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Considering a degree in Criminology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Criminology majors who live in Maryland.
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 Maryland.
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 | 10300 | 10300 | 0 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 2 | California State University-Fresno | 11200 | 19600 | 0.4323 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 3 | Eastern Washington University | 11400 | 31200 | 0.6347 | 7,640 | 1045 | 0.8526 | |
| 4 | Northern Arizona University | 11500 | 27900 | 0.5865 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 5 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 11600 | 19400 | 0.4019 | 23,007 | 1281 | 0.6909 | |
| 6 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 12000 | 24900 | 0.5172 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 6 | University of Pennsylvania | 12000 | 92900 | 0.8708 | 9,989 | 1535 | 0.0492 | |
| 8 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 12400 | 19300 | 0.3575 | 10,743 | 1075 | 0.9598 | |
| 9 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 9 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 12600 | 25700 | 0.5097 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 11 | University of Delaware | 13500 | 34500 | 0.608 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 12 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 13 | Northern Illinois University | 14000 | 30400 | 0.5401 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 14 | Virginia Union University | 14100 | 39400 | 0.6417 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9802 | |
| 15 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 14800 | 29800 | 0.5029 | 3,153 | 1035 | 0.7012 | |
| 16 | Lander University | 15000 | 24600 | 0.3895 | 3,776 | 1055 | 0.8131 | |
| 17 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 15100 | 29300 | 0.4847 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 18 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 15500 | 25800 | 0.3992 | 5,386 | 995 | 0.9092 | |
| 19 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 29800 | 0.4782 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 20 | Kansas State University | 15800 | 26100 | 0.3962 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 21 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 16000 | 28200 | 0.4321 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 22 | Eastern Michigan University | 16100 | 36100 | 0.5542 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 22 | University of Southern Maine | 16100 | 23000 | 0.2997 | 5,549 | 1139 | 0.8241 | |
| 24 | University of Florida | 16300 | 22500 | 0.2755 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 24 | West Virginia University | 16300 | 40900 | 0.6012 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 26 | Morgan State University | 16800 | 28500 | 0.4104 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 27 | Millikin University | 17100 | 45000 | 0.6198 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 27 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 17100 | 29800 | 0.4257 | 6,790 | 965 | 0.9447 | |
| 27 | University of South Florida | 17100 | 17100 | 0 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 30 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 17400 | 26600 | 0.3462 | 7,747 | 1073 | 0.9617 | |
| 31 | Avila University | 17500 | 64100 | 0.7267 | 1,538 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 32 | Delaware State University | 17600 | 42200 | 0.5823 | 4,581 | 930 | 0.4658 | |
| 32 | Tabor College | 17600 | 54400 | 0.6768 | 539 | 965 | 0.6458 | |
| 34 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 35 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 17800 | 25200 | 0.2931 | 7,088 | 1100 | 0.7448 | |
| 36 | Texas Tech University | 18000 | 27100 | 0.3363 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 36 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 18000 | 28600 | 0.3704 | 3,991 | 1010 | 0.9654 | |
| 38 | Lycoming College | 18100 | 65800 | 0.7252 | 1,014 | 1150 | 0.7702 | |
| 38 | Towson University | 18100 | 29900 | 0.3943 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 38 | Ursuline College | 18100 | 61900 | 0.7072 | 677 | 1115 | 0.7479 | |
| 41 | Rosemont College | 18400 | 38100 | 0.5177 | 504 | 1085 | 0.7634 | |
| 42 | Framingham State University | 18500 | 31000 | 0.4034 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8366 | |
| 43 | The University of Montana | 18800 | 25200 | 0.2537 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 44 | Norwich University | 19300 | 73800 | 0.7382 | 2,626 | 1186 | 0.7444 | |
| 44 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19300 | 79300 | 0.7563 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 46 | Carlow University | 19500 | 82500 | 0.7637 | 2,303 | 1084 | 0.8768 | |
| 46 | Lee University | 19500 | 37400 | 0.4789 | 3,425 | 1154 | 0.7138 | |
| 48 | Johnson C Smith University | 19600 | 40800 | 0.5197 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 48 | Loyola University New Orleans | 19600 | 72100 | 0.728 | 2,871 | 1150 | 0.9058 | |
| 48 | McMurry University | 19600 | 51900 | 0.6218 | 4,133 | 1104 | 0.8984 | |
| 51 | Central Connecticut State University | 19700 | 29500 | 0.332 | 9,463 | 1020 | 0.793 | |
| 51 | Illinois College | 19700 | 55200 | 0.6439 | 1,008 | 1059 | 0.7494 | |
| 51 | University of Saint Mary | 19700 | 53700 | 0.6331 | 1,044 | 1083 | 0.8229 | |
| 54 | Coker University | 19800 | 47800 | 0.586 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 54 | Georgia Southern University | 19800 | 20100 | 0.0149 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 56 | Ohio Dominican University | 20100 | 55400 | 0.6372 | 787 | 1385 | 0.9387 | |
| 57 | Lasell University | 20200 | 48500 | 0.5831 | 1,347 | 1095 | 0.7457 | |
| 58 | Fort Lewis College | 20300 | 29100 | 0.3027 | 3,392 | 1109 | 0.7732 | |
| 59 | State University of New York at Cortland | 20400 | 27700 | 0.2633 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 60 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 20600 | 48900 | 0.5783 | 5,274 | 1103 | 0.9513 | |
| 61 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 20700 | 26000 | 0.2032 | 5,063 | 1069 | 0.8756 | |
| 62 | University of Maryland-College Park | 20900 | 27300 | 0.2349 | 31,875 | 1456 | 0.4503 | |
| 63 | University of Lynchburg | 21400 | 54900 | 0.6105 | 1,424 | 1099 | 0.6108 | |
| 63 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 21400 | 34000 | 0.3702 | 10,594 | 1193 | 0.6493 | |
| 65 | Davis & Elkins College | 21600 | 51200 | 0.5784 | 663 | 902 | 0.9433 | |
| 66 | Hiram College | 21700 | 48700 | 0.5541 | 991 | 1075 | 0.9748 | |
| 67 | Niagara University | 21800 | 57400 | 0.62 | 2,638 | 1170 | 0.876 | |
| 68 | Upper Iowa University | 21900 | 41700 | 0.4746 | 3,054 | 1035 | 0.9646 | |
| 69 | Cottey College | 22000 | 37300 | 0.4112 | 261 | 991 | 0.7023 | |
| 69 | Le Moyne College | 22000 | 58100 | 0.6209 | 2,494 | 1250 | 0.6782 | |
| 71 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 22100 | 29100 | 0.241 | 3,929 | 1095 | 0.949 | |
| 71 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 22100 | 25900 | 0.1449 | 6,227 | 1184 | 0.9171 | |
| 73 | Buena Vista University | 22400 | 59100 | 0.6212 | 836 | 1075 | 0.6497 | |
| 74 | The University of Alabama | 22500 | 31000 | 0.274 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 74 | University of Maryland Global Campus | 22500 | 35300 | 0.3628 | 52,187 | 0 | 1 | |
| 76 | Manchester University | 22800 | 54100 | 0.5787 | 988 | 1044 | 0.7106 | |
| 76 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 22800 | 70000 | 0.6742 | 1,391 | 1200 | 0.7243 | |
| 78 | Hastings College | 23100 | 63000 | 0.6333 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 79 | Drury University | 23200 | 52900 | 0.5613 | 1,453 | 1209 | 0.6575 | |
| 79 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 23200 | 90700 | 0.7442 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 81 | Hamline University | 23300 | 56500 | 0.5871 | 1,852 | 1175 | 0.9013 | |
| 82 | Albright College | 23500 | 49300 | 0.5232 | 1,210 | 1079 | 0.9408 | |
| 83 | Indiana State University | 23800 | 32400 | 0.2655 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 84 | Calvin University | 23900 | 53500 | 0.5532 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 84 | Dominican University | 23900 | 56000 | 0.573 | 2,642 | 1005 | 0.8879 | |
| 86 | Maryville College | 24300 | 58400 | 0.5834 | 1,144 | 1140 | 0.6885 | |
| 87 | University at Buffalo | 24600 | 34000 | 0.2765 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 88 | University of St Thomas | 25000 | 50900 | 0.509 | 3,466 | 1095 | 0.8355 | |
| 89 | South Dakota State University | 25400 | 28700 | 0.1146 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 90 | Heidelberg University | 25500 | 48600 | 0.4754 | 1,002 | 1025 | 0.82 | |
| 90 | Mary Baldwin University | 25500 | 48600 | 0.4757 | 1,152 | 1089 | 0.6954 | |
| 92 | Rockford University | 25700 | 59600 | 0.569 | 983 | 975 | 0.9289 | |
| 93 | Concordia University-Chicago | 25800 | 54900 | 0.5296 | 1,295 | 1100 | 0.9298 | |
| 93 | Otterbein University | 25800 | 57300 | 0.5497 | 2,292 | 1126 | 0.8388 | |
| 95 | Lakeland University | 25900 | 56500 | 0.5426 | 2,411 | 1015 | 0.8652 | |
| 96 | University of Mobile | 26000 | 48300 | 0.4613 | 1,313 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 97 | St Bonaventure University | 26100 | 61200 | 0.5734 | 2,134 | 1165 | 0.8533 | |
| 98 | St. Mary's University | 26200 | 59800 | 0.5621 | 2,330 | 1060 | 0.9508 | |
| 99 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4755 | 1,299 | 1167 | 0.9556 | |
| 100 | University of La Verne | 26600 | 67300 | 0.6044 | 3,052 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 101 | University of Idaho | 26700 | 45200 | 0.4089 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 102 | Capital University | 26800 | 62400 | 0.5704 | 1,642 | 1045 | 0.6501 | |
| 102 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 26800 | 30100 | 0.1094 | 3,893 | 1015 | 0.9839 | |
| 102 | Western Kentucky University | 26800 | 27000 | 0.0074 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 105 | University of Central Arkansas | 26900 | 31200 | 0.1373 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 106 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 27300 | 31300 | 0.1274 | 8,706 | 1230 | 0.8906 | |
| 107 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 27400 | 37900 | 0.2778 | 4,573 | 1165 | 0.853 | |
| 107 | Randolph-Macon College | 27400 | 69200 | 0.6037 | 1,800 | 1128 | 0.9105 | |
| 109 | Mount St. Mary's University | 27500 | 61400 | 0.5523 | 1,804 | 1159 | 0.7258 | |
| 110 | California State University-San Marcos | 27600 | 38300 | 0.2793 | 15,770 | 990 | 0.9513 | |
| 110 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27600 | 71200 | 0.6116 | 2,396 | 1159 | 0.866 | |
| 112 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 27700 | 69300 | 0.6001 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9631 | |
| 113 | Florida Southern College | 27800 | 63200 | 0.56 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 113 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 27800 | 38200 | 0.2722 | 12,798 | 1157 | 0.1421 | |
| 113 | Villanova University | 27800 | 88800 | 0.6867 | 6,933 | 1466 | 0.2814 | |
| 116 | University of Northern Iowa | 27900 | 36200 | 0.2292 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 117 | Webster University | 28400 | 54700 | 0.481 | 1,898 | 1120 | 0.8618 | |
| 118 | Flagler College | 28500 | 61200 | 0.5342 | 2,359 | 1175 | 0.787 | |
| 118 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5933 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 120 | North Central College | 28600 | 64900 | 0.5594 | 2,567 | 1203 | 0.8377 | |
| 121 | Cedar Crest College | 28700 | 66000 | 0.5648 | 870 | 1115 | 0.8407 | |
| 121 | Regis University | 28700 | 67200 | 0.5726 | 2,505 | 1225 | 0.8461 | |
| 121 | University of Utah | 28700 | 32000 | 0.1028 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 124 | Marquette University | 28800 | 63800 | 0.5487 | 8,206 | 1304 | 0.7802 | |
| 125 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 29100 | 59400 | 0.51 | 765 | 1020 | 0.6617 | |
| 126 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44300 | 0.3384 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 127 | William Peace University | 29400 | 50200 | 0.4149 | 778 | 1150 | 0.8633 | |
| 127 | William Penn University | 29400 | 48000 | 0.387 | 1,366 | 1035 | 0.7311 | |
| 129 | University of Iowa | 29800 | 32100 | 0.0714 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 130 | University of West Georgia | 29900 | 46800 | 0.361 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 131 | Baker University | 30100 | 54800 | 0.452 | 1,317 | 1035 | 0.9771 | |
| 131 | Mississippi State University | 30100 | 34400 | 0.1246 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 133 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30400 | 54700 | 0.4445 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 134 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 30800 | 77600 | 0.6029 | 4,999 | 1258 | 0.9296 | |
| 135 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 2,082 | 1124 | 0.9576 | |
| 136 | Mount Saint Mary College | 31000 | 68600 | 0.5481 | 2,749 | 1153 | 0.892 | |
| 137 | Lebanon Valley College | 31100 | 72400 | 0.5706 | 1,834 | 1260 | 0.808 | |
| 138 | Saint Michael's College | 31300 | 68500 | 0.5434 | 1,051 | 1280 | 0.8976 | |
| 139 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31400 | 47100 | 0.3349 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 140 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31800 | 50000 | 0.3654 | 858 | 975 | 0.7239 | |
| 141 | Old Dominion University | 32400 | 35700 | 0.0925 | 17,504 | 1205 | 0.9135 | |
| 142 | North Carolina State University | 32700 | 54800 | 0.4033 | 29,340 | 1374 | 0.3954 | |
| 143 | Wilkes University | 33100 | 61900 | 0.4645 | 2,055 | 1188 | 0.9397 | |
| 144 | Cleveland State University | 33400 | 37300 | 0.1046 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 145 | SUNY Old Westbury | 33500 | 40900 | 0.1809 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 146 | Emmanuel College | 33800 | 71400 | 0.5266 | 1,948 | 1245 | 0.7677 | |
| 147 | University of Rhode Island | 33900 | 46400 | 0.2692 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 148 | Siena University | 34100 | 65100 | 0.4763 | 3,149 | 1301 | 0.8464 | |
| 149 | University of St Thomas | 34300 | 70300 | 0.5124 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 150 | Assumption University | 34500 | 74400 | 0.536 | 1,737 | 1085 | 0.8455 | |
| 151 | Chatham University | 34900 | 63300 | 0.449 | 1,555 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 152 | Barry University | 35000 | 56400 | 0.3792 | 4,654 | 1005 | 0.9663 | |
| 152 | California Lutheran University | 35000 | 70000 | 0.5002 | 2,160 | 1218 | 0.7631 | |
| 154 | University of New England | 35100 | 68000 | 0.4841 | 4,631 | 1145 | 0.9203 | |
| 155 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,056 | 1183 | 0.8994 | |
| 156 | The University of Tampa | 35600 | 56900 | 0.374 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 157 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 158 | Hofstra University | 36300 | 76900 | 0.5279 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 159 | East Carolina University | 36900 | 42700 | 0.1356 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 160 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 37200 | 38500 | 0.0338 | 799 | 865 | 0.6974 | |
| 161 | Benedictine College | 37800 | 50800 | 0.256 | 2,404 | 1241 | 0.9812 | |
| 162 | Washington State University | 38100 | 53900 | 0.2932 | 21,400 | 1131 | 0.861 | |
| 163 | Howard Payne University | 38200 | 54500 | 0.2988 | 751 | 1043 | 0.6737 | |
| 164 | LeTourneau University | 38500 | 54800 | 0.2977 | 2,903 | 1242 | 0.4879 | |
| 165 | Crown College | 38600 | 53200 | 0.2734 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 166 | Pacific University | 38800 | 74900 | 0.4817 | 1,465 | 1019 | 0.8986 | |
| 167 | Manhattan University | 38900 | 74100 | 0.4749 | 2,378 | 1174 | 0.8216 | |
| 168 | Concordia University Texas | 39200 | 45800 | 0.1448 | 1,189 | 990 | 0.9125 | |
| 168 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 39200 | 53200 | 0.2632 | 5,986 | 1110 | 0.8916 | |
| 170 | Arcadia University | 39300 | 71600 | 0.4513 | 2,163 | 1159 | 0.7448 | |
| 170 | Saint Vincent College | 39300 | 64600 | 0.3916 | 1,157 | 1140 | 0.7863 | |
| 170 | University of Denver | 39300 | 76900 | 0.4892 | 5,766 | 1292 | 0.8538 | |
| 173 | Fresno Pacific University | 39900 | 52200 | 0.2354 | 1,615 | 1075 | 0.6396 | |
| 173 | Saint Anselm College | 39900 | 73700 | 0.4585 | 2,094 | 1195 | 0.7805 | |
| 175 | Dominican University of California | 40200 | 69200 | 0.4186 | 1,058 | 0 | 0.521 | |
| 176 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 40300 | 53600 | 0.2483 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 177 | Arkansas State University | 40500 | 41000 | 0.0122 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 178 | Champlain College | 41200 | 76000 | 0.4581 | 1,514 | 1273 | 0.873 | |
| 179 | Butler University | 41500 | 72400 | 0.4269 | 4,418 | 1269 | 0.8209 | |
| 180 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 42900 | 80700 | 0.4683 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 181 | Union University | 43800 | 66000 | 0.3375 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 182 | Mercer University | 45700 | 65400 | 0.3015 | 4,719 | 1263 | 0.643 | |
| 183 | Drexel University | 47700 | 83900 | 0.4315 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 184 | DePaul University | 49100 | 66000 | 0.2562 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 185 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53200 | 61000 | 0.1293 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 186 | Mount St. Joseph University | 53900 | 54300 | 0.0074 | 1,268 | 1105 | 0.9128 | |
| 187 | Clemson University | 61400 | 63700 | 0.036 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 188 | St. John Fisher University | 62500 | 62500 | 0 | 2,583 | 1214 | 0.6607 | |
| 189 | Stonehill College | 68500 | 70600 | 0.0297 | 2,569 | 1150 | 0.6628 | |
| 190 | Gonzaga University | 70900 | 76600 | 0.0744 | 4,976 | 1328 | 0.7962 | |
| 191 | University of California-Irvine | 72100 | 75600 | 0.0463 | 30,260 | 1333 | 0.2895 | |
| 192 | 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.