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 | Old Dominion University | 0 | 32400 | 1 | 17,504 | 1205 | 0.9135 | |
| 2 | Greenville Technical College | 7200 | 18400 | 0.6091 | 11,999 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Utah State University | 9700 | 26700 | 0.6361 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 4 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 10300 | 10300 | 0 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 5 | California State University-Fresno | 11400 | 19600 | 0.4172 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 5 | Eastern Washington University | 11400 | 31200 | 0.6347 | 7,640 | 1045 | 0.8526 | |
| 7 | Indiana State University | 11700 | 25900 | 0.5491 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 7 | Northern Arizona University | 11700 | 27900 | 0.5825 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 9 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 12100 | 20500 | 0.4086 | 5,063 | 1069 | 0.8756 | |
| 10 | University of Pennsylvania | 12300 | 92900 | 0.8676 | 9,989 | 1535 | 0.0492 | |
| 11 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 12500 | 25700 | 0.5136 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 12 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 13 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 13000 | 19300 | 0.3264 | 10,743 | 1075 | 0.9598 | |
| 14 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 13500 | 19400 | 0.304 | 23,007 | 1281 | 0.6909 | |
| 15 | University of Delaware | 13600 | 34500 | 0.6053 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 16 | Northern Illinois University | 14500 | 30400 | 0.5222 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 17 | Virginia Union University | 14900 | 39400 | 0.6214 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9802 | |
| 18 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 15000 | 29800 | 0.4962 | 3,153 | 1035 | 0.7012 | |
| 19 | University of California-Irvine | 15300 | 38000 | 0.5977 | 30,260 | 1333 | 0.2895 | |
| 20 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 29800 | 0.4782 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 21 | Kansas State University | 15800 | 26100 | 0.3944 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 22 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 16000 | 29300 | 0.4539 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 23 | Coastal Carolina University | 16500 | 27200 | 0.3942 | 11,471 | 1160 | 0.7003 | |
| 23 | University of Florida | 16500 | 22500 | 0.2666 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 23 | University of Southern Maine | 16500 | 23000 | 0.2823 | 5,549 | 1139 | 0.8241 | |
| 26 | Eastern Michigan University | 16600 | 36100 | 0.5405 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 26 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 16600 | 28200 | 0.4108 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 28 | Arkansas State University | 16700 | 28100 | 0.4059 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 29 | West Virginia University | 16800 | 40900 | 0.589 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 30 | Georgia Southern University | 16900 | 20100 | 0.1588 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 31 | University of South Florida | 17100 | 17100 | 0 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 32 | Millikin University | 17300 | 45000 | 0.6153 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 33 | East Carolina University | 17600 | 26100 | 0.3256 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 34 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 35 | Avila University | 17800 | 64100 | 0.7221 | 1,538 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 35 | Tabor College | 17800 | 54400 | 0.6731 | 539 | 965 | 0.6458 | |
| 37 | Delaware State University | 17900 | 42200 | 0.5752 | 4,581 | 930 | 0.4658 | |
| 38 | Lycoming College | 18100 | 65800 | 0.7252 | 1,014 | 1150 | 0.7702 | |
| 38 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 18100 | 28600 | 0.3669 | 3,991 | 1010 | 0.9654 | |
| 40 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 18400 | 25200 | 0.2693 | 7,088 | 1100 | 0.7448 | |
| 41 | Rosemont College | 18500 | 38100 | 0.5126 | 504 | 1085 | 0.7634 | |
| 41 | Texas Tech University | 18500 | 27100 | 0.3179 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 43 | Ursuline College | 18600 | 61900 | 0.6991 | 677 | 1115 | 0.7479 | |
| 44 | SUNY Old Westbury | 18800 | 24400 | 0.2298 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 45 | University of Idaho | 19200 | 45200 | 0.5747 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 46 | Carlow University | 19700 | 82500 | 0.7613 | 2,303 | 1084 | 0.8768 | |
| 46 | Johnson C Smith University | 19700 | 40800 | 0.5172 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 48 | Illinois College | 19800 | 55200 | 0.6413 | 1,008 | 1059 | 0.7494 | |
| 48 | Lee University | 19800 | 37400 | 0.4709 | 3,425 | 1154 | 0.7138 | |
| 50 | Loyola University New Orleans | 19900 | 72100 | 0.7238 | 2,871 | 1150 | 0.9058 | |
| 50 | Norwich University | 19900 | 73800 | 0.7301 | 2,626 | 1186 | 0.7444 | |
| 50 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19900 | 80900 | 0.754 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 50 | University of Saint Mary | 19900 | 53700 | 0.6294 | 1,044 | 1083 | 0.8229 | |
| 54 | Central Connecticut State University | 20000 | 29500 | 0.3219 | 9,463 | 1020 | 0.793 | |
| 55 | Cleveland State University | 20100 | 30900 | 0.3491 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 55 | McMurry University | 20100 | 51900 | 0.6122 | 4,133 | 1104 | 0.8984 | |
| 57 | Lasell University | 20200 | 48500 | 0.5831 | 1,347 | 1095 | 0.7457 | |
| 58 | Fort Lewis College | 20300 | 29100 | 0.3027 | 3,392 | 1109 | 0.7732 | |
| 58 | Ohio Dominican University | 20300 | 55400 | 0.6336 | 787 | 1385 | 0.9387 | |
| 60 | Coker University | 20500 | 44900 | 0.5443 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 61 | South Dakota State University | 20600 | 25200 | 0.1822 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 61 | State University of New York at Cortland | 20600 | 27700 | 0.2561 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 63 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 21400 | 34000 | 0.3702 | 10,594 | 1193 | 0.6493 | |
| 64 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 21500 | 48900 | 0.5599 | 5,274 | 1103 | 0.9513 | |
| 65 | Hiram College | 21700 | 48700 | 0.5542 | 991 | 1075 | 0.9748 | |
| 65 | University of Lynchburg | 21700 | 54900 | 0.6052 | 1,424 | 1099 | 0.6108 | |
| 67 | Davis & Elkins College | 21800 | 51200 | 0.5747 | 663 | 902 | 0.9433 | |
| 67 | Le Moyne College | 21800 | 58100 | 0.6243 | 2,494 | 1250 | 0.6782 | |
| 69 | Niagara University | 22100 | 57400 | 0.6147 | 2,638 | 1170 | 0.876 | |
| 69 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 22100 | 29100 | 0.241 | 3,929 | 1095 | 0.949 | |
| 71 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 22400 | 25900 | 0.1344 | 6,227 | 1184 | 0.9171 | |
| 72 | Buena Vista University | 22500 | 59100 | 0.6191 | 836 | 1075 | 0.6497 | |
| 72 | Upper Iowa University | 22500 | 41700 | 0.4589 | 3,054 | 1035 | 0.9646 | |
| 74 | Cottey College | 22600 | 37300 | 0.3934 | 261 | 991 | 0.7023 | |
| 75 | Manchester University | 22900 | 54100 | 0.5765 | 988 | 1044 | 0.7106 | |
| 75 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 22900 | 70000 | 0.6729 | 1,391 | 1200 | 0.7243 | |
| 77 | Drury University | 23200 | 52900 | 0.5613 | 1,453 | 1209 | 0.6575 | |
| 78 | Hastings College | 23500 | 63000 | 0.627 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 79 | Albright College | 23700 | 49300 | 0.5192 | 1,210 | 1079 | 0.9408 | |
| 79 | Hamline University | 23700 | 56500 | 0.5801 | 1,852 | 1175 | 0.9013 | |
| 81 | Calvin University | 24000 | 53500 | 0.5513 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 81 | Dominican University | 24000 | 56000 | 0.5713 | 2,642 | 1005 | 0.8879 | |
| 83 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 24100 | 90700 | 0.7343 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 83 | Southern Wesleyan University | 24100 | 47100 | 0.4899 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 85 | Maryville College | 24400 | 58400 | 0.5817 | 1,144 | 1140 | 0.6885 | |
| 86 | University at Buffalo | 24900 | 34000 | 0.2677 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 87 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 25000 | 37900 | 0.3401 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 88 | Mary Baldwin University | 25500 | 48600 | 0.4757 | 1,152 | 1089 | 0.6954 | |
| 89 | University of St Thomas | 25600 | 50900 | 0.4972 | 3,466 | 1095 | 0.8355 | |
| 90 | Heidelberg University | 25900 | 48600 | 0.4671 | 1,002 | 1025 | 0.82 | |
| 90 | Otterbein University | 25900 | 57300 | 0.5479 | 2,292 | 1126 | 0.8388 | |
| 90 | Rockford University | 25900 | 59600 | 0.5656 | 983 | 975 | 0.9289 | |
| 93 | Lakeland University | 26000 | 56500 | 0.5406 | 2,411 | 1015 | 0.8652 | |
| 94 | St. Mary's University | 26300 | 59800 | 0.5604 | 2,330 | 1060 | 0.9508 | |
| 95 | University of Mobile | 26400 | 48300 | 0.4531 | 1,313 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 96 | Geneva College | 26500 | 50300 | 0.4736 | 1,299 | 1167 | 0.9556 | |
| 96 | St Bonaventure University | 26500 | 61200 | 0.5669 | 2,134 | 1165 | 0.8533 | |
| 98 | Concordia University-Chicago | 26600 | 54900 | 0.515 | 1,295 | 1100 | 0.9298 | |
| 99 | Huntington University | 26700 | 44300 | 0.3971 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 100 | University of La Verne | 26800 | 67300 | 0.6015 | 3,052 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 101 | Western Kentucky University | 26900 | 27000 | 0.0037 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 102 | Clemson University | 27000 | 37100 | 0.2719 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 102 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 27000 | 30100 | 0.1029 | 3,893 | 1015 | 0.9839 | |
| 104 | University of Central Arkansas | 27100 | 31200 | 0.1311 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 105 | Capital University | 27200 | 62400 | 0.564 | 1,642 | 1045 | 0.6501 | |
| 106 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 27400 | 37900 | 0.2772 | 4,573 | 1165 | 0.853 | |
| 107 | Randolph-Macon College | 27500 | 69200 | 0.6023 | 1,800 | 1128 | 0.9105 | |
| 107 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 27500 | 36500 | 0.2467 | 7,747 | 1073 | 0.9617 | |
| 109 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27800 | 71200 | 0.6098 | 2,396 | 1159 | 0.866 | |
| 110 | Florida Southern College | 27900 | 63200 | 0.5585 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 110 | Villanova University | 27900 | 88800 | 0.6855 | 6,933 | 1466 | 0.2814 | |
| 112 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 28000 | 38200 | 0.2671 | 12,798 | 1157 | 0.1421 | |
| 113 | Assumption University | 28100 | 74400 | 0.622 | 1,737 | 1085 | 0.8455 | |
| 113 | California State University-San Marcos | 28100 | 38300 | 0.2662 | 15,770 | 990 | 0.9513 | |
| 113 | University of Northern Iowa | 28100 | 36200 | 0.2238 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 116 | Mississippi State University | 28200 | 32300 | 0.1266 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 116 | Mount St. Mary's University | 28200 | 61400 | 0.5408 | 1,804 | 1159 | 0.7258 | |
| 118 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 28600 | 69300 | 0.5871 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9631 | |
| 118 | University of Hartford | 28600 | 70100 | 0.5916 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 118 | Webster University | 28600 | 54700 | 0.4774 | 1,898 | 1120 | 0.8618 | |
| 121 | North Central College | 28800 | 64900 | 0.5563 | 2,567 | 1203 | 0.8377 | |
| 122 | Flagler College | 28900 | 61200 | 0.5276 | 2,359 | 1175 | 0.787 | |
| 122 | University of Utah | 28900 | 32000 | 0.0967 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 124 | University of Iowa | 29000 | 31100 | 0.0674 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 125 | Cedar Crest College | 29100 | 66000 | 0.5587 | 870 | 1115 | 0.8407 | |
| 126 | Marquette University | 29400 | 63800 | 0.5393 | 8,206 | 1304 | 0.7802 | |
| 126 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 29400 | 72700 | 0.5956 | 765 | 1020 | 0.6617 | |
| 128 | William Penn University | 29600 | 48000 | 0.383 | 1,366 | 1035 | 0.7311 | |
| 129 | Regis University | 29700 | 67200 | 0.5577 | 2,505 | 1225 | 0.8461 | |
| 130 | William Peace University | 30000 | 50200 | 0.4026 | 778 | 1150 | 0.8633 | |
| 131 | Baker University | 30200 | 54800 | 0.4485 | 1,317 | 1035 | 0.9771 | |
| 131 | University of West Georgia | 30200 | 46800 | 0.3546 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 133 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30600 | 54700 | 0.4409 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 134 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 2,082 | 1124 | 0.9576 | |
| 135 | The University of Alabama | 31000 | 58500 | 0.4698 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 136 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 31200 | 77600 | 0.5978 | 4,999 | 1258 | 0.9296 | |
| 137 | Lebanon Valley College | 31400 | 72400 | 0.5665 | 1,834 | 1260 | 0.808 | |
| 137 | Saint Michael's College | 31400 | 68500 | 0.5419 | 1,051 | 1280 | 0.8976 | |
| 139 | Mount Saint Mary College | 31800 | 68600 | 0.5364 | 2,749 | 1153 | 0.892 | |
| 140 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 32000 | 50000 | 0.3615 | 858 | 975 | 0.7239 | |
| 141 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 32100 | 45700 | 0.2978 | 6,790 | 965 | 0.9447 | |
| 142 | North Carolina State University | 32900 | 54800 | 0.3997 | 29,340 | 1374 | 0.3954 | |
| 143 | Framingham State University | 33100 | 38100 | 0.1312 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8366 | |
| 144 | University of Denver | 33400 | 76900 | 0.566 | 5,766 | 1292 | 0.8538 | |
| 145 | Emmanuel College | 33600 | 71400 | 0.5294 | 1,948 | 1245 | 0.7677 | |
| 146 | Wilkes University | 33700 | 61900 | 0.4548 | 2,055 | 1188 | 0.9397 | |
| 147 | Lander University | 33900 | 37700 | 0.1009 | 3,776 | 1055 | 0.8131 | |
| 148 | University of St Thomas | 34100 | 70300 | 0.5152 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 149 | University of Rhode Island | 34500 | 46400 | 0.2563 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 150 | Siena University | 34700 | 65100 | 0.4671 | 3,149 | 1301 | 0.8464 | |
| 151 | Chatham University | 35000 | 63300 | 0.4474 | 1,555 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 152 | Barry University | 35100 | 56400 | 0.3775 | 4,654 | 1005 | 0.9663 | |
| 153 | University of New England | 35200 | 68000 | 0.4827 | 4,631 | 1145 | 0.9203 | |
| 153 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,056 | 1183 | 0.8994 | |
| 155 | California Lutheran University | 35400 | 70000 | 0.4945 | 2,160 | 1218 | 0.7631 | |
| 155 | The University of Tampa | 35400 | 56900 | 0.3775 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 157 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 36100 | 39000 | 0.073 | 8,706 | 1230 | 0.8906 | |
| 157 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 159 | Hofstra University | 36500 | 76900 | 0.5253 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 160 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 37500 | 41600 | 0.0984 | 5,386 | 995 | 0.9092 | |
| 161 | Benedictine College | 37600 | 50800 | 0.2599 | 2,404 | 1241 | 0.9812 | |
| 162 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 37700 | 38500 | 0.0208 | 799 | 865 | 0.6974 | |
| 163 | Washington State University | 38300 | 53900 | 0.2895 | 21,400 | 1131 | 0.861 | |
| 164 | Howard Payne University | 38400 | 54500 | 0.2953 | 751 | 1043 | 0.6737 | |
| 164 | LeTourneau University | 38400 | 54800 | 0.2995 | 2,903 | 1242 | 0.4879 | |
| 166 | Crown College | 38800 | 53200 | 0.2698 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 167 | Manhattan University | 38900 | 74100 | 0.4749 | 2,378 | 1174 | 0.8216 | |
| 168 | Pacific University | 39000 | 74900 | 0.4791 | 1,465 | 1019 | 0.8986 | |
| 169 | Concordia University Texas | 39400 | 45800 | 0.1406 | 1,189 | 990 | 0.9125 | |
| 170 | Arcadia University | 39500 | 71600 | 0.4486 | 2,163 | 1159 | 0.7448 | |
| 170 | Saint Vincent College | 39500 | 64600 | 0.3886 | 1,157 | 1140 | 0.7863 | |
| 172 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 39700 | 53200 | 0.2538 | 5,986 | 1110 | 0.8916 | |
| 173 | The University of Montana | 39900 | 45000 | 0.1133 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 174 | Saint Anselm College | 40000 | 73700 | 0.4572 | 2,094 | 1195 | 0.7805 | |
| 175 | Fresno Pacific University | 40100 | 52200 | 0.2316 | 1,615 | 1075 | 0.6396 | |
| 176 | Dominican University of California | 40800 | 69200 | 0.411 | 1,058 | 0 | 0.521 | |
| 177 | Champlain College | 41000 | 76000 | 0.4608 | 1,514 | 1273 | 0.873 | |
| 178 | Butler University | 41300 | 72400 | 0.4297 | 4,418 | 1269 | 0.8209 | |
| 179 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 41400 | 53600 | 0.2277 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 180 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 43000 | 80700 | 0.4672 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 181 | University of Maryland-College Park | 43200 | 53600 | 0.1942 | 31,875 | 1456 | 0.4503 | |
| 182 | Union University | 43900 | 66000 | 0.3346 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 183 | Mercer University | 45900 | 65400 | 0.2984 | 4,719 | 1263 | 0.643 | |
| 184 | Drexel University | 48000 | 83900 | 0.428 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 185 | DePaul University | 49100 | 66000 | 0.2562 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 186 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53300 | 61000 | 0.1261 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 187 | Mount St. Joseph University | 54000 | 54300 | 0.0055 | 1,268 | 1105 | 0.9128 | |
| 188 | College of Charleston | 60400 | 61200 | 0.0131 | 10,596 | 1234 | 0.73 | |
| 189 | St. John Fisher University | 62500 | 62500 | 0 | 2,583 | 1214 | 0.6607 | |
| 190 | Stonehill College | 68700 | 70600 | 0.0269 | 2,569 | 1150 | 0.6628 | |
| 191 | Gonzaga University | 70800 | 76600 | 0.0757 | 4,976 | 1328 | 0.7962 | |
| 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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