Considering a degree in Criminology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Criminology majors who live in South 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 South 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 | California State University-Fresno | 11500 | 19600 | 0.417 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 1 | Northern Arizona University | 11500 | 27900 | 0.5865 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 3 | Indiana State University | 11700 | 25900 | 0.5491 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 4 | Eastern Washington University | 11800 | 28600 | 0.5879 | 7,640 | 1045 | 0.8526 | |
| 5 | University of Pennsylvania | 12000 | 92900 | 0.8708 | 9,989 | 1535 | 0.0492 | |
| 6 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 12500 | 24900 | 0.4972 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 7 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 12600 | 25700 | 0.5097 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 8 | Greenville Technical College | 12700 | 23700 | 0.4642 | 11,999 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 13000 | 19300 | 0.3264 | 10,743 | 1075 | 0.9598 | |
| 10 | Western Kentucky University | 13300 | 27000 | 0.5079 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 11 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 13500 | 19400 | 0.304 | 23,007 | 1281 | 0.6909 | |
| 12 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 13 | Northern Illinois University | 14500 | 30400 | 0.5222 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 14 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 14800 | 28200 | 0.4751 | 3,153 | 1035 | 0.7012 | |
| 15 | Virginia Union University | 14900 | 39400 | 0.6214 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9802 | |
| 16 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 15500 | 25800 | 0.3992 | 5,386 | 995 | 0.9092 | |
| 17 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 18 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 16000 | 29300 | 0.4539 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 19 | University of Florida | 16300 | 22500 | 0.2755 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 20 | Coastal Carolina University | 16500 | 27200 | 0.3942 | 11,471 | 1160 | 0.7003 | |
| 20 | University of Southern Maine | 16500 | 23000 | 0.2823 | 5,549 | 1139 | 0.8241 | |
| 22 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 16600 | 28200 | 0.4108 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 23 | Arkansas State University | 16700 | 28100 | 0.4059 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 24 | Eastern Michigan University | 16800 | 36100 | 0.5348 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 24 | West Virginia University | 16800 | 40900 | 0.589 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 26 | Georgia Southern University | 16900 | 20100 | 0.1588 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 27 | Millikin University | 17100 | 45000 | 0.6198 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 27 | University of South Florida | 17100 | 17100 | 0 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 29 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 30 | Avila University | 17800 | 64100 | 0.7221 | 1,538 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 30 | Tabor College | 17800 | 54400 | 0.6731 | 539 | 965 | 0.6458 | |
| 32 | Delaware State University | 17900 | 42200 | 0.5752 | 4,581 | 930 | 0.4658 | |
| 33 | Lycoming College | 18100 | 65800 | 0.7252 | 1,014 | 1150 | 0.7702 | |
| 33 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 18100 | 28600 | 0.3669 | 3,991 | 1010 | 0.9654 | |
| 35 | Rosemont College | 18400 | 38100 | 0.5177 | 504 | 1085 | 0.7634 | |
| 36 | Ursuline College | 18600 | 61900 | 0.6991 | 677 | 1115 | 0.7479 | |
| 37 | Framingham State University | 19000 | 31000 | 0.3872 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8366 | |
| 37 | The University of Montana | 19000 | 25200 | 0.2458 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 37 | University of Idaho | 19000 | 45200 | 0.5791 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 40 | Carlow University | 19700 | 82500 | 0.7613 | 2,303 | 1084 | 0.8768 | |
| 40 | Illinois College | 19700 | 55200 | 0.6439 | 1,008 | 1059 | 0.7494 | |
| 40 | Johnson C Smith University | 19700 | 40800 | 0.5172 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 40 | University of Saint Mary | 19700 | 53700 | 0.6331 | 1,044 | 1083 | 0.8229 | |
| 44 | Lee University | 19800 | 37400 | 0.4709 | 3,425 | 1154 | 0.7138 | |
| 45 | Norwich University | 19900 | 73800 | 0.7301 | 2,626 | 1186 | 0.7444 | |
| 45 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19900 | 79300 | 0.7487 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 47 | Central Connecticut State University | 20000 | 29500 | 0.3219 | 9,463 | 1020 | 0.793 | |
| 47 | Loyola University New Orleans | 20000 | 72100 | 0.7224 | 2,871 | 1150 | 0.9058 | |
| 49 | Cleveland State University | 20100 | 30900 | 0.3491 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 49 | McMurry University | 20100 | 51900 | 0.6122 | 4,133 | 1104 | 0.8984 | |
| 51 | Lasell University | 20200 | 48500 | 0.5831 | 1,347 | 1095 | 0.7457 | |
| 52 | Fort Lewis College | 20300 | 29100 | 0.3027 | 3,392 | 1109 | 0.7732 | |
| 52 | Ohio Dominican University | 20300 | 55400 | 0.6336 | 787 | 1385 | 0.9387 | |
| 54 | Coker University | 20500 | 44900 | 0.5443 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 54 | University of Northern Iowa | 20500 | 24800 | 0.1733 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 56 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 20700 | 26000 | 0.2032 | 5,063 | 1069 | 0.8756 | |
| 57 | Washington State University | 21100 | 36200 | 0.417 | 21,400 | 1131 | 0.861 | |
| 58 | College of Charleston | 21400 | 33900 | 0.3692 | 10,596 | 1234 | 0.73 | |
| 58 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 21400 | 34000 | 0.3702 | 10,594 | 1193 | 0.6493 | |
| 60 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 21500 | 48900 | 0.5599 | 5,274 | 1103 | 0.9513 | |
| 61 | Davis & Elkins College | 21600 | 51200 | 0.5784 | 663 | 902 | 0.9433 | |
| 62 | Hiram College | 21700 | 48700 | 0.5541 | 991 | 1075 | 0.9748 | |
| 62 | University of Lynchburg | 21700 | 54900 | 0.6051 | 1,424 | 1099 | 0.6108 | |
| 62 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 21700 | 35300 | 0.3849 | 5,986 | 1110 | 0.8916 | |
| 65 | Le Moyne College | 21800 | 58100 | 0.6243 | 2,494 | 1250 | 0.6782 | |
| 65 | Niagara University | 21800 | 57400 | 0.62 | 2,638 | 1170 | 0.876 | |
| 67 | Buena Vista University | 22400 | 59100 | 0.6212 | 836 | 1075 | 0.6497 | |
| 68 | Upper Iowa University | 22500 | 41700 | 0.4589 | 3,054 | 1035 | 0.9646 | |
| 69 | Cottey College | 22600 | 37300 | 0.3934 | 261 | 991 | 0.7023 | |
| 70 | Manchester University | 22800 | 54100 | 0.5787 | 988 | 1044 | 0.7106 | |
| 71 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 22900 | 70000 | 0.6728 | 1,391 | 1200 | 0.7243 | |
| 72 | Drury University | 23200 | 52900 | 0.5613 | 1,453 | 1209 | 0.6575 | |
| 73 | Albright College | 23500 | 49300 | 0.5232 | 1,210 | 1079 | 0.9408 | |
| 73 | Hastings College | 23500 | 63000 | 0.627 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 75 | Hamline University | 23700 | 56500 | 0.5801 | 1,852 | 1175 | 0.9013 | |
| 75 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 23700 | 34800 | 0.3186 | 3,929 | 1095 | 0.949 | |
| 77 | Dominican University | 23900 | 56000 | 0.573 | 2,642 | 1005 | 0.8879 | |
| 77 | Southern Wesleyan University | 23900 | 47100 | 0.494 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 79 | Calvin University | 24000 | 53500 | 0.5513 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 80 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 24100 | 90700 | 0.7343 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 81 | Maryville College | 24300 | 58400 | 0.5834 | 1,144 | 1140 | 0.6885 | |
| 82 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 83 | South Dakota State University | 25400 | 28700 | 0.1146 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 84 | Mary Baldwin University | 25500 | 48600 | 0.4757 | 1,152 | 1089 | 0.6954 | |
| 85 | University of St Thomas | 25600 | 50900 | 0.4972 | 3,466 | 1095 | 0.8355 | |
| 86 | Otterbein University | 25800 | 57300 | 0.5497 | 2,292 | 1126 | 0.8388 | |
| 87 | Heidelberg University | 25900 | 48600 | 0.4671 | 1,002 | 1025 | 0.82 | |
| 87 | Lakeland University | 25900 | 56500 | 0.5426 | 2,411 | 1015 | 0.8652 | |
| 87 | Rockford University | 25900 | 59600 | 0.5656 | 983 | 975 | 0.9289 | |
| 90 | St. Mary's University | 26300 | 59800 | 0.5604 | 2,330 | 1060 | 0.9508 | |
| 91 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4755 | 1,299 | 1167 | 0.9556 | |
| 91 | University of Mobile | 26400 | 48300 | 0.4531 | 1,313 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 93 | Huntington University | 26500 | 44300 | 0.4016 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 93 | St Bonaventure University | 26500 | 61200 | 0.5669 | 2,134 | 1165 | 0.8533 | |
| 95 | Concordia University-Chicago | 26600 | 54900 | 0.515 | 1,295 | 1100 | 0.9298 | |
| 95 | University of La Verne | 26600 | 67300 | 0.6044 | 3,052 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 97 | Clemson University | 26800 | 37100 | 0.2771 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 98 | Texas Tech University | 27100 | 27100 | 0 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 99 | Capital University | 27200 | 62400 | 0.564 | 1,642 | 1045 | 0.6501 | |
| 100 | Kansas State University | 27300 | 30400 | 0.1043 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 100 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 27300 | 31300 | 0.1274 | 8,706 | 1230 | 0.8906 | |
| 102 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 27400 | 37900 | 0.2778 | 4,573 | 1165 | 0.853 | |
| 102 | Randolph-Macon College | 27400 | 69200 | 0.6037 | 1,800 | 1128 | 0.9105 | |
| 104 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 27500 | 36500 | 0.2467 | 7,747 | 1073 | 0.9617 | |
| 105 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27600 | 71200 | 0.6116 | 2,396 | 1159 | 0.866 | |
| 106 | Assumption University | 27800 | 74400 | 0.626 | 1,737 | 1085 | 0.8455 | |
| 106 | Florida Southern College | 27800 | 63200 | 0.56 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 106 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 27800 | 38200 | 0.2722 | 12,798 | 1157 | 0.1421 | |
| 106 | Villanova University | 27800 | 88800 | 0.6867 | 6,933 | 1466 | 0.2814 | |
| 110 | California State University-San Marcos | 28100 | 38300 | 0.2662 | 15,770 | 990 | 0.9513 | |
| 111 | Mount St. Mary's University | 28200 | 61400 | 0.5408 | 1,804 | 1159 | 0.7258 | |
| 112 | University of Delaware | 28500 | 34500 | 0.1741 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 112 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5933 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 114 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 28600 | 69300 | 0.5871 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9631 | |
| 114 | North Central College | 28600 | 64900 | 0.5594 | 2,567 | 1203 | 0.8377 | |
| 114 | Webster University | 28600 | 54700 | 0.4774 | 1,898 | 1120 | 0.8618 | |
| 117 | Cedar Crest College | 28800 | 66000 | 0.5633 | 870 | 1115 | 0.8407 | |
| 118 | Flagler College | 28900 | 61200 | 0.5276 | 2,359 | 1175 | 0.787 | |
| 119 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 29400 | 59400 | 0.505 | 765 | 1020 | 0.6617 | |
| 119 | William Penn University | 29400 | 48000 | 0.387 | 1,366 | 1035 | 0.7311 | |
| 121 | Regis University | 29700 | 67200 | 0.5577 | 2,505 | 1225 | 0.8461 | |
| 121 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 29700 | 31600 | 0.0601 | 7,088 | 1100 | 0.7448 | |
| 123 | William Peace University | 30000 | 50200 | 0.4026 | 778 | 1150 | 0.8633 | |
| 124 | Baker University | 30100 | 54800 | 0.452 | 1,317 | 1035 | 0.9771 | |
| 125 | University of West Georgia | 30200 | 46800 | 0.3546 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 126 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30400 | 54700 | 0.4445 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 127 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 2,082 | 1124 | 0.9576 | |
| 128 | The University of Alabama | 31000 | 58500 | 0.4698 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 129 | Saint Michael's College | 31100 | 68500 | 0.5463 | 1,051 | 1280 | 0.8976 | |
| 130 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 31200 | 77600 | 0.5978 | 4,999 | 1258 | 0.9296 | |
| 131 | Lebanon Valley College | 31400 | 72400 | 0.5665 | 1,834 | 1260 | 0.808 | |
| 132 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 31700 | 41200 | 0.2308 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 133 | Mount Saint Mary College | 31800 | 68600 | 0.5364 | 2,749 | 1153 | 0.892 | |
| 133 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31800 | 50000 | 0.3654 | 858 | 975 | 0.7239 | |
| 135 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 32100 | 45700 | 0.2978 | 6,790 | 965 | 0.9447 | |
| 136 | Old Dominion University | 32400 | 35700 | 0.0925 | 17,504 | 1205 | 0.9135 | |
| 137 | North Carolina State University | 32700 | 54800 | 0.4033 | 29,340 | 1374 | 0.3954 | |
| 137 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32700 | 35000 | 0.0654 | 6,227 | 1184 | 0.9171 | |
| 139 | Marquette University | 32900 | 66500 | 0.5052 | 8,206 | 1304 | 0.7802 | |
| 140 | University of Denver | 33100 | 76900 | 0.5699 | 5,766 | 1292 | 0.8538 | |
| 141 | Emmanuel College | 33600 | 71400 | 0.5294 | 1,948 | 1245 | 0.7677 | |
| 142 | SUNY Old Westbury | 33700 | 40900 | 0.176 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 142 | Wilkes University | 33700 | 61900 | 0.4548 | 2,055 | 1188 | 0.9397 | |
| 144 | Lander University | 33900 | 37700 | 0.1009 | 3,776 | 1055 | 0.8131 | |
| 145 | University of St Thomas | 34100 | 70300 | 0.5152 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 146 | University of Rhode Island | 34500 | 46400 | 0.2563 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 147 | Siena University | 34700 | 65100 | 0.4671 | 3,149 | 1301 | 0.8464 | |
| 148 | Chatham University | 34900 | 63300 | 0.449 | 1,555 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 149 | Barry University | 35100 | 56400 | 0.3775 | 4,654 | 1005 | 0.9663 | |
| 149 | University of New England | 35100 | 68000 | 0.4841 | 4,631 | 1145 | 0.9203 | |
| 151 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,056 | 1183 | 0.8994 | |
| 152 | California Lutheran University | 35400 | 70000 | 0.4945 | 2,160 | 1218 | 0.7631 | |
| 152 | The University of Tampa | 35400 | 56900 | 0.3775 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 154 | Hofstra University | 36500 | 76900 | 0.5253 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 155 | East Carolina University | 36900 | 42700 | 0.1356 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 156 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 37400 | 40700 | 0.0808 | 3,893 | 1015 | 0.9839 | |
| 157 | Benedictine College | 37600 | 50800 | 0.2599 | 2,404 | 1241 | 0.9812 | |
| 158 | University of Central Arkansas | 38000 | 40200 | 0.0569 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 159 | Howard Payne University | 38200 | 54500 | 0.2988 | 751 | 1043 | 0.6737 | |
| 160 | LeTourneau University | 38300 | 54800 | 0.3013 | 2,903 | 1242 | 0.4879 | |
| 161 | Crown College | 38600 | 53200 | 0.2734 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 162 | Pacific University | 38800 | 74900 | 0.4817 | 1,465 | 1019 | 0.8986 | |
| 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 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 39000 | 46600 | 0.163 | 799 | 865 | 0.6974 | |
| 166 | Mississippi State University | 39100 | 53400 | 0.2675 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 167 | Concordia University Texas | 39200 | 45800 | 0.1448 | 1,189 | 990 | 0.9125 | |
| 168 | Arcadia University | 39300 | 71600 | 0.4513 | 2,163 | 1159 | 0.7448 | |
| 168 | Saint Vincent College | 39300 | 64600 | 0.3916 | 1,157 | 1140 | 0.7863 | |
| 170 | Saint Anselm College | 39700 | 73700 | 0.4612 | 2,094 | 1195 | 0.7805 | |
| 171 | Fresno Pacific University | 39900 | 52200 | 0.2354 | 1,615 | 1075 | 0.6396 | |
| 172 | Dominican University of California | 40800 | 69200 | 0.4109 | 1,058 | 0 | 0.521 | |
| 173 | Champlain College | 41000 | 76000 | 0.4608 | 1,514 | 1273 | 0.873 | |
| 174 | Butler University | 41300 | 67900 | 0.3919 | 4,418 | 1269 | 0.8209 | |
| 175 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 41400 | 53600 | 0.2277 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 176 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 42900 | 80700 | 0.4683 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 177 | University of Maryland-College Park | 43200 | 53600 | 0.1942 | 31,875 | 1456 | 0.4503 | |
| 178 | University at Buffalo | 43400 | 46700 | 0.0707 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 179 | Union University | 43800 | 66000 | 0.3375 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 180 | Mercer University | 45700 | 65400 | 0.3015 | 4,719 | 1263 | 0.643 | |
| 181 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 46400 | 46600 | 0.0043 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 182 | Drexel University | 47700 | 83900 | 0.4315 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 183 | DePaul University | 49100 | 66000 | 0.2562 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 184 | University of Utah | 51400 | 53700 | 0.0426 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 185 | University of Iowa | 52100 | 54400 | 0.0421 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 186 | Mount St. Joseph University | 53900 | 54300 | 0.0074 | 1,268 | 1105 | 0.9128 | |
| 187 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 55900 | 63800 | 0.1237 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 188 | St. John Fisher University | 62500 | 62500 | 0 | 2,583 | 1214 | 0.6607 | |
| 189 | Stonehill College | 68500 | 70600 | 0.0297 | 2,569 | 1150 | 0.6628 | |
| 190 | Gonzaga University | 70800 | 76600 | 0.0757 | 4,976 | 1328 | 0.7962 | |
| 191 | University of California-Irvine | 72000 | 75600 | 0.0476 | 30,260 | 1333 | 0.2895 | |
| 192 | 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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