Considering a degree in Criminology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Criminology majors who live in New Jersey.
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 New Jersey.
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 | 4000 | 93100 | 0.9575 | 9,989 | 1535 | 0.0492 | |
| 3 | Indiana State University | 9600 | 25900 | 0.6303 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 4 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 11000 | 20500 | 0.4606 | 5,063 | 1069 | 0.8756 | |
| 5 | California State University-Fresno | 11200 | 19600 | 0.4274 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 6 | Arkansas State University | 11400 | 28400 | 0.5995 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 6 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 11400 | 19300 | 0.4093 | 10,743 | 1075 | 0.9598 | |
| 8 | Central Connecticut State University | 11600 | 34200 | 0.6605 | 9,463 | 1020 | 0.793 | |
| 9 | Eastern Washington University | 11800 | 28600 | 0.5879 | 7,640 | 1045 | 0.8526 | |
| 9 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 11800 | 29300 | 0.5973 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 11 | Kean University | 12300 | 39200 | 0.6862 | 11,932 | 1040 | 0.7811 | |
| 12 | University of Southern Maine | 12700 | 23000 | 0.4473 | 5,549 | 1139 | 0.8241 | |
| 13 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 12900 | 38300 | 0.6625 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 13 | University of South Florida | 12900 | 22400 | 0.4245 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 15 | Virginia Union University | 13600 | 51700 | 0.7372 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9802 | |
| 16 | Eastern Michigan University | 13800 | 33900 | 0.5923 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 17 | California State University-San Marcos | 13900 | 38300 | 0.6369 | 15,770 | 990 | 0.9513 | |
| 18 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 14200 | 44000 | 0.6772 | 3,153 | 1035 | 0.7012 | |
| 19 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 14300 | 19400 | 0.2628 | 23,007 | 1281 | 0.6909 | |
| 20 | West Virginia University | 14600 | 73100 | 0.8 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 21 | Avila University | 15100 | 81100 | 0.8137 | 1,538 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 21 | Lander University | 15100 | 24600 | 0.3854 | 3,776 | 1055 | 0.8131 | |
| 21 | Ursuline College | 15100 | 83000 | 0.8183 | 677 | 1115 | 0.7479 | |
| 24 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 15200 | 90700 | 0.8325 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 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 | Niagara University | 16100 | 57400 | 0.7192 | 2,638 | 1170 | 0.876 | |
| 28 | Georgia Southern University | 16300 | 49700 | 0.6722 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 29 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 16400 | 41200 | 0.6026 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 29 | Texas Tech University | 16400 | 27100 | 0.3947 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 31 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 16600 | 36500 | 0.5455 | 7,747 | 1073 | 0.9617 | |
| 32 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 17400 | 52300 | 0.6671 | 6,790 | 965 | 0.9447 | |
| 32 | University of Miami | 17400 | 96300 | 0.8194 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 34 | Tabor College | 17500 | 75500 | 0.7684 | 539 | 965 | 0.6458 | |
| 35 | East Carolina University | 17600 | 26100 | 0.3256 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 36 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 17700 | 25200 | 0.2972 | 7,088 | 1100 | 0.7448 | |
| 37 | Ohio Dominican University | 17800 | 77400 | 0.7703 | 787 | 1385 | 0.9387 | |
| 38 | Albright College | 18000 | 51600 | 0.6514 | 1,210 | 1079 | 0.9408 | |
| 38 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 18000 | 48900 | 0.6315 | 5,274 | 1103 | 0.9513 | |
| 40 | Lycoming College | 18100 | 65800 | 0.7252 | 1,014 | 1150 | 0.7702 | |
| 41 | Coker University | 18300 | 47800 | 0.6174 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 41 | Olivet Nazarene University | 18300 | 79300 | 0.769 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 43 | University of Lynchburg | 18400 | 58900 | 0.687 | 1,424 | 1099 | 0.6108 | |
| 44 | McMurry University | 18600 | 71400 | 0.7399 | 4,133 | 1104 | 0.8984 | |
| 45 | Norwich University | 18700 | 100600 | 0.8144 | 2,626 | 1186 | 0.7444 | |
| 45 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 18700 | 54000 | 0.6534 | 3,991 | 1010 | 0.9654 | |
| 47 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 19000 | 30600 | 0.3789 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 48 | Regis University | 19500 | 67400 | 0.7106 | 2,505 | 1225 | 0.8461 | |
| 48 | University of Rhode Island | 19500 | 47400 | 0.5887 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 50 | Carlow University | 19600 | 53900 | 0.6361 | 2,303 | 1084 | 0.8768 | |
| 50 | Illinois College | 19600 | 55200 | 0.6449 | 1,008 | 1059 | 0.7494 | |
| 50 | Johnson C Smith University | 19600 | 56000 | 0.6498 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 53 | Cottey College | 19700 | 37300 | 0.4714 | 261 | 991 | 0.7023 | |
| 53 | University of Saint Mary | 19700 | 53700 | 0.6331 | 1,044 | 1083 | 0.8229 | |
| 55 | SUNY Old Westbury | 20100 | 24400 | 0.1765 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 56 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 20200 | 57500 | 0.6481 | 1,391 | 1200 | 0.7243 | |
| 56 | Rutgers University-Newark | 20200 | 39200 | 0.4852 | 7,989 | 1159 | 0.7136 | |
| 58 | Fort Lewis College | 20300 | 29100 | 0.3027 | 3,392 | 1109 | 0.7732 | |
| 59 | University of Northern Iowa | 20400 | 24800 | 0.1775 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 60 | Washington State University | 20700 | 35900 | 0.4229 | 21,400 | 1131 | 0.861 | |
| 61 | Millikin University | 21000 | 45000 | 0.5331 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 62 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 21200 | 41600 | 0.4904 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 63 | St. Mary's University | 21300 | 82100 | 0.7408 | 2,330 | 1060 | 0.9508 | |
| 63 | University of Mobile | 21300 | 46000 | 0.537 | 1,313 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 65 | Davis & Elkins College | 21500 | 51200 | 0.5805 | 663 | 902 | 0.9433 | |
| 66 | Hiram College | 21700 | 48700 | 0.5542 | 991 | 1075 | 0.9748 | |
| 66 | Upper Iowa University | 21700 | 41700 | 0.4781 | 3,054 | 1035 | 0.9646 | |
| 68 | Utah State University | 21800 | 38800 | 0.4382 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 69 | Rockford University | 22200 | 80500 | 0.7241 | 983 | 975 | 0.9289 | |
| 70 | Buena Vista University | 22300 | 59100 | 0.6225 | 836 | 1075 | 0.6497 | |
| 70 | Hastings College | 22300 | 53300 | 0.5814 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 72 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 22400 | 37600 | 0.4042 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 73 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 22600 | 89100 | 0.7462 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9631 | |
| 74 | Manchester University | 22700 | 54100 | 0.58 | 988 | 1044 | 0.7106 | |
| 74 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 22700 | 52400 | 0.5669 | 3,929 | 1095 | 0.949 | |
| 76 | Calvin University | 23000 | 55500 | 0.5853 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 77 | Dominican University | 23900 | 56000 | 0.573 | 2,642 | 1005 | 0.8879 | |
| 77 | Northern Arizona University | 23900 | 47000 | 0.4927 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 79 | Maryville College | 24200 | 58400 | 0.5852 | 1,144 | 1140 | 0.6885 | |
| 80 | University of St Thomas | 24700 | 51400 | 0.5195 | 3,466 | 1095 | 0.8355 | |
| 81 | Le Moyne College | 25200 | 58200 | 0.5673 | 2,494 | 1250 | 0.6782 | |
| 82 | South Dakota State University | 25300 | 28700 | 0.1183 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 83 | Heidelberg University | 25400 | 48600 | 0.4775 | 1,002 | 1025 | 0.82 | |
| 83 | Webster University | 25400 | 66600 | 0.6188 | 1,898 | 1120 | 0.8618 | |
| 85 | Mary Baldwin University | 25500 | 48600 | 0.4757 | 1,152 | 1089 | 0.6954 | |
| 86 | Concordia University-Chicago | 25700 | 78600 | 0.6729 | 1,295 | 1100 | 0.9298 | |
| 87 | Lakeland University | 25800 | 56500 | 0.5437 | 2,411 | 1015 | 0.8652 | |
| 87 | Otterbein University | 25800 | 79200 | 0.6746 | 2,292 | 1126 | 0.8388 | |
| 89 | Northern Illinois University | 26300 | 32100 | 0.1796 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 90 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4766 | 1,299 | 1167 | 0.9556 | |
| 91 | Cedar Crest College | 26500 | 67800 | 0.6091 | 870 | 1115 | 0.8407 | |
| 92 | Drury University | 26600 | 54500 | 0.5119 | 1,453 | 1209 | 0.6575 | |
| 92 | William Peace University | 26600 | 50200 | 0.4708 | 778 | 1150 | 0.8633 | |
| 94 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 26700 | 30100 | 0.1128 | 3,893 | 1015 | 0.9839 | |
| 94 | University of La Verne | 26700 | 71200 | 0.6252 | 3,052 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 96 | Capital University | 26800 | 63800 | 0.5798 | 1,642 | 1045 | 0.6501 | |
| 96 | University of Central Arkansas | 26800 | 31200 | 0.1407 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 98 | Delaware State University | 27200 | 62600 | 0.5654 | 4,581 | 930 | 0.4658 | |
| 99 | Mount St. Mary's University | 27300 | 61400 | 0.5549 | 1,804 | 1159 | 0.7258 | |
| 100 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 27400 | 37900 | 0.2782 | 4,573 | 1165 | 0.853 | |
| 101 | Marquette University | 27600 | 63800 | 0.5675 | 8,206 | 1304 | 0.7802 | |
| 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 | |
| 105 | North Central College | 27900 | 66700 | 0.5814 | 2,567 | 1203 | 0.8377 | |
| 106 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 28100 | 69700 | 0.5969 | 765 | 1020 | 0.6617 | |
| 106 | St Bonaventure University | 28100 | 64100 | 0.5617 | 2,134 | 1165 | 0.8533 | |
| 108 | University of Hartford | 28400 | 70100 | 0.5943 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 109 | University of Utah | 28600 | 32000 | 0.1061 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 110 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 28700 | 38800 | 0.2607 | 799 | 865 | 0.6974 | |
| 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 | California Lutheran University | 29200 | 71700 | 0.5929 | 2,160 | 1218 | 0.7631 | |
| 114 | William Penn University | 29300 | 48000 | 0.3892 | 1,366 | 1035 | 0.7311 | |
| 115 | Baker University | 29900 | 54800 | 0.454 | 1,317 | 1035 | 0.9771 | |
| 116 | Randolph-Macon College | 30200 | 71600 | 0.5778 | 1,800 | 1128 | 0.9105 | |
| 117 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30300 | 54700 | 0.4464 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 118 | Lebanon Valley College | 30500 | 72200 | 0.5773 | 1,834 | 1260 | 0.808 | |
| 118 | Western Kentucky University | 30500 | 42800 | 0.2877 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 120 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 2,082 | 1124 | 0.9576 | |
| 121 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31300 | 47100 | 0.3372 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 122 | Lasell University | 31400 | 50800 | 0.3822 | 1,347 | 1095 | 0.7457 | |
| 123 | Cleveland State University | 31600 | 32100 | 0.0156 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 123 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 31600 | 51700 | 0.3878 | 10,594 | 1193 | 0.6493 | |
| 125 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31700 | 50000 | 0.3675 | 858 | 975 | 0.7239 | |
| 126 | Villanova University | 31800 | 92900 | 0.658 | 6,933 | 1466 | 0.2814 | |
| 127 | Wilkes University | 31900 | 61900 | 0.4838 | 2,055 | 1188 | 0.9397 | |
| 128 | Assumption University | 32400 | 74400 | 0.5642 | 1,737 | 1085 | 0.8455 | |
| 129 | North Carolina State University | 32600 | 54800 | 0.4052 | 29,340 | 1374 | 0.3954 | |
| 129 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32600 | 35000 | 0.0684 | 6,227 | 1184 | 0.9171 | |
| 131 | University of New England | 32700 | 70900 | 0.5389 | 4,631 | 1145 | 0.9203 | |
| 132 | Siena University | 33300 | 66300 | 0.4978 | 3,149 | 1301 | 0.8464 | |
| 133 | Hamline University | 33400 | 70100 | 0.5234 | 1,852 | 1175 | 0.9013 | |
| 134 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 34100 | 39000 | 0.1256 | 8,706 | 1230 | 0.8906 | |
| 134 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 34100 | 34100 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 136 | Lee University | 34200 | 39100 | 0.1253 | 3,425 | 1154 | 0.7138 | |
| 137 | University of Idaho | 34700 | 48700 | 0.2875 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 138 | Barry University | 34900 | 58800 | 0.4065 | 4,654 | 1005 | 0.9663 | |
| 138 | Chatham University | 34900 | 63900 | 0.4541 | 1,555 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 140 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,056 | 1183 | 0.8994 | |
| 141 | Emmanuel College | 35500 | 73700 | 0.5184 | 1,948 | 1245 | 0.7677 | |
| 142 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 35800 | 61100 | 0.4148 | 12,798 | 1157 | 0.1421 | |
| 143 | St. John Fisher University | 36100 | 64800 | 0.4428 | 2,583 | 1214 | 0.6607 | |
| 144 | Loyola University New Orleans | 36700 | 74600 | 0.5079 | 2,871 | 1150 | 0.9058 | |
| 144 | University of West Georgia | 36700 | 47300 | 0.2239 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 146 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 37200 | 41600 | 0.1056 | 5,386 | 995 | 0.9092 | |
| 147 | Benedictine College | 37700 | 52500 | 0.2817 | 2,404 | 1241 | 0.9812 | |
| 148 | Framingham State University | 38100 | 38100 | 0 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8366 | |
| 148 | Howard Payne University | 38100 | 54500 | 0.3008 | 751 | 1043 | 0.6737 | |
| 148 | University of St Thomas | 38100 | 74800 | 0.4906 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 151 | Crown College | 38500 | 53200 | 0.2754 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 152 | Pacific University | 38700 | 74900 | 0.4831 | 1,465 | 1019 | 0.8986 | |
| 153 | Mississippi State University | 39000 | 53400 | 0.2695 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 154 | Concordia University Texas | 39100 | 45800 | 0.1471 | 1,189 | 990 | 0.9125 | |
| 155 | Arcadia University | 39200 | 71600 | 0.4528 | 2,163 | 1159 | 0.7448 | |
| 155 | Drexel University | 39200 | 86400 | 0.5466 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 155 | Saint Vincent College | 39200 | 64600 | 0.3932 | 1,157 | 1140 | 0.7863 | |
| 158 | University of Denver | 39300 | 84100 | 0.5329 | 5,766 | 1292 | 0.8538 | |
| 159 | Saint Michael's College | 39500 | 75800 | 0.4788 | 1,051 | 1280 | 0.8976 | |
| 160 | Fresno Pacific University | 39800 | 52200 | 0.2374 | 1,615 | 1075 | 0.6396 | |
| 161 | Champlain College | 39900 | 105100 | 0.6205 | 1,514 | 1273 | 0.873 | |
| 161 | Saint Anselm College | 39900 | 77000 | 0.4819 | 2,094 | 1195 | 0.7805 | |
| 163 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 40000 | 59200 | 0.3241 | 5,986 | 1110 | 0.8916 | |
| 164 | Dominican University of California | 40100 | 69200 | 0.4202 | 1,058 | 0 | 0.521 | |
| 165 | The University of Montana | 40200 | 57400 | 0.2997 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 166 | Butler University | 41600 | 68400 | 0.3921 | 4,418 | 1269 | 0.8209 | |
| 167 | University of Maryland-College Park | 42500 | 58500 | 0.2733 | 31,875 | 1456 | 0.4503 | |
| 168 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 42800 | 80700 | 0.469 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 169 | University of Florida | 43000 | 45700 | 0.0591 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 170 | Union University | 43600 | 66000 | 0.3391 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 171 | LeTourneau University | 44700 | 57300 | 0.2197 | 2,903 | 1242 | 0.4879 | |
| 172 | State University of New York at Cortland | 44800 | 52600 | 0.1482 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 173 | Montclair State University | 45100 | 47000 | 0.0405 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 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 | University of Delaware | 47300 | 62400 | 0.2425 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 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 | 49400 | 64400 | 0.2329 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 181 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 50800 | 63800 | 0.2038 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 182 | Manhattan University | 51200 | 72900 | 0.2975 | 2,378 | 1174 | 0.8216 | |
| 183 | University of Iowa | 52000 | 54400 | 0.044 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 184 | The University of Alabama | 53800 | 58000 | 0.0724 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 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 | University of California-Irvine | 72100 | 75000 | 0.0387 | 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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