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 | 18400 | 0.6091 | 11,999 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | University of Pennsylvania | 9500 | 92900 | 0.8977 | 11,478 | 1536 | 0.054 | |
| 3 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 10300 | 10300 | 0 | 6,139 | 1070 | 0.9052 | |
| 4 | Eastern Washington University | 11800 | 28600 | 0.5879 | 6,952 | 995 | 0.9075 | |
| 5 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 12500 | 24900 | 0.4972 | 5,661 | 1085 | 0.982 | |
| 6 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 13000 | 19300 | 0.3264 | 10,084 | 1055 | 0.8572 | |
| 7 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 13400 | 25700 | 0.4786 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 8 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 13500 | 19400 | 0.304 | 21,858 | 1283 | 0.6513 | |
| 9 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 25,706 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 10 | University of Idaho | 14300 | 25800 | 0.446 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 11 | Northern Illinois University | 14500 | 30400 | 0.5222 | 11,348 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 12 | Virginia Union University | 14900 | 39400 | 0.6214 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9799 | |
| 13 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 15100 | 29800 | 0.4928 | 3,084 | 1055 | 0.7533 | |
| 14 | University of California-Irvine | 15300 | 38000 | 0.5977 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2857 | |
| 14 | University of St Thomas | 15300 | 50900 | 0.6997 | 3,365 | 1095 | 0.8992 | |
| 16 | Lander University | 15400 | 24700 | 0.3749 | 3,776 | 1055 | 0.8131 | |
| 17 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8609 | |
| 18 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 15700 | 25800 | 0.392 | 5,386 | 1050 | 0.9092 | |
| 19 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 15900 | 31000 | 0.4867 | 8,553 | 1045 | 0.8688 | |
| 20 | University of Florida | 16500 | 22500 | 0.2666 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 20 | University of Southern Maine | 16500 | 23000 | 0.2823 | 5,525 | 1144 | 0.7923 | |
| 22 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 16600 | 28200 | 0.4108 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 23 | Arkansas State University | 16700 | 28100 | 0.4059 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.8226 | |
| 24 | Eastern Michigan University | 16800 | 36100 | 0.5352 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 24 | West Virginia University | 16800 | 40900 | 0.589 | 18,206 | 1125 | 0.89 | |
| 26 | University of South Florida | 17100 | 17100 | 0 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 27 | Millikin University | 17200 | 45000 | 0.6175 | 1,495 | 1020 | 0.6668 | |
| 28 | University of Lynchburg | 17700 | 54900 | 0.6764 | 1,595 | 1104 | 0.4301 | |
| 28 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 30 | Avila University | 17800 | 64100 | 0.7221 | 1,331 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 31 | Delaware State University | 17900 | 42200 | 0.5752 | 4,581 | 930 | 0.4658 | |
| 32 | Tabor College | 18000 | 54400 | 0.6694 | 539 | 1050 | 0.6458 | |
| 33 | Central Connecticut State University | 18100 | 34000 | 0.4671 | 8,170 | 1075 | 0.7333 | |
| 34 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 18200 | 28600 | 0.3634 | 4,218 | 1030 | 0.9489 | |
| 35 | Rosemont College | 18500 | 38100 | 0.5129 | 486 | 1085 | 0.7634 | |
| 36 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 19300 | 68100 | 0.7168 | 709 | 1030 | 0.8216 | |
| 37 | University of Rhode Island | 19500 | 33900 | 0.4249 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 38 | Carlow University | 19600 | 57800 | 0.661 | 1,355 | 1065 | 0.8695 | |
| 39 | Johnson C Smith University | 19700 | 40800 | 0.5172 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 39 | Lee University | 19700 | 37400 | 0.4736 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 41 | Illinois College | 19800 | 55200 | 0.6415 | 937 | 1059 | 0.7819 | |
| 42 | Georgia Southern University | 19900 | 20100 | 0.0099 | 23,541 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 42 | McMurry University | 19900 | 51900 | 0.6161 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
| 42 | Norwich University | 19900 | 73800 | 0.7301 | 2,626 | 1186 | 0.7444 | |
| 42 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19900 | 62200 | 0.6797 | 2,711 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 46 | Davis & Elkins College | 20000 | 48300 | 0.5862 | 661 | 902 | 0.9433 | |
| 47 | Loyola University New Orleans | 20100 | 72100 | 0.721 | 3,007 | 1155 | 0.9305 | |
| 48 | Lasell University | 20200 | 48500 | 0.5831 | 1,293 | 1095 | 0.8122 | |
| 49 | Coker University | 20500 | 44900 | 0.5443 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 50 | South Dakota State University | 20600 | 25200 | 0.1826 | 10,719 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 51 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 20900 | 70000 | 0.7016 | 1,463 | 1200 | 0.7982 | |
| 51 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 20900 | 26000 | 0.1961 | 4,880 | 1124 | 0.8172 | |
| 53 | Assumption University | 21300 | 74400 | 0.7134 | 1,713 | 1085 | 0.8298 | |
| 53 | Washington State University | 21300 | 36200 | 0.4119 | 21,455 | 1125 | 0.8664 | |
| 55 | Le Moyne College | 21800 | 58100 | 0.6243 | 2,529 | 1255 | 0.8298 | |
| 56 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 22000 | 48900 | 0.5497 | 5,692 | 1124 | 0.9508 | |
| 56 | Niagara University | 22000 | 57400 | 0.6165 | 2,692 | 1160 | 0.8737 | |
| 58 | Lycoming College | 22400 | 65800 | 0.6596 | 1,012 | 1189 | 0.7407 | |
| 59 | Buena Vista University | 22500 | 59100 | 0.6191 | 1,436 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 59 | Upper Iowa University | 22500 | 41700 | 0.4589 | 3,054 | 1035 | 0.9646 | |
| 61 | Cottey College | 22600 | 37300 | 0.3933 | 254 | 991 | 0.6918 | |
| 62 | Manchester University | 22900 | 54100 | 0.5766 | 988 | 1044 | 0.7106 | |
| 62 | Old Dominion University | 22900 | 32400 | 0.2931 | 17,746 | 1205 | 0.9036 | |
| 64 | Ohio Dominican University | 23100 | 55400 | 0.5831 | 843 | 1171 | 0.9423 | |
| 65 | Hamline University | 23200 | 56500 | 0.5889 | 1,806 | 1163 | 0.8763 | |
| 66 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 23600 | 34800 | 0.3215 | 3,459 | 1080 | 0.9215 | |
| 67 | Southern Wesleyan University | 24000 | 47100 | 0.4901 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 68 | Dominican University | 24100 | 56000 | 0.5697 | 2,690 | 1005 | 0.9032 | |
| 68 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 24100 | 67400 | 0.6429 | 5,690 | 1055 | 0.9071 | |
| 70 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 24400 | 34400 | 0.292 | 4,174 | 1165 | 0.8298 | |
| 70 | Maryville College | 24400 | 58400 | 0.5819 | 1,132 | 1167 | 0.6092 | |
| 72 | Indiana State University | 24500 | 32400 | 0.2439 | 6,224 | 1020 | 0.8077 | |
| 73 | University of Saint Mary | 24700 | 53700 | 0.5402 | 1,027 | 1040 | 0.8663 | |
| 74 | University at Buffalo | 24900 | 34000 | 0.2677 | 20,359 | 1303 | 0.7418 | |
| 75 | Pennsylvania Western University | 25100 | 34400 | 0.2701 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 76 | Drury University | 25200 | 52900 | 0.5235 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 76 | Mary Baldwin University | 25200 | 48600 | 0.4818 | 1,124 | 1045 | 0.871 | |
| 78 | Northern Arizona University | 25600 | 43200 | 0.4075 | 22,990 | 1090 | 0.8961 | |
| 79 | Hastings College | 25900 | 63000 | 0.5889 | 933 | 1305 | 0.7165 | |
| 79 | Rockford University | 25900 | 59600 | 0.5656 | 983 | 975 | 0.9291 | |
| 79 | Western Kentucky University | 25900 | 27000 | 0.0407 | 14,151 | 970 | 0.9387 | |
| 82 | Lakeland University | 26000 | 56500 | 0.5407 | 2,411 | 1015 | 0.8628 | |
| 83 | Seattle Pacific University | 26200 | 70000 | 0.6257 | 1,776 | 1180 | 0.834 | |
| 84 | Heidelberg University | 26400 | 48600 | 0.4569 | 969 | 1100 | 0.8579 | |
| 84 | St. Mary's University | 26400 | 59800 | 0.5587 | 2,149 | 1084 | 0.9776 | |
| 84 | University of Mobile | 26400 | 48300 | 0.4531 | 1,308 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 87 | Geneva College | 26500 | 50300 | 0.4728 | 1,260 | 1143 | 0.7905 | |
| 88 | Concordia University-Chicago | 26600 | 54900 | 0.515 | 1,368 | 1100 | 0.9279 | |
| 89 | Flagler College | 26700 | 61200 | 0.5636 | 2,409 | 1090 | 0.8076 | |
| 89 | Huntington University | 26700 | 44300 | 0.3971 | 1,588 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 91 | Albright College | 26800 | 49300 | 0.4563 | 1,230 | 1050 | 0.7633 | |
| 91 | St Bonaventure University | 26800 | 61200 | 0.562 | 2,042 | 1189 | 0.8165 | |
| 91 | University of La Verne | 26800 | 67300 | 0.6015 | 3,050 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 94 | Clemson University | 27000 | 37100 | 0.2722 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 95 | Texas Tech University | 27100 | 27100 | 0 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 96 | Randolph-Macon College | 27200 | 69200 | 0.6066 | 1,643 | 1109 | 0.8661 | |
| 97 | Capital University | 27300 | 62400 | 0.5624 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 97 | Kansas State University | 27300 | 30400 | 0.1045 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8169 | |
| 99 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 27500 | 36500 | 0.2467 | 7,505 | 1073 | 0.9633 | |
| 100 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27800 | 71200 | 0.6099 | 2,446 | 1159 | 0.7802 | |
| 101 | Florida Southern College | 27900 | 63200 | 0.5586 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 101 | Villanova University | 27900 | 88800 | 0.6855 | 7,004 | 1457 | 0.2698 | |
| 103 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 28000 | 38200 | 0.2674 | 12,317 | 1152 | 0.6267 | |
| 104 | University of Northern Iowa | 28100 | 36200 | 0.224 | 7,711 | 1129 | 0.9274 | |
| 105 | Mount St. Mary's University | 28200 | 61400 | 0.5408 | 1,830 | 1164 | 0.7381 | |
| 106 | California State University-San Marcos | 28300 | 38300 | 0.261 | 14,977 | 1040 | 0.951 | |
| 107 | University of Delaware | 28500 | 34500 | 0.1741 | 20,026 | 1294 | 0.706 | |
| 108 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 28600 | 69300 | 0.5871 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9519 | |
| 108 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28600 | 32300 | 0.1145 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 108 | University of Hartford | 28600 | 70100 | 0.5917 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9575 | |
| 108 | Webster University | 28600 | 54700 | 0.4774 | 2,322 | 1109 | 0.8623 | |
| 112 | Hiram College | 28800 | 48700 | 0.4085 | 1,026 | 1030 | 0.9353 | |
| 113 | University of Iowa | 29000 | 31100 | 0.0677 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 114 | Cedar Crest College | 29100 | 66000 | 0.5587 | 870 | 1115 | 0.8407 | |
| 115 | Marquette University | 29400 | 63800 | 0.5393 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 115 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 29400 | 56200 | 0.4768 | 765 | 1020 | 0.6617 | |
| 117 | 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 | |
| 118 | University of Denver | 29700 | 76900 | 0.6141 | 6,614 | 1347 | 0.7781 | |
| 120 | William Peace University | 30000 | 50200 | 0.4026 | 722 | 1180 | 0.9425 | |
| 121 | Baker University | 30200 | 54800 | 0.4487 | 1,530 | 924 | 0.9419 | |
| 121 | University of West Georgia | 30200 | 46800 | 0.3546 | 9,103 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 123 | Otterbein University | 30400 | 57300 | 0.4694 | 2,211 | 1209 | 0.8453 | |
| 124 | Dominican University of California | 30500 | 69200 | 0.5596 | 1,114 | 1255 | 0.835 | |
| 124 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30500 | 54700 | 0.4411 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 126 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 1,972 | 1161 | 0.9523 | |
| 127 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 31000 | 77600 | 0.6003 | 5,044 | 1274 | 0.8883 | |
| 128 | The University of Alabama | 31100 | 56100 | 0.446 | 34,389 | 1284 | 0.7665 | |
| 129 | Lebanon Valley College | 31600 | 72400 | 0.5637 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
| 130 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 31700 | 41200 | 0.2308 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.7517 | |
| 131 | Mount Saint Mary College | 31800 | 68600 | 0.5364 | 2,141 | 1153 | 0.8888 | |
| 131 | Saint Michael's College | 31800 | 68500 | 0.536 | 1,120 | 1240 | 0.8451 | |
| 133 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31900 | 50000 | 0.3617 | 858 | 975 | 0.7239 | |
| 133 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 31900 | 51700 | 0.3822 | 10,166 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 135 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 32100 | 45700 | 0.2978 | 7,062 | 965 | 0.928 | |
| 136 | Azusa Pacific University | 32300 | 66600 | 0.5147 | 2,759 | 1189 | 0.8843 | |
| 137 | North Carolina State University | 32900 | 54800 | 0.3999 | 28,422 | 1378 | 0.4174 | |
| 137 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32900 | 35000 | 0.0601 | 6,136 | 1159 | 0.8767 | |
| 139 | Suffolk University | 33000 | 70300 | 0.5305 | 4,326 | 1209 | 0.8233 | |
| 140 | Framingham State University | 33100 | 38100 | 0.1312 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8361 | |
| 140 | North Central College | 33100 | 64900 | 0.49 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 142 | Coastal Carolina University | 33200 | 45100 | 0.2636 | 10,811 | 1145 | 0.7527 | |
| 143 | Cleveland State University | 33400 | 37300 | 0.1046 | 9,482 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 144 | Emmanuel College | 33500 | 71400 | 0.5308 | 1,909 | 1255 | 0.7565 | |
| 144 | Fort Lewis College | 33500 | 41400 | 0.191 | 3,392 | 1109 | 0.773 | |
| 146 | SUNY Old Westbury | 33700 | 40900 | 0.176 | 4,260 | 1110 | 0.8363 | |
| 146 | Wilkes University | 33700 | 61900 | 0.4548 | 2,076 | 1144 | 0.9064 | |
| 148 | LeTourneau University | 34000 | 54800 | 0.3798 | 3,187 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 149 | University of St Thomas | 34100 | 70300 | 0.5152 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8536 | |
| 150 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 34400 | 39000 | 0.1182 | 8,426 | 1235 | 0.8875 | |
| 151 | Barry University | 34700 | 56400 | 0.3845 | 3,232 | 1005 | 0.7724 | |
| 152 | Chatham University | 35000 | 63300 | 0.4474 | 1,550 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 153 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,123 | 1189 | 0.8943 | |
| 154 | California Lutheran University | 35300 | 70000 | 0.4959 | 2,297 | 1254 | 0.7567 | |
| 155 | The University of Tampa | 35500 | 56900 | 0.3758 | 10,598 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 156 | University of the Pacific | 35600 | 71500 | 0.5024 | 3,249 | 1298 | 0.7132 | |
| 157 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 158 | Siena College | 36200 | 65100 | 0.444 | 3,467 | 1254 | 0.6902 | |
| 159 | Mississippi State University | 36400 | 50500 | 0.2795 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 160 | California State University-Fresno | 37000 | 43800 | 0.1555 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 161 | East Carolina University | 37100 | 42700 | 0.1313 | 21,445 | 1160 | 0.8921 | |
| 162 | Benedictine College | 37600 | 50800 | 0.2599 | 2,403 | 1241 | 0.9812 | |
| 162 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 37600 | 40700 | 0.0763 | 5,086 | 1124 | 0.949 | |
| 164 | University of Central Arkansas | 38100 | 40200 | 0.0523 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 165 | Hofstra University | 38300 | 76900 | 0.5019 | 6,581 | 1328 | 0.6808 | |
| 166 | Howard Payne University | 38400 | 54500 | 0.2955 | 751 | 1043 | 0.6737 | |
| 167 | Crown College | 38800 | 53200 | 0.27 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 167 | State University of New York at Cortland | 38800 | 39900 | 0.0276 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 169 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 39000 | 46600 | 0.163 | 799 | 865 | 0.6974 | |
| 169 | Pacific University | 39000 | 74900 | 0.4793 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 171 | Arcadia University | 39400 | 71600 | 0.4487 | 2,030 | 1170 | 0.8022 | |
| 171 | Concordia University Texas | 39400 | 45800 | 0.1408 | 1,188 | 990 | 0.9125 | |
| 173 | Saint Vincent College | 39500 | 64600 | 0.3888 | 1,284 | 1135 | 0.6173 | |
| 174 | Saint Anselm College | 39900 | 73700 | 0.4585 | 2,094 | 1205 | 0.7805 | |
| 175 | Fresno Pacific University | 40100 | 52200 | 0.2318 | 1,545 | 1099 | 0.6407 | |
| 176 | Butler University | 41100 | 67900 | 0.3949 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 177 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 41300 | 53600 | 0.2296 | 46,815 | 1378 | 0.6057 | |
| 178 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 42100 | 53200 | 0.2087 | 5,731 | 1174 | 0.9064 | |
| 179 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 43000 | 80700 | 0.4672 | 1,731 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 180 | University of Maryland-College Park | 43200 | 53600 | 0.1942 | 31,133 | 1463 | 0.4479 | |
| 181 | Manhattan University | 43500 | 74100 | 0.4129 | 2,744 | 1274 | 0.7894 | |
| 182 | Union University | 43900 | 66000 | 0.3347 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6041 | |
| 183 | The University of Montana | 44300 | 45000 | 0.0156 | 7,891 | 1225 | 0.9586 | |
| 184 | Mercer University | 45300 | 65400 | 0.3078 | 4,690 | 1273 | 0.6889 | |
| 185 | Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus | 46200 | 56300 | 0.1794 | 849 | 0 | 0 | |
| 186 | Drexel University | 48800 | 83900 | 0.4184 | 13,309 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 187 | DePaul University | 49200 | 66000 | 0.2547 | 14,188 | 1254 | 0.7589 | |
| 188 | University of Utah | 51600 | 53700 | 0.0392 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 189 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53300 | 61000 | 0.1262 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 190 | Mount St. Joseph University | 54300 | 54300 | 0 | 1,545 | 1143 | 0.5912 | |
| 191 | St. John Fisher University | 62500 | 62500 | 0 | 2,571 | 1215 | 0.664 | |
| 192 | Gonzaga University | 70600 | 76600 | 0.0783 | 5,281 | 1329 | 0.8169 | |
| 192 | Stonehill College | 70600 | 70600 | 0 | 2,568 | 1150 | 0.6628 | |
| 194 | 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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