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Considering a degree in Criminology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Criminology majors who live in Colorado.
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 Colorado.
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 | 0.9934 | 6,029 | 1080 | 0.834 | |
| 2 | CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | 8800 | 36700 | 0.7606 | 11,554 | 1100 | 0.5516 | |
| 3 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 10300 | 21100 | 0.5128 | 4,721 | 1110 | 0.7782 | |
| 4 | Eastern Washington University | 11500 | 30900 | 0.6273 | 6,951 | 1055 | 0.9437 | |
| 4 | Front Range Community College | 11500 | 18600 | 0.3775 | 21,970 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | University of Pennsylvania | 11800 | 93000 | 0.8733 | 10,013 | 1528 | 0.054 | |
| 7 | California State University-Fresno | 11900 | 19600 | 0.392 | 21,430 | 995 | 0.9638 | |
| 7 | Pikes Peak State College | 11900 | 18700 | 0.3647 | 12,388 | 0 | 0.8643 | |
| 9 | Arapahoe Community College | 12200 | 25400 | 0.5188 | 15,012 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 12800 | 37100 | 0.6545 | 4,218 | 1020 | 0.9307 | |
| 11 | University of Delaware | 13600 | 32500 | 0.5809 | 19,119 | 1303 | 0.6356 | |
| 12 | West Virginia University | 14100 | 23300 | 0.3948 | 18,614 | 1125 | 0.778 | |
| 13 | University of Idaho | 14500 | 31300 | 0.5372 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 14 | Northern Illinois University | 14600 | 29300 | 0.5019 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 14 | Northwest Missouri State University | 14600 | 36300 | 0.5973 | 5,241 | 1075 | 0.8613 | |
| 16 | California State University-San Marcos | 15100 | 24700 | 0.3894 | 14,977 | 970 | 0.951 | |
| 17 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 15300 | 25700 | 0.4042 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 18 | University of St Thomas | 16000 | 50900 | 0.6859 | 3,395 | 1080 | 0.8993 | |
| 19 | Coker University | 17100 | 47800 | 0.6425 | 1,187 | 1005 | 0.9723 | |
| 20 | Avila University | 17200 | 67600 | 0.7461 | 1,335 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 21 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 17800 | 28800 | 0.3822 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 22 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 18400 | 29800 | 0.3832 | 21,858 | 1283 | 0.6513 | |
| 23 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 18600 | 25200 | 0.2618 | 6,853 | 1090 | 0.7147 | |
| 24 | Framingham State University | 18700 | 31000 | 0.3969 | 2,817 | 1125 | 0.8491 | |
| 24 | Hastings College | 18700 | 50400 | 0.629 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 26 | Illinois College | 18900 | 52300 | 0.6376 | 940 | 1054 | 0.7819 | |
| 27 | Eastern Michigan University | 19100 | 36100 | 0.4706 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 28 | Loyola University New Orleans | 19500 | 71100 | 0.726 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
| 29 | Fort Lewis College | 19800 | 29200 | 0.3221 | 3,320 | 1160 | 0.9323 | |
| 30 | Davis & Elkins College | 20000 | 48300 | 0.5856 | 683 | 1025 | 0.5823 | |
| 31 | Lee University | 20300 | 37100 | 0.4523 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 32 | Lebanon Valley College | 20600 | 71600 | 0.7125 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
| 32 | McMurry University | 20600 | 46600 | 0.5584 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
| 32 | South Dakota State University | 20600 | 25200 | 0.1814 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 35 | Virginia Union University | 20800 | 31000 | 0.3289 | 1,170 | 900 | 0.978 | |
| 36 | Central Connecticut State University | 20900 | 34000 | 0.3851 | 8,170 | 1010 | 0.7333 | |
| 37 | Niagara University | 21000 | 57400 | 0.6339 | 2,692 | 970 | 0.3972 | |
| 38 | Cleveland State University | 21300 | 30900 | 0.3103 | 9,418 | 1005 | 0.913 | |
| 38 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 21300 | 25300 | 0.1583 | 10,090 | 1075 | 0.9368 | |
| 40 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 21500 | 35400 | 0.3932 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 40 | University of Miami | 21500 | 70800 | 0.6967 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 42 | Northern Arizona University | 21600 | 31200 | 0.3075 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 43 | Hiram College | 21700 | 48700 | 0.5538 | 1,026 | 1005 | 0.9244 | |
| 44 | Tabor College | 21800 | 55600 | 0.6076 | 539 | 965 | 0.6458 | |
| 45 | Cottey College | 22200 | 37300 | 0.4063 | 261 | 1090 | 0.7023 | |
| 46 | Lycoming College | 22400 | 65800 | 0.6594 | 807 | 1189 | 0.7407 | |
| 47 | Buena Vista University | 22500 | 59100 | 0.6188 | 810 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 48 | Upper Iowa University | 22600 | 41700 | 0.4586 | 2,504 | 1045 | 0.9338 | |
| 49 | Manchester University | 22900 | 54200 | 0.5763 | 915 | 1044 | 0.913 | |
| 50 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 23100 | 32600 | 0.2915 | 3,102 | 1055 | 0.7533 | |
| 51 | Carlow University | 23300 | 58100 | 0.5994 | 1,355 | 1080 | 0.8696 | |
| 52 | Ohio Dominican University | 23900 | 53500 | 0.5529 | 843 | 1171 | 0.9423 | |
| 53 | Wells College | 24000 | 54500 | 0.5595 | 357 | 1084 | 0.6965 | |
| 54 | Hamline University | 24300 | 56500 | 0.5694 | 1,716 | 1145 | 0.8983 | |
| 54 | University of Mobile | 24300 | 44500 | 0.4535 | 1,688 | 1180 | 0.7251 | |
| 56 | University of Central Arkansas | 24400 | 29500 | 0.1719 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 57 | Maryville College | 24500 | 58400 | 0.5814 | 1,136 | 1167 | 0.6092 | |
| 58 | University of Saint Mary | 24700 | 53700 | 0.5397 | 1,027 | 1045 | 0.8663 | |
| 59 | University of Lynchburg | 24800 | 54900 | 0.5483 | 1,595 | 1124 | 0.4301 | |
| 60 | Dominican University | 24900 | 55500 | 0.551 | 2,690 | 1035 | 0.9032 | |
| 60 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 24900 | 76300 | 0.6739 | 7,703 | 1105 | 0.9556 | |
| 60 | Heidelberg University | 24900 | 48600 | 0.4877 | 933 | 1100 | 0.6773 | |
| 60 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 24900 | 51700 | 0.5179 | 1,409 | 1110 | 0.6327 | |
| 64 | Rockford University | 25000 | 60300 | 0.5852 | 968 | 1045 | 0.5704 | |
| 64 | University of Akron Main Campus | 25000 | 25000 | 0 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 66 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 25100 | 62200 | 0.5969 | 686 | 1030 | 0.8649 | |
| 67 | Flagler College | 25400 | 37800 | 0.3283 | 2,409 | 785 | 0.8076 | |
| 67 | Mary Baldwin University | 25400 | 46100 | 0.4487 | 1,217 | 1099 | 0.947 | |
| 67 | Rosemont College | 25400 | 38100 | 0.3326 | 484 | 1085 | 0.7451 | |
| 70 | St. Mary's University | 25500 | 55900 | 0.544 | 2,150 | 1084 | 0.9776 | |
| 71 | Geneva College | 25800 | 48900 | 0.4723 | 1,147 | 1110 | 0.8035 | |
| 72 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 25900 | 28000 | 0.0741 | 5,086 | 1000 | 0.9821 | |
| 73 | Lakeland University | 26000 | 56500 | 0.5404 | 2,318 | 1000 | 0.914 | |
| 73 | Otterbein University | 26000 | 66300 | 0.6079 | 2,211 | 1114 | 0.8452 | |
| 75 | Norwich University | 26400 | 70900 | 0.6278 | 2,642 | 1209 | 0.7361 | |
| 76 | Georgia Southern University | 26500 | 26700 | 0.0075 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 77 | Concordia University-Chicago | 26600 | 47100 | 0.4349 | 1,327 | 1100 | 0.9279 | |
| 77 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 26600 | 48900 | 0.4557 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
| 79 | Randolph-Macon College | 26700 | 69200 | 0.614 | 1,643 | 1140 | 0.8661 | |
| 80 | Saint Edward's University | 26900 | 71900 | 0.6255 | 2,731 | 1135 | 0.8369 | |
| 81 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 27100 | 55200 | 0.5088 | 1,997 | 1160 | 0.9526 | |
| 82 | The University of Tampa | 27200 | 56900 | 0.5216 | 10,594 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 82 | Webster University | 27200 | 54300 | 0.4987 | 2,091 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
| 84 | Indiana State University | 27300 | 30900 | 0.1166 | 6,224 | 1140 | 0.8077 | |
| 85 | Capital University | 27400 | 68600 | 0.6007 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 85 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 27400 | 37900 | 0.2772 | 4,174 | 1164 | 0.8298 | |
| 85 | Johnson C Smith University | 27400 | 41000 | 0.3314 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 88 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 27500 | 40900 | 0.3278 | 3,469 | 1080 | 0.9215 | |
| 89 | McPherson College | 27800 | 47600 | 0.4163 | 876 | 1065 | 0.7676 | |
| 89 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27800 | 71200 | 0.6096 | 2,446 | 1179 | 0.78 | |
| 91 | Villanova University | 28000 | 88800 | 0.6845 | 7,006 | 1457 | 0.2698 | |
| 92 | Drury University | 28100 | 52900 | 0.4687 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 92 | University of Northern Iowa | 28100 | 36200 | 0.2232 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 94 | Mount St. Mary's University | 28200 | 61400 | 0.5406 | 1,833 | 1164 | 0.7381 | |
| 95 | University of Hartford | 28600 | 70100 | 0.5914 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 96 | Assumption University | 28700 | 74400 | 0.6146 | 1,713 | 1085 | 0.8298 | |
| 97 | Regis University | 28900 | 67200 | 0.5696 | 2,704 | 1199 | 0.8639 | |
| 98 | Delaware State University | 29200 | 36700 | 0.2045 | 4,941 | 960 | 0.6167 | |
| 99 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 29400 | 38000 | 0.2266 | 5,474 | 1138 | 0.9198 | |
| 100 | William Penn University | 29700 | 47200 | 0.3721 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 100 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 29700 | 36500 | 0.1864 | 7,505 | 1059 | 0.9633 | |
| 102 | Huntington University | 29800 | 44300 | 0.3276 | 1,286 | 1095 | 0.7115 | |
| 103 | Cedar Crest College | 30000 | 66000 | 0.5451 | 886 | 1095 | 0.9913 | |
| 103 | Le Moyne College | 30000 | 53700 | 0.4414 | 2,563 | 1240 | 0.7529 | |
| 103 | William Peace University | 30000 | 50200 | 0.4024 | 722 | 1170 | 0.9425 | |
| 106 | Baker University | 30300 | 54800 | 0.4481 | 1,264 | 1040 | 0.9418 | |
| 106 | Crown College | 30300 | 46800 | 0.3528 | 1,379 | 1110 | 0.6281 | |
| 108 | Lander University | 30400 | 37000 | 0.1785 | 3,669 | 1060 | 0.6792 | |
| 109 | Albright College | 30500 | 48700 | 0.3738 | 1,328 | 1050 | 0.8615 | |
| 110 | Southern Wesleyan University | 30600 | 46200 | 0.3372 | 887 | 1090 | 1 | |
| 111 | St Bonaventure University | 30700 | 61000 | 0.4964 | 2,048 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
| 112 | Azusa Pacific University | 30900 | 66000 | 0.532 | 2,996 | 1138 | 0.7959 | |
| 112 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 1,972 | 1150 | 0.9523 | |
| 114 | North Carolina State University | 31100 | 53000 | 0.4127 | 28,422 | 1335 | 0.4167 | |
| 115 | Florida Southern College | 31300 | 63200 | 0.5044 | 2,626 | 1219 | 0.5909 | |
| 116 | University of West Georgia | 31400 | 36000 | 0.1279 | 9,157 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 117 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 31500 | 41100 | 0.2338 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.737 | |
| 118 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 31600 | 33700 | 0.0617 | 6,124 | 1159 | 0.8747 | |
| 119 | University of Rhode Island | 31700 | 46700 | 0.3212 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 120 | Saint Michael's College | 31900 | 68400 | 0.5333 | 1,120 | 1240 | 0.8451 | |
| 121 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 32000 | 50000 | 0.3611 | 898 | 1044 | 0.7614 | |
| 121 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 32000 | 51700 | 0.3816 | 10,206 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 123 | California Lutheran University | 32700 | 65800 | 0.5027 | 2,297 | 1258 | 0.7567 | |
| 124 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 32800 | 59200 | 0.446 | 12,151 | 1154 | 0.5716 | |
| 125 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 33100 | 40400 | 0.1805 | 6,706 | 960 | 0.92 | |
| 126 | Mount Saint Mary College | 33500 | 68400 | 0.5103 | 2,141 | 1090 | 0.8888 | |
| 127 | Lasell University | 33600 | 47000 | 0.2849 | 1,293 | 1139 | 0.927 | |
| 128 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 33700 | 37000 | 0.0898 | 8,426 | 1235 | 0.8876 | |
| 128 | Wilkes University | 33700 | 61900 | 0.4548 | 1,956 | 1153 | 0.9146 | |
| 130 | Emmanuel College | 33900 | 68300 | 0.5039 | 1,909 | 1255 | 0.7565 | |
| 130 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 33900 | 46200 | 0.2664 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 132 | LeTourneau University | 34000 | 54600 | 0.3772 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 132 | Stockton University | 34000 | 44500 | 0.2361 | 7,565 | 1135 | 0.8894 | |
| 134 | Valparaiso University | 34300 | 63000 | 0.4553 | 2,123 | 1247 | 0.8934 | |
| 135 | Saint Anselm College | 34400 | 73700 | 0.5332 | 2,094 | 1195 | 0.7805 | |
| 136 | St. John Fisher University | 34500 | 63700 | 0.4585 | 2,583 | 1210 | 0.664 | |
| 137 | University of South Florida | 34700 | 34700 | 0 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 138 | Barry University | 35000 | 54600 | 0.3589 | 3,232 | 1015 | 0.7721 | |
| 138 | DePaul University | 35000 | 59100 | 0.4076 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
| 140 | Chatham University | 35100 | 63300 | 0.4458 | 1,555 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 141 | University of Denver | 35200 | 75900 | 0.5362 | 6,619 | 1323 | 0.7729 | |
| 142 | Fresno Pacific University | 36100 | 52200 | 0.3079 | 1,616 | 1075 | 0.5752 | |
| 142 | Western Kentucky University | 36100 | 41900 | 0.1385 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 144 | University of Southern Maine | 36200 | 37100 | 0.0243 | 5,525 | 1129 | 0.7931 | |
| 145 | State University of New York at Cortland | 36300 | 39900 | 0.0903 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 146 | Mercer University | 36400 | 60500 | 0.3984 | 4,690 | 1273 | 0.6889 | |
| 146 | Mississippi State University | 36400 | 50500 | 0.2789 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 148 | Concordia University Texas | 37100 | 43600 | 0.1491 | 1,391 | 1110 | 0.9106 | |
| 149 | SUNY Old Westbury | 37500 | 44100 | 0.1496 | 4,260 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 150 | Benedictine College | 37600 | 50800 | 0.2599 | 2,391 | 1229 | 0.7645 | |
| 150 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 37600 | 41600 | 0.0979 | 5,187 | 1005 | 0.9229 | |
| 152 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 37700 | 51000 | 0.2603 | 824 | 1060 | 0.7703 | |
| 153 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 38000 | 80700 | 0.529 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 154 | Saint Vincent College | 38600 | 60700 | 0.3636 | 1,284 | 0 | 0.6173 | |
| 154 | Washington State University | 38600 | 53900 | 0.2835 | 14,346 | 1139 | 0.8797 | |
| 156 | Pacific University | 39000 | 74900 | 0.4789 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 157 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 39300 | 48900 | 0.1963 | 5,731 | 1174 | 0.9064 | |
| 158 | Arcadia University | 39500 | 71600 | 0.4483 | 2,030 | 1185 | 0.8022 | |
| 159 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 40000 | 40000 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 160 | Hofstra University | 41600 | 74600 | 0.4422 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 160 | Howard Payne University | 41600 | 57700 | 0.2787 | 768 | 1025 | 0.6769 | |
| 162 | Arkansas State University | 41900 | 45900 | 0.0855 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 163 | Union University | 42000 | 64100 | 0.3445 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6016 | |
| 164 | Old Dominion University | 42100 | 52400 | 0.1964 | 17,746 | 1205 | 0.9036 | |
| 165 | Saint Joseph's University | 42500 | 74500 | 0.4294 | 4,828 | 1234 | 0.8639 | |
| 166 | University at Buffalo | 42700 | 46800 | 0.0876 | 20,360 | 1303 | 0.7418 | |
| 167 | University of Maryland-College Park | 43000 | 52900 | 0.1871 | 31,133 | 1456 | 0.448 | |
| 168 | Butler University | 43400 | 64500 | 0.327 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 169 | University of Florida | 43800 | 45600 | 0.0394 | 36,567 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 170 | Marquette University | 45600 | 75100 | 0.3929 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 171 | Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus | 47500 | 58800 | 0.1922 | 849 | 1090 | 0.9947 | |
| 172 | The University of Alabama | 48800 | 48800 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 173 | University of St Thomas | 50000 | 70300 | 0.289 | 6,044 | 1270 | 0.9125 | |
| 174 | University of Iowa | 51100 | 53200 | 0.039 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 175 | Drexel University | 51200 | 82600 | 0.38 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 176 | University of Utah | 51600 | 53700 | 0.0386 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 177 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53400 | 61000 | 0.1257 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 178 | Mount St. Joseph University | 54200 | 54200 | 0 | 1,545 | 1134 | 0.5915 | |
| 179 | University of California-Irvine | 55200 | 64800 | 0.1481 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2878 | |
| 180 | Clemson University | 61600 | 63700 | 0.0326 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 181 | University of La Verne | 62100 | 66500 | 0.0662 | 2,414 | 1123 | 0.4847 | |
| 182 | Stonehill College | 70700 | 70700 | 0 | 2,515 | 1245 | 0.7256 | |
| 183 | Gonzaga University | 73200 | 73200 | 0 | 5,281 | 1303 | 0.8169 | |
| 184 | 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.