Considering a degree in Criminology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Criminology majors who live in North Carolina.
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 North Carolina.
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 | Utah State University | 9700 | 26700 | 0.6361 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 3 | Eastern Washington University | 11800 | 28600 | 0.5879 | 7,640 | 1045 | 0.8526 | |
| 4 | University of Pennsylvania | 12300 | 92900 | 0.8676 | 9,989 | 1535 | 0.0492 | |
| 5 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 12400 | 24900 | 0.5012 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 6 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 7 | North Carolina A & T State University | 12900 | 17900 | 0.2814 | 12,497 | 1075 | 0.5125 | |
| 8 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 13600 | 19400 | 0.2988 | 23,007 | 1281 | 0.6909 | |
| 9 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 14300 | 19400 | 0.2642 | 14,865 | 1175 | 0.9113 | |
| 10 | Northern Illinois University | 14400 | 30400 | 0.5269 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 11 | Virginia Union University | 14700 | 39400 | 0.6265 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9802 | |
| 12 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 15000 | 29800 | 0.4962 | 3,153 | 1035 | 0.7012 | |
| 13 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 14 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 15700 | 29300 | 0.4642 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 14 | University of West Georgia | 15700 | 24600 | 0.3622 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 16 | Eastern Michigan University | 16500 | 36100 | 0.5433 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 16 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 16500 | 28200 | 0.4144 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 16 | University of Florida | 16500 | 22500 | 0.2666 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 19 | Arkansas State University | 16600 | 28100 | 0.4095 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 19 | North Carolina State University | 16600 | 28500 | 0.4184 | 29,340 | 1374 | 0.3954 | |
| 19 | West Virginia University | 16600 | 40900 | 0.5939 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 22 | Georgia Southern University | 16700 | 20100 | 0.1687 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 23 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 17200 | 35400 | 0.5147 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 24 | Millikin University | 17300 | 45000 | 0.6153 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 25 | Avila University | 17700 | 64100 | 0.7236 | 1,538 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 25 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 27 | Tabor College | 17800 | 54400 | 0.6731 | 539 | 965 | 0.6458 | |
| 27 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 17800 | 21900 | 0.1875 | 10,743 | 1075 | 0.9598 | |
| 29 | Delaware State University | 17900 | 42200 | 0.5752 | 4,581 | 930 | 0.4658 | |
| 30 | Lycoming College | 18100 | 65800 | 0.7252 | 1,014 | 1150 | 0.7702 | |
| 30 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 18100 | 28600 | 0.3669 | 3,991 | 1010 | 0.9654 | |
| 32 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 18200 | 25200 | 0.2773 | 7,088 | 1100 | 0.7448 | |
| 33 | Ursuline College | 18400 | 61900 | 0.7023 | 677 | 1115 | 0.7479 | |
| 34 | Rosemont College | 18500 | 38100 | 0.5126 | 504 | 1085 | 0.7634 | |
| 35 | Framingham State University | 18900 | 31000 | 0.3904 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8366 | |
| 36 | University of Rhode Island | 19300 | 33900 | 0.4308 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 37 | Carlow University | 19600 | 82500 | 0.7625 | 2,303 | 1084 | 0.8768 | |
| 38 | Johnson C Smith University | 19700 | 39300 | 0.4983 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 38 | Lee University | 19700 | 37400 | 0.4736 | 3,425 | 1154 | 0.7138 | |
| 38 | Norwich University | 19700 | 73800 | 0.7328 | 2,626 | 1186 | 0.7444 | |
| 38 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19700 | 80900 | 0.7565 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 42 | Concordia University-Chicago | 19800 | 54900 | 0.6388 | 1,295 | 1100 | 0.9298 | |
| 42 | Illinois College | 19800 | 55200 | 0.6413 | 1,008 | 1059 | 0.7494 | |
| 42 | Loyola University New Orleans | 19800 | 72100 | 0.7252 | 2,871 | 1150 | 0.9058 | |
| 45 | Central Connecticut State University | 19900 | 29500 | 0.3253 | 9,463 | 1020 | 0.793 | |
| 45 | University of Northern Iowa | 19900 | 24000 | 0.1705 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 45 | University of Saint Mary | 19900 | 53700 | 0.6294 | 1,044 | 1083 | 0.8229 | |
| 48 | Cleveland State University | 20000 | 30900 | 0.3523 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 48 | McMurry University | 20000 | 51900 | 0.6141 | 4,133 | 1104 | 0.8984 | |
| 50 | Lasell University | 20200 | 48500 | 0.5831 | 1,347 | 1095 | 0.7457 | |
| 50 | Ohio Dominican University | 20200 | 55400 | 0.6354 | 787 | 1385 | 0.9387 | |
| 52 | Coker University | 20300 | 47800 | 0.5756 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 52 | Fort Lewis College | 20300 | 29100 | 0.3027 | 3,392 | 1109 | 0.7732 | |
| 54 | South Dakota State University | 20600 | 25200 | 0.1822 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 55 | University of Maryland-College Park | 20900 | 27300 | 0.2346 | 31,875 | 1456 | 0.4503 | |
| 55 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 20900 | 26000 | 0.1957 | 5,063 | 1069 | 0.8756 | |
| 57 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 21300 | 48900 | 0.564 | 5,274 | 1103 | 0.9513 | |
| 57 | Washington State University | 21300 | 36200 | 0.4116 | 21,400 | 1131 | 0.861 | |
| 59 | Hiram College | 21700 | 48700 | 0.5542 | 991 | 1075 | 0.9748 | |
| 59 | University of Lynchburg | 21700 | 54900 | 0.6052 | 1,424 | 1099 | 0.6108 | |
| 61 | Davis & Elkins College | 21800 | 51200 | 0.5747 | 663 | 902 | 0.9433 | |
| 62 | Le Moyne College | 21900 | 58100 | 0.6226 | 2,494 | 1250 | 0.6782 | |
| 63 | Niagara University | 22100 | 57400 | 0.6147 | 2,638 | 1170 | 0.876 | |
| 63 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 22100 | 29100 | 0.241 | 3,929 | 1095 | 0.949 | |
| 65 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 22400 | 25900 | 0.1344 | 6,227 | 1184 | 0.9171 | |
| 65 | Upper Iowa University | 22400 | 41700 | 0.4633 | 3,054 | 1035 | 0.9646 | |
| 67 | Buena Vista University | 22500 | 59100 | 0.6191 | 836 | 1075 | 0.6497 | |
| 67 | Cottey College | 22500 | 37300 | 0.3983 | 261 | 991 | 0.7023 | |
| 69 | Manchester University | 22900 | 54100 | 0.5765 | 988 | 1044 | 0.7106 | |
| 69 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 22900 | 70000 | 0.6729 | 1,391 | 1200 | 0.7243 | |
| 71 | Drury University | 23200 | 52900 | 0.5613 | 1,453 | 1209 | 0.6575 | |
| 72 | Hastings College | 23400 | 63000 | 0.6286 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 73 | Hamline University | 23600 | 56500 | 0.5818 | 1,852 | 1175 | 0.9013 | |
| 74 | Albright College | 23700 | 49300 | 0.5192 | 1,210 | 1079 | 0.9408 | |
| 75 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 23800 | 90700 | 0.7376 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 76 | Calvin University | 24000 | 53500 | 0.5513 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 76 | Dominican University | 24000 | 56000 | 0.5713 | 2,642 | 1005 | 0.8879 | |
| 78 | Indiana State University | 24300 | 32400 | 0.2501 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 79 | Maryville College | 24400 | 58400 | 0.5817 | 1,144 | 1140 | 0.6885 | |
| 79 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 24400 | 24500 | 0.003 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 81 | University at Buffalo | 24800 | 34000 | 0.2706 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 82 | University of St Thomas | 25400 | 50900 | 0.5012 | 3,466 | 1095 | 0.8355 | |
| 83 | Mary Baldwin University | 25500 | 48600 | 0.4757 | 1,152 | 1089 | 0.6954 | |
| 84 | Heidelberg University | 25800 | 48600 | 0.4692 | 1,002 | 1025 | 0.82 | |
| 84 | William Peace University | 25800 | 50200 | 0.4872 | 778 | 1150 | 0.8633 | |
| 86 | Otterbein University | 25900 | 57300 | 0.5479 | 2,292 | 1126 | 0.8388 | |
| 86 | Rockford University | 25900 | 59600 | 0.5656 | 983 | 975 | 0.9289 | |
| 88 | Lakeland University | 26000 | 56500 | 0.5406 | 2,411 | 1015 | 0.8652 | |
| 89 | St Bonaventure University | 26300 | 61200 | 0.5702 | 2,134 | 1165 | 0.8533 | |
| 89 | St. Mary's University | 26300 | 59800 | 0.5604 | 2,330 | 1060 | 0.9508 | |
| 89 | University of Mobile | 26300 | 48300 | 0.4551 | 1,313 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 92 | Northern Arizona University | 26400 | 43200 | 0.3893 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 93 | Geneva College | 26500 | 50300 | 0.4736 | 1,299 | 1167 | 0.9556 | |
| 94 | University of La Verne | 26800 | 67300 | 0.6015 | 3,052 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 95 | University of Idaho | 26900 | 45200 | 0.4045 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 95 | Western Kentucky University | 26900 | 27000 | 0.0037 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 97 | Capital University | 27100 | 62400 | 0.5656 | 1,642 | 1045 | 0.6501 | |
| 97 | Kansas State University | 27100 | 30400 | 0.109 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 97 | University of Central Arkansas | 27100 | 31200 | 0.1311 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 100 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 27400 | 37900 | 0.2772 | 4,573 | 1165 | 0.853 | |
| 100 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 27400 | 36500 | 0.2495 | 7,747 | 1073 | 0.9617 | |
| 102 | Randolph-Macon College | 27500 | 69200 | 0.6023 | 1,800 | 1128 | 0.9105 | |
| 103 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27800 | 71200 | 0.6098 | 2,396 | 1159 | 0.866 | |
| 104 | Florida Southern College | 27900 | 63200 | 0.5585 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 104 | Villanova University | 27900 | 88800 | 0.6855 | 6,933 | 1466 | 0.2814 | |
| 106 | Mount St. Mary's University | 28000 | 61400 | 0.544 | 1,804 | 1159 | 0.7258 | |
| 107 | California State University-San Marcos | 28100 | 38300 | 0.2662 | 15,770 | 990 | 0.9513 | |
| 108 | Mississippi State University | 28200 | 32300 | 0.1266 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 109 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 28300 | 69300 | 0.5914 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9631 | |
| 110 | Webster University | 28500 | 54700 | 0.4792 | 1,898 | 1120 | 0.8618 | |
| 111 | University of Hartford | 28600 | 70100 | 0.5916 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 112 | Flagler College | 28800 | 61200 | 0.5293 | 2,359 | 1175 | 0.787 | |
| 112 | North Central College | 28800 | 64900 | 0.5563 | 2,567 | 1203 | 0.8377 | |
| 114 | University of Utah | 28900 | 32000 | 0.0967 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 115 | University of Iowa | 29000 | 31100 | 0.0674 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 116 | Cedar Crest College | 29100 | 66000 | 0.5587 | 870 | 1115 | 0.8407 | |
| 117 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 29400 | 72700 | 0.5956 | 765 | 1020 | 0.6617 | |
| 117 | Regis University | 29400 | 67200 | 0.5621 | 2,505 | 1225 | 0.8461 | |
| 119 | Huntington University | 29500 | 44300 | 0.3339 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 120 | William Penn University | 29600 | 48000 | 0.383 | 1,366 | 1035 | 0.7311 | |
| 121 | Baker University | 30200 | 54800 | 0.4485 | 1,317 | 1035 | 0.9771 | |
| 122 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30600 | 54700 | 0.4409 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 123 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 2,082 | 1124 | 0.9576 | |
| 124 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 31100 | 77600 | 0.599 | 4,999 | 1258 | 0.9296 | |
| 125 | Lebanon Valley College | 31300 | 72400 | 0.5679 | 1,834 | 1260 | 0.808 | |
| 126 | Saint Michael's College | 31400 | 68500 | 0.5419 | 1,051 | 1280 | 0.8976 | |
| 127 | Mount Saint Mary College | 31600 | 68600 | 0.5394 | 2,749 | 1153 | 0.892 | |
| 127 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31600 | 47100 | 0.3308 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 129 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 31900 | 51700 | 0.382 | 10,594 | 1193 | 0.6493 | |
| 130 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 32000 | 50000 | 0.3615 | 858 | 975 | 0.7239 | |
| 130 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 32000 | 45700 | 0.3 | 6,790 | 965 | 0.9447 | |
| 132 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 32300 | 36700 | 0.1199 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 133 | Marquette University | 32800 | 66500 | 0.5067 | 8,206 | 1304 | 0.7802 | |
| 134 | Lander University | 33500 | 37700 | 0.1115 | 3,776 | 1055 | 0.8131 | |
| 135 | Emmanuel College | 33600 | 71400 | 0.5294 | 1,948 | 1245 | 0.7677 | |
| 135 | Wilkes University | 33600 | 61900 | 0.4572 | 2,055 | 1188 | 0.9397 | |
| 137 | SUNY Old Westbury | 33700 | 40900 | 0.176 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 138 | University of St Thomas | 34200 | 70300 | 0.5138 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 139 | Siena University | 34500 | 65100 | 0.4701 | 3,149 | 1301 | 0.8464 | |
| 140 | Assumption University | 34600 | 74400 | 0.5347 | 1,737 | 1085 | 0.8455 | |
| 141 | Chatham University | 35000 | 63300 | 0.4474 | 1,555 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 141 | University of South Florida | 35000 | 35000 | 0 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 143 | Barry University | 35200 | 56400 | 0.3757 | 4,654 | 1005 | 0.9663 | |
| 143 | University of New England | 35200 | 68000 | 0.4827 | 4,631 | 1145 | 0.9203 | |
| 143 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,056 | 1183 | 0.8994 | |
| 146 | California Lutheran University | 35300 | 70000 | 0.4959 | 2,160 | 1218 | 0.7631 | |
| 147 | The University of Tampa | 35500 | 56900 | 0.3758 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 148 | Texas Tech University | 35700 | 38900 | 0.0823 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 149 | Drexel University | 35800 | 83900 | 0.5734 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 150 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 36100 | 39000 | 0.073 | 8,706 | 1230 | 0.8906 | |
| 150 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 36100 | 61100 | 0.4099 | 12,798 | 1157 | 0.1421 | |
| 152 | Hofstra University | 36400 | 76900 | 0.5266 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 153 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 36800 | 39900 | 0.0776 | 3,893 | 1015 | 0.9839 | |
| 154 | California State University-Fresno | 36900 | 43800 | 0.1576 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 155 | East Carolina University | 37100 | 42700 | 0.1311 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 156 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 37500 | 41600 | 0.0984 | 5,386 | 995 | 0.9092 | |
| 156 | University of Southern Maine | 37500 | 37500 | 0 | 5,549 | 1139 | 0.8241 | |
| 158 | Benedictine College | 37600 | 50800 | 0.2599 | 2,404 | 1241 | 0.9812 | |
| 158 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 37600 | 38500 | 0.0234 | 799 | 865 | 0.6974 | |
| 160 | Howard Payne University | 38400 | 54500 | 0.2953 | 751 | 1043 | 0.6737 | |
| 160 | LeTourneau University | 38400 | 54800 | 0.2995 | 2,903 | 1242 | 0.4879 | |
| 162 | Crown College | 38800 | 53200 | 0.2698 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 162 | State University of New York at Cortland | 38800 | 39900 | 0.0276 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 164 | Manhattan University | 38900 | 74100 | 0.4749 | 2,378 | 1174 | 0.8216 | |
| 165 | Pacific University | 39000 | 74900 | 0.4791 | 1,465 | 1019 | 0.8986 | |
| 166 | University of Denver | 39100 | 76900 | 0.4918 | 5,766 | 1292 | 0.8538 | |
| 167 | Concordia University Texas | 39400 | 45800 | 0.1406 | 1,189 | 990 | 0.9125 | |
| 168 | Arcadia University | 39500 | 71600 | 0.4486 | 2,163 | 1159 | 0.7448 | |
| 168 | Saint Vincent College | 39500 | 64600 | 0.3886 | 1,157 | 1140 | 0.7863 | |
| 170 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 39600 | 53200 | 0.2557 | 5,986 | 1110 | 0.8916 | |
| 171 | The University of Montana | 39900 | 45000 | 0.1133 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 172 | Saint Anselm College | 40000 | 73700 | 0.4572 | 2,094 | 1195 | 0.7805 | |
| 173 | Fresno Pacific University | 40100 | 52200 | 0.2316 | 1,615 | 1075 | 0.6396 | |
| 174 | Dominican University of California | 40600 | 69200 | 0.413 | 1,058 | 0 | 0.521 | |
| 175 | Champlain College | 41000 | 76000 | 0.4608 | 1,514 | 1273 | 0.873 | |
| 176 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 41100 | 53600 | 0.2333 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 177 | Butler University | 41400 | 72400 | 0.4283 | 4,418 | 1269 | 0.8209 | |
| 178 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 43000 | 80700 | 0.4672 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 179 | Union University | 43900 | 66000 | 0.3346 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 180 | Mercer University | 45900 | 65400 | 0.2984 | 4,719 | 1263 | 0.643 | |
| 181 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 46400 | 46600 | 0.0043 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 182 | University of Delaware | 47800 | 61300 | 0.221 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 183 | DePaul University | 49100 | 66000 | 0.2562 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 184 | Mount St. Joseph University | 54000 | 54300 | 0.0055 | 1,268 | 1105 | 0.9128 | |
| 185 | The University of Alabama | 55700 | 58500 | 0.0478 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 186 | Clemson University | 61600 | 63700 | 0.0329 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 187 | St. John Fisher University | 62500 | 62500 | 0 | 2,583 | 1214 | 0.6607 | |
| 188 | Stonehill College | 68700 | 70600 | 0.0269 | 2,569 | 1150 | 0.6628 | |
| 189 | Gonzaga University | 70800 | 76600 | 0.0757 | 4,976 | 1328 | 0.7962 | |
| 190 | University of California-Irvine | 72000 | 75600 | 0.0476 | 30,260 | 1333 | 0.2895 | |
| 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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