Considering a degree in Criminology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Criminology majors who live in Texas.
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 Texas.
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 | Dallas College | 5600 | 16500 | 0.6604 | 69,749 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | University of Pennsylvania | 9400 | 92900 | 0.8988 | 11,478 | 1536 | 0.054 | |
| 4 | Utah State University | 9700 | 26700 | 0.6361 | 25,706 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 5 | Austin Community College District | 11100 | 24200 | 0.5419 | 39,727 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | California State University-Fresno | 11500 | 19600 | 0.4124 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 6 | Eastern Washington University | 11500 | 31200 | 0.6315 | 6,952 | 995 | 0.9075 | |
| 8 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 12300 | 20500 | 0.3996 | 4,880 | 1124 | 0.8172 | |
| 9 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 12600 | 24900 | 0.4932 | 5,661 | 1085 | 0.982 | |
| 10 | San Jacinto Community College | 13300 | 16800 | 0.208 | 31,812 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Western Kentucky University | 13400 | 27000 | 0.5029 | 14,151 | 970 | 0.9387 | |
| 12 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 13500 | 19500 | 0.3073 | 21,858 | 1283 | 0.6513 | |
| 13 | University of Idaho | 14400 | 25800 | 0.4415 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 14 | Northern Illinois University | 14700 | 30400 | 0.5174 | 11,348 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 15 | Virginia Union University | 15000 | 39400 | 0.6189 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9799 | |
| 16 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 15200 | 29800 | 0.4895 | 3,084 | 1055 | 0.7533 | |
| 17 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 29800 | 0.4782 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8609 | |
| 18 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 16100 | 31000 | 0.4803 | 8,553 | 1045 | 0.8688 | |
| 19 | University of Florida | 16400 | 22500 | 0.271 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 20 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 16800 | 28200 | 0.4038 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 21 | Eastern Michigan University | 16900 | 36100 | 0.5309 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 21 | West Virginia University | 16900 | 40900 | 0.5865 | 18,206 | 1125 | 0.89 | |
| 23 | Georgia Southern University | 17000 | 20100 | 0.1539 | 23,541 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 23 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 17000 | 29900 | 0.4305 | 7,062 | 965 | 0.928 | |
| 25 | Millikin University | 17100 | 45000 | 0.6198 | 1,495 | 1020 | 0.6668 | |
| 25 | University of South Florida | 17100 | 17100 | 0 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 27 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 17200 | 35400 | 0.5147 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 28 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 29 | Avila University | 17800 | 64100 | 0.7221 | 1,331 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 30 | University of Lynchburg | 17900 | 54900 | 0.6736 | 1,595 | 1104 | 0.4301 | |
| 31 | Delaware State University | 18000 | 42200 | 0.5729 | 4,581 | 930 | 0.4658 | |
| 31 | Tabor College | 18000 | 54400 | 0.6694 | 539 | 1050 | 0.6458 | |
| 31 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 18000 | 26600 | 0.3236 | 7,505 | 1073 | 0.9633 | |
| 34 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 18100 | 21900 | 0.1737 | 10,084 | 1055 | 0.8572 | |
| 35 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 18200 | 28700 | 0.3678 | 4,218 | 1030 | 0.9489 | |
| 36 | Central Connecticut State University | 18500 | 34000 | 0.4554 | 8,170 | 1075 | 0.7333 | |
| 36 | Rosemont College | 18500 | 38100 | 0.5141 | 486 | 1085 | 0.7634 | |
| 36 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 18500 | 25200 | 0.2654 | 6,835 | 1090 | 0.7147 | |
| 39 | The University of Montana | 19100 | 25200 | 0.2418 | 7,891 | 1225 | 0.9586 | |
| 40 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 19400 | 68100 | 0.7153 | 709 | 1030 | 0.8216 | |
| 41 | Carlow University | 19600 | 57800 | 0.661 | 1,355 | 1065 | 0.8695 | |
| 42 | Illinois College | 19700 | 55200 | 0.6423 | 937 | 1059 | 0.7819 | |
| 42 | Johnson C Smith University | 19700 | 40800 | 0.5172 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 42 | University of Rhode Island | 19700 | 33900 | 0.419 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 45 | Lee University | 19800 | 37400 | 0.4709 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 46 | Davis & Elkins College | 19900 | 48300 | 0.5871 | 661 | 902 | 0.9433 | |
| 47 | Norwich University | 20000 | 73800 | 0.7288 | 2,626 | 1186 | 0.7444 | |
| 48 | McMurry University | 20100 | 51800 | 0.6111 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
| 48 | Olivet Nazarene University | 20100 | 62200 | 0.6772 | 2,711 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 50 | Lasell University | 20200 | 48500 | 0.5831 | 1,293 | 1095 | 0.8122 | |
| 50 | Loyola University New Orleans | 20200 | 72100 | 0.7197 | 3,007 | 1155 | 0.9305 | |
| 52 | Fort Lewis College | 20300 | 29100 | 0.3027 | 3,392 | 1109 | 0.773 | |
| 53 | South Dakota State University | 20600 | 25200 | 0.1844 | 10,719 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 54 | Coker University | 20700 | 47800 | 0.5672 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 54 | State University of New York at Cortland | 20700 | 27700 | 0.2525 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 56 | East Carolina University | 20800 | 23800 | 0.1258 | 21,445 | 1160 | 0.8921 | |
| 57 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 20900 | 70000 | 0.7008 | 1,463 | 1200 | 0.7982 | |
| 57 | University of Maryland-College Park | 20900 | 27300 | 0.2346 | 31,133 | 1463 | 0.4479 | |
| 59 | The University of Tampa | 21100 | 56900 | 0.6287 | 10,598 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 60 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 21400 | 34000 | 0.3702 | 10,166 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 61 | Hiram College | 21800 | 48700 | 0.5533 | 1,026 | 1030 | 0.9353 | |
| 61 | Le Moyne College | 21800 | 58100 | 0.6243 | 2,529 | 1255 | 0.8298 | |
| 61 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 21800 | 35300 | 0.3821 | 5,731 | 1174 | 0.9064 | |
| 64 | Niagara University | 21900 | 57400 | 0.6182 | 2,692 | 1160 | 0.8737 | |
| 65 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 22200 | 48900 | 0.5456 | 5,692 | 1124 | 0.9508 | |
| 65 | University of St Thomas | 22200 | 50200 | 0.5582 | 3,365 | 1095 | 0.8992 | |
| 67 | Buena Vista University | 22500 | 59100 | 0.6197 | 1,436 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 68 | Lycoming College | 22700 | 65800 | 0.6559 | 1,012 | 1189 | 0.7407 | |
| 68 | Upper Iowa University | 22700 | 41700 | 0.4544 | 3,054 | 1035 | 0.9646 | |
| 70 | Cottey College | 22800 | 37300 | 0.3882 | 254 | 991 | 0.6918 | |
| 71 | Manchester University | 22900 | 54100 | 0.5771 | 988 | 1044 | 0.7106 | |
| 72 | Ohio Dominican University | 23200 | 55400 | 0.5813 | 843 | 1171 | 0.9423 | |
| 73 | Hamline University | 23300 | 56500 | 0.5871 | 1,806 | 1163 | 0.8763 | |
| 74 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 23600 | 34800 | 0.3215 | 3,459 | 1080 | 0.9215 | |
| 75 | Dominican University | 24100 | 56000 | 0.5705 | 2,690 | 1005 | 0.9032 | |
| 76 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 24400 | 67400 | 0.6384 | 5,690 | 1055 | 0.9071 | |
| 76 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 78 | Maryville College | 24500 | 58400 | 0.581 | 1,132 | 1167 | 0.6092 | |
| 79 | Indiana State University | 24600 | 32400 | 0.2408 | 6,224 | 1020 | 0.8077 | |
| 79 | University of Saint Mary | 24600 | 53700 | 0.541 | 1,027 | 1040 | 0.8663 | |
| 81 | University at Buffalo | 25000 | 34000 | 0.2647 | 20,359 | 1303 | 0.7418 | |
| 82 | Drury University | 25200 | 52900 | 0.5235 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 82 | Mary Baldwin University | 25200 | 48600 | 0.4818 | 1,124 | 1045 | 0.871 | |
| 82 | Pennsylvania Western University | 25200 | 34400 | 0.2672 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 85 | Northern Arizona University | 25600 | 43200 | 0.4082 | 22,990 | 1090 | 0.8961 | |
| 86 | Rockford University | 25800 | 59600 | 0.5673 | 983 | 975 | 0.9291 | |
| 87 | Lakeland University | 25900 | 56500 | 0.5412 | 2,411 | 1015 | 0.8628 | |
| 88 | Hastings College | 26000 | 63000 | 0.5873 | 933 | 1305 | 0.7165 | |
| 89 | LeTourneau University | 26100 | 54200 | 0.5182 | 3,187 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 90 | St. Mary's University | 26400 | 59900 | 0.5593 | 2,149 | 1084 | 0.9776 | |
| 91 | Geneva College | 26500 | 50300 | 0.4737 | 1,260 | 1143 | 0.7905 | |
| 91 | Heidelberg University | 26500 | 48600 | 0.4548 | 969 | 1100 | 0.8579 | |
| 91 | Seattle Pacific University | 26500 | 70000 | 0.6214 | 1,776 | 1180 | 0.834 | |
| 91 | University of Mobile | 26500 | 48300 | 0.451 | 1,308 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 95 | Albright College | 26700 | 49300 | 0.4583 | 1,230 | 1050 | 0.7633 | |
| 96 | Concordia University-Chicago | 26800 | 54900 | 0.5114 | 1,368 | 1100 | 0.9279 | |
| 96 | University of La Verne | 26800 | 67300 | 0.6015 | 3,050 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 98 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 26900 | 30100 | 0.1047 | 5,086 | 1124 | 0.949 | |
| 98 | Flagler College | 26900 | 61200 | 0.5603 | 2,409 | 1090 | 0.8076 | |
| 98 | St Bonaventure University | 26900 | 61200 | 0.5604 | 2,042 | 1189 | 0.8165 | |
| 101 | Randolph-Macon College | 27100 | 69200 | 0.608 | 1,643 | 1109 | 0.8661 | |
| 102 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 27300 | 31100 | 0.1238 | 8,426 | 1235 | 0.8875 | |
| 103 | Capital University | 27400 | 62400 | 0.5608 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 103 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 27400 | 37900 | 0.2773 | 4,174 | 1165 | 0.8298 | |
| 103 | Kansas State University | 27400 | 30400 | 0.0991 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8169 | |
| 106 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27700 | 71200 | 0.6103 | 2,446 | 1159 | 0.7802 | |
| 107 | Florida Southern College | 27900 | 63200 | 0.5593 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 107 | Villanova University | 27900 | 88800 | 0.6855 | 7,004 | 1457 | 0.2698 | |
| 109 | University of Northern Iowa | 28000 | 36200 | 0.2253 | 7,711 | 1129 | 0.9274 | |
| 110 | California State University-San Marcos | 28400 | 38300 | 0.2584 | 14,977 | 1040 | 0.951 | |
| 110 | Mount St. Mary's University | 28400 | 61400 | 0.5375 | 1,830 | 1164 | 0.7381 | |
| 112 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28500 | 32300 | 0.1176 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 112 | University of Delaware | 28500 | 34500 | 0.1741 | 20,026 | 1294 | 0.706 | |
| 114 | University of Hartford | 28600 | 70100 | 0.5921 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9575 | |
| 115 | Webster University | 28700 | 54700 | 0.4755 | 2,322 | 1109 | 0.8623 | |
| 116 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 28900 | 69300 | 0.5828 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9519 | |
| 117 | Cedar Crest College | 29000 | 66000 | 0.5602 | 870 | 1115 | 0.8407 | |
| 117 | University of Iowa | 29000 | 31100 | 0.0691 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 119 | Clemson University | 29200 | 37100 | 0.2141 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 120 | Huntington University | 29400 | 44300 | 0.3362 | 1,588 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 121 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 29500 | 56200 | 0.4758 | 765 | 1020 | 0.6617 | |
| 122 | William Penn University | 29600 | 48000 | 0.3841 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 123 | Baker University | 30200 | 54800 | 0.4495 | 1,530 | 924 | 0.9419 | |
| 123 | William Peace University | 30200 | 50200 | 0.399 | 722 | 1180 | 0.9425 | |
| 125 | Assumption University | 30300 | 74400 | 0.5924 | 1,713 | 1085 | 0.8298 | |
| 125 | Otterbein University | 30300 | 57300 | 0.4712 | 2,211 | 1209 | 0.8453 | |
| 125 | University of West Georgia | 30300 | 46800 | 0.3525 | 9,103 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 128 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30500 | 54700 | 0.4419 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 128 | Texas Tech University | 30500 | 38900 | 0.216 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 130 | Dominican University of California | 30700 | 69200 | 0.5566 | 1,114 | 1255 | 0.835 | |
| 131 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 1,972 | 1161 | 0.9523 | |
| 132 | The University of Alabama | 31000 | 55800 | 0.4442 | 34,389 | 1284 | 0.7665 | |
| 133 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 31100 | 77600 | 0.599 | 5,044 | 1274 | 0.8883 | |
| 134 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31500 | 47100 | 0.332 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 135 | Lebanon Valley College | 31700 | 72400 | 0.5623 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
| 135 | Saint Michael's College | 31700 | 68500 | 0.5375 | 1,120 | 1240 | 0.8451 | |
| 137 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 31800 | 41200 | 0.2284 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.7517 | |
| 138 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31900 | 50000 | 0.3626 | 858 | 975 | 0.7239 | |
| 139 | Mount Saint Mary College | 32000 | 68600 | 0.5335 | 2,141 | 1153 | 0.8888 | |
| 140 | Azusa Pacific University | 32300 | 66600 | 0.5147 | 2,759 | 1189 | 0.8843 | |
| 140 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32300 | 34400 | 0.0624 | 6,136 | 1159 | 0.8767 | |
| 142 | Marquette University | 32700 | 66500 | 0.5082 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 143 | North Carolina State University | 32800 | 54800 | 0.4007 | 28,422 | 1378 | 0.4174 | |
| 144 | Framingham State University | 33000 | 38100 | 0.1339 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8361 | |
| 144 | North Central College | 33000 | 64900 | 0.4916 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 146 | Suffolk University | 33100 | 70300 | 0.5291 | 4,326 | 1209 | 0.8233 | |
| 147 | Cleveland State University | 33400 | 37300 | 0.1046 | 9,482 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 148 | Emmanuel College | 33500 | 71400 | 0.5308 | 1,909 | 1255 | 0.7565 | |
| 149 | Lander University | 33700 | 37700 | 0.1062 | 3,776 | 1055 | 0.8131 | |
| 150 | SUNY Old Westbury | 33800 | 40900 | 0.1736 | 4,260 | 1110 | 0.8363 | |
| 151 | Wilkes University | 33900 | 61900 | 0.4516 | 2,076 | 1144 | 0.9064 | |
| 152 | University of St Thomas | 34100 | 70300 | 0.5152 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8536 | |
| 153 | Barry University | 34500 | 56400 | 0.3881 | 3,232 | 1005 | 0.7724 | |
| 154 | Howard Payne University | 34600 | 54500 | 0.3651 | 751 | 1043 | 0.6737 | |
| 155 | University of Denver | 34800 | 76900 | 0.5478 | 6,614 | 1347 | 0.7781 | |
| 156 | Chatham University | 34900 | 63300 | 0.449 | 1,550 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 157 | Concordia University Texas | 35100 | 45800 | 0.2349 | 1,188 | 990 | 0.9125 | |
| 158 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 35200 | 59200 | 0.405 | 12,317 | 1152 | 0.6267 | |
| 158 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,123 | 1189 | 0.8943 | |
| 160 | California Lutheran University | 35500 | 70000 | 0.4931 | 2,297 | 1254 | 0.7567 | |
| 160 | University of the Pacific | 35500 | 71500 | 0.5038 | 3,249 | 1298 | 0.7132 | |
| 162 | Mississippi State University | 36300 | 50500 | 0.2804 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 163 | Siena College | 36400 | 65100 | 0.4409 | 3,467 | 1254 | 0.6902 | |
| 164 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 36500 | 41600 | 0.1237 | 5,386 | 1050 | 0.9092 | |
| 165 | Benedictine College | 37500 | 50800 | 0.2619 | 2,403 | 1241 | 0.9812 | |
| 165 | University of Southern Maine | 37500 | 37500 | 0 | 5,525 | 1144 | 0.7923 | |
| 167 | University of Central Arkansas | 38100 | 40200 | 0.0534 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 168 | Hofstra University | 38300 | 76900 | 0.5019 | 6,581 | 1328 | 0.6808 | |
| 169 | Crown College | 38800 | 53200 | 0.2708 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 170 | Pacific University | 39000 | 74900 | 0.4799 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 171 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 39100 | 46600 | 0.1609 | 799 | 865 | 0.6974 | |
| 172 | Arcadia University | 39400 | 71600 | 0.4493 | 2,030 | 1170 | 0.8022 | |
| 172 | Saint Vincent College | 39400 | 64600 | 0.3895 | 1,284 | 1135 | 0.6173 | |
| 174 | Saint Anselm College | 39800 | 73700 | 0.4599 | 2,094 | 1205 | 0.7805 | |
| 175 | Fresno Pacific University | 40100 | 52200 | 0.2327 | 1,545 | 1099 | 0.6407 | |
| 176 | Arkansas State University | 40400 | 41000 | 0.0146 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.8226 | |
| 177 | Washington State University | 40700 | 56300 | 0.2777 | 21,455 | 1125 | 0.8664 | |
| 178 | Butler University | 41000 | 67900 | 0.3963 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 179 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 41600 | 53600 | 0.224 | 46,815 | 1378 | 0.6057 | |
| 180 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 43000 | 80700 | 0.4675 | 1,731 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 181 | Manhattan University | 43500 | 74100 | 0.4129 | 2,744 | 1274 | 0.7894 | |
| 182 | Union University | 43900 | 66000 | 0.3354 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6041 | |
| 183 | Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus | 46400 | 56300 | 0.1759 | 849 | 0 | 0 | |
| 184 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 46600 | 46600 | 0 | 6,139 | 1070 | 0.9052 | |
| 185 | Drexel University | 48800 | 83900 | 0.4184 | 13,309 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 185 | Mercer University | 48800 | 63700 | 0.234 | 4,690 | 1273 | 0.6889 | |
| 187 | DePaul University | 49200 | 66000 | 0.2547 | 14,188 | 1254 | 0.7589 | |
| 188 | University of Utah | 51600 | 53700 | 0.04 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 189 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53300 | 61000 | 0.127 | 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 | University of California-Irvine | 72000 | 75600 | 0.0476 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2857 | |
| 195 | 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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