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 | University of Pennsylvania | 9500 | 92900 | 0.8977 | 11,478 | 1536 | 0.054 | |
| 2 | Utah State University | 9700 | 26700 | 0.6361 | 25,706 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 3 | Indiana State University | 10900 | 25900 | 0.5801 | 6,224 | 1020 | 0.8077 | |
| 4 | California State University-Fresno | 11000 | 19600 | 0.4381 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 4 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 11000 | 25700 | 0.5713 | 46,815 | 1378 | 0.6057 | |
| 6 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 11300 | 20500 | 0.4472 | 4,880 | 1124 | 0.8172 | |
| 7 | Northern Arizona University | 11600 | 27900 | 0.5827 | 22,990 | 1090 | 0.8961 | |
| 8 | Eastern Washington University | 11800 | 28600 | 0.5879 | 6,952 | 995 | 0.9075 | |
| 9 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 11900 | 24900 | 0.5212 | 5,661 | 1085 | 0.982 | |
| 10 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 12000 | 28000 | 0.571 | 8,553 | 1045 | 0.8688 | |
| 11 | University of South Florida | 12500 | 17100 | 0.2688 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 12 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 13400 | 25700 | 0.4786 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 13 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 13600 | 19400 | 0.2988 | 21,858 | 1283 | 0.6513 | |
| 14 | Northern Illinois University | 13900 | 30400 | 0.5445 | 11,348 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 14 | Virginia Union University | 13900 | 39400 | 0.6468 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9799 | |
| 16 | University of St Thomas | 14400 | 50900 | 0.7174 | 3,365 | 1095 | 0.8992 | |
| 17 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 14800 | 29800 | 0.5029 | 3,084 | 1055 | 0.7533 | |
| 18 | University of West Georgia | 15400 | 24600 | 0.3744 | 9,103 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 19 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 29800 | 0.4782 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8609 | |
| 20 | Kansas State University | 15800 | 26100 | 0.3945 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8169 | |
| 21 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 15900 | 28200 | 0.4356 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 22 | University of Southern Maine | 16000 | 23000 | 0.304 | 5,525 | 1144 | 0.7923 | |
| 23 | Arkansas State University | 16200 | 28100 | 0.4237 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.8226 | |
| 23 | Eastern Michigan University | 16200 | 36100 | 0.5519 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 23 | West Virginia University | 16200 | 40900 | 0.6036 | 18,206 | 1125 | 0.89 | |
| 26 | Georgia Southern University | 16400 | 20100 | 0.1836 | 23,541 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 27 | North Carolina State University | 16600 | 28500 | 0.4187 | 28,422 | 1378 | 0.4174 | |
| 28 | Central Connecticut State University | 16700 | 34000 | 0.5083 | 8,170 | 1075 | 0.7333 | |
| 29 | Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus | 17000 | 26900 | 0.3681 | 849 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 17000 | 29800 | 0.429 | 7,062 | 965 | 0.928 | |
| 31 | Millikin University | 17100 | 45000 | 0.6198 | 1,495 | 1020 | 0.6668 | |
| 32 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 17200 | 21900 | 0.2149 | 10,084 | 1055 | 0.8572 | |
| 33 | Avila University | 17300 | 64100 | 0.7299 | 1,331 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 34 | University of Lynchburg | 17400 | 54900 | 0.6819 | 1,595 | 1104 | 0.4301 | |
| 35 | Delaware State University | 17600 | 42200 | 0.5823 | 4,581 | 930 | 0.4658 | |
| 35 | East Carolina University | 17600 | 26100 | 0.3256 | 21,445 | 1160 | 0.8921 | |
| 37 | Tabor College | 17700 | 54400 | 0.675 | 539 | 1050 | 0.6458 | |
| 37 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 39 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 18000 | 28600 | 0.3704 | 4,218 | 1030 | 0.9489 | |
| 40 | Framingham State University | 18400 | 31000 | 0.4066 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8361 | |
| 41 | Rosemont College | 18500 | 38100 | 0.5129 | 486 | 1085 | 0.7634 | |
| 42 | SUNY Old Westbury | 18600 | 24400 | 0.238 | 4,260 | 1110 | 0.8363 | |
| 43 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 18700 | 68100 | 0.7256 | 709 | 1030 | 0.8216 | |
| 43 | The University of Montana | 18700 | 25200 | 0.2577 | 7,891 | 1225 | 0.9586 | |
| 45 | McMurry University | 19200 | 51900 | 0.6295 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
| 45 | Norwich University | 19200 | 73800 | 0.7396 | 2,626 | 1186 | 0.7444 | |
| 45 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19200 | 62200 | 0.691 | 2,711 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 48 | Carlow University | 19300 | 57800 | 0.6662 | 1,355 | 1065 | 0.8695 | |
| 49 | Lee University | 19400 | 37400 | 0.4816 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 50 | Coker University | 19600 | 47800 | 0.5902 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 50 | Johnson C Smith University | 19600 | 40800 | 0.5197 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 50 | Loyola University New Orleans | 19600 | 72100 | 0.728 | 3,007 | 1155 | 0.9305 | |
| 53 | Illinois College | 19800 | 55200 | 0.6415 | 937 | 1059 | 0.7819 | |
| 54 | University of Northern Iowa | 19900 | 24000 | 0.1709 | 7,711 | 1129 | 0.9274 | |
| 55 | Davis & Elkins College | 20000 | 48300 | 0.5862 | 661 | 902 | 0.9433 | |
| 56 | Lasell University | 20200 | 48500 | 0.5831 | 1,293 | 1095 | 0.8122 | |
| 57 | Fort Lewis College | 20300 | 29100 | 0.3027 | 3,392 | 1109 | 0.773 | |
| 58 | State University of New York at Cortland | 20400 | 27700 | 0.2633 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 59 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 20800 | 48900 | 0.5742 | 5,692 | 1124 | 0.9508 | |
| 59 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 20800 | 70000 | 0.703 | 1,463 | 1200 | 0.7982 | |
| 61 | Lycoming College | 21300 | 65800 | 0.6757 | 1,012 | 1189 | 0.7407 | |
| 62 | Upper Iowa University | 21700 | 41700 | 0.4784 | 3,054 | 1035 | 0.9646 | |
| 63 | Cottey College | 21800 | 37300 | 0.4154 | 254 | 991 | 0.6918 | |
| 64 | Le Moyne College | 22000 | 58100 | 0.6209 | 2,529 | 1255 | 0.8298 | |
| 64 | Niagara University | 22000 | 57400 | 0.6165 | 2,692 | 1160 | 0.8737 | |
| 66 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 22100 | 29100 | 0.241 | 3,459 | 1080 | 0.9215 | |
| 67 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 22400 | 25900 | 0.1349 | 6,136 | 1159 | 0.8767 | |
| 68 | Buena Vista University | 22500 | 59100 | 0.6191 | 1,436 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 69 | Hamline University | 22800 | 56500 | 0.596 | 1,806 | 1163 | 0.8763 | |
| 69 | Ohio Dominican University | 22800 | 55400 | 0.5885 | 843 | 1171 | 0.9423 | |
| 71 | Manchester University | 22900 | 54100 | 0.5766 | 988 | 1044 | 0.7106 | |
| 72 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 23000 | 67400 | 0.6592 | 5,690 | 1055 | 0.9071 | |
| 73 | Dominican University | 24100 | 56000 | 0.5697 | 2,690 | 1005 | 0.9032 | |
| 74 | Maryville College | 24400 | 58400 | 0.5819 | 1,132 | 1167 | 0.6092 | |
| 74 | Pennsylvania Western University | 24400 | 34400 | 0.2904 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 76 | University at Buffalo | 24500 | 34000 | 0.2794 | 20,359 | 1303 | 0.7418 | |
| 77 | University of Saint Mary | 24700 | 53700 | 0.5402 | 1,027 | 1040 | 0.8663 | |
| 78 | Mary Baldwin University | 25100 | 48600 | 0.4839 | 1,124 | 1045 | 0.871 | |
| 79 | Seattle Pacific University | 25200 | 70000 | 0.64 | 1,776 | 1180 | 0.834 | |
| 80 | Drury University | 25400 | 52900 | 0.5197 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 81 | Hastings College | 25600 | 63000 | 0.5936 | 933 | 1305 | 0.7165 | |
| 81 | South Dakota State University | 25600 | 28700 | 0.1082 | 10,719 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 83 | Concordia University-Chicago | 25700 | 54900 | 0.5314 | 1,368 | 1100 | 0.9279 | |
| 83 | Rockford University | 25700 | 59600 | 0.569 | 983 | 975 | 0.9291 | |
| 83 | Western Kentucky University | 25700 | 41800 | 0.3851 | 14,151 | 970 | 0.9387 | |
| 86 | University of Mobile | 25900 | 48300 | 0.4634 | 1,308 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 87 | Heidelberg University | 26000 | 48600 | 0.4651 | 969 | 1100 | 0.8579 | |
| 87 | Lakeland University | 26000 | 56500 | 0.5407 | 2,411 | 1015 | 0.8628 | |
| 89 | Flagler College | 26200 | 61200 | 0.5717 | 2,409 | 1090 | 0.8076 | |
| 90 | St Bonaventure University | 26300 | 61200 | 0.5702 | 2,042 | 1189 | 0.8165 | |
| 90 | St. Mary's University | 26300 | 59800 | 0.5604 | 2,149 | 1084 | 0.9776 | |
| 92 | Geneva College | 26500 | 50300 | 0.4728 | 1,260 | 1143 | 0.7905 | |
| 93 | Albright College | 26700 | 49300 | 0.4583 | 1,230 | 1050 | 0.7633 | |
| 94 | University of La Verne | 26800 | 67300 | 0.6015 | 3,050 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 95 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 26900 | 36500 | 0.2632 | 7,505 | 1073 | 0.9633 | |
| 96 | Capital University | 27000 | 62400 | 0.5672 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 96 | University of Idaho | 27000 | 45200 | 0.4023 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 98 | Randolph-Macon College | 27200 | 69200 | 0.6066 | 1,643 | 1109 | 0.8661 | |
| 99 | Mount St. Mary's University | 27300 | 61400 | 0.5551 | 1,830 | 1164 | 0.7381 | |
| 100 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 27400 | 37900 | 0.2772 | 4,174 | 1165 | 0.8298 | |
| 101 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 27500 | 69300 | 0.603 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9519 | |
| 102 | California State University-San Marcos | 27700 | 38300 | 0.2767 | 14,977 | 1040 | 0.951 | |
| 103 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27800 | 71200 | 0.6099 | 2,446 | 1159 | 0.7802 | |
| 104 | Florida Southern College | 27900 | 63200 | 0.5586 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 104 | Villanova University | 27900 | 88800 | 0.6855 | 7,004 | 1457 | 0.2698 | |
| 106 | Webster University | 28400 | 54700 | 0.481 | 2,322 | 1109 | 0.8623 | |
| 107 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28500 | 32300 | 0.1176 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 108 | University of Hartford | 28600 | 70100 | 0.5917 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9575 | |
| 109 | Marquette University | 28700 | 63800 | 0.5503 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 110 | Hiram College | 28800 | 48700 | 0.4085 | 1,026 | 1030 | 0.9353 | |
| 111 | Cedar Crest College | 28900 | 66000 | 0.5618 | 870 | 1115 | 0.8407 | |
| 111 | University of Utah | 28900 | 32000 | 0.097 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 113 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 29000 | 56200 | 0.4839 | 765 | 1020 | 0.6617 | |
| 114 | William Peace University | 29200 | 50200 | 0.4179 | 722 | 1180 | 0.9425 | |
| 115 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44300 | 0.3384 | 1,588 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 116 | Dominican University of California | 29600 | 69200 | 0.5724 | 1,114 | 1255 | 0.835 | |
| 116 | William Penn University | 29600 | 48000 | 0.3832 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 118 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 29700 | 31600 | 0.0601 | 6,835 | 1090 | 0.7147 | |
| 119 | Baker University | 30200 | 54800 | 0.4487 | 1,530 | 924 | 0.9419 | |
| 120 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 30400 | 77600 | 0.6081 | 5,044 | 1274 | 0.8883 | |
| 121 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30500 | 54700 | 0.4411 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 122 | Otterbein University | 30600 | 57300 | 0.4659 | 2,211 | 1209 | 0.8453 | |
| 123 | Mount Saint Mary College | 30800 | 68600 | 0.551 | 2,141 | 1153 | 0.8888 | |
| 124 | Assumption University | 30900 | 74400 | 0.5844 | 1,713 | 1085 | 0.8298 | |
| 124 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 1,972 | 1161 | 0.9523 | |
| 126 | Kean University | 31000 | 39500 | 0.2153 | 11,758 | 1040 | 0.759 | |
| 127 | Lebanon Valley College | 31100 | 72400 | 0.5706 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
| 128 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 31200 | 41200 | 0.243 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.7517 | |
| 129 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31500 | 47100 | 0.331 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 130 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31900 | 50000 | 0.3617 | 858 | 975 | 0.7239 | |
| 130 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 31900 | 51700 | 0.3822 | 10,166 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 132 | Saint Michael's College | 32100 | 68500 | 0.5317 | 1,120 | 1240 | 0.8451 | |
| 133 | Azusa Pacific University | 32300 | 66600 | 0.5147 | 2,759 | 1189 | 0.8843 | |
| 133 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 32300 | 36700 | 0.1202 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 135 | University of Rhode Island | 32400 | 46400 | 0.3015 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 136 | Suffolk University | 32600 | 70300 | 0.5362 | 4,326 | 1209 | 0.8233 | |
| 137 | The University of Tampa | 32700 | 56900 | 0.425 | 10,598 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 138 | Lander University | 32900 | 37700 | 0.1275 | 3,776 | 1055 | 0.8131 | |
| 139 | Wilkes University | 33000 | 61900 | 0.4669 | 2,076 | 1144 | 0.9064 | |
| 140 | North Central College | 33100 | 64900 | 0.49 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 141 | Cleveland State University | 33400 | 37300 | 0.1046 | 9,482 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 142 | Emmanuel College | 33700 | 71400 | 0.528 | 1,909 | 1255 | 0.7565 | |
| 143 | LeTourneau University | 34000 | 54800 | 0.3798 | 3,187 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 144 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 34100 | 38500 | 0.1145 | 799 | 865 | 0.6974 | |
| 145 | University of St Thomas | 34300 | 70300 | 0.5124 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8536 | |
| 146 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 34400 | 39000 | 0.1182 | 8,426 | 1235 | 0.8875 | |
| 147 | Barry University | 34500 | 56400 | 0.3881 | 3,232 | 1005 | 0.7724 | |
| 148 | California Lutheran University | 34700 | 70000 | 0.5045 | 2,297 | 1254 | 0.7567 | |
| 149 | University of Denver | 34900 | 76900 | 0.5465 | 6,614 | 1347 | 0.7781 | |
| 150 | Chatham University | 35000 | 63300 | 0.4474 | 1,550 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 151 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,123 | 1189 | 0.8943 | |
| 152 | Texas Tech University | 35300 | 38900 | 0.0926 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 153 | Siena College | 35500 | 65100 | 0.4548 | 3,467 | 1254 | 0.6902 | |
| 154 | University of the Pacific | 35800 | 71500 | 0.4996 | 3,249 | 1298 | 0.7132 | |
| 155 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 36100 | 61100 | 0.41 | 12,317 | 1152 | 0.6267 | |
| 155 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 157 | Mississippi State University | 36400 | 50500 | 0.2795 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 158 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 36500 | 41600 | 0.1226 | 5,386 | 1050 | 0.9092 | |
| 159 | Rutgers University-Newark | 37200 | 57900 | 0.3574 | 7,989 | 1159 | 0.7136 | |
| 160 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 37600 | 40700 | 0.0763 | 5,086 | 1124 | 0.949 | |
| 161 | Benedictine College | 37800 | 50800 | 0.256 | 2,403 | 1241 | 0.9812 | |
| 162 | Hofstra University | 38000 | 76900 | 0.5058 | 6,581 | 1328 | 0.6808 | |
| 163 | University of Central Arkansas | 38100 | 40200 | 0.0523 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 164 | Washington State University | 38300 | 53900 | 0.2897 | 21,455 | 1125 | 0.8664 | |
| 165 | Howard Payne University | 38400 | 54500 | 0.2955 | 751 | 1043 | 0.6737 | |
| 166 | Crown College | 38800 | 53200 | 0.27 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 167 | Montclair State University | 39000 | 46600 | 0.1631 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 167 | Pacific University | 39000 | 74900 | 0.4793 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 169 | Arcadia University | 39400 | 71600 | 0.4487 | 2,030 | 1170 | 0.8022 | |
| 169 | Concordia University Texas | 39400 | 45800 | 0.1408 | 1,188 | 990 | 0.9125 | |
| 171 | Saint Vincent College | 39500 | 64600 | 0.3888 | 1,284 | 1135 | 0.6173 | |
| 172 | Fresno Pacific University | 40100 | 52200 | 0.2318 | 1,545 | 1099 | 0.6407 | |
| 173 | Saint Anselm College | 40200 | 73700 | 0.4544 | 2,094 | 1205 | 0.7805 | |
| 174 | Butler University | 41300 | 67900 | 0.3919 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 175 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 41500 | 53200 | 0.22 | 5,731 | 1174 | 0.9064 | |
| 176 | Old Dominion University | 42500 | 47700 | 0.109 | 17,746 | 1205 | 0.9036 | |
| 177 | University of Maryland-College Park | 42600 | 53600 | 0.2054 | 31,133 | 1463 | 0.4479 | |
| 178 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 43000 | 80700 | 0.4672 | 1,731 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 179 | University of Florida | 43300 | 45700 | 0.0526 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 180 | Manhattan University | 43800 | 74100 | 0.4088 | 2,744 | 1274 | 0.7894 | |
| 181 | Union University | 43900 | 66000 | 0.3347 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6041 | |
| 182 | Mercer University | 45300 | 65400 | 0.3078 | 4,690 | 1273 | 0.6889 | |
| 183 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 46200 | 46600 | 0.0086 | 6,139 | 1070 | 0.9052 | |
| 184 | University of Delaware | 48000 | 61300 | 0.2171 | 20,026 | 1294 | 0.706 | |
| 185 | Drexel University | 48900 | 83900 | 0.4172 | 13,309 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 186 | DePaul University | 49100 | 66000 | 0.2562 | 14,188 | 1254 | 0.7589 | |
| 187 | University of Iowa | 51100 | 53200 | 0.0396 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 188 | Mount St. Joseph University | 54300 | 54300 | 0 | 1,545 | 1143 | 0.5912 | |
| 189 | The University of Alabama | 55700 | 56800 | 0.0194 | 34,389 | 1284 | 0.7665 | |
| 190 | Clemson University | 61500 | 63700 | 0.0331 | 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 | 70800 | 76600 | 0.0757 | 5,281 | 1329 | 0.8169 | |
| 194 | University of California-Irvine | 72100 | 75600 | 0.0463 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2857 | |
| 195 | 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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