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Considering a degree in Criminology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Criminology majors who live in District of Columbia.
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 District of Columbia.
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 | 5400 | 93000 | 0.9421 | 10,013 | 1528 | 0.054 | |
| 3 | CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | 8100 | 36700 | 0.7801 | 11,554 | 1100 | 0.5516 | |
| 4 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 10300 | 21100 | 0.5127 | 4,721 | 1110 | 0.7782 | |
| 5 | Eastern Washington University | 11800 | 28600 | 0.5884 | 6,951 | 1055 | 0.9437 | |
| 6 | California State University-Fresno | 11900 | 19600 | 0.392 | 21,430 | 995 | 0.9638 | |
| 7 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.737 | |
| 8 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 12800 | 37100 | 0.6545 | 4,218 | 1020 | 0.9307 | |
| 9 | University of South Florida | 13500 | 17100 | 0.2104 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 10 | Northern Illinois University | 14200 | 29300 | 0.5163 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 10 | University of Idaho | 14200 | 26400 | 0.4618 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 12 | Northwest Missouri State University | 14600 | 36300 | 0.5973 | 5,241 | 1075 | 0.8613 | |
| 13 | Lander University | 15000 | 24600 | 0.3895 | 3,669 | 1060 | 0.6792 | |
| 14 | California State University-San Marcos | 15100 | 24700 | 0.3894 | 14,977 | 970 | 0.951 | |
| 15 | University of Southern Maine | 15200 | 23000 | 0.3388 | 5,525 | 1129 | 0.7931 | |
| 16 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 15600 | 25800 | 0.3959 | 5,187 | 1005 | 0.9229 | |
| 17 | University of Florida | 15700 | 22300 | 0.2961 | 36,567 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 18 | University of St Thomas | 15900 | 50900 | 0.6879 | 3,395 | 1080 | 0.8993 | |
| 19 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 16600 | 25700 | 0.3541 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 20 | Avila University | 16800 | 67600 | 0.752 | 1,335 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 21 | Arkansas State University | 16900 | 28100 | 0.3988 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 21 | Coker University | 16900 | 47800 | 0.6467 | 1,187 | 1005 | 0.9723 | |
| 23 | Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus | 17200 | 28400 | 0.3948 | 849 | 1090 | 0.9947 | |
| 24 | SUNY Old Westbury | 17400 | 24400 | 0.2873 | 4,260 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 25 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 17700 | 28800 | 0.3857 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 25 | University of Rhode Island | 17700 | 34400 | 0.4852 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 27 | Georgia Southern University | 17900 | 23800 | 0.2483 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 28 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 18000 | 29800 | 0.3966 | 21,858 | 1283 | 0.6513 | |
| 29 | Rosemont College | 18400 | 38100 | 0.5155 | 484 | 1085 | 0.7451 | |
| 30 | Eastern Michigan University | 18600 | 36100 | 0.4853 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 30 | Fort Lewis College | 18600 | 29100 | 0.3612 | 3,320 | 1160 | 0.9323 | |
| 32 | Hastings College | 18700 | 50400 | 0.629 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 33 | Illinois College | 18900 | 52300 | 0.6391 | 940 | 1054 | 0.7819 | |
| 34 | Western Kentucky University | 19400 | 26800 | 0.2733 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 35 | Loyola University New Orleans | 19500 | 71100 | 0.726 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
| 35 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 19500 | 25800 | 0.2441 | 6,706 | 960 | 0.92 | |
| 37 | Cleveland State University | 19700 | 37300 | 0.4721 | 9,418 | 1005 | 0.913 | |
| 37 | Lee University | 19700 | 37100 | 0.4684 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 37 | University of West Georgia | 19700 | 23600 | 0.165 | 9,157 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 40 | University of Northern Iowa | 19800 | 24000 | 0.1751 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 41 | Central Connecticut State University | 19900 | 27600 | 0.2793 | 8,170 | 1010 | 0.7333 | |
| 41 | Davis & Elkins College | 19900 | 48300 | 0.5883 | 683 | 1025 | 0.5823 | |
| 43 | McMurry University | 20100 | 46600 | 0.5692 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
| 44 | South Dakota State University | 20500 | 25200 | 0.1866 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 45 | Niagara University | 20600 | 57400 | 0.6409 | 2,692 | 970 | 0.3972 | |
| 45 | Virginia Union University | 20600 | 31000 | 0.3353 | 1,170 | 900 | 0.978 | |
| 45 | West Virginia University | 20600 | 28800 | 0.2849 | 18,614 | 1125 | 0.778 | |
| 48 | Lebanon Valley College | 20700 | 71600 | 0.7111 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
| 49 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 21000 | 25300 | 0.1701 | 10,090 | 1075 | 0.9368 | |
| 50 | University of Miami | 21100 | 70800 | 0.7023 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 51 | Northern Arizona University | 21200 | 32000 | 0.3387 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 52 | Stockton University | 21300 | 32100 | 0.3363 | 7,565 | 1135 | 0.8894 | |
| 53 | Cottey College | 21600 | 37300 | 0.4201 | 261 | 1090 | 0.7023 | |
| 54 | Hiram College | 21800 | 48700 | 0.5523 | 1,026 | 1005 | 0.9244 | |
| 54 | Lycoming College | 21800 | 65800 | 0.6691 | 807 | 1189 | 0.7407 | |
| 54 | Tabor College | 21800 | 55600 | 0.6076 | 539 | 965 | 0.6458 | |
| 57 | Upper Iowa University | 22100 | 41700 | 0.4704 | 2,504 | 1045 | 0.9338 | |
| 58 | Buena Vista University | 22400 | 59100 | 0.6203 | 810 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 59 | Manchester University | 22800 | 54100 | 0.5778 | 915 | 1044 | 0.913 | |
| 59 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 22800 | 32600 | 0.3007 | 3,102 | 1055 | 0.7533 | |
| 59 | University of the District of Columbia | 22800 | 35300 | 0.3545 | 3,297 | 0 | 0.8384 | |
| 62 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 22900 | 29800 | 0.2322 | 8,426 | 1235 | 0.8876 | |
| 63 | Carlow University | 23000 | 58100 | 0.6046 | 1,355 | 1080 | 0.8696 | |
| 64 | Ohio Dominican University | 23800 | 53500 | 0.5548 | 843 | 1171 | 0.9423 | |
| 65 | Hamline University | 23900 | 56500 | 0.5765 | 1,716 | 1145 | 0.8983 | |
| 65 | University of Mobile | 23900 | 44500 | 0.4625 | 1,688 | 1180 | 0.7251 | |
| 65 | Wells College | 23900 | 54500 | 0.5609 | 357 | 1084 | 0.6965 | |
| 68 | Dominican University | 24000 | 56000 | 0.5714 | 2,690 | 1035 | 0.9032 | |
| 69 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 24200 | 76300 | 0.6831 | 7,703 | 1105 | 0.9556 | |
| 70 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 24300 | 34400 | 0.2923 | 4,174 | 1164 | 0.8298 | |
| 70 | University of Central Arkansas | 24300 | 29500 | 0.1763 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 72 | Heidelberg University | 24400 | 48600 | 0.498 | 933 | 1100 | 0.6773 | |
| 72 | Maryville College | 24400 | 58400 | 0.5819 | 1,136 | 1167 | 0.6092 | |
| 74 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 24500 | 62200 | 0.6065 | 686 | 1030 | 0.8649 | |
| 75 | University of Lynchburg | 24600 | 54900 | 0.5524 | 1,595 | 1124 | 0.4301 | |
| 76 | University of Saint Mary | 24700 | 53700 | 0.5402 | 1,027 | 1045 | 0.8663 | |
| 77 | Rockford University | 24800 | 60300 | 0.5885 | 968 | 1045 | 0.5704 | |
| 78 | Flagler College | 24900 | 37800 | 0.3415 | 2,409 | 785 | 0.8076 | |
| 79 | University of Akron Main Campus | 25000 | 25000 | 0 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 80 | St. Mary's University | 25200 | 55900 | 0.5494 | 2,150 | 1084 | 0.9776 | |
| 81 | Mary Baldwin University | 25400 | 46100 | 0.4487 | 1,217 | 1099 | 0.947 | |
| 82 | Marquette University | 25600 | 65700 | 0.61 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 83 | Lakeland University | 25900 | 56500 | 0.5417 | 2,318 | 1000 | 0.914 | |
| 84 | Concordia University-Chicago | 26000 | 47100 | 0.4476 | 1,327 | 1100 | 0.9279 | |
| 84 | Otterbein University | 26000 | 66500 | 0.6094 | 2,211 | 1114 | 0.8452 | |
| 86 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 26200 | 48900 | 0.4639 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
| 87 | Norwich University | 26300 | 70900 | 0.6293 | 2,642 | 1209 | 0.7361 | |
| 88 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4748 | 1,147 | 1110 | 0.8035 | |
| 89 | Randolph-Macon College | 26600 | 69200 | 0.6155 | 1,643 | 1140 | 0.8661 | |
| 89 | Saint Edward's University | 26600 | 71900 | 0.6297 | 2,731 | 1135 | 0.8369 | |
| 91 | Indiana State University | 26800 | 30900 | 0.1328 | 6,224 | 1140 | 0.8077 | |
| 92 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 26900 | 37200 | 0.2773 | 12,151 | 1154 | 0.5716 | |
| 93 | Webster University | 27000 | 54300 | 0.5024 | 2,091 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
| 94 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 27100 | 55200 | 0.5088 | 1,997 | 1160 | 0.9526 | |
| 95 | Capital University | 27200 | 68600 | 0.6036 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 95 | The University of Tampa | 27200 | 56900 | 0.5216 | 10,594 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 97 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 27300 | 40900 | 0.3327 | 3,469 | 1080 | 0.9215 | |
| 98 | Johnson C Smith University | 27400 | 41000 | 0.3314 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 99 | Mount St. Mary's University | 27700 | 61400 | 0.5492 | 1,833 | 1164 | 0.7381 | |
| 99 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27700 | 71200 | 0.6109 | 2,446 | 1179 | 0.78 | |
| 101 | Villanova University | 27900 | 88800 | 0.6856 | 7,006 | 1457 | 0.2698 | |
| 102 | Drury University | 28200 | 52900 | 0.4668 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 103 | McPherson College | 28300 | 47600 | 0.4058 | 876 | 1065 | 0.7676 | |
| 104 | Assumption University | 28400 | 74400 | 0.6187 | 1,713 | 1085 | 0.8298 | |
| 105 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5926 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 106 | Framingham State University | 28700 | 38100 | 0.247 | 2,817 | 1125 | 0.8491 | |
| 106 | Regis University | 28700 | 67200 | 0.5726 | 2,704 | 1199 | 0.8639 | |
| 108 | University of Iowa | 28900 | 31100 | 0.0709 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 109 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 29000 | 38000 | 0.2371 | 5,474 | 1138 | 0.9198 | |
| 110 | Clemson University | 29100 | 37100 | 0.2156 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 111 | Delaware State University | 29200 | 36700 | 0.2045 | 4,941 | 960 | 0.6167 | |
| 112 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 29400 | 36500 | 0.1946 | 7,505 | 1059 | 0.9633 | |
| 113 | William Penn University | 29500 | 48000 | 0.3853 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 114 | William Peace University | 29600 | 50200 | 0.4116 | 722 | 1170 | 0.9425 | |
| 115 | Huntington University | 29700 | 44300 | 0.3299 | 1,286 | 1095 | 0.7115 | |
| 116 | Cedar Crest College | 30000 | 66000 | 0.5451 | 886 | 1095 | 0.9913 | |
| 116 | Le Moyne College | 30000 | 53700 | 0.4414 | 2,563 | 1240 | 0.7529 | |
| 118 | Baker University | 30100 | 54800 | 0.4505 | 1,264 | 1040 | 0.9418 | |
| 119 | Crown College | 30300 | 46800 | 0.3528 | 1,379 | 1110 | 0.6281 | |
| 119 | The Catholic University of America | 30300 | 80900 | 0.6255 | 3,177 | 1204 | 0.8278 | |
| 121 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30400 | 54700 | 0.4429 | 1,409 | 1110 | 0.6327 | |
| 122 | Albright College | 30500 | 48700 | 0.3738 | 1,328 | 1050 | 0.8615 | |
| 122 | Southern Wesleyan University | 30500 | 46200 | 0.34 | 887 | 1090 | 1 | |
| 124 | St Bonaventure University | 30600 | 61000 | 0.4981 | 2,048 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
| 125 | Azusa Pacific University | 30900 | 66000 | 0.532 | 2,996 | 1138 | 0.7959 | |
| 125 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 1,972 | 1150 | 0.9523 | |
| 127 | Florida Southern College | 31300 | 63200 | 0.5048 | 2,626 | 1219 | 0.5909 | |
| 128 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 31400 | 31400 | 0 | 6,853 | 1090 | 0.7147 | |
| 129 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31800 | 50000 | 0.3637 | 898 | 1044 | 0.7614 | |
| 129 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 31800 | 51700 | 0.3841 | 10,206 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 131 | Saint Michael's College | 31900 | 68400 | 0.5333 | 1,120 | 1240 | 0.8451 | |
| 132 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32200 | 34400 | 0.064 | 6,124 | 1159 | 0.8747 | |
| 133 | California Lutheran University | 32800 | 65800 | 0.5011 | 2,297 | 1258 | 0.7567 | |
| 133 | North Carolina State University | 32800 | 54800 | 0.4017 | 28,422 | 1335 | 0.4167 | |
| 135 | Mount Saint Mary College | 33100 | 68400 | 0.5161 | 2,141 | 1090 | 0.8888 | |
| 135 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 33100 | 46200 | 0.2838 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 137 | Wilkes University | 33300 | 61900 | 0.4613 | 1,956 | 1153 | 0.9146 | |
| 138 | Lasell University | 33500 | 47000 | 0.287 | 1,293 | 1139 | 0.927 | |
| 139 | Emmanuel College | 34000 | 68300 | 0.5024 | 1,909 | 1255 | 0.7565 | |
| 139 | LeTourneau University | 34000 | 54600 | 0.3772 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 141 | St. John Fisher University | 34300 | 63700 | 0.4617 | 2,583 | 1210 | 0.664 | |
| 141 | Valparaiso University | 34300 | 63000 | 0.4553 | 2,123 | 1247 | 0.8934 | |
| 143 | Saint Anselm College | 34400 | 73700 | 0.5332 | 2,094 | 1195 | 0.7805 | |
| 144 | Barry University | 34700 | 54600 | 0.3644 | 3,232 | 1015 | 0.7721 | |
| 145 | DePaul University | 34800 | 59100 | 0.411 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
| 146 | Chatham University | 35000 | 63300 | 0.4474 | 1,555 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 147 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 35500 | 38700 | 0.0828 | 5,086 | 1000 | 0.9821 | |
| 148 | Mississippi State University | 36300 | 50500 | 0.2815 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 148 | State University of New York at Cortland | 36300 | 39900 | 0.0903 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 150 | University of Denver | 36400 | 76800 | 0.5259 | 6,619 | 1323 | 0.7729 | |
| 151 | Mercer University | 36500 | 60500 | 0.3967 | 4,690 | 1273 | 0.6889 | |
| 152 | Concordia University Texas | 36600 | 43600 | 0.1606 | 1,391 | 1110 | 0.9106 | |
| 153 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 37600 | 51000 | 0.2629 | 824 | 1060 | 0.7703 | |
| 154 | Benedictine College | 37700 | 50800 | 0.258 | 2,391 | 1229 | 0.7645 | |
| 155 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 37900 | 80700 | 0.5298 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 156 | Washington State University | 38500 | 53900 | 0.2859 | 14,346 | 1139 | 0.8797 | |
| 157 | Hofstra University | 38700 | 74600 | 0.4811 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 158 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 38800 | 48900 | 0.2065 | 5,731 | 1174 | 0.9064 | |
| 159 | Pacific University | 38900 | 74900 | 0.4806 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 160 | Arcadia University | 39300 | 71600 | 0.4501 | 2,030 | 1185 | 0.8022 | |
| 161 | Fresno Pacific University | 40000 | 52200 | 0.2337 | 1,616 | 1075 | 0.5752 | |
| 161 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 40000 | 40000 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 163 | Saint Vincent College | 41400 | 64600 | 0.3593 | 1,284 | 0 | 0.6173 | |
| 164 | Howard Payne University | 41500 | 57700 | 0.2809 | 768 | 1025 | 0.6769 | |
| 165 | Union University | 41900 | 64100 | 0.3465 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6016 | |
| 166 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 42300 | 52100 | 0.1881 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 166 | Old Dominion University | 42300 | 52400 | 0.1926 | 17,746 | 1205 | 0.9036 | |
| 166 | Saint Joseph's University | 42300 | 74500 | 0.4321 | 4,828 | 1234 | 0.8639 | |
| 169 | University at Buffalo | 42600 | 46800 | 0.0897 | 20,360 | 1303 | 0.7418 | |
| 169 | University of Maryland-College Park | 42600 | 52900 | 0.1947 | 31,133 | 1456 | 0.448 | |
| 171 | Butler University | 43200 | 64500 | 0.3301 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 172 | University of Delaware | 47200 | 53200 | 0.1127 | 19,119 | 1303 | 0.6356 | |
| 173 | The University of Alabama | 48800 | 48800 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 174 | University of St Thomas | 50200 | 70300 | 0.2861 | 6,044 | 1270 | 0.9125 | |
| 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 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53200 | 61000 | 0.1279 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 178 | Mount St. Joseph University | 54200 | 54200 | 0 | 1,545 | 1134 | 0.5915 | |
| 179 | University of California-Irvine | 54900 | 64800 | 0.1527 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2878 | |
| 180 | University of La Verne | 62100 | 66500 | 0.0662 | 2,414 | 1123 | 0.4847 | |
| 181 | Stonehill College | 70700 | 70700 | 0 | 2,515 | 1245 | 0.7256 | |
| 182 | Gonzaga University | 73200 | 73200 | 0 | 5,281 | 1303 | 0.8169 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.