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 | Greenville Technical College | 7200 | 18300 | 0.6082 | 11,999 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | University of Pennsylvania | 8400 | 92900 | 0.9098 | 11,478 | 1536 | 0.054 | |
| 3 | Eastern Washington University | 11800 | 28600 | 0.5879 | 6,952 | 995 | 0.9075 | |
| 4 | Indiana State University | 12400 | 31200 | 0.6032 | 6,224 | 1020 | 0.8077 | |
| 5 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.7517 | |
| 5 | California State University-Fresno | 12600 | 19600 | 0.3564 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 5 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 12600 | 51900 | 0.7576 | 6,139 | 1070 | 0.9052 | |
| 8 | West Virginia University | 13000 | 57700 | 0.7745 | 18,206 | 1125 | 0.89 | |
| 9 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 13400 | 18700 | 0.2837 | 21,858 | 1283 | 0.6513 | |
| 10 | University of Idaho | 13600 | 25800 | 0.4737 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 11 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 25,706 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 12 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 14100 | 46000 | 0.6931 | 4,218 | 1030 | 0.9489 | |
| 13 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 14600 | 19300 | 0.2435 | 10,084 | 1055 | 0.8572 | |
| 14 | Coastal Carolina University | 14700 | 27200 | 0.4605 | 10,811 | 1145 | 0.7527 | |
| 15 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 14900 | 28000 | 0.4675 | 8,553 | 1045 | 0.8688 | |
| 16 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 15000 | 24900 | 0.3969 | 5,661 | 1085 | 0.982 | |
| 17 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15100 | 29000 | 0.4808 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8609 | |
| 18 | California State University-San Marcos | 15200 | 38300 | 0.603 | 14,977 | 1040 | 0.951 | |
| 18 | Lander University | 15200 | 24700 | 0.382 | 3,776 | 1055 | 0.8131 | |
| 18 | Northern Illinois University | 15200 | 30700 | 0.5061 | 11,348 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 18 | University of California-Irvine | 15200 | 36300 | 0.5811 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2857 | |
| 22 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 15300 | 26400 | 0.4193 | 4,880 | 1124 | 0.8172 | |
| 23 | Avila University | 15400 | 67500 | 0.7718 | 1,331 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 24 | Carlow University | 15600 | 57800 | 0.7302 | 1,355 | 1065 | 0.8695 | |
| 24 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 15600 | 25800 | 0.393 | 5,386 | 1050 | 0.9092 | |
| 26 | Delaware State University | 15700 | 46500 | 0.6625 | 4,581 | 930 | 0.4658 | |
| 27 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 16400 | 67400 | 0.7572 | 5,690 | 1055 | 0.9071 | |
| 28 | Millikin University | 16700 | 45000 | 0.6287 | 1,495 | 1020 | 0.6668 | |
| 29 | Eastern Michigan University | 16800 | 39700 | 0.577 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 30 | Coker University | 16900 | 44900 | 0.6243 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 31 | Arkansas State University | 17000 | 28100 | 0.3952 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.8226 | |
| 32 | Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus | 17100 | 47600 | 0.6412 | 849 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | University of South Florida | 17100 | 17100 | 0 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 34 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 17300 | 44000 | 0.6074 | 3,459 | 1080 | 0.9215 | |
| 35 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 17500 | 29500 | 0.4065 | 3,084 | 1055 | 0.7533 | |
| 36 | University of Miami | 17700 | 96300 | 0.8159 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 37 | Georgia Southern University | 18100 | 23800 | 0.2399 | 23,541 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 38 | State University of New York at Cortland | 18300 | 27700 | 0.3391 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 38 | University of Rhode Island | 18300 | 46400 | 0.6051 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 38 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 18300 | 26700 | 0.3146 | 7,505 | 1073 | 0.9633 | |
| 41 | Rosemont College | 18500 | 38100 | 0.5135 | 486 | 1085 | 0.7634 | |
| 42 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 18600 | 28200 | 0.34 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 43 | Lee University | 18900 | 37400 | 0.495 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 44 | McMurry University | 19300 | 60400 | 0.6803 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
| 45 | The University of Montana | 19500 | 25200 | 0.2259 | 7,891 | 1225 | 0.9586 | |
| 45 | University of West Georgia | 19500 | 24900 | 0.217 | 9,103 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 47 | Illinois College | 19800 | 55200 | 0.6419 | 937 | 1059 | 0.7819 | |
| 48 | Texas Tech University | 19900 | 27900 | 0.287 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 48 | University of Northern Iowa | 19900 | 24000 | 0.172 | 7,711 | 1129 | 0.9274 | |
| 50 | Davis & Elkins College | 20000 | 48300 | 0.5867 | 661 | 902 | 0.9433 | |
| 51 | Central Connecticut State University | 20200 | 29500 | 0.3151 | 8,170 | 1075 | 0.7333 | |
| 51 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 20200 | 51200 | 0.6054 | 7,062 | 965 | 0.928 | |
| 53 | SUNY Old Westbury | 20400 | 42400 | 0.5185 | 4,260 | 1110 | 0.8363 | |
| 54 | Olivet Nazarene University | 20500 | 71400 | 0.7132 | 2,711 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 55 | South Dakota State University | 20600 | 25200 | 0.1836 | 10,719 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 56 | St. Mary's University | 20700 | 70300 | 0.7058 | 2,149 | 1084 | 0.9776 | |
| 57 | East Carolina University | 20800 | 23800 | 0.1258 | 21,445 | 1160 | 0.8921 | |
| 58 | University of Mobile | 20900 | 56900 | 0.6322 | 1,308 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 58 | Virginia Union University | 20900 | 38800 | 0.4618 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9799 | |
| 60 | Pennsylvania Western University | 21000 | 26600 | 0.2104 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 61 | Hamline University | 21100 | 56500 | 0.626 | 1,806 | 1163 | 0.8763 | |
| 61 | Ohio Dominican University | 21100 | 65800 | 0.6789 | 843 | 1171 | 0.9423 | |
| 63 | Niagara University | 21300 | 57400 | 0.6287 | 2,692 | 1160 | 0.8737 | |
| 64 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 21400 | 34000 | 0.3702 | 10,166 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 65 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 21500 | 53000 | 0.5949 | 5,731 | 1174 | 0.9064 | |
| 66 | Hastings College | 21700 | 71100 | 0.6947 | 933 | 1305 | 0.7165 | |
| 67 | Hiram College | 21800 | 48700 | 0.5528 | 1,026 | 1030 | 0.9353 | |
| 67 | Le Moyne College | 21800 | 58100 | 0.6243 | 2,529 | 1255 | 0.8298 | |
| 67 | Rockford University | 21800 | 68200 | 0.6807 | 983 | 975 | 0.9291 | |
| 67 | University of Lynchburg | 21800 | 54900 | 0.6022 | 1,595 | 1104 | 0.4301 | |
| 71 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 21900 | 25400 | 0.1385 | 6,136 | 1159 | 0.8767 | |
| 72 | Tabor College | 22100 | 65000 | 0.6604 | 539 | 1050 | 0.6458 | |
| 73 | Lycoming College | 22400 | 65800 | 0.6596 | 1,012 | 1189 | 0.7407 | |
| 74 | Buena Vista University | 22500 | 59100 | 0.6194 | 1,436 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 74 | University of Florida | 22500 | 43200 | 0.4794 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 74 | Upper Iowa University | 22500 | 41700 | 0.4589 | 3,054 | 1035 | 0.9646 | |
| 77 | Assumption University | 22600 | 91300 | 0.7523 | 1,713 | 1085 | 0.8298 | |
| 77 | Cottey College | 22600 | 37300 | 0.3933 | 254 | 991 | 0.6918 | |
| 77 | St Bonaventure University | 22600 | 61200 | 0.6306 | 2,042 | 1189 | 0.8165 | |
| 80 | Manchester University | 22900 | 54100 | 0.5769 | 988 | 1044 | 0.7106 | |
| 80 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 22900 | 78600 | 0.709 | 1,463 | 1200 | 0.7982 | |
| 80 | Old Dominion University | 22900 | 32400 | 0.2931 | 17,746 | 1205 | 0.9036 | |
| 83 | Northern Arizona University | 23200 | 43700 | 0.4699 | 22,990 | 1090 | 0.8961 | |
| 84 | Webster University | 23600 | 66700 | 0.6467 | 2,322 | 1109 | 0.8623 | |
| 85 | Mount Saint Mary College | 23800 | 68400 | 0.6521 | 2,141 | 1153 | 0.8888 | |
| 85 | Washington State University | 23800 | 38700 | 0.3858 | 21,455 | 1125 | 0.8664 | |
| 87 | Southern Wesleyan University | 24000 | 47100 | 0.4906 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 88 | Dominican University | 24100 | 56000 | 0.5701 | 2,690 | 1005 | 0.9032 | |
| 89 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 24300 | 34400 | 0.2922 | 4,174 | 1165 | 0.8298 | |
| 90 | Maryville College | 24400 | 58400 | 0.5823 | 1,132 | 1167 | 0.6092 | |
| 90 | Norwich University | 24400 | 88400 | 0.7242 | 2,626 | 1186 | 0.7444 | |
| 90 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 93 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 24700 | 48900 | 0.4945 | 5,692 | 1124 | 0.9508 | |
| 93 | University of Saint Mary | 24700 | 53700 | 0.5407 | 1,027 | 1040 | 0.8663 | |
| 95 | Heidelberg University | 24900 | 48600 | 0.4877 | 969 | 1100 | 0.8579 | |
| 96 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 25000 | 80400 | 0.6889 | 709 | 1030 | 0.8216 | |
| 97 | Drury University | 25100 | 52900 | 0.5254 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 98 | Mary Baldwin University | 25200 | 48600 | 0.4818 | 1,124 | 1045 | 0.871 | |
| 99 | Marquette University | 25300 | 63100 | 0.5987 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 100 | Lakeland University | 25900 | 56500 | 0.5409 | 2,411 | 1015 | 0.8628 | |
| 101 | Western Kentucky University | 26000 | 27000 | 0.037 | 14,151 | 970 | 0.9387 | |
| 102 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 26200 | 61400 | 0.5724 | 765 | 1020 | 0.6617 | |
| 103 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 26400 | 79400 | 0.6677 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9519 | |
| 103 | Seattle Pacific University | 26400 | 77000 | 0.6575 | 1,776 | 1180 | 0.834 | |
| 105 | Flagler College | 26500 | 61100 | 0.5661 | 2,409 | 1090 | 0.8076 | |
| 105 | Geneva College | 26500 | 50300 | 0.4743 | 1,260 | 1143 | 0.7905 | |
| 107 | Concordia University-Chicago | 26600 | 67800 | 0.6078 | 1,368 | 1100 | 0.9279 | |
| 108 | Huntington University | 26700 | 44300 | 0.3974 | 1,588 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 109 | Albright College | 26800 | 49300 | 0.4563 | 1,230 | 1050 | 0.7633 | |
| 109 | University of St Thomas | 26800 | 50900 | 0.4737 | 3,365 | 1095 | 0.8992 | |
| 111 | Emmanuel College | 26900 | 68300 | 0.6064 | 1,909 | 1255 | 0.7565 | |
| 112 | Clemson University | 27000 | 37100 | 0.2728 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 113 | Cleveland State University | 27100 | 37300 | 0.2736 | 9,482 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 114 | Loyola University New Orleans | 27200 | 72100 | 0.6226 | 3,007 | 1155 | 0.9305 | |
| 114 | Randolph-Macon College | 27200 | 69200 | 0.6066 | 1,643 | 1109 | 0.8661 | |
| 116 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 27300 | 31100 | 0.1232 | 8,426 | 1235 | 0.8875 | |
| 117 | Capital University | 27400 | 80300 | 0.6589 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 117 | Johnson C Smith University | 27400 | 47400 | 0.4222 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 119 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 27600 | 35400 | 0.2206 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 120 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27800 | 71200 | 0.6101 | 2,446 | 1159 | 0.7802 | |
| 121 | Florida Southern College | 27900 | 63200 | 0.559 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 121 | Villanova University | 27900 | 88800 | 0.6856 | 7,004 | 1457 | 0.2698 | |
| 123 | California Lutheran University | 28000 | 70000 | 0.6002 | 2,297 | 1254 | 0.7567 | |
| 124 | Mississippi State University | 28200 | 32300 | 0.1277 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 124 | Mount St. Mary's University | 28200 | 61400 | 0.5407 | 1,830 | 1164 | 0.7381 | |
| 126 | University of Delaware | 28500 | 34500 | 0.1741 | 20,026 | 1294 | 0.706 | |
| 127 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28600 | 33400 | 0.1437 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 127 | University of Hartford | 28600 | 70100 | 0.5919 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9575 | |
| 129 | University of Utah | 28900 | 32000 | 0.0978 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 130 | Cedar Crest College | 29000 | 66000 | 0.5602 | 870 | 1115 | 0.8407 | |
| 130 | University of Iowa | 29000 | 31100 | 0.0685 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 132 | Kansas State University | 29500 | 41600 | 0.2906 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8169 | |
| 133 | University of Denver | 29600 | 76800 | 0.6142 | 6,614 | 1347 | 0.7781 | |
| 133 | William Penn University | 29600 | 48000 | 0.3837 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 135 | William Peace University | 30000 | 50200 | 0.4026 | 722 | 1180 | 0.9425 | |
| 136 | Baker University | 30200 | 54800 | 0.4491 | 1,530 | 924 | 0.9419 | |
| 137 | Otterbein University | 30300 | 66800 | 0.5462 | 2,211 | 1209 | 0.8453 | |
| 138 | Dominican University of California | 30500 | 69200 | 0.5595 | 1,114 | 1255 | 0.835 | |
| 138 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30500 | 54700 | 0.4415 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 140 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 1,972 | 1161 | 0.9523 | |
| 141 | The University of Alabama | 31000 | 55600 | 0.4423 | 34,389 | 1284 | 0.7665 | |
| 142 | University of St Thomas | 31200 | 70300 | 0.5565 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8536 | |
| 143 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 31300 | 31300 | 0 | 6,835 | 1090 | 0.7147 | |
| 144 | Lasell University | 31400 | 48500 | 0.3523 | 1,293 | 1095 | 0.8122 | |
| 145 | Lebanon Valley College | 31500 | 72400 | 0.5651 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
| 146 | Manhattan University | 31900 | 72500 | 0.56 | 2,744 | 1274 | 0.7894 | |
| 146 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31900 | 50000 | 0.3622 | 858 | 975 | 0.7239 | |
| 146 | Saint Michael's College | 31900 | 68500 | 0.5346 | 1,120 | 1240 | 0.8451 | |
| 149 | Azusa Pacific University | 32200 | 66600 | 0.5162 | 2,759 | 1189 | 0.8843 | |
| 149 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 32200 | 36700 | 0.1209 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 151 | North Central College | 32300 | 64900 | 0.5023 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 152 | Suffolk University | 32600 | 69700 | 0.5326 | 4,326 | 1209 | 0.8233 | |
| 153 | The University of Tampa | 32700 | 56900 | 0.425 | 10,598 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 154 | North Carolina State University | 32800 | 54800 | 0.4003 | 28,422 | 1378 | 0.4174 | |
| 155 | Framingham State University | 33100 | 38100 | 0.1312 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8361 | |
| 156 | Fort Lewis College | 33300 | 41400 | 0.1958 | 3,392 | 1109 | 0.773 | |
| 157 | Wilkes University | 33700 | 61900 | 0.4548 | 2,076 | 1144 | 0.9064 | |
| 158 | LeTourneau University | 34100 | 54800 | 0.378 | 3,187 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 159 | Hofstra University | 34400 | 77000 | 0.5531 | 6,581 | 1328 | 0.6808 | |
| 160 | Barry University | 34500 | 56400 | 0.3881 | 3,232 | 1005 | 0.7724 | |
| 161 | Siena College | 34900 | 65100 | 0.464 | 3,467 | 1254 | 0.6902 | |
| 162 | Chatham University | 35000 | 63900 | 0.4526 | 1,550 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 163 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,123 | 1189 | 0.8943 | |
| 164 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 35300 | 59200 | 0.4047 | 12,317 | 1152 | 0.6267 | |
| 165 | University of the Pacific | 36400 | 71500 | 0.4912 | 3,249 | 1298 | 0.7132 | |
| 166 | University of Southern Maine | 37500 | 37500 | 0 | 5,525 | 1144 | 0.7923 | |
| 167 | Benedictine College | 37600 | 50800 | 0.2599 | 2,403 | 1241 | 0.9812 | |
| 167 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 37600 | 40700 | 0.0769 | 5,086 | 1124 | 0.949 | |
| 169 | University of Central Arkansas | 38100 | 40200 | 0.0529 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 170 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 38300 | 61600 | 0.3779 | 799 | 865 | 0.6974 | |
| 171 | Howard Payne University | 38400 | 54500 | 0.2959 | 751 | 1043 | 0.6737 | |
| 172 | Crown College | 38800 | 53200 | 0.2704 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 173 | Pacific University | 39000 | 74900 | 0.4796 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 174 | Arcadia University | 39400 | 71600 | 0.4491 | 2,030 | 1170 | 0.8022 | |
| 174 | Concordia University Texas | 39400 | 45800 | 0.1413 | 1,188 | 990 | 0.9125 | |
| 174 | Saint Vincent College | 39400 | 64600 | 0.3891 | 1,284 | 1135 | 0.6173 | |
| 177 | Saint Anselm College | 39900 | 73700 | 0.4585 | 2,094 | 1205 | 0.7805 | |
| 178 | Fresno Pacific University | 40100 | 52200 | 0.2323 | 1,545 | 1099 | 0.6407 | |
| 179 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 40300 | 92400 | 0.5637 | 5,044 | 1274 | 0.8883 | |
| 180 | Butler University | 41000 | 68300 | 0.3994 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 181 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 42600 | 53700 | 0.2066 | 46,815 | 1378 | 0.6057 | |
| 182 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 43000 | 80700 | 0.4674 | 1,731 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 183 | University of Maryland-College Park | 43200 | 53400 | 0.191 | 31,133 | 1463 | 0.4479 | |
| 184 | Union University | 43900 | 66000 | 0.3351 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6041 | |
| 185 | University at Buffalo | 46800 | 46800 | 0 | 20,359 | 1303 | 0.7418 | |
| 186 | DePaul University | 48800 | 67100 | 0.2727 | 14,188 | 1254 | 0.7589 | |
| 186 | Drexel University | 48800 | 83800 | 0.4176 | 13,309 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 186 | Mercer University | 48800 | 63700 | 0.234 | 4,690 | 1273 | 0.6889 | |
| 189 | Mount St. Joseph University | 54200 | 54200 | 0 | 1,545 | 1143 | 0.5912 | |
| 190 | University of La Verne | 57000 | 67300 | 0.1531 | 3,050 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 191 | St. John Fisher University | 62500 | 62500 | 0 | 2,571 | 1215 | 0.664 | |
| 192 | Gonzaga University | 70600 | 77800 | 0.0925 | 5,281 | 1329 | 0.8169 | |
| 192 | Stonehill College | 70600 | 70600 | 0 | 2,568 | 1150 | 0.6628 | |
| 194 | The Catholic University of America | 75700 | 82500 | 0.0824 | 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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