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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 | 100 | 22300 | 0.9939 | 6,029 | 1080 | 0.834 | |
| 2 | University of Pennsylvania | 9000 | 93000 | 0.9034 | 10,013 | 1528 | 0.054 | |
| 3 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 10300 | 21100 | 0.5122 | 4,721 | 1110 | 0.7782 | |
| 4 | Eastern Washington University | 11500 | 30900 | 0.6273 | 6,951 | 1055 | 0.9437 | |
| 5 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.737 | |
| 6 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 13100 | 37100 | 0.6464 | 4,218 | 1020 | 0.9307 | |
| 7 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 13200 | 25700 | 0.4863 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 8 | University of South Florida | 13800 | 17100 | 0.1928 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 9 | Northern Illinois University | 14000 | 29300 | 0.5221 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 10 | University of Idaho | 14100 | 26400 | 0.4656 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 11 | Northwest Missouri State University | 14600 | 36300 | 0.5973 | 5,241 | 1075 | 0.8613 | |
| 12 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 15400 | 28000 | 0.4497 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 12 | University of Southern Maine | 15400 | 23000 | 0.3301 | 5,525 | 1129 | 0.7931 | |
| 14 | University of St Thomas | 15800 | 50900 | 0.6899 | 3,395 | 1080 | 0.8993 | |
| 15 | Avila University | 16600 | 67600 | 0.755 | 1,335 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 16 | Coker University | 16700 | 47800 | 0.6509 | 1,187 | 1005 | 0.9723 | |
| 17 | University of Rhode Island | 17700 | 34400 | 0.4852 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 18 | Georgia Southern University | 17900 | 23800 | 0.2483 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 19 | Northern Arizona University | 18000 | 32000 | 0.4372 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 20 | Hastings College | 18700 | 50400 | 0.629 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 21 | Eastern Michigan University | 18800 | 36100 | 0.4792 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 22 | Illinois College | 19100 | 52300 | 0.6349 | 940 | 1054 | 0.7819 | |
| 22 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 19100 | 27000 | 0.293 | 7,505 | 1059 | 0.9633 | |
| 24 | Lee University | 19500 | 37100 | 0.4738 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 25 | Central Connecticut State University | 19800 | 27600 | 0.2829 | 8,170 | 1010 | 0.7333 | |
| 26 | McMurry University | 20000 | 46600 | 0.5713 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
| 26 | University of West Georgia | 20000 | 23600 | 0.1523 | 9,157 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 28 | University of Northern Iowa | 20100 | 24000 | 0.1618 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 29 | Davis & Elkins College | 20200 | 47500 | 0.5742 | 683 | 1025 | 0.5823 | |
| 30 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 20300 | 33400 | 0.3927 | 3,469 | 1080 | 0.9215 | |
| 31 | Virginia Union University | 20400 | 31000 | 0.3418 | 1,170 | 900 | 0.978 | |
| 32 | Niagara University | 20500 | 57400 | 0.6426 | 2,692 | 970 | 0.3972 | |
| 32 | West Virginia University | 20500 | 23300 | 0.1202 | 18,614 | 1125 | 0.778 | |
| 34 | Lebanon Valley College | 20800 | 71600 | 0.7097 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
| 35 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 20900 | 25300 | 0.1741 | 10,090 | 1075 | 0.9368 | |
| 36 | Cottey College | 21500 | 37300 | 0.4251 | 261 | 1090 | 0.7023 | |
| 37 | Cleveland State University | 21600 | 30900 | 0.3006 | 9,418 | 1005 | 0.913 | |
| 37 | Lycoming College | 21600 | 65800 | 0.6726 | 807 | 1189 | 0.7407 | |
| 39 | Hiram College | 21700 | 48700 | 0.554 | 1,026 | 1005 | 0.9244 | |
| 39 | Stockton University | 21700 | 32100 | 0.3238 | 7,565 | 1135 | 0.8894 | |
| 39 | Tabor College | 21700 | 55600 | 0.6094 | 539 | 965 | 0.6458 | |
| 39 | University of Miami | 21700 | 70800 | 0.6939 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 39 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 21700 | 24800 | 0.1281 | 6,124 | 1159 | 0.8747 | |
| 44 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 21900 | 33900 | 0.3538 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 44 | Upper Iowa University | 21900 | 41700 | 0.4747 | 2,504 | 1045 | 0.9338 | |
| 46 | University of Florida | 22300 | 43700 | 0.4902 | 36,567 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 47 | University of Maryland Global Campus | 22500 | 35300 | 0.3631 | 50,793 | 0 | 0.7633 | |
| 48 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 22600 | 32600 | 0.3069 | 3,102 | 1055 | 0.7533 | |
| 48 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 22600 | 29800 | 0.2425 | 8,426 | 1235 | 0.8876 | |
| 50 | Buena Vista University | 22700 | 59100 | 0.6166 | 810 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 51 | University of California-Irvine | 22800 | 35300 | 0.3545 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2878 | |
| 52 | Carlow University | 22900 | 58100 | 0.6063 | 1,355 | 1080 | 0.8696 | |
| 53 | Manchester University | 23100 | 54200 | 0.574 | 915 | 1044 | 0.913 | |
| 54 | Hamline University | 23700 | 56500 | 0.5801 | 1,716 | 1145 | 0.8983 | |
| 54 | Ohio Dominican University | 23700 | 53500 | 0.5566 | 843 | 1171 | 0.9423 | |
| 56 | University of Lynchburg | 23800 | 54900 | 0.5667 | 1,595 | 1124 | 0.4301 | |
| 56 | University of Mobile | 23800 | 44500 | 0.4648 | 1,688 | 1180 | 0.7251 | |
| 58 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 23900 | 76300 | 0.687 | 7,703 | 1105 | 0.9556 | |
| 59 | University at Buffalo | 24100 | 34000 | 0.2912 | 20,360 | 1303 | 0.7418 | |
| 59 | Wells College | 24100 | 54500 | 0.5573 | 357 | 1084 | 0.6965 | |
| 61 | Heidelberg University | 24200 | 48600 | 0.5021 | 933 | 1100 | 0.6773 | |
| 61 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 24200 | 60500 | 0.5996 | 686 | 1030 | 0.8649 | |
| 61 | Rosemont College | 24200 | 38100 | 0.3629 | 484 | 1085 | 0.7451 | |
| 64 | Flagler College | 24600 | 37800 | 0.3495 | 2,409 | 785 | 0.8076 | |
| 65 | Maryville College | 24700 | 58400 | 0.5782 | 1,136 | 1167 | 0.6092 | |
| 65 | Rockford University | 24700 | 60300 | 0.5901 | 968 | 1045 | 0.5704 | |
| 67 | California State University-Fresno | 24900 | 35900 | 0.3063 | 21,430 | 995 | 0.9638 | |
| 68 | Dominican University | 25000 | 55500 | 0.5494 | 2,690 | 1035 | 0.9032 | |
| 68 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 25000 | 51700 | 0.5162 | 1,409 | 1110 | 0.6327 | |
| 68 | University of Akron Main Campus | 25000 | 25000 | 0 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 68 | University of Saint Mary | 25000 | 51800 | 0.5172 | 1,027 | 1045 | 0.8663 | |
| 72 | St. Mary's University | 25100 | 55900 | 0.5512 | 2,150 | 1084 | 0.9776 | |
| 73 | Lakeland University | 25300 | 54600 | 0.5363 | 2,318 | 1000 | 0.914 | |
| 73 | St Bonaventure University | 25300 | 61000 | 0.5849 | 2,048 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
| 75 | Mary Baldwin University | 25400 | 46100 | 0.4487 | 1,217 | 1099 | 0.947 | |
| 76 | South Dakota State University | 25800 | 28700 | 0.1005 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 77 | Concordia University-Chicago | 25900 | 47100 | 0.4497 | 1,327 | 1100 | 0.9279 | |
| 77 | Geneva College | 25900 | 48900 | 0.4694 | 1,147 | 1110 | 0.8035 | |
| 77 | Loyola University New Orleans | 25900 | 71100 | 0.636 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
| 77 | Norwich University | 25900 | 70900 | 0.6349 | 2,642 | 1209 | 0.7361 | |
| 81 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 26000 | 48900 | 0.468 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
| 81 | Otterbein University | 26000 | 66300 | 0.6079 | 2,211 | 1114 | 0.8452 | |
| 83 | Saint Edward's University | 26500 | 71900 | 0.6311 | 2,731 | 1135 | 0.8369 | |
| 83 | University of Delaware | 26500 | 32500 | 0.1847 | 19,119 | 1303 | 0.6356 | |
| 85 | Indiana State University | 26600 | 30900 | 0.1393 | 6,224 | 1140 | 0.8077 | |
| 86 | Western Kentucky University | 26800 | 26800 | 0 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 87 | Webster University | 26900 | 54300 | 0.5042 | 2,091 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
| 88 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 27000 | 36700 | 0.2634 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 89 | Capital University | 27100 | 68600 | 0.6051 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 89 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 27100 | 55200 | 0.5088 | 1,997 | 1160 | 0.9526 | |
| 91 | Johnson C Smith University | 27300 | 41000 | 0.3338 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 92 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 27400 | 37900 | 0.2764 | 4,174 | 1164 | 0.8298 | |
| 93 | Mount St. Mary's University | 27500 | 61400 | 0.5524 | 1,833 | 1164 | 0.7381 | |
| 94 | Southern Wesleyan University | 27600 | 43500 | 0.3656 | 887 | 1090 | 1 | |
| 94 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 27600 | 29800 | 0.0739 | 21,858 | 1283 | 0.6513 | |
| 96 | McPherson College | 27800 | 47600 | 0.4163 | 876 | 1065 | 0.7676 | |
| 97 | California State University-San Marcos | 27900 | 38400 | 0.2732 | 14,977 | 970 | 0.951 | |
| 97 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27900 | 71200 | 0.6078 | 2,446 | 1179 | 0.78 | |
| 97 | Randolph-Macon College | 27900 | 69200 | 0.5967 | 1,643 | 1140 | 0.8661 | |
| 100 | Villanova University | 28100 | 88800 | 0.6834 | 7,006 | 1457 | 0.2698 | |
| 101 | Assumption University | 28200 | 74400 | 0.6214 | 1,713 | 1085 | 0.8298 | |
| 102 | Drury University | 28400 | 52900 | 0.463 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 103 | Mississippi State University | 28500 | 32300 | 0.1201 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 104 | Framingham State University | 28600 | 38100 | 0.2496 | 2,817 | 1125 | 0.8491 | |
| 104 | Regis University | 28600 | 67200 | 0.574 | 2,704 | 1199 | 0.8639 | |
| 106 | University of Hartford | 28800 | 70100 | 0.5897 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 107 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 28900 | 38000 | 0.2397 | 5,474 | 1138 | 0.9198 | |
| 108 | Delaware State University | 29100 | 36700 | 0.2073 | 4,941 | 960 | 0.6167 | |
| 108 | University of Utah | 29100 | 32000 | 0.0902 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 110 | Clemson University | 29400 | 37100 | 0.207 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 110 | William Peace University | 29400 | 50200 | 0.415 | 722 | 1170 | 0.9425 | |
| 112 | William Penn University | 29800 | 47200 | 0.3681 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 113 | The University of Alabama | 29900 | 29900 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 114 | Cedar Crest College | 30000 | 66000 | 0.5451 | 886 | 1095 | 0.9913 | |
| 114 | Huntington University | 30000 | 44300 | 0.3231 | 1,286 | 1095 | 0.7115 | |
| 114 | Lander University | 30000 | 37000 | 0.1893 | 3,669 | 1060 | 0.6792 | |
| 117 | Crown College | 30300 | 46800 | 0.3528 | 1,379 | 1110 | 0.6281 | |
| 118 | Baker University | 30500 | 54800 | 0.4447 | 1,264 | 1040 | 0.9418 | |
| 118 | Le Moyne College | 30500 | 53700 | 0.4321 | 2,563 | 1240 | 0.7529 | |
| 120 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 1,972 | 1150 | 0.9523 | |
| 120 | Lasell University | 30900 | 47000 | 0.3423 | 1,293 | 1139 | 0.927 | |
| 122 | Azusa Pacific University | 31000 | 66000 | 0.5305 | 2,996 | 1138 | 0.7959 | |
| 123 | North Carolina State University | 31300 | 53000 | 0.4091 | 28,422 | 1335 | 0.4167 | |
| 124 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 31400 | 31400 | 0 | 6,853 | 1090 | 0.7147 | |
| 125 | Florida Southern College | 31500 | 63200 | 0.5013 | 2,626 | 1219 | 0.5909 | |
| 126 | Albright College | 31900 | 48700 | 0.345 | 1,328 | 1050 | 0.8615 | |
| 127 | Benedictine College | 32100 | 50800 | 0.3682 | 2,391 | 1229 | 0.7645 | |
| 127 | Old Dominion University | 32100 | 35700 | 0.1009 | 17,746 | 1205 | 0.9036 | |
| 127 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 32100 | 51700 | 0.3779 | 10,206 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 130 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 32200 | 50000 | 0.3573 | 898 | 1044 | 0.7614 | |
| 131 | Saint Michael's College | 32300 | 68400 | 0.5275 | 1,120 | 1240 | 0.8451 | |
| 132 | Emmanuel College | 32500 | 68300 | 0.5244 | 1,909 | 1255 | 0.7565 | |
| 132 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 32500 | 40400 | 0.1953 | 6,706 | 960 | 0.92 | |
| 134 | The University of Tampa | 32700 | 56900 | 0.425 | 10,594 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 135 | California Lutheran University | 32800 | 65800 | 0.5011 | 2,297 | 1258 | 0.7567 | |
| 136 | Fort Lewis College | 33000 | 41100 | 0.1973 | 3,320 | 1160 | 0.9323 | |
| 136 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 33000 | 59200 | 0.4428 | 12,151 | 1154 | 0.5716 | |
| 138 | Wilkes University | 33100 | 61900 | 0.4645 | 1,956 | 1153 | 0.9146 | |
| 139 | Arkansas State University | 33800 | 41900 | 0.1932 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 140 | LeTourneau University | 34200 | 54600 | 0.3736 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 140 | St. John Fisher University | 34200 | 63700 | 0.4632 | 2,583 | 1210 | 0.664 | |
| 142 | Valparaiso University | 34300 | 63000 | 0.4553 | 2,123 | 1247 | 0.8934 | |
| 143 | Barry University | 34700 | 54600 | 0.3644 | 3,232 | 1015 | 0.7721 | |
| 143 | DePaul University | 34700 | 59100 | 0.4127 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
| 145 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 34900 | 37800 | 0.0763 | 5,086 | 1000 | 0.9821 | |
| 146 | Chatham University | 35200 | 63300 | 0.4443 | 1,555 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 147 | Mount Saint Mary College | 36100 | 68400 | 0.4723 | 2,141 | 1090 | 0.8888 | |
| 148 | Concordia University Texas | 36200 | 43600 | 0.1698 | 1,391 | 1110 | 0.9106 | |
| 148 | Towson University | 36200 | 45700 | 0.2079 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 150 | State University of New York at Cortland | 36300 | 39900 | 0.0903 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 151 | University of Central Arkansas | 36500 | 38400 | 0.0491 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 151 | University of Denver | 36500 | 76800 | 0.5246 | 6,619 | 1323 | 0.7729 | |
| 153 | Mercer University | 36700 | 60500 | 0.3934 | 4,690 | 1273 | 0.6889 | |
| 154 | SUNY Old Westbury | 37300 | 44100 | 0.1541 | 4,260 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 155 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 37600 | 51000 | 0.2625 | 824 | 1060 | 0.7703 | |
| 156 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 37700 | 41600 | 0.0933 | 5,187 | 1005 | 0.9229 | |
| 157 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 38100 | 80700 | 0.5278 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 158 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 38600 | 48900 | 0.2106 | 5,731 | 1174 | 0.9064 | |
| 159 | Saint Vincent College | 38800 | 60700 | 0.3605 | 1,284 | 0 | 0.6173 | |
| 159 | Washington State University | 38800 | 53900 | 0.2799 | 14,346 | 1139 | 0.8797 | |
| 161 | Pacific University | 39200 | 74900 | 0.4763 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 162 | Arcadia University | 39700 | 71600 | 0.4456 | 2,030 | 1185 | 0.8022 | |
| 163 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 40000 | 40000 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 164 | Fresno Pacific University | 40300 | 52200 | 0.2276 | 1,616 | 1075 | 0.5752 | |
| 165 | Saint Anselm College | 40600 | 73700 | 0.4491 | 2,094 | 1195 | 0.7805 | |
| 166 | Marquette University | 41400 | 75100 | 0.4489 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 167 | Howard Payne University | 41800 | 57700 | 0.2754 | 768 | 1025 | 0.6769 | |
| 168 | Hofstra University | 41900 | 74600 | 0.4382 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 169 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 42000 | 52100 | 0.1939 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 170 | Saint Joseph's University | 42200 | 74500 | 0.4335 | 4,828 | 1234 | 0.8639 | |
| 170 | Union University | 42200 | 64100 | 0.3415 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6016 | |
| 172 | Butler University | 43100 | 64500 | 0.3317 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 173 | CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | 43700 | 43700 | 0 | 11,554 | 1100 | 0.5516 | |
| 174 | University of Maryland-College Park | 43800 | 52900 | 0.172 | 31,133 | 1456 | 0.448 | |
| 175 | Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus | 47000 | 58800 | 0.2007 | 849 | 1090 | 0.9947 | |
| 176 | University of St Thomas | 50300 | 70300 | 0.2847 | 6,044 | 1270 | 0.9125 | |
| 177 | University of Iowa | 51300 | 53200 | 0.0354 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 178 | Drexel University | 51400 | 82600 | 0.3776 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 179 | Mount St. Joseph University | 54200 | 54200 | 0 | 1,545 | 1134 | 0.5915 | |
| 180 | University of La Verne | 62200 | 66500 | 0.0647 | 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 | |
| 183 | The Catholic University of America | 79400 | 82500 | 0.0376 | 3,177 | 1204 | 0.8278 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.