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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 Pennsylvania | 5000 | 93100 | 0.9467 | 9,989 | 1535 | 0.0492 | |
| 2 | Indiana State University | 10400 | 25900 | 0.5994 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 3 | California State University-Fresno | 11400 | 54600 | 0.7904 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 4 | Eastern Washington University | 11500 | 30700 | 0.6262 | 7,640 | 1045 | 0.8526 | |
| 5 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 11700 | 32800 | 0.6429 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 6 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 12100 | 19300 | 0.3731 | 10,743 | 1075 | 0.9598 | |
| 7 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 8 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 12800 | 29300 | 0.5632 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 9 | University of Southern Maine | 13300 | 23000 | 0.4213 | 5,549 | 1139 | 0.8241 | |
| 10 | University of Delaware | 13400 | 34500 | 0.6119 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 11 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 13600 | 38300 | 0.6443 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 12 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 13900 | 43200 | 0.6776 | 3,153 | 1035 | 0.7012 | |
| 13 | Eastern Michigan University | 14500 | 33900 | 0.5737 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 13 | Virginia Union University | 14500 | 51700 | 0.7198 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9802 | |
| 15 | California State University-San Marcos | 14800 | 24700 | 0.4016 | 15,770 | 990 | 0.9513 | |
| 16 | West Virginia University | 15000 | 73100 | 0.7945 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 17 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 15100 | 19400 | 0.2215 | 23,007 | 1281 | 0.6909 | |
| 18 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 15200 | 25800 | 0.4099 | 5,386 | 995 | 0.9092 | |
| 19 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 15400 | 26000 | 0.4072 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 20 | Avila University | 15500 | 81100 | 0.8087 | 1,538 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 20 | University of West Georgia | 15500 | 24600 | 0.3703 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 22 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 29800 | 0.4782 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 23 | Ursuline College | 15700 | 83000 | 0.8111 | 677 | 1115 | 0.7479 | |
| 24 | University of Florida | 15800 | 22500 | 0.2977 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 25 | Niagara University | 15900 | 57400 | 0.7227 | 2,638 | 1170 | 0.876 | |
| 26 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 16100 | 28500 | 0.4357 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 27 | Texas Tech University | 16300 | 27100 | 0.3984 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 28 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 16400 | 90700 | 0.8192 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 29 | Georgia Southern University | 16800 | 20100 | 0.1638 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 30 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 17200 | 36500 | 0.5291 | 7,747 | 1073 | 0.9617 | |
| 31 | University of Miami | 17400 | 96300 | 0.8194 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 32 | Tabor College | 17800 | 75500 | 0.7645 | 539 | 965 | 0.6458 | |
| 33 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 17900 | 52300 | 0.6575 | 6,790 | 965 | 0.9447 | |
| 34 | Albright College | 18000 | 51600 | 0.6514 | 1,210 | 1079 | 0.9408 | |
| 35 | Lycoming College | 18100 | 65800 | 0.7252 | 1,014 | 1150 | 0.7702 | |
| 35 | Ohio Dominican University | 18100 | 77400 | 0.7664 | 787 | 1385 | 0.9387 | |
| 37 | University of Lynchburg | 18400 | 58900 | 0.6882 | 1,424 | 1099 | 0.6108 | |
| 38 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 18800 | 54000 | 0.6515 | 3,991 | 1010 | 0.9654 | |
| 39 | Delaware State University | 18900 | 62600 | 0.698 | 4,581 | 930 | 0.4658 | |
| 40 | University of Arkansas | 19000 | 28600 | 0.3345 | 29,252 | 1179 | 0.7388 | |
| 41 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19100 | 79300 | 0.7598 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 42 | Coker University | 19200 | 47800 | 0.5986 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 42 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 19200 | 48900 | 0.6069 | 5,274 | 1103 | 0.9513 | |
| 44 | McMurry University | 19300 | 71400 | 0.7301 | 4,133 | 1104 | 0.8984 | |
| 45 | Norwich University | 19400 | 100600 | 0.8075 | 2,626 | 1186 | 0.7444 | |
| 46 | Illinois College | 19500 | 55200 | 0.6471 | 1,008 | 1059 | 0.7494 | |
| 46 | University of Saint Mary | 19500 | 53700 | 0.6363 | 1,044 | 1083 | 0.8229 | |
| 48 | Johnson C Smith University | 19700 | 56000 | 0.648 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 49 | Carlow University | 19900 | 53900 | 0.6306 | 2,303 | 1084 | 0.8768 | |
| 50 | South Dakota State University | 20200 | 25200 | 0.2009 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 50 | University of Northern Iowa | 20200 | 24800 | 0.1844 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 52 | University of Rhode Island | 20300 | 47400 | 0.5719 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 53 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 20400 | 57500 | 0.6459 | 1,391 | 1200 | 0.7243 | |
| 53 | SUNY Old Westbury | 20400 | 24400 | 0.1641 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 55 | Regis University | 20600 | 67400 | 0.6943 | 2,505 | 1225 | 0.8461 | |
| 55 | State University of New York at Cortland | 20600 | 27700 | 0.2561 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 55 | Washington State University | 20600 | 35900 | 0.4276 | 21,400 | 1131 | 0.861 | |
| 58 | Cottey College | 20700 | 37300 | 0.4467 | 261 | 991 | 0.7023 | |
| 59 | Millikin University | 20900 | 45000 | 0.5354 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 59 | University of Maryland-College Park | 20900 | 27100 | 0.2287 | 31,875 | 1456 | 0.4503 | |
| 61 | Davis & Elkins College | 21300 | 51200 | 0.5838 | 663 | 902 | 0.9433 | |
| 62 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 21400 | 34000 | 0.3702 | 10,594 | 1193 | 0.6493 | |
| 63 | St. Mary's University | 21500 | 82100 | 0.7383 | 2,330 | 1060 | 0.9508 | |
| 63 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 21500 | 41600 | 0.4832 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 65 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 21600 | 27200 | 0.2048 | 5,063 | 1069 | 0.8756 | |
| 66 | Hiram College | 21700 | 48700 | 0.5536 | 991 | 1075 | 0.9748 | |
| 66 | University of Mobile | 21700 | 46000 | 0.5284 | 1,313 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 66 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 21700 | 25900 | 0.1598 | 6,227 | 1184 | 0.9171 | |
| 69 | Utah State University | 21800 | 38800 | 0.4382 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 70 | Buena Vista University | 22200 | 59100 | 0.6244 | 836 | 1075 | 0.6497 | |
| 71 | Rockford University | 22300 | 80500 | 0.7228 | 983 | 975 | 0.9289 | |
| 72 | University of South Florida | 22400 | 22400 | 0 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 73 | Upper Iowa University | 22500 | 41700 | 0.4589 | 3,054 | 1035 | 0.9646 | |
| 74 | Manchester University | 22600 | 54100 | 0.582 | 988 | 1044 | 0.7106 | |
| 75 | Hastings College | 22700 | 53300 | 0.5739 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 75 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 22700 | 52400 | 0.5669 | 3,929 | 1095 | 0.949 | |
| 77 | Calvin University | 22900 | 55500 | 0.5871 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 78 | Dominican University | 23700 | 56000 | 0.5761 | 2,642 | 1005 | 0.8879 | |
| 78 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 23700 | 89100 | 0.7339 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9631 | |
| 80 | Northern Arizona University | 23900 | 47000 | 0.4928 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 81 | Maryville College | 24200 | 58400 | 0.5864 | 1,144 | 1140 | 0.6885 | |
| 82 | University of St Thomas | 24500 | 51400 | 0.5234 | 3,466 | 1095 | 0.8355 | |
| 83 | Webster University | 25200 | 66600 | 0.6218 | 1,898 | 1120 | 0.8618 | |
| 84 | Le Moyne College | 25400 | 58200 | 0.5639 | 2,494 | 1250 | 0.6782 | |
| 85 | Mary Baldwin University | 25500 | 48600 | 0.4757 | 1,152 | 1089 | 0.6954 | |
| 86 | Lakeland University | 25700 | 56500 | 0.5455 | 2,411 | 1015 | 0.8652 | |
| 87 | Otterbein University | 25800 | 79200 | 0.6746 | 2,292 | 1126 | 0.8388 | |
| 88 | Heidelberg University | 25900 | 48600 | 0.4672 | 1,002 | 1025 | 0.82 | |
| 89 | Geneva College | 26300 | 50300 | 0.478 | 1,299 | 1167 | 0.9556 | |
| 89 | Northern Illinois University | 26300 | 32100 | 0.181 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 91 | Cedar Crest College | 26500 | 67800 | 0.6091 | 870 | 1115 | 0.8407 | |
| 91 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 26500 | 30100 | 0.1185 | 3,893 | 1015 | 0.9839 | |
| 93 | Concordia University-Chicago | 26600 | 78600 | 0.6615 | 1,295 | 1100 | 0.9298 | |
| 93 | University of La Verne | 26600 | 71200 | 0.6266 | 3,052 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 95 | Drury University | 26800 | 54500 | 0.5082 | 1,453 | 1209 | 0.6575 | |
| 96 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 27100 | 31300 | 0.1362 | 8,706 | 1230 | 0.8906 | |
| 97 | Capital University | 27200 | 63800 | 0.5736 | 1,642 | 1045 | 0.6501 | |
| 98 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 27300 | 37900 | 0.2788 | 4,573 | 1165 | 0.853 | |
| 99 | William Peace University | 27400 | 50200 | 0.4538 | 778 | 1150 | 0.8633 | |
| 100 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27500 | 71200 | 0.6142 | 2,396 | 1159 | 0.866 | |
| 100 | Western Kentucky University | 27500 | 27500 | 0 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 102 | Florida Southern College | 27600 | 63200 | 0.5627 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 103 | North Central College | 27800 | 66700 | 0.5829 | 2,567 | 1203 | 0.8377 | |
| 104 | Central Connecticut State University | 28100 | 30400 | 0.0758 | 9,463 | 1020 | 0.793 | |
| 104 | St Bonaventure University | 28100 | 64100 | 0.5617 | 2,134 | 1165 | 0.8533 | |
| 106 | Mount St. Mary's University | 28200 | 61400 | 0.5408 | 1,804 | 1159 | 0.7258 | |
| 107 | Flagler College | 28300 | 61900 | 0.5424 | 2,359 | 1175 | 0.787 | |
| 107 | University of Hartford | 28300 | 70100 | 0.5959 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 109 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 28500 | 69700 | 0.5908 | 765 | 1020 | 0.6617 | |
| 110 | Clemson University | 28800 | 37100 | 0.2253 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 111 | Cleveland State University | 29000 | 38600 | 0.2488 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 111 | Huntington University | 29000 | 44400 | 0.3465 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 113 | William Penn University | 29200 | 48000 | 0.3928 | 1,366 | 1035 | 0.7311 | |
| 114 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 29500 | 112100 | 0.7367 | 4,999 | 1258 | 0.9296 | |
| 115 | Baker University | 29800 | 54800 | 0.4571 | 1,317 | 1035 | 0.9771 | |
| 115 | California Lutheran University | 29800 | 71700 | 0.5846 | 2,160 | 1218 | 0.7631 | |
| 117 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30100 | 54700 | 0.4495 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 117 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 30100 | 33200 | 0.0932 | 7,088 | 1100 | 0.7448 | |
| 119 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 30400 | 61100 | 0.5034 | 12,798 | 1157 | 0.1421 | |
| 120 | Randolph-Macon College | 30600 | 71600 | 0.5722 | 1,800 | 1128 | 0.9105 | |
| 121 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 2,082 | 1124 | 0.9576 | |
| 122 | Lebanon Valley College | 31000 | 72200 | 0.5704 | 1,834 | 1260 | 0.808 | |
| 123 | Lasell University | 31100 | 50800 | 0.3881 | 1,347 | 1095 | 0.7457 | |
| 123 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31100 | 47100 | 0.3408 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 125 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31500 | 50000 | 0.3709 | 858 | 975 | 0.7239 | |
| 126 | Marquette University | 31700 | 75900 | 0.5823 | 8,206 | 1304 | 0.7802 | |
| 127 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 31800 | 38800 | 0.1806 | 799 | 865 | 0.6974 | |
| 128 | Assumption University | 32300 | 74400 | 0.5656 | 1,737 | 1085 | 0.8455 | |
| 129 | North Carolina State University | 32400 | 54800 | 0.4083 | 29,340 | 1374 | 0.3954 | |
| 129 | Old Dominion University | 32400 | 35700 | 0.0925 | 17,504 | 1205 | 0.9135 | |
| 129 | Villanova University | 32400 | 92900 | 0.6515 | 6,933 | 1466 | 0.2814 | |
| 132 | University of New England | 32600 | 70900 | 0.5403 | 4,631 | 1145 | 0.9203 | |
| 133 | Wilkes University | 32700 | 61900 | 0.472 | 2,055 | 1188 | 0.9397 | |
| 134 | The University of Alabama | 33400 | 49600 | 0.3264 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 134 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 33400 | 38200 | 0.1273 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 136 | Hamline University | 33800 | 70100 | 0.5177 | 1,852 | 1175 | 0.9013 | |
| 137 | Siena University | 34000 | 66300 | 0.4872 | 3,149 | 1301 | 0.8464 | |
| 138 | Lee University | 34200 | 39100 | 0.1253 | 3,425 | 1154 | 0.7138 | |
| 139 | University of Idaho | 34500 | 48700 | 0.2916 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 140 | Chatham University | 34800 | 63900 | 0.4557 | 1,555 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 141 | Barry University | 35200 | 58800 | 0.4014 | 4,654 | 1005 | 0.9663 | |
| 141 | Emmanuel College | 35200 | 73700 | 0.5225 | 1,948 | 1245 | 0.7677 | |
| 141 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,056 | 1183 | 0.8994 | |
| 144 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 145 | St. John Fisher University | 36500 | 64800 | 0.4366 | 2,583 | 1214 | 0.6607 | |
| 146 | East Carolina University | 36600 | 42700 | 0.1421 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 147 | Fort Lewis College | 36700 | 41400 | 0.1136 | 3,392 | 1109 | 0.7732 | |
| 148 | Loyola University New Orleans | 37100 | 74600 | 0.5025 | 2,871 | 1150 | 0.9058 | |
| 149 | Lander University | 37400 | 37700 | 0.008 | 3,776 | 1055 | 0.8131 | |
| 150 | Benedictine College | 37500 | 52500 | 0.2855 | 2,404 | 1241 | 0.9812 | |
| 151 | University of Central Arkansas | 37700 | 40200 | 0.0637 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 152 | Howard Payne University | 37900 | 54500 | 0.3039 | 751 | 1043 | 0.6737 | |
| 152 | University of St Thomas | 37900 | 74800 | 0.4933 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 154 | Framingham State University | 38100 | 38100 | 0 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8366 | |
| 155 | Crown College | 38400 | 53200 | 0.2786 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 156 | Pacific University | 38600 | 74900 | 0.4854 | 1,465 | 1019 | 0.8986 | |
| 157 | Concordia University Texas | 38900 | 45800 | 0.1508 | 1,189 | 990 | 0.9125 | |
| 157 | Mississippi State University | 38900 | 53400 | 0.2726 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 159 | Arcadia University | 39000 | 71600 | 0.4551 | 2,163 | 1159 | 0.7448 | |
| 159 | Saint Vincent College | 39000 | 64600 | 0.3959 | 1,157 | 1140 | 0.7863 | |
| 161 | Saint Michael's College | 39100 | 75800 | 0.4841 | 1,051 | 1280 | 0.8976 | |
| 161 | University of Denver | 39100 | 84100 | 0.5352 | 5,766 | 1292 | 0.8538 | |
| 163 | Champlain College | 39400 | 105100 | 0.6252 | 1,514 | 1273 | 0.873 | |
| 163 | Saint Anselm College | 39400 | 77000 | 0.4884 | 2,094 | 1195 | 0.7805 | |
| 165 | Fresno Pacific University | 39700 | 52200 | 0.2406 | 1,615 | 1075 | 0.6396 | |
| 166 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 39900 | 59200 | 0.3258 | 5,986 | 1110 | 0.8916 | |
| 167 | Drexel University | 40000 | 86400 | 0.5373 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 168 | The University of Montana | 40200 | 57400 | 0.2997 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 169 | Dominican University of California | 40800 | 69200 | 0.411 | 1,058 | 0 | 0.521 | |
| 170 | Arkansas State University | 41000 | 44600 | 0.0806 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 171 | Butler University | 41300 | 68400 | 0.3965 | 4,418 | 1269 | 0.8209 | |
| 172 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 42800 | 80700 | 0.4701 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 173 | Union University | 43500 | 66000 | 0.3417 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 174 | Kansas State University | 43900 | 48400 | 0.0923 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 175 | LeTourneau University | 44500 | 57300 | 0.2232 | 2,903 | 1242 | 0.4879 | |
| 176 | Mercer University | 45400 | 65400 | 0.3058 | 4,719 | 1263 | 0.643 | |
| 177 | The University of Tampa | 45700 | 58500 | 0.2187 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 178 | University at Buffalo | 46400 | 46400 | 0 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 179 | Mount Saint Mary College | 48400 | 68800 | 0.2966 | 2,749 | 1153 | 0.892 | |
| 180 | DePaul University | 49100 | 69400 | 0.2923 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 181 | University of Utah | 51100 | 53700 | 0.0478 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 182 | Manhattan University | 51200 | 72900 | 0.2975 | 2,378 | 1174 | 0.8216 | |
| 183 | University of Iowa | 51800 | 54400 | 0.0472 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 184 | Mount St. Joseph University | 53900 | 54300 | 0.0074 | 1,268 | 1105 | 0.9128 | |
| 185 | Hofstra University | 59200 | 83300 | 0.2894 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 186 | Stonehill College | 68200 | 76100 | 0.1038 | 2,569 | 1150 | 0.6628 | |
| 187 | Gonzaga University | 70800 | 77700 | 0.0888 | 4,976 | 1328 | 0.7962 | |
| 188 | University of California-Irvine | 72000 | 75000 | 0.04 | 30,260 | 1333 | 0.2895 | |
| 189 | The Catholic University of America | 82500 | 82500 | 0 | 3,294 | 1229 | 0.7328 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.