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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 | Old Dominion University | 0 | 32400 | 1 | 17,746 | 1205 | 0.9036 | |
| 2 | University of Pennsylvania | 9400 | 92900 | 0.8988 | 11,478 | 1536 | 0.054 | |
| 3 | Eastern Washington University | 11500 | 31200 | 0.6315 | 6,952 | 995 | 0.9075 | |
| 4 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 12500 | 24900 | 0.4972 | 5,661 | 1085 | 0.982 | |
| 4 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 12500 | 25700 | 0.513 | 46,815 | 1378 | 0.6057 | |
| 6 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 13000 | 19300 | 0.3264 | 10,084 | 1055 | 0.8572 | |
| 7 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 13100 | 28000 | 0.5318 | 8,553 | 1045 | 0.8688 | |
| 8 | Western Kentucky University | 13300 | 27000 | 0.5078 | 14,151 | 970 | 0.9387 | |
| 9 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 13500 | 19400 | 0.304 | 21,858 | 1283 | 0.6513 | |
| 10 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 25,706 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 11 | University of Idaho | 14300 | 25800 | 0.446 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 12 | Northern Illinois University | 14500 | 30400 | 0.5221 | 11,348 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 13 | Virginia Union University | 14900 | 39400 | 0.6214 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9799 | |
| 14 | University of California-Irvine | 15200 | 38000 | 0.6003 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2857 | |
| 15 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 15300 | 29800 | 0.4861 | 3,084 | 1055 | 0.7533 | |
| 15 | University of St Thomas | 15300 | 50900 | 0.6997 | 3,365 | 1095 | 0.8992 | |
| 17 | Lander University | 15500 | 24600 | 0.3692 | 3,776 | 1055 | 0.8131 | |
| 18 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 29800 | 0.4782 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8609 | |
| 18 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 15600 | 25800 | 0.3938 | 5,386 | 1050 | 0.9092 | |
| 20 | University of West Georgia | 15700 | 24600 | 0.3622 | 9,103 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 21 | Arkansas State University | 16600 | 28100 | 0.4105 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.8226 | |
| 21 | Eastern Michigan University | 16600 | 36100 | 0.5393 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 21 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 16600 | 28200 | 0.4108 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 24 | West Virginia University | 16800 | 40900 | 0.589 | 18,206 | 1125 | 0.89 | |
| 25 | University of South Florida | 17100 | 17100 | 0 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 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 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 29 | Avila University | 17800 | 64100 | 0.7221 | 1,331 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 29 | University of Lynchburg | 17800 | 54900 | 0.6754 | 1,595 | 1104 | 0.4301 | |
| 31 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 17900 | 26600 | 0.3274 | 7,505 | 1073 | 0.9633 | |
| 32 | Tabor College | 18000 | 54400 | 0.6694 | 539 | 1050 | 0.6458 | |
| 33 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 18200 | 28600 | 0.3634 | 4,218 | 1030 | 0.9489 | |
| 34 | Rosemont College | 18500 | 38100 | 0.5141 | 486 | 1085 | 0.7634 | |
| 35 | Delaware State University | 18800 | 42200 | 0.5539 | 4,581 | 930 | 0.4658 | |
| 36 | Framingham State University | 19000 | 31000 | 0.3872 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8361 | |
| 36 | University of Arkansas | 19000 | 27800 | 0.3151 | 28,859 | 1179 | 0.743 | |
| 38 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 19300 | 68100 | 0.7168 | 709 | 1030 | 0.8216 | |
| 39 | University of Rhode Island | 19500 | 33900 | 0.4249 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 40 | Carlow University | 19600 | 57800 | 0.661 | 1,355 | 1065 | 0.8695 | |
| 41 | Illinois College | 19700 | 55200 | 0.6423 | 937 | 1059 | 0.7819 | |
| 41 | Johnson C Smith University | 19700 | 40800 | 0.5172 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 41 | Lee University | 19700 | 37400 | 0.4736 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 44 | Davis & Elkins College | 19900 | 48300 | 0.5871 | 661 | 902 | 0.9433 | |
| 44 | Georgia Southern University | 19900 | 20100 | 0.0099 | 23,541 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 44 | McMurry University | 19900 | 51900 | 0.6161 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
| 44 | Norwich University | 19900 | 73800 | 0.7301 | 2,626 | 1186 | 0.7444 | |
| 44 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19900 | 62200 | 0.6805 | 2,711 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 44 | Pennsylvania Western University | 19900 | 29000 | 0.3143 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 44 | University of Northern Iowa | 19900 | 24000 | 0.1728 | 7,711 | 1129 | 0.9274 | |
| 51 | Central Connecticut State University | 20000 | 29500 | 0.3219 | 8,170 | 1075 | 0.7333 | |
| 52 | Cleveland State University | 20100 | 30900 | 0.3491 | 9,482 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 52 | Loyola University New Orleans | 20100 | 72100 | 0.721 | 3,007 | 1155 | 0.9305 | |
| 54 | Lasell University | 20200 | 48500 | 0.5831 | 1,293 | 1095 | 0.8122 | |
| 55 | Coker University | 20500 | 47800 | 0.5714 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 56 | South Dakota State University | 20600 | 25200 | 0.1844 | 10,719 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 56 | State University of New York at Cortland | 20600 | 27700 | 0.2561 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 58 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 20900 | 70000 | 0.7008 | 1,463 | 1200 | 0.7982 | |
| 58 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 20900 | 26000 | 0.1978 | 4,880 | 1124 | 0.8172 | |
| 60 | Washington State University | 21200 | 36200 | 0.4131 | 21,455 | 1125 | 0.8664 | |
| 61 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 21400 | 34000 | 0.3702 | 10,166 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 62 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 21700 | 35300 | 0.3849 | 5,731 | 1174 | 0.9064 | |
| 63 | Le Moyne College | 21800 | 58100 | 0.6243 | 2,529 | 1255 | 0.8298 | |
| 64 | Niagara University | 21900 | 57400 | 0.6182 | 2,692 | 1160 | 0.8737 | |
| 65 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 22000 | 48900 | 0.5497 | 5,692 | 1124 | 0.9508 | |
| 66 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 22100 | 29100 | 0.241 | 3,459 | 1080 | 0.9215 | |
| 67 | Lycoming College | 22400 | 65800 | 0.6596 | 1,012 | 1189 | 0.7407 | |
| 68 | Buena Vista University | 22500 | 59100 | 0.6197 | 1,436 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 68 | University of Florida | 22500 | 43200 | 0.4796 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 68 | Upper Iowa University | 22500 | 41700 | 0.4588 | 3,054 | 1035 | 0.9646 | |
| 71 | Cottey College | 22600 | 37300 | 0.3933 | 254 | 991 | 0.6918 | |
| 72 | Manchester University | 22900 | 54100 | 0.5771 | 988 | 1044 | 0.7106 | |
| 73 | Ohio Dominican University | 23100 | 55400 | 0.5831 | 843 | 1171 | 0.9423 | |
| 74 | Hamline University | 23200 | 56500 | 0.5889 | 1,806 | 1163 | 0.8763 | |
| 75 | Dominican University | 24100 | 56000 | 0.5705 | 2,690 | 1005 | 0.9032 | |
| 75 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 24100 | 67400 | 0.6429 | 5,690 | 1055 | 0.9071 | |
| 77 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 24300 | 34400 | 0.2922 | 4,174 | 1165 | 0.8298 | |
| 78 | Indiana State University | 24500 | 32400 | 0.2439 | 6,224 | 1020 | 0.8077 | |
| 78 | Maryville College | 24500 | 58400 | 0.581 | 1,132 | 1167 | 0.6092 | |
| 80 | University of Saint Mary | 24600 | 53700 | 0.541 | 1,027 | 1040 | 0.8663 | |
| 81 | Drury University | 25200 | 52900 | 0.5235 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 81 | Mary Baldwin University | 25200 | 48600 | 0.4818 | 1,124 | 1045 | 0.871 | |
| 83 | Northern Arizona University | 25600 | 43200 | 0.4082 | 22,990 | 1090 | 0.8961 | |
| 84 | Hastings College | 25900 | 63000 | 0.5889 | 933 | 1305 | 0.7165 | |
| 84 | Lakeland University | 25900 | 56500 | 0.5412 | 2,411 | 1015 | 0.8628 | |
| 84 | Rockford University | 25900 | 59600 | 0.5656 | 983 | 975 | 0.9291 | |
| 87 | Seattle Pacific University | 26200 | 70000 | 0.6257 | 1,776 | 1180 | 0.834 | |
| 88 | Heidelberg University | 26400 | 48600 | 0.4569 | 969 | 1100 | 0.8579 | |
| 88 | St. Mary's University | 26400 | 59800 | 0.5587 | 2,149 | 1084 | 0.9776 | |
| 88 | University of Mobile | 26400 | 48300 | 0.4531 | 1,308 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 91 | Geneva College | 26500 | 50300 | 0.4737 | 1,260 | 1143 | 0.7905 | |
| 92 | Concordia University-Chicago | 26600 | 54900 | 0.515 | 1,368 | 1100 | 0.9279 | |
| 93 | Flagler College | 26700 | 61200 | 0.5636 | 2,409 | 1090 | 0.8076 | |
| 94 | Albright College | 26800 | 49300 | 0.4563 | 1,230 | 1050 | 0.7633 | |
| 94 | St Bonaventure University | 26800 | 61200 | 0.562 | 2,042 | 1189 | 0.8165 | |
| 94 | University of La Verne | 26800 | 67300 | 0.6015 | 3,050 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 97 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 26900 | 30100 | 0.1047 | 5,086 | 1124 | 0.949 | |
| 98 | Randolph-Macon College | 27100 | 69200 | 0.608 | 1,643 | 1109 | 0.8661 | |
| 98 | Texas Tech University | 27100 | 27100 | 0 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 98 | University of Central Arkansas | 27100 | 31200 | 0.1329 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 101 | Capital University | 27300 | 62400 | 0.5624 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 101 | Kansas State University | 27300 | 30400 | 0.104 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8169 | |
| 103 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27700 | 71200 | 0.6103 | 2,446 | 1159 | 0.7802 | |
| 104 | Florida Southern College | 27900 | 63200 | 0.5593 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 104 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 27900 | 38200 | 0.2685 | 12,317 | 1152 | 0.6267 | |
| 104 | Villanova University | 27900 | 88800 | 0.6855 | 7,004 | 1457 | 0.2698 | |
| 107 | Mississippi State University | 28200 | 32300 | 0.1283 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 107 | Mount St. Mary's University | 28200 | 61400 | 0.5407 | 1,830 | 1164 | 0.7381 | |
| 109 | California State University-San Marcos | 28300 | 38300 | 0.261 | 14,977 | 1040 | 0.951 | |
| 110 | University of Delaware | 28500 | 34500 | 0.1741 | 20,026 | 1294 | 0.706 | |
| 111 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 28600 | 69300 | 0.5871 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9519 | |
| 111 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28600 | 32300 | 0.1145 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 111 | University of Hartford | 28600 | 70100 | 0.5921 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9575 | |
| 111 | Webster University | 28600 | 54700 | 0.4774 | 2,322 | 1109 | 0.8623 | |
| 115 | Hiram College | 28800 | 48700 | 0.4085 | 1,026 | 1030 | 0.9353 | |
| 116 | Cedar Crest College | 29000 | 66000 | 0.5602 | 870 | 1115 | 0.8407 | |
| 117 | Huntington University | 29400 | 44300 | 0.3362 | 1,588 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 117 | Marquette University | 29400 | 63800 | 0.5393 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 119 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 29500 | 56200 | 0.4758 | 765 | 1020 | 0.6617 | |
| 120 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 29600 | 31600 | 0.0633 | 6,835 | 1090 | 0.7147 | |
| 120 | William Penn University | 29600 | 48000 | 0.3841 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 122 | William Peace University | 30000 | 50200 | 0.4025 | 722 | 1180 | 0.9425 | |
| 123 | Baker University | 30200 | 54800 | 0.4495 | 1,530 | 924 | 0.9419 | |
| 124 | Otterbein University | 30300 | 57300 | 0.4712 | 2,211 | 1209 | 0.8453 | |
| 125 | Assumption University | 30400 | 74400 | 0.5911 | 1,713 | 1085 | 0.8298 | |
| 126 | Dominican University of California | 30500 | 69200 | 0.5595 | 1,114 | 1255 | 0.835 | |
| 126 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30500 | 54700 | 0.4419 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 128 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 1,972 | 1161 | 0.9523 | |
| 129 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 31000 | 77600 | 0.6003 | 5,044 | 1274 | 0.8883 | |
| 129 | The University of Alabama | 31000 | 52100 | 0.4049 | 34,389 | 1284 | 0.7665 | |
| 131 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31500 | 47100 | 0.332 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 132 | Lebanon Valley College | 31600 | 72400 | 0.5637 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
| 133 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 31700 | 41200 | 0.2308 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.7517 | |
| 134 | Mount Saint Mary College | 31800 | 68600 | 0.5364 | 2,141 | 1153 | 0.8888 | |
| 134 | Saint Michael's College | 31800 | 68500 | 0.536 | 1,120 | 1240 | 0.8451 | |
| 136 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31900 | 50000 | 0.3626 | 858 | 975 | 0.7239 | |
| 137 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 32100 | 45700 | 0.2978 | 7,062 | 965 | 0.928 | |
| 138 | Azusa Pacific University | 32300 | 66600 | 0.5147 | 2,759 | 1189 | 0.8843 | |
| 139 | The University of Tampa | 32700 | 56900 | 0.425 | 10,598 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 140 | North Carolina State University | 32800 | 54800 | 0.4007 | 28,422 | 1378 | 0.4174 | |
| 141 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32900 | 35000 | 0.0614 | 6,136 | 1159 | 0.8767 | |
| 142 | North Central College | 33000 | 64900 | 0.4916 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 142 | Suffolk University | 33000 | 70300 | 0.5305 | 4,326 | 1209 | 0.8233 | |
| 144 | Emmanuel College | 33500 | 71400 | 0.5308 | 1,909 | 1255 | 0.7565 | |
| 144 | Fort Lewis College | 33500 | 41400 | 0.191 | 3,392 | 1109 | 0.773 | |
| 146 | SUNY Old Westbury | 33700 | 40900 | 0.176 | 4,260 | 1110 | 0.8363 | |
| 146 | Wilkes University | 33700 | 61900 | 0.4548 | 2,076 | 1144 | 0.9064 | |
| 148 | LeTourneau University | 33900 | 54800 | 0.3817 | 3,187 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 149 | University of St Thomas | 34100 | 70300 | 0.5152 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8536 | |
| 150 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 34300 | 39000 | 0.1194 | 8,426 | 1235 | 0.8875 | |
| 151 | Barry University | 34700 | 56400 | 0.3845 | 3,232 | 1005 | 0.7724 | |
| 152 | University of Denver | 34800 | 76900 | 0.5478 | 6,614 | 1347 | 0.7781 | |
| 153 | Chatham University | 34900 | 63300 | 0.449 | 1,550 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 154 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,123 | 1189 | 0.8943 | |
| 155 | California Lutheran University | 35300 | 70000 | 0.4959 | 2,297 | 1254 | 0.7567 | |
| 156 | University of the Pacific | 35600 | 71500 | 0.5024 | 3,249 | 1298 | 0.7132 | |
| 157 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 158 | Siena College | 36200 | 65100 | 0.444 | 3,467 | 1254 | 0.6902 | |
| 159 | California State University-Fresno | 36900 | 43800 | 0.1565 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 160 | East Carolina University | 37000 | 42700 | 0.1324 | 21,445 | 1160 | 0.8921 | |
| 161 | University of Southern Maine | 37500 | 37500 | 0 | 5,525 | 1144 | 0.7923 | |
| 162 | Benedictine College | 37600 | 50800 | 0.2599 | 2,403 | 1241 | 0.9812 | |
| 163 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 37700 | 38500 | 0.0208 | 799 | 865 | 0.6974 | |
| 164 | Hofstra University | 38300 | 76900 | 0.5019 | 6,581 | 1328 | 0.6808 | |
| 165 | Howard Payne University | 38400 | 54500 | 0.2963 | 751 | 1043 | 0.6737 | |
| 166 | Crown College | 38800 | 53200 | 0.2708 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 167 | Pacific University | 39000 | 74900 | 0.4799 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 168 | Concordia University Texas | 39300 | 45800 | 0.1418 | 1,188 | 990 | 0.9125 | |
| 169 | Arcadia University | 39400 | 71600 | 0.4493 | 2,030 | 1170 | 0.8022 | |
| 169 | Saint Vincent College | 39400 | 64600 | 0.3895 | 1,284 | 1135 | 0.6173 | |
| 171 | Saint Anselm College | 39900 | 73700 | 0.4585 | 2,094 | 1205 | 0.7805 | |
| 172 | Fresno Pacific University | 40100 | 52200 | 0.2327 | 1,545 | 1099 | 0.6407 | |
| 173 | Butler University | 41000 | 67900 | 0.3963 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 174 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 43000 | 80700 | 0.4675 | 1,731 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 175 | University of Maryland-College Park | 43200 | 53600 | 0.1942 | 31,133 | 1463 | 0.4479 | |
| 176 | Manhattan University | 43500 | 74100 | 0.4129 | 2,744 | 1274 | 0.7894 | |
| 177 | Union University | 43900 | 66000 | 0.3354 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6041 | |
| 178 | University at Buffalo | 44000 | 46700 | 0.0578 | 20,359 | 1303 | 0.7418 | |
| 179 | The University of Montana | 44300 | 45000 | 0.0156 | 7,891 | 1225 | 0.9586 | |
| 180 | Mercer University | 45200 | 65400 | 0.3085 | 4,690 | 1273 | 0.6889 | |
| 181 | Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus | 46200 | 56300 | 0.1794 | 849 | 0 | 0 | |
| 182 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 46300 | 46600 | 0.0064 | 6,139 | 1070 | 0.9052 | |
| 183 | Drexel University | 48800 | 83900 | 0.4184 | 13,309 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 184 | DePaul University | 49200 | 66000 | 0.2547 | 14,188 | 1254 | 0.7589 | |
| 185 | University of Iowa | 51000 | 53200 | 0.0404 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 186 | University of Utah | 51600 | 53700 | 0.04 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 187 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53300 | 61000 | 0.127 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 188 | Mount St. Joseph University | 54300 | 54300 | 0 | 1,545 | 1143 | 0.5912 | |
| 189 | Clemson University | 61500 | 63700 | 0.0338 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 190 | St. John Fisher University | 62500 | 62500 | 0 | 2,571 | 1215 | 0.664 | |
| 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.