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Considering a degree in Criminology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Criminology majors who live in Arkansas.
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 Arkansas.
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 Houston-Clear Lake | 100 | 22300 | 0.9939 | 6,029 | 1080 | 0.834 | |
| 2 | University of Pennsylvania | 6500 | 93000 | 0.9303 | 10,013 | 1528 | 0.054 | |
| 3 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 10300 | 21100 | 0.5125 | 4,721 | 1110 | 0.7782 | |
| 4 | Eastern Washington University | 11800 | 28600 | 0.5884 | 6,951 | 1055 | 0.9437 | |
| 5 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.737 | |
| 6 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 12800 | 37100 | 0.6545 | 4,218 | 1020 | 0.9307 | |
| 7 | University of South Florida | 13900 | 17100 | 0.187 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 8 | Indiana State University | 14000 | 25900 | 0.4602 | 6,224 | 1140 | 0.8077 | |
| 9 | Northern Arizona University | 14200 | 25400 | 0.44 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 10 | West Virginia University | 14400 | 23300 | 0.3819 | 18,614 | 1125 | 0.778 | |
| 11 | University of Idaho | 14500 | 26400 | 0.4504 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 12 | Northern Illinois University | 14600 | 29300 | 0.5016 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 12 | Northwest Missouri State University | 14600 | 36300 | 0.5973 | 5,241 | 1075 | 0.8613 | |
| 14 | University of California-Irvine | 15200 | 35300 | 0.5701 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2878 | |
| 15 | Lander University | 15300 | 24600 | 0.3773 | 3,669 | 1060 | 0.6792 | |
| 16 | University of Southern Maine | 15500 | 23000 | 0.3257 | 5,525 | 1129 | 0.7931 | |
| 17 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 16000 | 28000 | 0.4283 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 17 | University of St Thomas | 16000 | 50900 | 0.6859 | 3,395 | 1080 | 0.8993 | |
| 19 | North Carolina State University | 16500 | 28500 | 0.4223 | 28,422 | 1335 | 0.4167 | |
| 20 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 16700 | 25700 | 0.3502 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 21 | Arkansas State University | 17000 | 28100 | 0.3963 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 22 | Coker University | 17100 | 47800 | 0.6425 | 1,187 | 1005 | 0.9723 | |
| 23 | Avila University | 17200 | 67600 | 0.7461 | 1,335 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 24 | SUNY Old Westbury | 17500 | 24400 | 0.2831 | 4,260 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 25 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 18000 | 28800 | 0.3752 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 26 | Rosemont College | 18400 | 38100 | 0.5155 | 484 | 1085 | 0.7451 | |
| 27 | State University of New York at Cortland | 18500 | 27700 | 0.3319 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 28 | Fort Lewis College | 18600 | 29100 | 0.3612 | 3,320 | 1160 | 0.9323 | |
| 29 | Hastings College | 18700 | 50400 | 0.629 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 30 | Eastern Michigan University | 18900 | 36100 | 0.477 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 30 | Illinois College | 18900 | 52300 | 0.6391 | 940 | 1054 | 0.7819 | |
| 32 | Loyola University New Orleans | 19500 | 71100 | 0.726 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
| 32 | Western Kentucky University | 19500 | 26800 | 0.2708 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 34 | Cleveland State University | 19700 | 37300 | 0.4721 | 9,418 | 1005 | 0.913 | |
| 35 | University of Northern Iowa | 19800 | 24000 | 0.1751 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 36 | Davis & Elkins College | 19900 | 48300 | 0.5883 | 683 | 1025 | 0.5823 | |
| 37 | Central Connecticut State University | 20100 | 27600 | 0.272 | 8,170 | 1010 | 0.7333 | |
| 38 | Lee University | 20300 | 37100 | 0.4523 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 39 | Lebanon Valley College | 20600 | 71600 | 0.7125 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
| 39 | McMurry University | 20600 | 46600 | 0.5584 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
| 41 | Virginia Union University | 20800 | 31000 | 0.3289 | 1,170 | 900 | 0.978 | |
| 42 | University of Maryland-College Park | 20900 | 27100 | 0.2289 | 31,133 | 1456 | 0.448 | |
| 43 | Niagara University | 21000 | 57400 | 0.6339 | 2,692 | 970 | 0.3972 | |
| 44 | University of Miami | 21100 | 70800 | 0.7023 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 45 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 21300 | 25300 | 0.1583 | 10,090 | 1075 | 0.9368 | |
| 46 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 21400 | 34000 | 0.3702 | 10,206 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 47 | Hiram College | 21800 | 48700 | 0.5523 | 1,026 | 1005 | 0.9244 | |
| 47 | Tabor College | 21800 | 55600 | 0.6076 | 539 | 965 | 0.6458 | |
| 47 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 21800 | 25400 | 0.1427 | 6,124 | 1159 | 0.8747 | |
| 50 | Stockton University | 22000 | 32100 | 0.3145 | 7,565 | 1135 | 0.8894 | |
| 51 | Cottey College | 22200 | 37300 | 0.4061 | 261 | 1090 | 0.7023 | |
| 52 | University of Florida | 22300 | 43800 | 0.4906 | 36,567 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 53 | Buena Vista University | 22400 | 59100 | 0.6203 | 810 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 53 | Lycoming College | 22400 | 65800 | 0.6592 | 807 | 1189 | 0.7407 | |
| 55 | Upper Iowa University | 22600 | 41700 | 0.4584 | 2,504 | 1045 | 0.9338 | |
| 56 | Manchester University | 22800 | 54100 | 0.5778 | 915 | 1044 | 0.913 | |
| 57 | Carlow University | 23300 | 58100 | 0.5994 | 1,355 | 1080 | 0.8696 | |
| 57 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 23300 | 32600 | 0.2854 | 3,102 | 1055 | 0.7533 | |
| 59 | Georgia Southern University | 23600 | 23800 | 0.0084 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 60 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 23700 | 29800 | 0.2033 | 8,426 | 1235 | 0.8876 | |
| 61 | Ohio Dominican University | 23900 | 53500 | 0.5529 | 843 | 1171 | 0.9423 | |
| 61 | Wells College | 23900 | 54500 | 0.5609 | 357 | 1084 | 0.6965 | |
| 63 | Dominican University | 24000 | 56000 | 0.5714 | 2,690 | 1035 | 0.9032 | |
| 64 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 24300 | 34400 | 0.2923 | 4,174 | 1164 | 0.8298 | |
| 64 | Hamline University | 24300 | 56500 | 0.5694 | 1,716 | 1145 | 0.8983 | |
| 64 | University of Central Arkansas | 24300 | 29500 | 0.1763 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 67 | Maryville College | 24400 | 58400 | 0.5819 | 1,136 | 1167 | 0.6092 | |
| 67 | University of Mobile | 24400 | 44500 | 0.4513 | 1,688 | 1180 | 0.7251 | |
| 69 | University of Saint Mary | 24700 | 53700 | 0.5402 | 1,027 | 1045 | 0.8663 | |
| 70 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 24900 | 76300 | 0.6739 | 7,703 | 1105 | 0.9556 | |
| 70 | Heidelberg University | 24900 | 48600 | 0.4877 | 933 | 1100 | 0.6773 | |
| 70 | The University of Tampa | 24900 | 56900 | 0.562 | 10,594 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 70 | University of Lynchburg | 24900 | 54900 | 0.547 | 1,595 | 1124 | 0.4301 | |
| 74 | Rockford University | 25000 | 60300 | 0.5852 | 968 | 1045 | 0.5704 | |
| 75 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 25100 | 62200 | 0.5969 | 686 | 1030 | 0.8649 | |
| 76 | Flagler College | 25400 | 37800 | 0.3283 | 2,409 | 785 | 0.8076 | |
| 76 | Mary Baldwin University | 25400 | 46100 | 0.4487 | 1,217 | 1099 | 0.947 | |
| 78 | California State University-Fresno | 25500 | 35900 | 0.2896 | 21,430 | 995 | 0.9638 | |
| 78 | South Dakota State University | 25500 | 28700 | 0.1116 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 78 | St. Mary's University | 25500 | 55900 | 0.544 | 2,150 | 1084 | 0.9776 | |
| 78 | University of Arkansas | 25500 | 30800 | 0.1724 | 28,859 | 1179 | 0.7431 | |
| 82 | Lakeland University | 25900 | 56500 | 0.5417 | 2,318 | 1000 | 0.914 | |
| 83 | Otterbein University | 26000 | 66500 | 0.6094 | 2,211 | 1114 | 0.8452 | |
| 84 | Marquette University | 26200 | 65700 | 0.6009 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 85 | Norwich University | 26300 | 70900 | 0.6293 | 2,642 | 1209 | 0.7361 | |
| 86 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4748 | 1,147 | 1110 | 0.8035 | |
| 87 | University of Delaware | 26500 | 32500 | 0.1847 | 19,119 | 1303 | 0.6356 | |
| 88 | Concordia University-Chicago | 26600 | 47100 | 0.4349 | 1,327 | 1100 | 0.9279 | |
| 88 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 26600 | 48900 | 0.4557 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
| 88 | Randolph-Macon College | 26600 | 69200 | 0.6155 | 1,643 | 1140 | 0.8661 | |
| 91 | Saint Edward's University | 26900 | 71900 | 0.6255 | 2,731 | 1135 | 0.8369 | |
| 92 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 27100 | 55200 | 0.5088 | 1,997 | 1160 | 0.9526 | |
| 93 | Webster University | 27200 | 54300 | 0.4987 | 2,091 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
| 94 | Capital University | 27400 | 68600 | 0.6007 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 94 | Johnson C Smith University | 27400 | 41000 | 0.3314 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 96 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 27500 | 40900 | 0.3278 | 3,469 | 1080 | 0.9215 | |
| 97 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27700 | 71200 | 0.6109 | 2,446 | 1179 | 0.78 | |
| 98 | Villanova University | 27900 | 88800 | 0.6856 | 7,006 | 1457 | 0.2698 | |
| 99 | Drury University | 28100 | 52900 | 0.4687 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 100 | Mount St. Mary's University | 28200 | 61400 | 0.5404 | 1,833 | 1164 | 0.7381 | |
| 100 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 28200 | 36700 | 0.2316 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 102 | California State University-San Marcos | 28400 | 38400 | 0.2602 | 14,977 | 970 | 0.951 | |
| 102 | McPherson College | 28400 | 47600 | 0.4037 | 876 | 1065 | 0.7676 | |
| 102 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 28400 | 29800 | 0.0471 | 21,858 | 1283 | 0.6513 | |
| 105 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5926 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 106 | Framingham State University | 28600 | 38100 | 0.2496 | 2,817 | 1125 | 0.8491 | |
| 106 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28600 | 31500 | 0.0921 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 108 | Assumption University | 28700 | 74400 | 0.6146 | 1,713 | 1085 | 0.8298 | |
| 109 | Regis University | 28900 | 67200 | 0.5696 | 2,704 | 1199 | 0.8639 | |
| 110 | Delaware State University | 29200 | 36700 | 0.2045 | 4,941 | 960 | 0.6167 | |
| 111 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 29400 | 38000 | 0.2266 | 5,474 | 1138 | 0.9198 | |
| 112 | William Penn University | 29500 | 48000 | 0.3853 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 113 | Huntington University | 29700 | 44300 | 0.3299 | 1,286 | 1095 | 0.7115 | |
| 113 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 29700 | 36500 | 0.1864 | 7,505 | 1059 | 0.9633 | |
| 115 | Le Moyne College | 29800 | 53700 | 0.4452 | 2,563 | 1240 | 0.7529 | |
| 116 | The University of Alabama | 29900 | 29900 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 116 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 29900 | 59200 | 0.4946 | 12,151 | 1154 | 0.5716 | |
| 118 | Cedar Crest College | 30000 | 66000 | 0.5451 | 886 | 1095 | 0.9913 | |
| 118 | William Peace University | 30000 | 50200 | 0.4022 | 722 | 1170 | 0.9425 | |
| 120 | Baker University | 30100 | 54800 | 0.4505 | 1,264 | 1040 | 0.9418 | |
| 121 | Crown College | 30300 | 46800 | 0.3528 | 1,379 | 1110 | 0.6281 | |
| 122 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30400 | 54700 | 0.4429 | 1,409 | 1110 | 0.6327 | |
| 123 | Albright College | 30500 | 48700 | 0.3738 | 1,328 | 1050 | 0.8615 | |
| 123 | Southern Wesleyan University | 30500 | 46200 | 0.34 | 887 | 1090 | 1 | |
| 125 | St Bonaventure University | 30600 | 61000 | 0.4981 | 2,048 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
| 126 | Azusa Pacific University | 30900 | 66000 | 0.532 | 2,996 | 1138 | 0.7959 | |
| 126 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 1,972 | 1150 | 0.9523 | |
| 128 | Florida Southern College | 31300 | 63200 | 0.5048 | 2,626 | 1219 | 0.5909 | |
| 129 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 31400 | 31400 | 0 | 6,853 | 1090 | 0.7147 | |
| 129 | University of West Georgia | 31400 | 36000 | 0.1279 | 9,157 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 131 | University of Rhode Island | 31700 | 46700 | 0.3212 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 132 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31800 | 50000 | 0.3637 | 898 | 1044 | 0.7614 | |
| 132 | Saint Michael's College | 31800 | 68400 | 0.5348 | 1,120 | 1240 | 0.8451 | |
| 134 | Old Dominion University | 32100 | 35700 | 0.1009 | 17,746 | 1205 | 0.9036 | |
| 135 | California Lutheran University | 32700 | 65800 | 0.5027 | 2,297 | 1258 | 0.7567 | |
| 136 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 33100 | 40400 | 0.1805 | 6,706 | 960 | 0.92 | |
| 137 | Lasell University | 33500 | 47000 | 0.287 | 1,293 | 1139 | 0.927 | |
| 137 | Mount Saint Mary College | 33500 | 68400 | 0.5103 | 2,141 | 1090 | 0.8888 | |
| 139 | Wilkes University | 33800 | 61900 | 0.454 | 1,956 | 1153 | 0.9146 | |
| 140 | Emmanuel College | 33900 | 68300 | 0.5039 | 1,909 | 1255 | 0.7565 | |
| 141 | LeTourneau University | 34000 | 54600 | 0.3772 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 142 | Saint Anselm College | 34200 | 73700 | 0.536 | 2,094 | 1195 | 0.7805 | |
| 143 | Valparaiso University | 34300 | 63000 | 0.4553 | 2,123 | 1247 | 0.8934 | |
| 144 | St. John Fisher University | 34500 | 63700 | 0.4585 | 2,583 | 1210 | 0.664 | |
| 145 | Barry University | 34900 | 54600 | 0.3607 | 3,232 | 1015 | 0.7721 | |
| 146 | Chatham University | 35000 | 63300 | 0.4474 | 1,555 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 146 | DePaul University | 35000 | 59100 | 0.4076 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
| 148 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 35500 | 38700 | 0.0828 | 5,086 | 1000 | 0.9821 | |
| 149 | Mercer University | 36300 | 60500 | 0.4 | 4,690 | 1273 | 0.6889 | |
| 149 | Mississippi State University | 36300 | 50500 | 0.2815 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 151 | University of Denver | 36400 | 76800 | 0.5259 | 6,619 | 1323 | 0.7729 | |
| 152 | Concordia University Texas | 37000 | 43600 | 0.1514 | 1,391 | 1110 | 0.9106 | |
| 153 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 37400 | 41600 | 0.101 | 5,187 | 1005 | 0.9229 | |
| 154 | Benedictine College | 37600 | 50800 | 0.2599 | 2,391 | 1229 | 0.7645 | |
| 155 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 37700 | 51000 | 0.2609 | 824 | 1060 | 0.7703 | |
| 156 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 37900 | 80700 | 0.5298 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 157 | Washington State University | 38500 | 53900 | 0.2859 | 14,346 | 1139 | 0.8797 | |
| 158 | Pacific University | 38900 | 74900 | 0.4806 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 159 | Hofstra University | 39000 | 74600 | 0.477 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 160 | Arcadia University | 39300 | 71600 | 0.4501 | 2,030 | 1185 | 0.8022 | |
| 160 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 39300 | 48900 | 0.1963 | 5,731 | 1174 | 0.9064 | |
| 162 | Fresno Pacific University | 40000 | 52200 | 0.2337 | 1,616 | 1075 | 0.5752 | |
| 162 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 40000 | 40000 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 164 | Saint Vincent College | 41400 | 64600 | 0.3593 | 1,284 | 0 | 0.6173 | |
| 165 | Howard Payne University | 41500 | 57700 | 0.2809 | 768 | 1025 | 0.6769 | |
| 166 | Union University | 41900 | 64100 | 0.3465 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6016 | |
| 167 | Saint Joseph's University | 42500 | 74500 | 0.4294 | 4,828 | 1234 | 0.8639 | |
| 168 | University at Buffalo | 42700 | 46800 | 0.0876 | 20,360 | 1303 | 0.7418 | |
| 169 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 43100 | 52100 | 0.1727 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 170 | Butler University | 43400 | 64500 | 0.327 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 171 | CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | 43700 | 43700 | 0 | 11,554 | 1100 | 0.5516 | |
| 172 | Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus | 47500 | 58800 | 0.1922 | 849 | 1090 | 0.9947 | |
| 173 | University of St Thomas | 50000 | 70300 | 0.289 | 6,044 | 1270 | 0.9125 | |
| 174 | University of Iowa | 51000 | 53200 | 0.0415 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 175 | Drexel University | 51100 | 82600 | 0.3812 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 176 | University of Utah | 51500 | 53700 | 0.0411 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 177 | Mount St. Joseph University | 54200 | 54200 | 0 | 1,545 | 1134 | 0.5915 | |
| 178 | Clemson University | 61400 | 63700 | 0.0346 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 179 | University of La Verne | 62100 | 66500 | 0.0662 | 2,414 | 1123 | 0.4847 | |
| 180 | Stonehill College | 70700 | 70700 | 0 | 2,515 | 1245 | 0.7256 | |
| 181 | Gonzaga University | 73200 | 73200 | 0 | 5,281 | 1303 | 0.8169 | |
| 182 | The Catholic University of America | 82500 | 82500 | 0 | 3,177 | 1204 | 0.8278 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.