 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 122 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30300 | 54700 | 0.4464 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 122 | Randolph-Macon College | 30300 | 71600 | 0.5764 | 1,800 | 1128 | 0.9105 | |
| 124 | Assumption University | 30900 | 74400 | 0.5844 | 1,737 | 1085 | 0.8455 | |
| 124 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 2,082 | 1124 | 0.9576 | |
| 126 | Marquette University | 31200 | 75900 | 0.5888 | 8,206 | 1304 | 0.7802 | |
| 127 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31300 | 47100 | 0.3372 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 128 | Cleveland State University | 31600 | 32100 | 0.0156 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 128 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 31600 | 51700 | 0.3878 | 10,594 | 1193 | 0.6493 | |
| 130 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31700 | 50000 | 0.3675 | 858 | 975 | 0.7239 | |
| 131 | Villanova University | 31900 | 92900 | 0.6569 | 6,933 | 1466 | 0.2814 | |
| 132 | Wilkes University | 32100 | 61900 | 0.4814 | 2,055 | 1188 | 0.9397 | |
| 133 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 32400 | 38800 | 0.1651 | 799 | 865 | 0.6974 | |
| 134 | Lasell University | 32600 | 50800 | 0.3586 | 1,347 | 1095 | 0.7457 | |
| 134 | North Carolina State University | 32600 | 54800 | 0.4052 | 29,340 | 1374 | 0.3954 | |
| 134 | St Bonaventure University | 32600 | 64800 | 0.4967 | 2,134 | 1165 | 0.8533 | |
| 137 | University of New England | 32700 | 70900 | 0.5389 | 4,631 | 1145 | 0.9203 | |
| 138 | Siena University | 33400 | 66400 | 0.4972 | 3,149 | 1301 | 0.8464 | |
| 138 | The University of Alabama | 33400 | 53100 | 0.3709 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 140 | Hamline University | 33500 | 70100 | 0.5219 | 1,852 | 1175 | 0.9013 | |
| 140 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 33500 | 38200 | 0.1228 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 142 | University of Idaho | 33800 | 48700 | 0.3062 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 143 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 34100 | 39000 | 0.1256 | 8,706 | 1230 | 0.8906 | |
| 144 | Emmanuel College | 34200 | 73700 | 0.5361 | 1,948 | 1245 | 0.7677 | |
| 144 | Lee University | 34200 | 39100 | 0.1253 | 3,425 | 1154 | 0.7138 | |
| 144 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 34200 | 34200 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 147 | Barry University | 35000 | 58800 | 0.4048 | 4,654 | 1005 | 0.9663 | |
| 148 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,056 | 1183 | 0.8994 | |
| 149 | St. John Fisher University | 36200 | 64800 | 0.4412 | 2,583 | 1214 | 0.6607 | |
| 150 | East Carolina University | 36800 | 42700 | 0.1381 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 150 | Loyola University New Orleans | 36800 | 74600 | 0.5065 | 2,871 | 1150 | 0.9058 | |
| 152 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 37200 | 41600 | 0.1056 | 5,386 | 995 | 0.9092 | |
| 153 | Lander University | 37300 | 37700 | 0.0106 | 3,776 | 1055 | 0.8131 | |
| 154 | Benedictine College | 37700 | 52700 | 0.2847 | 2,404 | 1241 | 0.9812 | |
| 154 | Washington State University | 37700 | 53600 | 0.2967 | 21,400 | 1131 | 0.861 | |
| 156 | University of Central Arkansas | 37900 | 40200 | 0.0595 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 157 | Howard Payne University | 38100 | 54500 | 0.3008 | 751 | 1043 | 0.6737 | |
| 157 | University of St Thomas | 38100 | 74800 | 0.4906 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 159 | Crown College | 38500 | 53200 | 0.2754 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 160 | Pacific University | 38700 | 74900 | 0.4831 | 1,465 | 1019 | 0.8986 | |
| 161 | Concordia University Texas | 39100 | 45800 | 0.1471 | 1,189 | 990 | 0.9125 | |
| 162 | Arcadia University | 39200 | 71600 | 0.4528 | 2,163 | 1159 | 0.7448 | |
| 162 | Saint Vincent College | 39200 | 64600 | 0.3932 | 1,157 | 1140 | 0.7863 | |
| 162 | University of Denver | 39200 | 84100 | 0.5341 | 5,766 | 1292 | 0.8538 | |
| 165 | Drexel University | 39300 | 86400 | 0.5451 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 166 | Fresno Pacific University | 39800 | 52200 | 0.2374 | 1,615 | 1075 | 0.6396 | |
| 166 | Saint Anselm College | 39800 | 77000 | 0.4832 | 2,094 | 1195 | 0.7805 | |
| 168 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 40100 | 59200 | 0.3224 | 5,986 | 1110 | 0.8916 | |
| 169 | Dominican University of California | 40200 | 69200 | 0.4185 | 1,058 | 0 | 0.521 | |
| 169 | Saint Michael's College | 40200 | 75800 | 0.4696 | 1,051 | 1280 | 0.8976 | |
| 171 | Champlain College | 41300 | 105100 | 0.6072 | 1,514 | 1273 | 0.873 | |
| 172 | Butler University | 41500 | 68400 | 0.3936 | 4,418 | 1269 | 0.8209 | |
| 173 | University of Maryland-College Park | 42700 | 58600 | 0.2714 | 31,875 | 1456 | 0.4503 | |
| 174 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 42800 | 80700 | 0.469 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 175 | Union University | 43600 | 66000 | 0.3391 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 176 | Kansas State University | 44000 | 48400 | 0.0917 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 177 | LeTourneau University | 44700 | 57300 | 0.2198 | 2,903 | 1242 | 0.4879 | |
| 178 | Mercer University | 45600 | 65400 | 0.3031 | 4,719 | 1263 | 0.643 | |
| 178 | The University of Tampa | 45600 | 58500 | 0.2204 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 180 | Calvin University | 47700 | 57400 | 0.1689 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 181 | Mount Saint Mary College | 48800 | 68800 | 0.2908 | 2,749 | 1153 | 0.892 | |
| 182 | DePaul University | 49000 | 69400 | 0.2938 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 183 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 49400 | 64700 | 0.2366 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 184 | Manhattan University | 51300 | 72000 | 0.2876 | 2,378 | 1174 | 0.8216 | |
| 185 | University of Iowa | 52000 | 54400 | 0.044 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 186 | Mount St. Joseph University | 53900 | 54300 | 0.0074 | 1,268 | 1105 | 0.9128 | |
| 187 | Hofstra University | 58900 | 83300 | 0.293 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 188 | Clemson University | 61300 | 63700 | 0.0376 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 189 | Stonehill College | 68500 | 76100 | 0.0999 | 2,569 | 1150 | 0.6628 | |
| 190 | Gonzaga University | 70900 | 77700 | 0.0875 | 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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