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 | Old Dominion University | 0 | 32400 | 1 | 17,746 | 1205 | 0.9036 | |
| 2 | Utah State University | 8200 | 25200 | 0.6743 | 25,706 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 3 | University of Pennsylvania | 9500 | 92900 | 0.8977 | 11,478 | 1536 | 0.054 | |
| 4 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 10300 | 10300 | 0 | 6,139 | 1070 | 0.9052 | |
| 5 | Eastern Washington University | 11500 | 31200 | 0.6315 | 6,952 | 995 | 0.9075 | |
| 6 | California State University-Fresno | 11600 | 19600 | 0.4076 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 7 | Indiana State University | 12100 | 25900 | 0.5337 | 6,224 | 1020 | 0.8077 | |
| 8 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 12500 | 20500 | 0.3908 | 4,880 | 1124 | 0.8172 | |
| 9 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 13400 | 19300 | 0.3057 | 10,084 | 1055 | 0.8572 | |
| 10 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 13500 | 19400 | 0.304 | 21,858 | 1283 | 0.6513 | |
| 11 | University of South Florida | 13600 | 17100 | 0.2045 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 12 | University of Idaho | 14500 | 25800 | 0.4369 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 13 | Northern Illinois University | 14800 | 30400 | 0.5126 | 11,348 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 14 | California State University-San Marcos | 15100 | 24700 | 0.3894 | 14,977 | 1040 | 0.951 | |
| 15 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 15200 | 29800 | 0.4895 | 3,084 | 1055 | 0.7533 | |
| 15 | Virginia Union University | 15200 | 39400 | 0.6138 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9799 | |
| 17 | University of California-Irvine | 15300 | 38000 | 0.5977 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2857 | |
| 18 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 29800 | 0.4782 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8609 | |
| 19 | University of St Thomas | 15700 | 50900 | 0.6918 | 3,365 | 1095 | 0.8992 | |
| 20 | Lander University | 15800 | 24600 | 0.357 | 3,776 | 1055 | 0.8131 | |
| 21 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 16400 | 31000 | 0.4706 | 8,553 | 1045 | 0.8688 | |
| 22 | Arkansas State University | 16900 | 28100 | 0.3988 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.8226 | |
| 23 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 17000 | 28200 | 0.3967 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 24 | Eastern Michigan University | 17100 | 36100 | 0.5269 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 24 | Georgia Southern University | 17100 | 20100 | 0.1489 | 23,541 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 26 | Millikin University | 17200 | 45000 | 0.6175 | 1,495 | 1020 | 0.6668 | |
| 26 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 17200 | 35400 | 0.5147 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 28 | West Virginia University | 17500 | 40900 | 0.5719 | 18,206 | 1125 | 0.89 | |
| 29 | East Carolina University | 17600 | 26100 | 0.3256 | 21,445 | 1160 | 0.8921 | |
| 30 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 31 | Avila University | 17800 | 64100 | 0.7221 | 1,331 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 32 | University of Lynchburg | 17900 | 54900 | 0.6728 | 1,595 | 1104 | 0.4301 | |
| 33 | Tabor College | 18000 | 54400 | 0.6694 | 539 | 1050 | 0.6458 | |
| 34 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 18100 | 26600 | 0.3199 | 7,505 | 1073 | 0.9633 | |
| 35 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 18200 | 28600 | 0.3634 | 4,218 | 1030 | 0.9489 | |
| 36 | Rosemont College | 18500 | 38100 | 0.5129 | 486 | 1085 | 0.7634 | |
| 37 | Delaware State University | 18900 | 42200 | 0.5516 | 4,581 | 930 | 0.4658 | |
| 38 | The University of Montana | 19100 | 25200 | 0.2418 | 7,891 | 1225 | 0.9586 | |
| 39 | Framingham State University | 19300 | 31000 | 0.3775 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8361 | |
| 40 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 19500 | 68100 | 0.7139 | 709 | 1030 | 0.8216 | |
| 41 | Carlow University | 19600 | 57800 | 0.661 | 1,355 | 1065 | 0.8695 | |
| 42 | Johnson C Smith University | 19700 | 40800 | 0.5172 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 43 | Illinois College | 19800 | 55200 | 0.6415 | 937 | 1059 | 0.7819 | |
| 43 | University of Rhode Island | 19800 | 33900 | 0.416 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 45 | Lee University | 19900 | 37400 | 0.4682 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 45 | University of Northern Iowa | 19900 | 24000 | 0.1709 | 7,711 | 1129 | 0.9274 | |
| 47 | Davis & Elkins College | 20000 | 48300 | 0.5862 | 661 | 902 | 0.9433 | |
| 48 | Cleveland State University | 20100 | 30900 | 0.3491 | 9,482 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 49 | Central Connecticut State University | 20200 | 29500 | 0.3151 | 8,170 | 1075 | 0.7333 | |
| 49 | Lasell University | 20200 | 48500 | 0.5831 | 1,293 | 1095 | 0.8122 | |
| 49 | McMurry University | 20200 | 51900 | 0.6103 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
| 49 | Norwich University | 20200 | 73800 | 0.726 | 2,626 | 1186 | 0.7444 | |
| 49 | Olivet Nazarene University | 20200 | 62200 | 0.6749 | 2,711 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 54 | Loyola University New Orleans | 20300 | 72100 | 0.7183 | 3,007 | 1155 | 0.9305 | |
| 55 | State University of New York at Cortland | 20700 | 27700 | 0.2525 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 56 | Coker University | 20800 | 47800 | 0.5651 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 57 | University of Maryland-College Park | 20900 | 27300 | 0.2346 | 31,133 | 1463 | 0.4479 | |
| 58 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 21000 | 70000 | 0.7002 | 1,463 | 1200 | 0.7982 | |
| 59 | Albright College | 21200 | 49300 | 0.5699 | 1,230 | 1050 | 0.7633 | |
| 60 | Washington State University | 21300 | 36200 | 0.4119 | 21,455 | 1125 | 0.8664 | |
| 61 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 21400 | 34000 | 0.3702 | 10,166 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 62 | Le Moyne College | 21800 | 58100 | 0.6243 | 2,529 | 1255 | 0.8298 | |
| 63 | Niagara University | 22000 | 57400 | 0.6165 | 2,692 | 1160 | 0.8737 | |
| 64 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 22100 | 29100 | 0.241 | 3,459 | 1080 | 0.9215 | |
| 65 | Buena Vista University | 22500 | 59100 | 0.6191 | 1,436 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 65 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 22500 | 48900 | 0.5395 | 5,692 | 1124 | 0.9508 | |
| 67 | Lycoming College | 22900 | 65800 | 0.6522 | 1,012 | 1189 | 0.7407 | |
| 67 | Manchester University | 22900 | 54100 | 0.5766 | 988 | 1044 | 0.7106 | |
| 67 | Upper Iowa University | 22900 | 41700 | 0.45 | 3,054 | 1035 | 0.9646 | |
| 70 | Cottey College | 23000 | 37300 | 0.3832 | 254 | 991 | 0.6918 | |
| 71 | Northern Arizona University | 23200 | 34100 | 0.322 | 22,990 | 1090 | 0.8961 | |
| 72 | Ohio Dominican University | 23300 | 55400 | 0.5795 | 843 | 1171 | 0.9423 | |
| 73 | Hamline University | 23400 | 56500 | 0.5854 | 1,806 | 1163 | 0.8763 | |
| 74 | Dominican University | 24100 | 56000 | 0.5697 | 2,690 | 1005 | 0.9032 | |
| 75 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 24400 | 34400 | 0.292 | 4,174 | 1165 | 0.8298 | |
| 75 | Maryville College | 24400 | 58400 | 0.5819 | 1,132 | 1167 | 0.6092 | |
| 75 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 78 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 24600 | 67400 | 0.6354 | 5,690 | 1055 | 0.9071 | |
| 79 | University of Saint Mary | 24700 | 53700 | 0.5402 | 1,027 | 1040 | 0.8663 | |
| 80 | Drury University | 25200 | 52900 | 0.5235 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 80 | Mary Baldwin University | 25200 | 48600 | 0.4818 | 1,124 | 1045 | 0.871 | |
| 82 | Pennsylvania Western University | 25300 | 34400 | 0.2643 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 83 | South Dakota State University | 25600 | 28700 | 0.1082 | 10,719 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 84 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 25700 | 37900 | 0.3216 | 5,661 | 1085 | 0.982 | |
| 85 | Rockford University | 25800 | 59600 | 0.5673 | 983 | 975 | 0.9291 | |
| 85 | Western Kentucky University | 25800 | 41800 | 0.3827 | 14,151 | 970 | 0.9387 | |
| 87 | Lakeland University | 26000 | 56500 | 0.5407 | 2,411 | 1015 | 0.8628 | |
| 88 | Hastings College | 26100 | 63000 | 0.5857 | 933 | 1305 | 0.7165 | |
| 89 | Geneva College | 26500 | 50300 | 0.4728 | 1,260 | 1143 | 0.7905 | |
| 89 | St. Mary's University | 26500 | 59800 | 0.557 | 2,149 | 1084 | 0.9776 | |
| 91 | Heidelberg University | 26600 | 48600 | 0.4527 | 969 | 1100 | 0.8579 | |
| 91 | University of Mobile | 26600 | 48300 | 0.4489 | 1,308 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 93 | Seattle Pacific University | 26700 | 70000 | 0.6186 | 1,776 | 1180 | 0.834 | |
| 94 | University of La Verne | 26800 | 67300 | 0.6015 | 3,050 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 95 | Concordia University-Chicago | 27000 | 54900 | 0.5078 | 1,368 | 1100 | 0.9279 | |
| 95 | Flagler College | 27000 | 61200 | 0.5587 | 2,409 | 1090 | 0.8076 | |
| 97 | St Bonaventure University | 27100 | 61200 | 0.5571 | 2,042 | 1189 | 0.8165 | |
| 97 | University of Central Arkansas | 27100 | 31200 | 0.1314 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 99 | Randolph-Macon College | 27200 | 69200 | 0.6066 | 1,643 | 1109 | 0.8661 | |
| 100 | Capital University | 27500 | 62400 | 0.5592 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 100 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 27500 | 31300 | 0.1215 | 8,426 | 1235 | 0.8875 | |
| 100 | University of South Dakota | 27500 | 29600 | 0.0711 | 7,619 | 1120 | 0.9878 | |
| 103 | Kansas State University | 27600 | 30400 | 0.0948 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8169 | |
| 104 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27800 | 71200 | 0.6099 | 2,446 | 1159 | 0.7802 | |
| 105 | Florida Southern College | 27900 | 63200 | 0.5586 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 105 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 27900 | 30000 | 0.0702 | 6,136 | 1159 | 0.8767 | |
| 105 | Villanova University | 27900 | 88800 | 0.6855 | 7,004 | 1457 | 0.2698 | |
| 108 | Mississippi State University | 28200 | 32300 | 0.1269 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 109 | Mount St. Mary's University | 28600 | 61400 | 0.5342 | 1,830 | 1164 | 0.7381 | |
| 109 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28600 | 32300 | 0.1145 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 109 | University of Hartford | 28600 | 70100 | 0.5917 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9575 | |
| 112 | Hiram College | 28800 | 48700 | 0.4085 | 1,026 | 1030 | 0.9353 | |
| 112 | Webster University | 28800 | 54700 | 0.4737 | 2,322 | 1109 | 0.8623 | |
| 114 | University of Utah | 28900 | 32000 | 0.097 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 115 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 29100 | 69300 | 0.5799 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9519 | |
| 116 | Cedar Crest College | 29200 | 66000 | 0.5572 | 870 | 1115 | 0.8407 | |
| 117 | Huntington University | 29400 | 44300 | 0.3362 | 1,588 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 118 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 29500 | 56200 | 0.475 | 765 | 1020 | 0.6617 | |
| 119 | William Penn University | 29600 | 48000 | 0.3832 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 120 | Marquette University | 29700 | 63800 | 0.5346 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 120 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 29700 | 31600 | 0.0601 | 6,835 | 1090 | 0.7147 | |
| 122 | Assumption University | 30200 | 74400 | 0.5938 | 1,713 | 1085 | 0.8298 | |
| 122 | Baker University | 30200 | 54800 | 0.4487 | 1,530 | 924 | 0.9419 | |
| 124 | Otterbein University | 30300 | 57300 | 0.4712 | 2,211 | 1209 | 0.8453 | |
| 124 | University of West Georgia | 30300 | 46800 | 0.3525 | 9,103 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 126 | William Peace University | 30400 | 50200 | 0.3956 | 722 | 1180 | 0.9425 | |
| 127 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30500 | 54700 | 0.4411 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 128 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 1,972 | 1161 | 0.9523 | |
| 128 | Dominican University of California | 30900 | 69200 | 0.5536 | 1,114 | 1255 | 0.835 | |
| 130 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 31200 | 77600 | 0.5978 | 5,044 | 1274 | 0.8883 | |
| 131 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31500 | 47100 | 0.331 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 132 | Lebanon Valley College | 31800 | 72400 | 0.561 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
| 132 | Saint Michael's College | 31800 | 68500 | 0.536 | 1,120 | 1240 | 0.8451 | |
| 134 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 31900 | 41200 | 0.226 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.7517 | |
| 134 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31900 | 50000 | 0.3617 | 858 | 975 | 0.7239 | |
| 136 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 32200 | 45700 | 0.2957 | 7,062 | 965 | 0.928 | |
| 137 | Azusa Pacific University | 32300 | 66600 | 0.5147 | 2,759 | 1189 | 0.8843 | |
| 137 | Mount Saint Mary College | 32300 | 68600 | 0.5292 | 2,141 | 1153 | 0.8888 | |
| 139 | North Carolina State University | 32900 | 54800 | 0.3999 | 28,422 | 1378 | 0.4174 | |
| 140 | North Central College | 33100 | 64900 | 0.49 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 141 | Suffolk University | 33200 | 70300 | 0.5277 | 4,326 | 1209 | 0.8233 | |
| 142 | Emmanuel College | 33400 | 71400 | 0.5322 | 1,909 | 1255 | 0.7565 | |
| 143 | Fort Lewis College | 33500 | 41400 | 0.191 | 3,392 | 1109 | 0.773 | |
| 144 | LeTourneau University | 33900 | 54800 | 0.3817 | 3,187 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 144 | SUNY Old Westbury | 33900 | 40900 | 0.1711 | 4,260 | 1110 | 0.8363 | |
| 146 | University of St Thomas | 34100 | 70300 | 0.5152 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8536 | |
| 146 | Wilkes University | 34100 | 61900 | 0.4492 | 2,076 | 1144 | 0.9064 | |
| 148 | Barry University | 34600 | 56400 | 0.3863 | 3,232 | 1005 | 0.7724 | |
| 149 | University of Denver | 34800 | 76900 | 0.5478 | 6,614 | 1347 | 0.7781 | |
| 150 | Chatham University | 35000 | 63300 | 0.4474 | 1,550 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 151 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,123 | 1189 | 0.8943 | |
| 152 | The University of Tampa | 35400 | 56900 | 0.3775 | 10,598 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 153 | University of the Pacific | 35500 | 71500 | 0.5038 | 3,249 | 1298 | 0.7132 | |
| 154 | California Lutheran University | 35600 | 70000 | 0.4916 | 2,297 | 1254 | 0.7567 | |
| 155 | Texas Tech University | 36100 | 38900 | 0.072 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 155 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 36100 | 61100 | 0.41 | 12,317 | 1152 | 0.6267 | |
| 157 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 36500 | 41600 | 0.1226 | 5,386 | 1050 | 0.9092 | |
| 158 | Siena College | 36600 | 65100 | 0.4379 | 3,467 | 1254 | 0.6902 | |
| 159 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 36800 | 39900 | 0.0779 | 5,086 | 1124 | 0.949 | |
| 160 | Benedictine College | 37400 | 50800 | 0.2639 | 2,403 | 1241 | 0.9812 | |
| 161 | University of Southern Maine | 37500 | 37500 | 0 | 5,525 | 1144 | 0.7923 | |
| 162 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 38000 | 38500 | 0.013 | 799 | 865 | 0.6974 | |
| 163 | Hofstra University | 38400 | 76900 | 0.5006 | 6,581 | 1328 | 0.6808 | |
| 163 | Howard Payne University | 38400 | 54500 | 0.2955 | 751 | 1043 | 0.6737 | |
| 165 | Crown College | 38800 | 53200 | 0.27 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 166 | Pacific University | 39000 | 74900 | 0.4793 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 167 | Arcadia University | 39400 | 71600 | 0.4487 | 2,030 | 1170 | 0.8022 | |
| 167 | Concordia University Texas | 39400 | 45800 | 0.1408 | 1,188 | 990 | 0.9125 | |
| 169 | Saint Vincent College | 39500 | 64600 | 0.3888 | 1,284 | 1135 | 0.6173 | |
| 170 | Saint Anselm College | 39800 | 73700 | 0.4599 | 2,094 | 1205 | 0.7805 | |
| 171 | Fresno Pacific University | 40100 | 52200 | 0.2318 | 1,545 | 1099 | 0.6407 | |
| 172 | St. John Fisher University | 40500 | 62500 | 0.352 | 2,571 | 1215 | 0.664 | |
| 173 | Butler University | 40900 | 67900 | 0.3978 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 174 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 42000 | 53600 | 0.2165 | 46,815 | 1378 | 0.6057 | |
| 175 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 42400 | 53200 | 0.203 | 5,731 | 1174 | 0.9064 | |
| 176 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 43000 | 80700 | 0.4672 | 1,731 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 177 | University of Florida | 43300 | 45700 | 0.0526 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 178 | Manhattan University | 43400 | 74100 | 0.4142 | 2,744 | 1274 | 0.7894 | |
| 179 | Union University | 43900 | 66000 | 0.3347 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6041 | |
| 180 | University at Buffalo | 44100 | 46700 | 0.0557 | 20,359 | 1303 | 0.7418 | |
| 181 | Mercer University | 45300 | 65400 | 0.3078 | 4,690 | 1273 | 0.6889 | |
| 182 | Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus | 46500 | 56300 | 0.1741 | 849 | 0 | 0 | |
| 183 | Drexel University | 48800 | 83900 | 0.4184 | 13,309 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 184 | University of Delaware | 49000 | 61300 | 0.2017 | 20,026 | 1294 | 0.706 | |
| 185 | DePaul University | 49200 | 66000 | 0.2547 | 14,188 | 1254 | 0.7589 | |
| 186 | University of Iowa | 51100 | 53200 | 0.0396 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 187 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53300 | 61000 | 0.1262 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 188 | Mount St. Joseph University | 54300 | 54300 | 0 | 1,545 | 1143 | 0.5912 | |
| 189 | The University of Alabama | 55800 | 55800 | 0 | 34,389 | 1284 | 0.7665 | |
| 190 | Clemson University | 61500 | 63700 | 0.0331 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 191 | Gonzaga University | 70600 | 76600 | 0.0783 | 5,281 | 1329 | 0.8169 | |
| 191 | Stonehill College | 70600 | 70600 | 0 | 2,568 | 1150 | 0.6628 | |
| 193 | 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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