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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 | 17,504 | 1205 | 0.9135 | |
| 2 | California State University-Fresno | 11500 | 19600 | 0.417 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 2 | Eastern Washington University | 11500 | 31200 | 0.6315 | 7,640 | 1045 | 0.8526 | |
| 4 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 11600 | 19400 | 0.4019 | 23,007 | 1281 | 0.6909 | |
| 5 | Indiana State University | 11700 | 25900 | 0.5491 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 6 | University of Pennsylvania | 12000 | 92900 | 0.8708 | 9,989 | 1535 | 0.0492 | |
| 7 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 8 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 13000 | 19300 | 0.3264 | 10,743 | 1075 | 0.9598 | |
| 9 | University of South Florida | 13300 | 17100 | 0.222 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 9 | Western Kentucky University | 13300 | 27000 | 0.5079 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 11 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 12 | Northern Illinois University | 14500 | 30400 | 0.5222 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 13 | Virginia Union University | 14900 | 39400 | 0.6214 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9802 | |
| 14 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 15300 | 29800 | 0.4861 | 3,153 | 1035 | 0.7012 | |
| 15 | Lander University | 15500 | 24600 | 0.3692 | 3,776 | 1055 | 0.8131 | |
| 15 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 15500 | 25800 | 0.3992 | 5,386 | 995 | 0.9092 | |
| 17 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 18 | Kansas State University | 15800 | 26100 | 0.3962 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 19 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 16000 | 29300 | 0.4539 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 20 | North Carolina State University | 16400 | 28500 | 0.4252 | 29,340 | 1374 | 0.3954 | |
| 21 | University of Southern Maine | 16500 | 23000 | 0.2823 | 5,549 | 1139 | 0.8241 | |
| 22 | Eastern Michigan University | 16600 | 36100 | 0.5404 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 22 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 16600 | 28200 | 0.4108 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 24 | Millikin University | 17100 | 45000 | 0.6198 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 24 | West Virginia University | 17100 | 40900 | 0.5816 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 26 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 17200 | 35400 | 0.5147 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 27 | East Carolina University | 17600 | 26100 | 0.3256 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 28 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 29 | Avila University | 17800 | 64100 | 0.7221 | 1,538 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 29 | Tabor College | 17800 | 54400 | 0.6731 | 539 | 965 | 0.6458 | |
| 31 | Central Connecticut State University | 18000 | 34000 | 0.4701 | 9,463 | 1020 | 0.793 | |
| 32 | Lycoming College | 18100 | 65800 | 0.7252 | 1,014 | 1150 | 0.7702 | |
| 32 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 18100 | 28600 | 0.3669 | 3,991 | 1010 | 0.9654 | |
| 34 | Rosemont College | 18400 | 38100 | 0.5177 | 504 | 1085 | 0.7634 | |
| 34 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 18400 | 25200 | 0.2693 | 7,088 | 1100 | 0.7448 | |
| 36 | Texas Tech University | 18500 | 27100 | 0.3179 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 37 | Ursuline College | 18600 | 61900 | 0.6991 | 677 | 1115 | 0.7479 | |
| 38 | Delaware State University | 18800 | 42200 | 0.5539 | 4,581 | 930 | 0.4658 | |
| 39 | Framingham State University | 19000 | 31000 | 0.3872 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8366 | |
| 39 | University of Arkansas | 19000 | 27800 | 0.3166 | 29,252 | 1179 | 0.7388 | |
| 41 | University of Rhode Island | 19500 | 33900 | 0.4249 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 42 | Carlow University | 19700 | 82500 | 0.7613 | 2,303 | 1084 | 0.8768 | |
| 42 | Illinois College | 19700 | 55200 | 0.6439 | 1,008 | 1059 | 0.7494 | |
| 42 | Johnson C Smith University | 19700 | 40800 | 0.5172 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 42 | University of Saint Mary | 19700 | 53700 | 0.6331 | 1,044 | 1083 | 0.8229 | |
| 46 | Georgia Southern University | 19800 | 20100 | 0.0149 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 46 | Lee University | 19800 | 37400 | 0.4709 | 3,425 | 1154 | 0.7138 | |
| 48 | Norwich University | 19900 | 73800 | 0.7301 | 2,626 | 1186 | 0.7444 | |
| 48 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19900 | 79300 | 0.7487 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 50 | Loyola University New Orleans | 20000 | 72100 | 0.7224 | 2,871 | 1150 | 0.9058 | |
| 51 | Cleveland State University | 20100 | 30900 | 0.3491 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 51 | McMurry University | 20100 | 51900 | 0.6122 | 4,133 | 1104 | 0.8984 | |
| 53 | Lasell University | 20200 | 48500 | 0.5831 | 1,347 | 1095 | 0.7457 | |
| 54 | Fort Lewis College | 20300 | 29100 | 0.3027 | 3,392 | 1109 | 0.7732 | |
| 54 | Ohio Dominican University | 20300 | 55400 | 0.6336 | 787 | 1385 | 0.9387 | |
| 56 | South Dakota State University | 20400 | 25200 | 0.19 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 57 | Coker University | 20500 | 47800 | 0.5714 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 58 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 20700 | 26000 | 0.2032 | 5,063 | 1069 | 0.8756 | |
| 59 | Washington State University | 21100 | 36200 | 0.417 | 21,400 | 1131 | 0.861 | |
| 60 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 21500 | 48900 | 0.5599 | 5,274 | 1103 | 0.9513 | |
| 61 | Davis & Elkins College | 21600 | 51200 | 0.5784 | 663 | 902 | 0.9433 | |
| 62 | Hiram College | 21700 | 48700 | 0.5541 | 991 | 1075 | 0.9748 | |
| 62 | University of Lynchburg | 21700 | 54900 | 0.6051 | 1,424 | 1099 | 0.6108 | |
| 62 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 21700 | 35300 | 0.3849 | 5,986 | 1110 | 0.8916 | |
| 65 | Le Moyne College | 21800 | 58100 | 0.6243 | 2,494 | 1250 | 0.6782 | |
| 65 | Niagara University | 21800 | 57400 | 0.62 | 2,638 | 1170 | 0.876 | |
| 67 | Buena Vista University | 22400 | 59100 | 0.6212 | 836 | 1075 | 0.6497 | |
| 68 | University of Florida | 22500 | 43000 | 0.4765 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 68 | Upper Iowa University | 22500 | 41700 | 0.4589 | 3,054 | 1035 | 0.9646 | |
| 70 | Cottey College | 22600 | 37300 | 0.3934 | 261 | 991 | 0.7023 | |
| 71 | Manchester University | 22800 | 54100 | 0.5787 | 988 | 1044 | 0.7106 | |
| 72 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 22900 | 70000 | 0.6728 | 1,391 | 1200 | 0.7243 | |
| 73 | Drury University | 23200 | 52900 | 0.5613 | 1,453 | 1209 | 0.6575 | |
| 74 | Albright College | 23500 | 49300 | 0.5232 | 1,210 | 1079 | 0.9408 | |
| 74 | Hastings College | 23500 | 63000 | 0.627 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 76 | Hamline University | 23700 | 56500 | 0.5801 | 1,852 | 1175 | 0.9013 | |
| 76 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 23700 | 34800 | 0.3186 | 3,929 | 1095 | 0.949 | |
| 78 | Dominican University | 23900 | 56000 | 0.573 | 2,642 | 1005 | 0.8879 | |
| 79 | Calvin University | 24000 | 53500 | 0.5513 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 80 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 24100 | 90700 | 0.7343 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 81 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 24300 | 34400 | 0.2927 | 4,573 | 1165 | 0.853 | |
| 81 | Maryville College | 24300 | 58400 | 0.5834 | 1,144 | 1140 | 0.6885 | |
| 83 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 84 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 25000 | 37900 | 0.3401 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 85 | Mary Baldwin University | 25500 | 48600 | 0.4757 | 1,152 | 1089 | 0.6954 | |
| 86 | University of St Thomas | 25600 | 50900 | 0.4972 | 3,466 | 1095 | 0.8355 | |
| 87 | Otterbein University | 25800 | 57300 | 0.5497 | 2,292 | 1126 | 0.8388 | |
| 88 | Heidelberg University | 25900 | 48600 | 0.4671 | 1,002 | 1025 | 0.82 | |
| 88 | Lakeland University | 25900 | 56500 | 0.5426 | 2,411 | 1015 | 0.8652 | |
| 88 | Rockford University | 25900 | 59600 | 0.5656 | 983 | 975 | 0.9289 | |
| 91 | Northern Arizona University | 26200 | 43200 | 0.3923 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 92 | St. Mary's University | 26300 | 59800 | 0.5604 | 2,330 | 1060 | 0.9508 | |
| 93 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4755 | 1,299 | 1167 | 0.9556 | |
| 93 | University of Mobile | 26400 | 48300 | 0.4531 | 1,313 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 95 | St Bonaventure University | 26500 | 61200 | 0.5669 | 2,134 | 1165 | 0.8533 | |
| 96 | Concordia University-Chicago | 26600 | 54900 | 0.515 | 1,295 | 1100 | 0.9298 | |
| 96 | University of La Verne | 26600 | 67300 | 0.6044 | 3,052 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 98 | University of Idaho | 26700 | 45200 | 0.4089 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 99 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 26800 | 30100 | 0.1094 | 3,893 | 1015 | 0.9839 | |
| 100 | Capital University | 27200 | 62400 | 0.564 | 1,642 | 1045 | 0.6501 | |
| 101 | Randolph-Macon College | 27400 | 69200 | 0.6037 | 1,800 | 1128 | 0.9105 | |
| 102 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 27500 | 36500 | 0.2467 | 7,747 | 1073 | 0.9617 | |
| 103 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27600 | 71200 | 0.6116 | 2,396 | 1159 | 0.866 | |
| 104 | Florida Southern College | 27800 | 63200 | 0.56 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 104 | Villanova University | 27800 | 88800 | 0.6867 | 6,933 | 1466 | 0.2814 | |
| 106 | University of Northern Iowa | 27900 | 36200 | 0.2292 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 107 | California State University-San Marcos | 28100 | 38300 | 0.2662 | 15,770 | 990 | 0.9513 | |
| 108 | Mount St. Mary's University | 28200 | 61400 | 0.5408 | 1,804 | 1159 | 0.7258 | |
| 109 | University of Delaware | 28500 | 34500 | 0.1741 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 109 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5933 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 111 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 28600 | 69300 | 0.5871 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9631 | |
| 111 | North Central College | 28600 | 64900 | 0.5594 | 2,567 | 1203 | 0.8377 | |
| 111 | Webster University | 28600 | 54700 | 0.4774 | 1,898 | 1120 | 0.8618 | |
| 114 | Cedar Crest College | 28800 | 66000 | 0.5633 | 870 | 1115 | 0.8407 | |
| 115 | Flagler College | 28900 | 61200 | 0.5276 | 2,359 | 1175 | 0.787 | |
| 116 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44300 | 0.3384 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 117 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 29400 | 59400 | 0.505 | 765 | 1020 | 0.6617 | |
| 117 | William Penn University | 29400 | 48000 | 0.387 | 1,366 | 1035 | 0.7311 | |
| 119 | Regis University | 29700 | 67200 | 0.5577 | 2,505 | 1225 | 0.8461 | |
| 120 | University of Iowa | 29800 | 32100 | 0.0714 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 121 | William Peace University | 30000 | 50200 | 0.4026 | 778 | 1150 | 0.8633 | |
| 122 | Baker University | 30100 | 54800 | 0.452 | 1,317 | 1035 | 0.9771 | |
| 123 | University of West Georgia | 30200 | 46800 | 0.3546 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 124 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30400 | 54700 | 0.4445 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 125 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 30600 | 61100 | 0.4989 | 12,798 | 1157 | 0.1421 | |
| 126 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 2,082 | 1124 | 0.9576 | |
| 127 | The University of Alabama | 31000 | 58500 | 0.4698 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 128 | Saint Michael's College | 31100 | 68500 | 0.5463 | 1,051 | 1280 | 0.8976 | |
| 129 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 31200 | 77600 | 0.5978 | 4,999 | 1258 | 0.9296 | |
| 130 | Lebanon Valley College | 31400 | 72400 | 0.5665 | 1,834 | 1260 | 0.808 | |
| 130 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31400 | 47100 | 0.3349 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 132 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 31700 | 39200 | 0.1899 | 10,594 | 1193 | 0.6493 | |
| 133 | Mount Saint Mary College | 31800 | 68600 | 0.5364 | 2,749 | 1153 | 0.892 | |
| 133 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31800 | 50000 | 0.3654 | 858 | 975 | 0.7239 | |
| 135 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 32100 | 45700 | 0.2978 | 6,790 | 965 | 0.9447 | |
| 135 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 32100 | 36700 | 0.1252 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 137 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32700 | 35000 | 0.0654 | 6,227 | 1184 | 0.9171 | |
| 138 | Marquette University | 32900 | 66500 | 0.5052 | 8,206 | 1304 | 0.7802 | |
| 139 | Emmanuel College | 33600 | 71400 | 0.5294 | 1,948 | 1245 | 0.7677 | |
| 140 | SUNY Old Westbury | 33700 | 40900 | 0.176 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 140 | Wilkes University | 33700 | 61900 | 0.4548 | 2,055 | 1188 | 0.9397 | |
| 142 | University of St Thomas | 34100 | 70300 | 0.5152 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 143 | Assumption University | 34200 | 74400 | 0.5401 | 1,737 | 1085 | 0.8455 | |
| 144 | Siena University | 34700 | 65100 | 0.4671 | 3,149 | 1301 | 0.8464 | |
| 145 | Chatham University | 34900 | 63300 | 0.449 | 1,555 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 146 | Barry University | 35100 | 56400 | 0.3775 | 4,654 | 1005 | 0.9663 | |
| 146 | University of New England | 35100 | 68000 | 0.4841 | 4,631 | 1145 | 0.9203 | |
| 148 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,056 | 1183 | 0.8994 | |
| 149 | California Lutheran University | 35400 | 70000 | 0.4945 | 2,160 | 1218 | 0.7631 | |
| 149 | The University of Tampa | 35400 | 56900 | 0.3775 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 151 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 35900 | 39000 | 0.078 | 8,706 | 1230 | 0.8906 | |
| 152 | Hofstra University | 36500 | 76900 | 0.5253 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 153 | Benedictine College | 37600 | 50800 | 0.2599 | 2,404 | 1241 | 0.9812 | |
| 154 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 37700 | 38500 | 0.0208 | 799 | 865 | 0.6974 | |
| 155 | University of Central Arkansas | 38000 | 40200 | 0.0569 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 156 | Howard Payne University | 38200 | 54500 | 0.2988 | 751 | 1043 | 0.6737 | |
| 157 | LeTourneau University | 38300 | 54800 | 0.3013 | 2,903 | 1242 | 0.4879 | |
| 158 | Crown College | 38600 | 53200 | 0.2734 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 159 | Pacific University | 38800 | 74900 | 0.4817 | 1,465 | 1019 | 0.8986 | |
| 159 | State University of New York at Cortland | 38800 | 39900 | 0.0276 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 161 | Manhattan University | 38900 | 74100 | 0.4749 | 2,378 | 1174 | 0.8216 | |
| 162 | Mississippi State University | 39100 | 53400 | 0.2675 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 162 | University of Denver | 39100 | 76900 | 0.4918 | 5,766 | 1292 | 0.8538 | |
| 164 | Concordia University Texas | 39200 | 45800 | 0.1448 | 1,189 | 990 | 0.9125 | |
| 165 | Arcadia University | 39300 | 71600 | 0.4513 | 2,163 | 1159 | 0.7448 | |
| 165 | Saint Vincent College | 39300 | 64600 | 0.3916 | 1,157 | 1140 | 0.7863 | |
| 167 | Saint Anselm College | 39700 | 73700 | 0.4612 | 2,094 | 1195 | 0.7805 | |
| 168 | The University of Montana | 39800 | 45000 | 0.1155 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 169 | Fresno Pacific University | 39900 | 52200 | 0.2354 | 1,615 | 1075 | 0.6396 | |
| 170 | Arkansas State University | 40300 | 41000 | 0.0171 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 171 | Dominican University of California | 40800 | 69200 | 0.4109 | 1,058 | 0 | 0.521 | |
| 172 | Champlain College | 41000 | 76000 | 0.4608 | 1,514 | 1273 | 0.873 | |
| 173 | Butler University | 41300 | 72400 | 0.4297 | 4,418 | 1269 | 0.8209 | |
| 174 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 41400 | 53600 | 0.2277 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 175 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 42900 | 80700 | 0.4683 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 176 | University of Maryland-College Park | 43200 | 53600 | 0.1942 | 31,875 | 1456 | 0.4503 | |
| 177 | University at Buffalo | 43400 | 46700 | 0.0707 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 178 | Union University | 43800 | 66000 | 0.3375 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 179 | Mercer University | 45700 | 65400 | 0.3015 | 4,719 | 1263 | 0.643 | |
| 180 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 46400 | 46600 | 0.0043 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 181 | Drexel University | 47700 | 83900 | 0.4315 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 182 | DePaul University | 49100 | 66000 | 0.2562 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 183 | University of Utah | 51400 | 53700 | 0.0426 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 184 | Mount St. Joseph University | 53900 | 54300 | 0.0074 | 1,268 | 1105 | 0.9128 | |
| 185 | Clemson University | 61400 | 63700 | 0.036 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 186 | St. John Fisher University | 62500 | 62500 | 0 | 2,583 | 1214 | 0.6607 | |
| 187 | Stonehill College | 68500 | 70600 | 0.0297 | 2,569 | 1150 | 0.6628 | |
| 188 | Gonzaga University | 70800 | 76600 | 0.0757 | 4,976 | 1328 | 0.7962 | |
| 189 | University of California-Irvine | 72000 | 75600 | 0.0476 | 30,260 | 1333 | 0.2895 | |
| 190 | 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.