Considering a degree in Criminology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Criminology majors who live in Virginia.
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 Virginia.
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 | University of Pennsylvania | 7700 | 92900 | 0.9173 | 10,013 | 1528 | 0.054 | |
| 2 | Eastern Washington University | 11800 | 28600 | 0.5879 | 6,951 | 1055 | 0.9437 | |
| 3 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 12100 | 51900 | 0.7672 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 4 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 12300 | 18700 | 0.3426 | 21,858 | 1283 | 0.6513 | |
| 5 | California State University-Fresno | 12400 | 19600 | 0.3666 | 21,430 | 995 | 0.9638 | |
| 6 | Indiana State University | 12500 | 31200 | 0.6 | 6,224 | 1140 | 0.8077 | |
| 7 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.737 | |
| 8 | West Virginia University | 12800 | 57700 | 0.778 | 18,614 | 1125 | 0.778 | |
| 9 | University of Idaho | 13400 | 25800 | 0.4808 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 10 | Kansas State University | 13600 | 26100 | 0.4773 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 10 | University of Delaware | 13600 | 34500 | 0.6058 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 12 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 25,920 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 13 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 14100 | 46000 | 0.6931 | 4,218 | 1020 | 0.9307 | |
| 14 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 14300 | 24300 | 0.4108 | 10,090 | 1075 | 0.9368 | |
| 15 | Framingham State University | 14400 | 31000 | 0.5357 | 2,817 | 1165 | 0.8491 | |
| 15 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 14400 | 28000 | 0.4854 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 17 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 14700 | 24900 | 0.409 | 5,474 | 1138 | 0.9198 | |
| 18 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 14800 | 26700 | 0.4465 | 6,706 | 965 | 0.92 | |
| 19 | Northern Illinois University | 14900 | 30700 | 0.5149 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 20 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 15000 | 26400 | 0.431 | 4,721 | 1110 | 0.7782 | |
| 21 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15100 | 29000 | 0.4808 | 5,241 | 1075 | 0.8613 | |
| 22 | Avila University | 15200 | 67500 | 0.7748 | 1,335 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 22 | Lander University | 15200 | 24600 | 0.3814 | 3,669 | 1060 | 0.6792 | |
| 22 | University of California-Irvine | 15200 | 36300 | 0.5811 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2878 | |
| 25 | California State University-San Marcos | 15300 | 24700 | 0.3813 | 14,977 | 970 | 0.951 | |
| 26 | Delaware State University | 16100 | 46500 | 0.6539 | 4,941 | 985 | 0.6167 | |
| 27 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 16200 | 86700 | 0.8134 | 7,703 | 1110 | 0.9292 | |
| 28 | Coker University | 16300 | 47800 | 0.6593 | 1,187 | 1005 | 0.9723 | |
| 29 | Eastern Michigan University | 16600 | 32000 | 0.4795 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 30 | Millikin University | 16700 | 45000 | 0.6287 | 1,496 | 1020 | 0.6668 | |
| 31 | Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus | 16800 | 47600 | 0.6475 | 849 | 1090 | 0.9947 | |
| 32 | Arkansas State University | 17000 | 28100 | 0.3952 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 33 | University of South Florida | 17100 | 17100 | 0 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 34 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 17200 | 44000 | 0.6097 | 3,469 | 1080 | 0.9215 | |
| 35 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 17300 | 29500 | 0.4133 | 3,102 | 1055 | 0.7533 | |
| 36 | University of Miami | 17700 | 96300 | 0.8159 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 37 | Georgia Southern University | 17900 | 23800 | 0.2483 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 37 | University of Rhode Island | 17900 | 46400 | 0.6137 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 37 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 17900 | 33600 | 0.4669 | 21,210 | 1171 | 0.9232 | |
| 40 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 18100 | 26700 | 0.3221 | 7,505 | 1059 | 0.9633 | |
| 41 | State University of New York at Cortland | 18200 | 27700 | 0.3427 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 42 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 18400 | 28200 | 0.3471 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 43 | Lee University | 18500 | 37400 | 0.5057 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 43 | Rosemont College | 18500 | 38100 | 0.5137 | 484 | 1085 | 0.7451 | |
| 45 | McMurry University | 19000 | 60400 | 0.6852 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
| 46 | University of West Georgia | 19300 | 24900 | 0.225 | 9,157 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 47 | Carlow University | 19400 | 79300 | 0.755 | 1,355 | 1080 | 0.8696 | |
| 47 | Hastings College | 19400 | 71100 | 0.7271 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 47 | University of Lynchburg | 19400 | 52100 | 0.627 | 1,595 | 1109 | 0.4301 | |
| 50 | Mary Baldwin University | 19700 | 47700 | 0.5875 | 1,217 | 1099 | 0.871 | |
| 51 | Illinois College | 19800 | 55200 | 0.642 | 940 | 1054 | 0.7819 | |
| 52 | Central Connecticut State University | 20000 | 29500 | 0.3219 | 8,170 | 1010 | 0.7333 | |
| 52 | Davis & Elkins College | 20000 | 48300 | 0.5868 | 683 | 902 | 0.5823 | |
| 54 | Ohio Dominican University | 20300 | 65800 | 0.691 | 843 | 1105 | 0.9423 | |
| 54 | Olivet Nazarene University | 20300 | 71400 | 0.7161 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 56 | University of Mobile | 20400 | 56900 | 0.641 | 1,688 | 1180 | 0.7251 | |
| 57 | St. Mary's University | 20500 | 70300 | 0.7086 | 2,150 | 1084 | 0.9776 | |
| 58 | Loyola University New Orleans | 20800 | 72100 | 0.7113 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
| 59 | University of Maryland-College Park | 20900 | 27100 | 0.2285 | 31,133 | 1456 | 0.448 | |
| 60 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 21200 | 53000 | 0.6006 | 5,731 | 1174 | 0.9064 | |
| 61 | Niagara University | 21300 | 57400 | 0.6287 | 2,692 | 1160 | 0.3972 | |
| 61 | Virginia Union University | 21300 | 37800 | 0.4368 | 1,170 | 882 | 0.978 | |
| 63 | Hamline University | 21400 | 56500 | 0.6207 | 1,716 | 1186 | 0.8983 | |
| 63 | SUNY Old Westbury | 21400 | 42400 | 0.4949 | 4,260 | 1165 | 0.8352 | |
| 65 | Pennsylvania Western University | 21700 | 28200 | 0.2309 | 7,586 | 0 | 0.9433 | |
| 66 | Hiram College | 21800 | 48700 | 0.5529 | 1,026 | 1005 | 0.9244 | |
| 66 | Rockford University | 21800 | 68200 | 0.6807 | 968 | 980 | 0.5704 | |
| 68 | Le Moyne College | 21900 | 58100 | 0.6226 | 2,529 | 1255 | 0.787 | |
| 68 | Tabor College | 21900 | 65000 | 0.6635 | 539 | 965 | 0.6458 | |
| 70 | Lycoming College | 22000 | 65800 | 0.6661 | 807 | 1189 | 0.7407 | |
| 71 | Upper Iowa University | 22200 | 41700 | 0.4667 | 2,504 | 965 | 0.9338 | |
| 72 | Cottey College | 22300 | 37300 | 0.4022 | 261 | 991 | 0.7023 | |
| 73 | Buena Vista University | 22500 | 59100 | 0.6195 | 810 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 73 | University of Florida | 22500 | 43200 | 0.4795 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 75 | Assumption University | 22600 | 91300 | 0.7523 | 1,713 | 1085 | 0.8298 | |
| 76 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 22700 | 78600 | 0.7116 | 1,463 | 1195 | 0.7982 | |
| 76 | St Bonaventure University | 22700 | 61200 | 0.629 | 2,048 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
| 78 | Manchester University | 22900 | 54100 | 0.577 | 915 | 1044 | 0.913 | |
| 79 | Mount Saint Mary College | 23000 | 68400 | 0.6638 | 2,141 | 1090 | 0.8888 | |
| 80 | The University of Alabama | 23400 | 31000 | 0.245 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 81 | Webster University | 23600 | 66700 | 0.6467 | 2,091 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
| 82 | Albright College | 23800 | 49300 | 0.5171 | 1,328 | 1050 | 0.8615 | |
| 83 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 23900 | 48900 | 0.5109 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
| 84 | Dominican University | 24100 | 56000 | 0.5702 | 2,690 | 1060 | 0.9032 | |
| 84 | Northern Arizona University | 24100 | 43700 | 0.4487 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 86 | Norwich University | 24300 | 88400 | 0.7253 | 2,642 | 1182 | 0.7361 | |
| 87 | University of Central Arkansas | 24400 | 29500 | 0.174 | 8,268 | 1124 | 0.8949 | |
| 88 | Heidelberg University | 24500 | 48600 | 0.496 | 915 | 1100 | 0.8579 | |
| 88 | Maryville College | 24500 | 58400 | 0.5807 | 1,136 | 1167 | 0.6092 | |
| 90 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 24700 | 80400 | 0.6926 | 686 | 1030 | 0.8649 | |
| 90 | University of Saint Mary | 24700 | 53700 | 0.5408 | 1,027 | 1045 | 0.8663 | |
| 92 | Drury University | 25200 | 52900 | 0.5235 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 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 | Flagler College | 26100 | 61100 | 0.5727 | 2,409 | 1090 | 0.8076 | |
| 96 | Seattle Pacific University | 26100 | 77000 | 0.6614 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 98 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 26200 | 61400 | 0.5725 | 824 | 1060 | 0.7703 | |
| 99 | Concordia University-Chicago | 26300 | 67800 | 0.6122 | 1,327 | 1100 | 0.9279 | |
| 99 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 26300 | 79400 | 0.6689 | 1,997 | 1160 | 0.9526 | |
| 101 | Geneva College | 26500 | 50300 | 0.4744 | 1,147 | 1110 | 0.8035 | |
| 102 | University of St Thomas | 26600 | 50900 | 0.4776 | 3,395 | 1080 | 0.8993 | |
| 103 | Emmanuel College | 27000 | 68300 | 0.605 | 1,909 | 1255 | 0.7565 | |
| 103 | Western Kentucky University | 27000 | 27000 | 0 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 105 | Capital University | 27200 | 80300 | 0.6614 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 106 | Cleveland State University | 27300 | 37300 | 0.2682 | 9,418 | 1105 | 0.913 | |
| 106 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 27300 | 31100 | 0.1233 | 8,426 | 1235 | 0.8876 | |
| 108 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 27400 | 37900 | 0.2774 | 4,174 | 1164 | 0.8298 | |
| 109 | Johnson C Smith University | 27500 | 47400 | 0.4201 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 110 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 27600 | 35400 | 0.2206 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 111 | Marquette University | 27700 | 66200 | 0.5813 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 111 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27700 | 71200 | 0.6102 | 2,446 | 1247 | 0.78 | |
| 113 | Mount St. Mary's University | 27800 | 61400 | 0.5465 | 1,833 | 1164 | 0.7381 | |
| 114 | Florida Southern College | 27900 | 63200 | 0.5591 | 2,626 | 1265 | 0.5909 | |
| 114 | Texas Tech University | 27900 | 27900 | 0 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 114 | Villanova University | 27900 | 88800 | 0.6856 | 7,006 | 1457 | 0.2698 | |
| 117 | University of Northern Iowa | 28000 | 36200 | 0.2249 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 118 | California Lutheran University | 28100 | 70000 | 0.5988 | 2,297 | 1258 | 0.7567 | |
| 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 | |
| 121 | University of Utah | 28900 | 32000 | 0.098 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 122 | Cedar Crest College | 29000 | 66000 | 0.5602 | 886 | 1115 | 0.9913 | |
| 122 | University of Iowa | 29000 | 31100 | 0.0686 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 124 | Randolph-Macon College | 29300 | 68700 | 0.5734 | 1,643 | 1109 | 0.8661 | |
| 125 | Huntington University | 29500 | 44300 | 0.3342 | 1,589 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 126 | William Penn University | 29600 | 48000 | 0.3838 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 127 | William Peace University | 29700 | 50200 | 0.4087 | 722 | 1170 | 0.9425 | |
| 128 | Dominican University of California | 30100 | 69200 | 0.5648 | 1,127 | 1225 | 0.8392 | |
| 129 | Baker University | 30200 | 54800 | 0.4492 | 1,264 | 1040 | 0.9418 | |
| 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 | |
| 133 | University of St Thomas | 31100 | 70300 | 0.5579 | 6,044 | 1299 | 0.9125 | |
| 134 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 31300 | 31300 | 0 | 6,853 | 1090 | 0.7147 | |
| 135 | Lebanon Valley College | 31400 | 72400 | 0.5665 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
| 136 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31500 | 47100 | 0.3316 | 887 | 1100 | 1 | |
| 137 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31900 | 50000 | 0.3623 | 898 | 975 | 0.7614 | |
| 137 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 31900 | 51700 | 0.3827 | 10,206 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 139 | Saint Michael's College | 32000 | 68500 | 0.5331 | 1,120 | 1240 | 0.8451 | |
| 140 | Manhattan University | 32200 | 72500 | 0.5559 | 2,928 | 1248 | 0.785 | |
| 141 | North Central College | 32300 | 64900 | 0.5023 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 141 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32300 | 34400 | 0.062 | 6,124 | 1159 | 0.8747 | |
| 143 | Suffolk University | 32600 | 69700 | 0.5326 | 4,324 | 1209 | 0.822 | |
| 144 | The University of Tampa | 32700 | 56900 | 0.425 | 10,594 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 145 | North Carolina State University | 32800 | 54800 | 0.4004 | 28,422 | 1335 | 0.4167 | |
| 146 | Wilkes University | 33400 | 61900 | 0.4597 | 1,956 | 1153 | 0.9146 | |
| 147 | LeTourneau University | 34100 | 54800 | 0.378 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 148 | Hofstra University | 34700 | 77000 | 0.5492 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 148 | Siena College | 34700 | 65100 | 0.4671 | 3,469 | 1260 | 0.7764 | |
| 150 | Fort Lewis College | 34800 | 41400 | 0.1596 | 3,320 | 1160 | 0.9323 | |
| 151 | Barry University | 34900 | 56400 | 0.381 | 3,232 | 1015 | 0.7713 | |
| 152 | Chatham University | 35100 | 63900 | 0.451 | 1,555 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 153 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,123 | 1208 | 0.8934 | |
| 154 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 35300 | 59200 | 0.4048 | 12,332 | 1157 | 0.6267 | |
| 155 | George Mason University | 35700 | 35800 | 0.0011 | 28,331 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 156 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 157 | Mississippi State University | 36300 | 50500 | 0.2801 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 158 | University of Denver | 36400 | 76800 | 0.5257 | 6,619 | 1323 | 0.7729 | |
| 159 | Crown College | 36500 | 53200 | 0.3128 | 1,379 | 1110 | 0.6281 | |
| 159 | University of the Pacific | 36500 | 71500 | 0.4898 | 3,249 | 1298 | 0.7132 | |
| 161 | East Carolina University | 37100 | 40100 | 0.0748 | 21,445 | 1120 | 0.8922 | |
| 161 | Lasell University | 37100 | 48500 | 0.2349 | 1,293 | 1212 | 0.927 | |
| 163 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 37500 | 41600 | 0.0993 | 5,386 | 995 | 0.9092 | |
| 163 | University of Southern Maine | 37500 | 37500 | 0 | 5,525 | 1129 | 0.8699 | |
| 165 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 37600 | 40700 | 0.077 | 5,086 | 1000 | 0.9821 | |
| 166 | Benedictine College | 37700 | 50800 | 0.2579 | 2,391 | 1223 | 0.7645 | |
| 167 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 37900 | 61600 | 0.3844 | 904 | 860 | 0.6723 | |
| 168 | Howard Payne University | 38400 | 54500 | 0.296 | 768 | 1030 | 0.6769 | |
| 169 | Pacific University | 39000 | 74900 | 0.4797 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 170 | Arcadia University | 39400 | 71600 | 0.4491 | 2,030 | 1185 | 0.8022 | |
| 170 | Concordia University Texas | 39400 | 45800 | 0.1415 | 1,391 | 990 | 0.9106 | |
| 172 | The University of Montana | 39900 | 45900 | 0.1308 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 173 | Saint Anselm College | 40000 | 73700 | 0.4572 | 2,094 | 1195 | 0.7805 | |
| 174 | Fresno Pacific University | 40100 | 52200 | 0.2324 | 1,616 | 1075 | 0.5752 | |
| 175 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 40200 | 92400 | 0.5648 | 5,044 | 1274 | 0.8883 | |
| 176 | Washington State University | 40700 | 56300 | 0.2775 | 21,455 | 1131 | 0.8664 | |
| 177 | Butler University | 41100 | 68300 | 0.398 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 178 | Saint Vincent College | 41400 | 64600 | 0.3582 | 1,284 | 0 | 0.6173 | |
| 179 | Union University | 41900 | 64100 | 0.3454 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6016 | |
| 180 | Old Dominion University | 42300 | 47700 | 0.1132 | 17,746 | 1205 | 0.9036 | |
| 181 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 43000 | 80700 | 0.4674 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 182 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 43400 | 53700 | 0.1917 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 183 | University at Buffalo | 46800 | 46800 | 0 | 20,360 | 1303 | 0.7418 | |
| 184 | DePaul University | 48800 | 67100 | 0.2727 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
| 184 | Drexel University | 48800 | 83800 | 0.4176 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 186 | Mercer University | 49000 | 63700 | 0.2309 | 4,690 | 1273 | 0.6889 | |
| 187 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53300 | 61000 | 0.1267 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 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 | St. John Fisher University | 62500 | 62500 | 0 | 2,583 | 1215 | 0.664 | |
| 192 | Stonehill College | 70600 | 70600 | 0 | 2,515 | 1245 | 0.7256 | |
| 193 | Gonzaga University | 75400 | 77800 | 0.0308 | 5,281 | 1303 | 0.8169 | |
| 194 | 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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