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Considering a degree in Criminology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Criminology majors who live in Georgia.
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 Georgia.
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 North Carolina Wilmington | 0 | 36100 | 1 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 2 | University of Pennsylvania | 9400 | 92900 | 0.8988 | 11,478 | 1536 | 0.054 | |
| 3 | California State University-Fresno | 11400 | 19600 | 0.42 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 4 | Northern Arizona University | 11600 | 27900 | 0.5837 | 22,990 | 1090 | 0.8961 | |
| 5 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 11700 | 19400 | 0.3967 | 21,858 | 1283 | 0.6513 | |
| 6 | Eastern Washington University | 11800 | 28600 | 0.5879 | 6,952 | 995 | 0.9075 | |
| 7 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 12200 | 25700 | 0.5247 | 46,815 | 1378 | 0.6057 | |
| 8 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 12400 | 24900 | 0.5012 | 5,661 | 1085 | 0.982 | |
| 9 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.7517 | |
| 10 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 12900 | 19300 | 0.3316 | 10,084 | 1055 | 0.8572 | |
| 11 | University of South Florida | 13100 | 17100 | 0.2337 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 12 | Western Kentucky University | 13200 | 27000 | 0.5126 | 14,151 | 970 | 0.9387 | |
| 13 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 25,706 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 14 | University of Idaho | 14200 | 25800 | 0.4504 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 15 | Northern Illinois University | 14400 | 30400 | 0.5268 | 11,348 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 16 | University of North Georgia | 14500 | 21400 | 0.323 | 18,322 | 1100 | 0.6794 | |
| 17 | California State University-San Marcos | 14700 | 24700 | 0.4056 | 14,977 | 1040 | 0.951 | |
| 17 | Virginia Union University | 14700 | 39400 | 0.6265 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9799 | |
| 19 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 15100 | 29800 | 0.4928 | 3,084 | 1055 | 0.7533 | |
| 19 | University of St Thomas | 15100 | 50900 | 0.7036 | 3,365 | 1095 | 0.8992 | |
| 21 | University of West Georgia | 15500 | 24600 | 0.3708 | 9,103 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 22 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 29800 | 0.4782 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8609 | |
| 23 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 15700 | 31000 | 0.4932 | 8,553 | 1045 | 0.8688 | |
| 24 | University of Florida | 16400 | 22500 | 0.271 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 25 | Eastern Michigan University | 16500 | 36100 | 0.542 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 25 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 16500 | 28200 | 0.4144 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 27 | West Virginia University | 17100 | 40900 | 0.5816 | 18,206 | 1125 | 0.89 | |
| 28 | Millikin University | 17200 | 45000 | 0.6175 | 1,495 | 1020 | 0.6668 | |
| 28 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 17200 | 35400 | 0.5147 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 30 | East Carolina University | 17600 | 26100 | 0.3256 | 21,445 | 1160 | 0.8921 | |
| 31 | Avila University | 17700 | 64100 | 0.7236 | 1,331 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 31 | University of Lynchburg | 17700 | 54900 | 0.6773 | 1,595 | 1104 | 0.4301 | |
| 31 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 34 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 17800 | 26600 | 0.3312 | 7,505 | 1073 | 0.9633 | |
| 35 | Tabor College | 17900 | 54400 | 0.6713 | 539 | 1050 | 0.6458 | |
| 36 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 18200 | 28600 | 0.3634 | 4,218 | 1030 | 0.9489 | |
| 37 | Rosemont College | 18500 | 38100 | 0.5141 | 486 | 1085 | 0.7634 | |
| 38 | Delaware State University | 18800 | 42200 | 0.5539 | 4,581 | 930 | 0.4658 | |
| 39 | Framingham State University | 18900 | 31000 | 0.3904 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8361 | |
| 40 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 19200 | 68100 | 0.7183 | 709 | 1030 | 0.8216 | |
| 41 | University of Rhode Island | 19300 | 33900 | 0.4308 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 42 | Carlow University | 19500 | 57800 | 0.6627 | 1,355 | 1065 | 0.8695 | |
| 43 | Lee University | 19600 | 37400 | 0.4762 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 44 | Illinois College | 19700 | 55200 | 0.6423 | 937 | 1059 | 0.7819 | |
| 44 | Johnson C Smith University | 19700 | 40800 | 0.5172 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 44 | Norwich University | 19700 | 73800 | 0.7328 | 2,626 | 1186 | 0.7444 | |
| 47 | McMurry University | 19800 | 51900 | 0.618 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
| 47 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19800 | 62200 | 0.6821 | 2,711 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 49 | Central Connecticut State University | 19900 | 29500 | 0.3253 | 8,170 | 1075 | 0.7333 | |
| 49 | Davis & Elkins College | 19900 | 48300 | 0.5871 | 661 | 902 | 0.9433 | |
| 51 | Loyola University New Orleans | 20000 | 72100 | 0.7224 | 3,007 | 1155 | 0.9305 | |
| 52 | Lasell University | 20200 | 48500 | 0.5831 | 1,293 | 1095 | 0.8122 | |
| 53 | Coker University | 20300 | 47800 | 0.5756 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 54 | South Dakota State University | 20600 | 25200 | 0.1844 | 10,719 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 55 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 20900 | 70000 | 0.7008 | 1,463 | 1200 | 0.7982 | |
| 55 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 20900 | 26000 | 0.1978 | 4,880 | 1124 | 0.8172 | |
| 57 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 21400 | 34000 | 0.3702 | 10,166 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 58 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 21700 | 48900 | 0.5559 | 5,692 | 1124 | 0.9508 | |
| 59 | Le Moyne College | 21900 | 58100 | 0.6226 | 2,529 | 1255 | 0.8298 | |
| 59 | Niagara University | 21900 | 57400 | 0.6182 | 2,692 | 1160 | 0.8737 | |
| 61 | Lycoming College | 22200 | 65800 | 0.6631 | 1,012 | 1189 | 0.7407 | |
| 62 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 22300 | 25900 | 0.1373 | 6,136 | 1159 | 0.8767 | |
| 63 | Cedar Crest College | 22400 | 66000 | 0.6602 | 870 | 1115 | 0.8407 | |
| 63 | Upper Iowa University | 22400 | 41700 | 0.4632 | 3,054 | 1035 | 0.9646 | |
| 65 | Buena Vista University | 22500 | 59100 | 0.6197 | 1,436 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 65 | Cottey College | 22500 | 37300 | 0.3982 | 254 | 991 | 0.6918 | |
| 67 | Manchester University | 22900 | 54100 | 0.5771 | 988 | 1044 | 0.7106 | |
| 68 | Ohio Dominican University | 23000 | 55400 | 0.5849 | 843 | 1171 | 0.9423 | |
| 69 | Hamline University | 23200 | 56500 | 0.5889 | 1,806 | 1163 | 0.8763 | |
| 70 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 23600 | 34800 | 0.3215 | 3,459 | 1080 | 0.9215 | |
| 71 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 23900 | 67400 | 0.6458 | 5,690 | 1055 | 0.9071 | |
| 72 | Dominican University | 24100 | 56000 | 0.5705 | 2,690 | 1005 | 0.9032 | |
| 73 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 24300 | 34400 | 0.2922 | 4,174 | 1165 | 0.8298 | |
| 73 | Indiana State University | 24300 | 32400 | 0.2501 | 6,224 | 1020 | 0.8077 | |
| 75 | Maryville College | 24500 | 58400 | 0.581 | 1,132 | 1167 | 0.6092 | |
| 76 | University of Saint Mary | 24600 | 53700 | 0.541 | 1,027 | 1040 | 0.8663 | |
| 77 | Pennsylvania Western University | 25000 | 34400 | 0.273 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 78 | Mary Baldwin University | 25200 | 48600 | 0.4818 | 1,124 | 1045 | 0.871 | |
| 79 | Drury University | 25300 | 52900 | 0.5216 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 80 | Hastings College | 25900 | 63000 | 0.5889 | 933 | 1305 | 0.7165 | |
| 80 | Lakeland University | 25900 | 56500 | 0.5412 | 2,411 | 1015 | 0.8628 | |
| 80 | Rockford University | 25900 | 59600 | 0.5656 | 983 | 975 | 0.9291 | |
| 83 | Seattle Pacific University | 26000 | 70000 | 0.6286 | 1,776 | 1180 | 0.834 | |
| 84 | Heidelberg University | 26300 | 48600 | 0.4589 | 969 | 1100 | 0.8579 | |
| 84 | University of Mobile | 26300 | 48300 | 0.4551 | 1,308 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 86 | Concordia University-Chicago | 26400 | 54900 | 0.5187 | 1,368 | 1100 | 0.9279 | |
| 86 | St. Mary's University | 26400 | 59800 | 0.5587 | 2,149 | 1084 | 0.9776 | |
| 88 | Geneva College | 26500 | 50300 | 0.4737 | 1,260 | 1143 | 0.7905 | |
| 89 | Flagler College | 26600 | 61200 | 0.5652 | 2,409 | 1090 | 0.8076 | |
| 90 | St Bonaventure University | 26700 | 61200 | 0.5636 | 2,042 | 1189 | 0.8165 | |
| 91 | Albright College | 26800 | 49300 | 0.4563 | 1,230 | 1050 | 0.7633 | |
| 91 | Georgia Southern University | 26800 | 26800 | 0 | 23,541 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 91 | University of La Verne | 26800 | 67300 | 0.6015 | 3,050 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 94 | Kansas State University | 27100 | 30400 | 0.1087 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8169 | |
| 94 | Randolph-Macon College | 27100 | 69200 | 0.608 | 1,643 | 1109 | 0.8661 | |
| 94 | Texas Tech University | 27100 | 27100 | 0 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 94 | University of Central Arkansas | 27100 | 31200 | 0.1329 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 98 | Capital University | 27300 | 62400 | 0.5624 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 99 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27700 | 71200 | 0.6103 | 2,446 | 1159 | 0.7802 | |
| 100 | Florida Southern College | 27900 | 63200 | 0.5593 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 100 | Villanova University | 27900 | 88800 | 0.6855 | 7,004 | 1457 | 0.2698 | |
| 102 | Mount St. Mary's University | 28000 | 61400 | 0.5439 | 1,830 | 1164 | 0.7381 | |
| 102 | University of Northern Iowa | 28000 | 36200 | 0.2253 | 7,711 | 1129 | 0.9274 | |
| 104 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 28400 | 69300 | 0.59 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9519 | |
| 105 | University of Delaware | 28500 | 34500 | 0.1741 | 20,026 | 1294 | 0.706 | |
| 106 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28600 | 32300 | 0.1145 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 106 | University of Hartford | 28600 | 70100 | 0.5921 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9575 | |
| 106 | Webster University | 28600 | 54700 | 0.4774 | 2,322 | 1109 | 0.8623 | |
| 109 | Hiram College | 28800 | 48700 | 0.4085 | 1,026 | 1030 | 0.9353 | |
| 110 | University of Utah | 28900 | 32000 | 0.0984 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 111 | Marquette University | 29200 | 63800 | 0.5424 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 112 | Huntington University | 29400 | 44300 | 0.3362 | 1,588 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 112 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 29400 | 56200 | 0.4776 | 765 | 1020 | 0.6617 | |
| 114 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 29600 | 31600 | 0.0633 | 6,835 | 1090 | 0.7147 | |
| 114 | William Penn University | 29600 | 48000 | 0.3841 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 116 | William Peace University | 29800 | 50200 | 0.4059 | 722 | 1180 | 0.9425 | |
| 117 | Baker University | 30200 | 54800 | 0.4495 | 1,530 | 924 | 0.9419 | |
| 118 | Dominican University of California | 30300 | 69200 | 0.5624 | 1,114 | 1255 | 0.835 | |
| 119 | Otterbein University | 30400 | 57300 | 0.4694 | 2,211 | 1209 | 0.8453 | |
| 120 | Assumption University | 30500 | 74400 | 0.5898 | 1,713 | 1085 | 0.8298 | |
| 120 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30500 | 54700 | 0.4419 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 122 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 1,972 | 1161 | 0.9523 | |
| 122 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 30900 | 77600 | 0.6016 | 5,044 | 1274 | 0.8883 | |
| 124 | The University of Alabama | 31100 | 56200 | 0.4469 | 34,389 | 1284 | 0.7665 | |
| 125 | Lebanon Valley College | 31500 | 72400 | 0.5651 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
| 125 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31500 | 47100 | 0.332 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 127 | Mount Saint Mary College | 31600 | 68600 | 0.5394 | 2,141 | 1153 | 0.8888 | |
| 128 | Saint Michael's College | 31800 | 68500 | 0.536 | 1,120 | 1240 | 0.8451 | |
| 129 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31900 | 50000 | 0.3626 | 858 | 975 | 0.7239 | |
| 130 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 32000 | 45700 | 0.3 | 7,062 | 965 | 0.928 | |
| 131 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 32200 | 36700 | 0.1214 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 132 | Azusa Pacific University | 32300 | 66600 | 0.5147 | 2,759 | 1189 | 0.8843 | |
| 133 | Old Dominion University | 32400 | 35700 | 0.0925 | 17,746 | 1205 | 0.9036 | |
| 134 | The University of Tampa | 32700 | 56900 | 0.425 | 10,598 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 135 | North Carolina State University | 32800 | 54800 | 0.4007 | 28,422 | 1378 | 0.4174 | |
| 136 | Suffolk University | 32900 | 70300 | 0.5319 | 4,326 | 1209 | 0.8233 | |
| 137 | North Central College | 33100 | 64900 | 0.49 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 138 | Cleveland State University | 33500 | 37300 | 0.1019 | 9,482 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 138 | Fort Lewis College | 33500 | 41400 | 0.191 | 3,392 | 1109 | 0.773 | |
| 138 | Lander University | 33500 | 37700 | 0.1115 | 3,776 | 1055 | 0.8131 | |
| 141 | Emmanuel College | 33600 | 71400 | 0.5294 | 1,909 | 1255 | 0.7565 | |
| 141 | Wilkes University | 33600 | 61900 | 0.4572 | 2,076 | 1144 | 0.9064 | |
| 143 | SUNY Old Westbury | 33700 | 40900 | 0.176 | 4,260 | 1110 | 0.8363 | |
| 144 | LeTourneau University | 33900 | 54800 | 0.3817 | 3,187 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 145 | University of St Thomas | 34200 | 70300 | 0.5138 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8536 | |
| 146 | Mercer University | 34300 | 65400 | 0.4755 | 4,690 | 1273 | 0.6889 | |
| 146 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 34300 | 39000 | 0.1194 | 8,426 | 1235 | 0.8875 | |
| 148 | Barry University | 34800 | 56400 | 0.3828 | 3,232 | 1005 | 0.7724 | |
| 149 | University of Denver | 34900 | 76900 | 0.5465 | 6,614 | 1347 | 0.7781 | |
| 150 | Chatham University | 35000 | 63300 | 0.4474 | 1,550 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 151 | California Lutheran University | 35200 | 70000 | 0.4973 | 2,297 | 1254 | 0.7567 | |
| 151 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,123 | 1189 | 0.8943 | |
| 153 | University of the Pacific | 35600 | 71500 | 0.5024 | 3,249 | 1298 | 0.7132 | |
| 154 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 36000 | 61100 | 0.4108 | 12,317 | 1152 | 0.6267 | |
| 155 | Siena College | 36100 | 65100 | 0.4456 | 3,467 | 1254 | 0.6902 | |
| 156 | Mississippi State University | 36300 | 50500 | 0.2804 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 157 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 36500 | 41600 | 0.1237 | 5,386 | 1050 | 0.9092 | |
| 158 | University of Southern Maine | 37500 | 37500 | 0 | 5,525 | 1144 | 0.7923 | |
| 159 | Benedictine College | 37600 | 50800 | 0.2599 | 2,403 | 1241 | 0.9812 | |
| 159 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 37600 | 40700 | 0.0774 | 5,086 | 1124 | 0.949 | |
| 161 | Hofstra University | 38200 | 76900 | 0.5032 | 6,581 | 1328 | 0.6808 | |
| 161 | Washington State University | 38200 | 53900 | 0.2906 | 21,455 | 1125 | 0.8664 | |
| 163 | Howard Payne University | 38400 | 54500 | 0.2963 | 751 | 1043 | 0.6737 | |
| 164 | Crown College | 38800 | 53200 | 0.2708 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 164 | State University of New York at Cortland | 38800 | 39900 | 0.0276 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 166 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 38900 | 46600 | 0.1652 | 799 | 865 | 0.6974 | |
| 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 | Arkansas State University | 40500 | 41000 | 0.0122 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.8226 | |
| 174 | Butler University | 41100 | 67900 | 0.3949 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 175 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 42000 | 53200 | 0.2106 | 5,731 | 1174 | 0.9064 | |
| 176 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 43000 | 80700 | 0.4675 | 1,731 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 177 | University of Maryland-College Park | 43100 | 53600 | 0.196 | 31,133 | 1463 | 0.4479 | |
| 178 | Manhattan University | 43600 | 74100 | 0.4115 | 2,744 | 1274 | 0.7894 | |
| 179 | Union University | 43900 | 66000 | 0.3354 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6041 | |
| 179 | University at Buffalo | 43900 | 46700 | 0.06 | 20,359 | 1303 | 0.7418 | |
| 181 | The University of Montana | 44400 | 45000 | 0.0133 | 7,891 | 1225 | 0.9586 | |
| 182 | Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus | 46100 | 56300 | 0.1812 | 849 | 0 | 0 | |
| 183 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 46300 | 46600 | 0.0064 | 6,139 | 1070 | 0.9052 | |
| 184 | Drexel University | 48800 | 83900 | 0.4184 | 13,309 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 185 | DePaul University | 49200 | 66000 | 0.2547 | 14,188 | 1254 | 0.7589 | |
| 186 | University of Iowa | 51000 | 53200 | 0.0404 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 187 | Mount St. Joseph University | 54300 | 54300 | 0 | 1,545 | 1143 | 0.5912 | |
| 188 | Clemson University | 61500 | 63700 | 0.0338 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 189 | St. John Fisher University | 62500 | 62500 | 0 | 2,571 | 1215 | 0.664 | |
| 190 | Stonehill College | 70600 | 70600 | 0 | 2,568 | 1150 | 0.6628 | |
| 191 | Gonzaga University | 70700 | 76600 | 0.077 | 5,281 | 1329 | 0.8169 | |
| 192 | University of California-Irvine | 72000 | 75600 | 0.0476 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2857 | |
| 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.