Considering a degree in Criminology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Criminology majors who live in South Dakota.
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 Dakota.
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 | Utah State University | 8200 | 25200 | 0.6743 | 25,920 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 2 | University of Pennsylvania | 9600 | 92900 | 0.8969 | 10,013 | 1528 | 0.054 | |
| 3 | Eastern Washington University | 11800 | 28600 | 0.5879 | 6,951 | 1055 | 0.9437 | |
| 4 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 12300 | 18700 | 0.3426 | 21,858 | 1283 | 0.6513 | |
| 5 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.737 | |
| 6 | California State University-Fresno | 12700 | 45900 | 0.724 | 21,430 | 995 | 0.9638 | |
| 7 | Northern Arizona University | 13200 | 27100 | 0.5135 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 7 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 13200 | 51900 | 0.746 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 7 | West Virginia University | 13200 | 57700 | 0.7711 | 18,614 | 1125 | 0.778 | |
| 10 | Indiana State University | 13300 | 31200 | 0.5743 | 6,224 | 1140 | 0.8077 | |
| 11 | University of Delaware | 13600 | 34500 | 0.6058 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 12 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 14200 | 46000 | 0.6909 | 4,218 | 1020 | 0.9307 | |
| 13 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 14700 | 24300 | 0.3944 | 10,090 | 1075 | 0.9368 | |
| 14 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15100 | 29000 | 0.4808 | 5,241 | 1075 | 0.8613 | |
| 15 | California State University-San Marcos | 15200 | 28500 | 0.4664 | 14,977 | 970 | 0.951 | |
| 15 | University of California-Irvine | 15200 | 36300 | 0.5811 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2878 | |
| 17 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 15300 | 26700 | 0.4277 | 6,706 | 965 | 0.92 | |
| 17 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 15300 | 20500 | 0.2546 | 4,721 | 1110 | 0.7782 | |
| 19 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 15400 | 28000 | 0.4497 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 20 | Northern Illinois University | 15500 | 30700 | 0.4955 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 21 | Avila University | 15700 | 67500 | 0.7674 | 1,335 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 21 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 15700 | 37900 | 0.5853 | 5,474 | 1138 | 0.9198 | |
| 23 | Delaware State University | 16000 | 46500 | 0.656 | 4,941 | 985 | 0.6167 | |
| 24 | Coker University | 16500 | 47800 | 0.6551 | 1,187 | 1005 | 0.9723 | |
| 24 | North Carolina State University | 16500 | 28500 | 0.4199 | 28,422 | 1335 | 0.4167 | |
| 24 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 16500 | 42300 | 0.6098 | 3,469 | 1080 | 0.9215 | |
| 27 | Millikin University | 16600 | 45000 | 0.6309 | 1,496 | 1020 | 0.6668 | |
| 28 | Eastern Michigan University | 17000 | 32000 | 0.467 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 29 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 17300 | 86700 | 0.8007 | 7,703 | 1110 | 0.9292 | |
| 29 | Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus | 17300 | 47600 | 0.637 | 849 | 1090 | 0.9947 | |
| 31 | University of St Thomas | 17400 | 50900 | 0.6584 | 3,395 | 1080 | 0.8993 | |
| 32 | Western Kentucky University | 17600 | 27000 | 0.3479 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 33 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 17700 | 29500 | 0.3998 | 3,102 | 1055 | 0.7533 | |
| 33 | University of Miami | 17700 | 96300 | 0.8159 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 35 | Georgia Southern University | 18300 | 26800 | 0.3177 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 36 | State University of New York at Cortland | 18400 | 27700 | 0.3355 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 36 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 18400 | 36500 | 0.4962 | 7,505 | 1059 | 0.9633 | |
| 38 | Rosemont College | 18500 | 38100 | 0.5137 | 484 | 1085 | 0.7451 | |
| 39 | Central Connecticut State University | 18600 | 34000 | 0.4527 | 8,170 | 1010 | 0.7333 | |
| 39 | Fort Lewis College | 18600 | 29100 | 0.3612 | 3,320 | 1160 | 0.9323 | |
| 41 | University of Rhode Island | 18700 | 46400 | 0.5965 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 42 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 18900 | 28200 | 0.3294 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 43 | Lee University | 19300 | 37400 | 0.4843 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 44 | University of West Georgia | 19400 | 48000 | 0.5962 | 9,157 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 45 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 19500 | 25200 | 0.2259 | 6,853 | 1090 | 0.7147 | |
| 46 | McMurry University | 19600 | 60400 | 0.6753 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
| 47 | Carlow University | 19800 | 79300 | 0.7499 | 1,355 | 1080 | 0.8696 | |
| 47 | Illinois College | 19800 | 55200 | 0.642 | 940 | 1054 | 0.7819 | |
| 49 | Hastings College | 19900 | 71100 | 0.7201 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 49 | University of Northern Iowa | 19900 | 24000 | 0.1722 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 51 | Davis & Elkins College | 20000 | 48300 | 0.5868 | 683 | 902 | 0.5823 | |
| 52 | Ohio Dominican University | 20500 | 65800 | 0.688 | 843 | 1105 | 0.9423 | |
| 53 | Loyola University New Orleans | 20700 | 72100 | 0.7127 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
| 54 | Olivet Nazarene University | 20800 | 71400 | 0.7091 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 55 | St. Mary's University | 20900 | 70300 | 0.7029 | 2,150 | 1084 | 0.9776 | |
| 56 | University of Mobile | 21000 | 56900 | 0.6304 | 1,688 | 1180 | 0.7251 | |
| 57 | Albright College | 21100 | 49300 | 0.5719 | 1,328 | 1050 | 0.8615 | |
| 58 | Niagara University | 21300 | 57400 | 0.6287 | 2,692 | 1160 | 0.3972 | |
| 58 | Pennsylvania Western University | 21300 | 26600 | 0.1992 | 7,586 | 0 | 0.9433 | |
| 60 | Virginia Union University | 21500 | 38800 | 0.4463 | 1,170 | 882 | 0.978 | |
| 61 | SUNY Old Westbury | 21600 | 42400 | 0.4902 | 4,260 | 1165 | 0.8352 | |
| 62 | Hiram College | 21800 | 48700 | 0.5529 | 1,026 | 1005 | 0.9244 | |
| 62 | Le Moyne College | 21800 | 58100 | 0.6243 | 2,529 | 1255 | 0.787 | |
| 62 | Tabor College | 21800 | 65000 | 0.665 | 539 | 965 | 0.6458 | |
| 65 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 21900 | 53000 | 0.5873 | 5,731 | 1174 | 0.9064 | |
| 66 | Hamline University | 22000 | 56500 | 0.6101 | 1,716 | 1186 | 0.8983 | |
| 66 | Rockford University | 22000 | 68200 | 0.6778 | 968 | 980 | 0.5704 | |
| 68 | Buena Vista University | 22500 | 59100 | 0.6195 | 810 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 69 | Assumption University | 22600 | 91300 | 0.7523 | 1,713 | 1085 | 0.8298 | |
| 70 | St Bonaventure University | 22700 | 61200 | 0.629 | 2,048 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
| 71 | Lycoming College | 22900 | 65800 | 0.6519 | 807 | 1189 | 0.7407 | |
| 71 | Manchester University | 22900 | 54100 | 0.577 | 915 | 1044 | 0.913 | |
| 71 | Upper Iowa University | 22900 | 41700 | 0.4496 | 2,504 | 965 | 0.9338 | |
| 74 | Cottey College | 23000 | 37300 | 0.3828 | 261 | 991 | 0.7023 | |
| 75 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 23200 | 78600 | 0.7052 | 1,463 | 1195 | 0.7982 | |
| 76 | Mount Saint Mary College | 23600 | 68400 | 0.6551 | 2,141 | 1090 | 0.8888 | |
| 76 | The University of Alabama | 23600 | 31000 | 0.2385 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 76 | Webster University | 23600 | 66700 | 0.6467 | 2,091 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
| 79 | Washington State University | 23800 | 38700 | 0.3859 | 21,455 | 1131 | 0.8664 | |
| 80 | Dominican University | 24100 | 56000 | 0.5702 | 2,690 | 1060 | 0.9032 | |
| 81 | University of Lynchburg | 24200 | 54900 | 0.5585 | 1,595 | 1109 | 0.4301 | |
| 82 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 24400 | 34400 | 0.292 | 4,174 | 1164 | 0.8298 | |
| 82 | University at Buffalo | 24400 | 34000 | 0.2824 | 20,360 | 1303 | 0.7418 | |
| 82 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 85 | Maryville College | 24500 | 58400 | 0.5807 | 1,136 | 1167 | 0.6092 | |
| 85 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 24500 | 48900 | 0.4986 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
| 87 | Norwich University | 24600 | 88400 | 0.7219 | 2,642 | 1182 | 0.7361 | |
| 88 | University of Saint Mary | 24700 | 53700 | 0.5408 | 1,027 | 1045 | 0.8663 | |
| 89 | Drury University | 25100 | 52900 | 0.5254 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 90 | Heidelberg University | 25300 | 48600 | 0.4795 | 915 | 1100 | 0.8579 | |
| 91 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 25400 | 80400 | 0.6839 | 686 | 1030 | 0.8649 | |
| 92 | Mary Baldwin University | 25500 | 48600 | 0.4757 | 1,217 | 1099 | 0.871 | |
| 93 | South Dakota State University | 25600 | 28700 | 0.1092 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 94 | Lakeland University | 25900 | 56500 | 0.541 | 2,318 | 1000 | 0.914 | |
| 94 | Otterbein University | 25900 | 66800 | 0.6121 | 2,211 | 1114 | 0.8452 | |
| 96 | Geneva College | 26500 | 50300 | 0.4744 | 1,147 | 1110 | 0.8035 | |
| 97 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 26600 | 61400 | 0.566 | 824 | 1060 | 0.7703 | |
| 98 | Seattle Pacific University | 26800 | 77000 | 0.6523 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 99 | Emmanuel College | 26900 | 68300 | 0.6064 | 1,909 | 1255 | 0.7565 | |
| 99 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 26900 | 79400 | 0.6614 | 1,997 | 1160 | 0.9526 | |
| 99 | Flagler College | 26900 | 61100 | 0.5596 | 2,409 | 1090 | 0.8076 | |
| 102 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 27000 | 30100 | 0.1042 | 5,086 | 1000 | 0.9821 | |
| 102 | Concordia University-Chicago | 27000 | 67800 | 0.6019 | 1,327 | 1100 | 0.9279 | |
| 104 | University of Idaho | 27100 | 30600 | 0.1146 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 104 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 27100 | 31800 | 0.1459 | 8,426 | 1235 | 0.8876 | |
| 106 | Randolph-Macon College | 27200 | 69200 | 0.6066 | 1,643 | 1109 | 0.8661 | |
| 107 | Cleveland State University | 27300 | 37300 | 0.2682 | 9,418 | 1105 | 0.913 | |
| 107 | Johnson C Smith University | 27300 | 47400 | 0.4243 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 109 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 27400 | 29500 | 0.0724 | 6,124 | 1159 | 0.8747 | |
| 110 | Capital University | 27500 | 80300 | 0.6576 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 110 | University of South Dakota | 27500 | 29600 | 0.0721 | 7,619 | 1120 | 0.9878 | |
| 112 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 27600 | 35400 | 0.2206 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 113 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27700 | 71200 | 0.6102 | 2,446 | 1247 | 0.78 | |
| 114 | California Lutheran University | 27900 | 70000 | 0.6017 | 2,297 | 1258 | 0.7567 | |
| 114 | Florida Southern College | 27900 | 63200 | 0.5591 | 2,626 | 1265 | 0.5909 | |
| 114 | Villanova University | 27900 | 88800 | 0.6856 | 7,006 | 1457 | 0.2698 | |
| 117 | The University of Montana | 28200 | 28200 | 0 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 118 | Marquette University | 28500 | 66200 | 0.5692 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 119 | Mount St. Mary's University | 28600 | 61400 | 0.5339 | 1,833 | 1164 | 0.7381 | |
| 119 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28600 | 33400 | 0.1437 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 119 | University of Hartford | 28600 | 70100 | 0.592 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 122 | University of Utah | 28900 | 32000 | 0.098 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 123 | Cedar Crest College | 29100 | 66000 | 0.5587 | 886 | 1115 | 0.9913 | |
| 124 | Huntington University | 29400 | 44300 | 0.3364 | 1,589 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 125 | William Penn University | 29600 | 48000 | 0.3838 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 126 | Kansas State University | 29800 | 41600 | 0.2825 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 127 | Framingham State University | 29900 | 38100 | 0.2152 | 2,817 | 1165 | 0.8491 | |
| 128 | Baker University | 30200 | 54800 | 0.4492 | 1,264 | 1040 | 0.9418 | |
| 129 | William Peace University | 30400 | 50200 | 0.3952 | 722 | 1170 | 0.9425 | |
| 130 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30500 | 54700 | 0.4416 | 1,409 | 1110 | 0.5568 | |
| 131 | Azusa Pacific University | 30900 | 66600 | 0.5357 | 2,996 | 1138 | 0.7959 | |
| 131 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 1,972 | 1150 | 0.9523 | |
| 131 | Dominican University of California | 30900 | 69200 | 0.5533 | 1,127 | 1225 | 0.8392 | |
| 134 | University of St Thomas | 31400 | 70300 | 0.5537 | 6,044 | 1299 | 0.9125 | |
| 135 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31500 | 47100 | 0.3316 | 887 | 1100 | 1 | |
| 136 | Lebanon Valley College | 31600 | 72400 | 0.5637 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
| 137 | Saint Michael's College | 31800 | 68500 | 0.536 | 1,120 | 1240 | 0.8451 | |
| 138 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31900 | 50000 | 0.3623 | 898 | 975 | 0.7614 | |
| 138 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 31900 | 39200 | 0.186 | 10,206 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 140 | North Central College | 32200 | 64900 | 0.5039 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 140 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 32200 | 36700 | 0.121 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 142 | Manhattan University | 32300 | 72500 | 0.5545 | 2,928 | 1248 | 0.785 | |
| 143 | Suffolk University | 32700 | 69700 | 0.5312 | 4,324 | 1209 | 0.822 | |
| 144 | LeTourneau University | 34000 | 54800 | 0.3798 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 145 | Wilkes University | 34100 | 61900 | 0.4492 | 1,956 | 1153 | 0.9146 | |
| 146 | Barry University | 35000 | 56400 | 0.3792 | 3,232 | 1015 | 0.7713 | |
| 146 | Chatham University | 35000 | 63900 | 0.4526 | 1,555 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 146 | Hofstra University | 35000 | 77000 | 0.5453 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 146 | Siena College | 35000 | 65100 | 0.4625 | 3,469 | 1260 | 0.7764 | |
| 146 | University of South Florida | 35000 | 35000 | 0 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 151 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,123 | 1208 | 0.8934 | |
| 152 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 35300 | 59200 | 0.4048 | 12,332 | 1157 | 0.6267 | |
| 153 | Lander University | 35400 | 37700 | 0.0611 | 3,669 | 1060 | 0.6792 | |
| 153 | The University of Tampa | 35400 | 56900 | 0.3776 | 10,594 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 155 | University of Central Arkansas | 36200 | 38400 | 0.0556 | 8,268 | 1124 | 0.8949 | |
| 156 | Mississippi State University | 36300 | 50500 | 0.2801 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 156 | University of Denver | 36300 | 76800 | 0.527 | 6,619 | 1323 | 0.7729 | |
| 158 | University of the Pacific | 36400 | 71500 | 0.4912 | 3,249 | 1298 | 0.7132 | |
| 159 | Crown College | 36500 | 53200 | 0.3128 | 1,379 | 1110 | 0.6281 | |
| 160 | Lasell University | 36900 | 48500 | 0.239 | 1,293 | 1212 | 0.927 | |
| 161 | East Carolina University | 37100 | 40100 | 0.0748 | 21,445 | 1120 | 0.8922 | |
| 162 | Benedictine College | 37500 | 50800 | 0.2619 | 2,391 | 1223 | 0.7645 | |
| 162 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 37500 | 41600 | 0.0993 | 5,386 | 995 | 0.9092 | |
| 162 | University of Southern Maine | 37500 | 37500 | 0 | 5,525 | 1129 | 0.8699 | |
| 165 | Howard Payne University | 38400 | 54500 | 0.296 | 768 | 1030 | 0.6769 | |
| 166 | Texas Tech University | 38500 | 41000 | 0.061 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 167 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 38800 | 61600 | 0.3698 | 904 | 860 | 0.6723 | |
| 168 | Pacific University | 39000 | 74900 | 0.4797 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 169 | Arcadia University | 39400 | 71600 | 0.4491 | 2,030 | 1185 | 0.8022 | |
| 169 | Concordia University Texas | 39400 | 45800 | 0.1415 | 1,391 | 990 | 0.9106 | |
| 171 | Saint Anselm College | 39800 | 73700 | 0.4599 | 2,094 | 1195 | 0.7805 | |
| 172 | Fresno Pacific University | 40100 | 52200 | 0.2324 | 1,616 | 1075 | 0.5752 | |
| 173 | Arkansas State University | 40400 | 40600 | 0.0072 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 173 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 40400 | 92400 | 0.5627 | 5,044 | 1274 | 0.8883 | |
| 173 | St. John Fisher University | 40400 | 62500 | 0.3536 | 2,583 | 1215 | 0.664 | |
| 176 | Butler University | 40900 | 68300 | 0.4009 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 177 | Saint Vincent College | 41400 | 64600 | 0.3582 | 1,284 | 0 | 0.6173 | |
| 178 | Union University | 41900 | 64100 | 0.3454 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6016 | |
| 179 | Old Dominion University | 42100 | 47700 | 0.1174 | 17,746 | 1205 | 0.9036 | |
| 180 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 43000 | 80700 | 0.4674 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 181 | University of Florida | 43100 | 45600 | 0.0548 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 182 | University of Maryland-College Park | 43500 | 53400 | 0.1854 | 31,133 | 1456 | 0.448 | |
| 183 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 44600 | 53700 | 0.1694 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 184 | Mercer University | 48300 | 63700 | 0.2419 | 4,690 | 1273 | 0.6889 | |
| 185 | Drexel University | 48700 | 83800 | 0.4188 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 186 | DePaul University | 49100 | 67100 | 0.2682 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
| 187 | University of Iowa | 51100 | 53200 | 0.0401 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 188 | Mount St. Joseph University | 54200 | 54200 | 0 | 1,545 | 1134 | 0.5915 | |
| 189 | University of La Verne | 57400 | 67300 | 0.1472 | 2,414 | 1123 | 0.4848 | |
| 190 | Clemson University | 61500 | 63700 | 0.0335 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 191 | Stonehill College | 70600 | 70600 | 0 | 2,515 | 1245 | 0.7256 | |
| 192 | Gonzaga University | 75100 | 77800 | 0.0347 | 5,281 | 1303 | 0.8169 | |
| 193 | The Catholic University of America | 76300 | 82500 | 0.0751 | 3,177 | 1155 | 0.8278 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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