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Considering a degree in Criminology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Criminology majors who live in Missouri.
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 Missouri.
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 | CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | 8800 | 36700 | 0.761 | 11,554 | 1100 | 0.5516 | |
| 3 | University of Pennsylvania | 9000 | 93000 | 0.9034 | 10,013 | 1528 | 0.054 | |
| 4 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 10300 | 24000 | 0.5721 | 4,721 | 1110 | 0.7782 | |
| 5 | Eastern Washington University | 11500 | 30900 | 0.6273 | 6,951 | 1055 | 0.9437 | |
| 6 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 12800 | 37100 | 0.6545 | 4,218 | 1020 | 0.9307 | |
| 7 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 13200 | 25800 | 0.4875 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 8 | University of Delaware | 13700 | 32500 | 0.578 | 19,119 | 1303 | 0.6356 | |
| 9 | University of South Florida | 13800 | 17100 | 0.1928 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 10 | West Virginia University | 14300 | 23300 | 0.3862 | 18,614 | 1125 | 0.778 | |
| 11 | Northern Illinois University | 14400 | 29300 | 0.5084 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 11 | University of Idaho | 14400 | 26400 | 0.4542 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 13 | Northwest Missouri State University | 14600 | 27900 | 0.476 | 5,241 | 1075 | 0.8613 | |
| 14 | Lander University | 15200 | 24600 | 0.3814 | 3,669 | 1060 | 0.6792 | |
| 15 | North Carolina State University | 15800 | 27500 | 0.4261 | 28,422 | 1335 | 0.4167 | |
| 16 | University of Florida | 16000 | 22300 | 0.2826 | 36,567 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 16 | University of St Thomas | 16000 | 50900 | 0.6859 | 3,395 | 1080 | 0.8993 | |
| 18 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 16700 | 26000 | 0.3572 | 3,102 | 1055 | 0.7533 | |
| 19 | Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus | 16900 | 28400 | 0.4054 | 849 | 1090 | 0.9947 | |
| 20 | Avila University | 17000 | 67600 | 0.7491 | 1,335 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 20 | Coker University | 17000 | 47800 | 0.6446 | 1,187 | 1005 | 0.9723 | |
| 22 | SUNY Old Westbury | 17400 | 24400 | 0.2873 | 4,260 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 23 | Georgia Southern University | 17900 | 23800 | 0.2483 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 23 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 17900 | 28800 | 0.3787 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 25 | Northern Arizona University | 18000 | 32000 | 0.4372 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 26 | Hastings College | 18700 | 50400 | 0.629 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 27 | Eastern Michigan University | 18800 | 36100 | 0.4792 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 27 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 18800 | 29800 | 0.3697 | 21,858 | 1283 | 0.6513 | |
| 29 | Illinois College | 19100 | 52300 | 0.6349 | 940 | 1054 | 0.7819 | |
| 30 | Central Connecticut State University | 19800 | 27600 | 0.2829 | 8,170 | 1010 | 0.7333 | |
| 31 | Lee University | 20100 | 37100 | 0.4577 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 32 | Davis & Elkins College | 20200 | 47500 | 0.5742 | 683 | 1025 | 0.5823 | |
| 33 | McMurry University | 20400 | 46600 | 0.5627 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
| 34 | Lebanon Valley College | 20700 | 71600 | 0.7111 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
| 34 | Virginia Union University | 20700 | 31000 | 0.3321 | 1,170 | 900 | 0.978 | |
| 36 | Niagara University | 20900 | 57400 | 0.6356 | 2,692 | 970 | 0.3972 | |
| 37 | University of Northern Iowa | 21100 | 24000 | 0.1201 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 38 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 21200 | 23500 | 0.098 | 10,090 | 1075 | 0.9368 | |
| 39 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 21400 | 34000 | 0.3702 | 10,206 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 40 | Cleveland State University | 21600 | 30900 | 0.3006 | 9,418 | 1005 | 0.913 | |
| 41 | Hiram College | 21700 | 48700 | 0.554 | 1,026 | 1005 | 0.9244 | |
| 41 | University of Miami | 21700 | 70800 | 0.6939 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 43 | Tabor College | 21800 | 55600 | 0.6076 | 539 | 965 | 0.6458 | |
| 44 | Cottey College | 22000 | 37300 | 0.4118 | 261 | 1090 | 0.7023 | |
| 45 | Lycoming College | 22200 | 65800 | 0.6632 | 807 | 1189 | 0.7407 | |
| 46 | South Dakota State University | 22300 | 25200 | 0.1144 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 47 | Upper Iowa University | 22400 | 41700 | 0.4633 | 2,504 | 1045 | 0.9338 | |
| 48 | Buena Vista University | 22700 | 59100 | 0.6166 | 810 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 49 | Manchester University | 23100 | 54200 | 0.574 | 915 | 1044 | 0.913 | |
| 50 | Carlow University | 23200 | 58100 | 0.6011 | 1,355 | 1080 | 0.8696 | |
| 51 | Ohio Dominican University | 23800 | 53500 | 0.5548 | 843 | 1171 | 0.9423 | |
| 52 | Drury University | 24000 | 50700 | 0.5275 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 52 | University of Lynchburg | 24000 | 54900 | 0.563 | 1,595 | 1124 | 0.4301 | |
| 54 | Hamline University | 24100 | 56500 | 0.573 | 1,716 | 1145 | 0.8983 | |
| 54 | University at Buffalo | 24100 | 34000 | 0.2912 | 20,360 | 1303 | 0.7418 | |
| 54 | Wells College | 24100 | 54500 | 0.5573 | 357 | 1084 | 0.6965 | |
| 57 | University of Mobile | 24200 | 44500 | 0.4558 | 1,688 | 1180 | 0.7251 | |
| 58 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 24600 | 76300 | 0.6778 | 7,703 | 1105 | 0.9556 | |
| 59 | Heidelberg University | 24700 | 48600 | 0.4918 | 933 | 1100 | 0.6773 | |
| 59 | Maryville College | 24700 | 58400 | 0.5782 | 1,136 | 1167 | 0.6092 | |
| 61 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 24900 | 62200 | 0.6001 | 686 | 1030 | 0.8649 | |
| 62 | Dominican University | 25000 | 55500 | 0.5494 | 2,690 | 1035 | 0.9032 | |
| 62 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 25000 | 51700 | 0.5162 | 1,409 | 1110 | 0.6327 | |
| 62 | Rockford University | 25000 | 60300 | 0.5852 | 968 | 1045 | 0.5704 | |
| 62 | University of Saint Mary | 25000 | 51800 | 0.5172 | 1,027 | 1045 | 0.8663 | |
| 66 | Rosemont College | 25100 | 38100 | 0.3414 | 484 | 1085 | 0.7451 | |
| 67 | Flagler College | 25200 | 37800 | 0.3336 | 2,409 | 785 | 0.8076 | |
| 68 | Lakeland University | 25300 | 54600 | 0.5363 | 2,318 | 1000 | 0.914 | |
| 68 | St Bonaventure University | 25300 | 61000 | 0.5849 | 2,048 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
| 70 | California State University-Fresno | 25400 | 35900 | 0.2924 | 21,430 | 995 | 0.9638 | |
| 70 | Mary Baldwin University | 25400 | 46100 | 0.4487 | 1,217 | 1099 | 0.947 | |
| 70 | St. Mary's University | 25400 | 55900 | 0.5458 | 2,150 | 1084 | 0.9776 | |
| 73 | Marquette University | 25800 | 65700 | 0.6069 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 74 | Geneva College | 25900 | 48900 | 0.4694 | 1,147 | 1110 | 0.8035 | |
| 74 | Loyola University New Orleans | 25900 | 71100 | 0.636 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
| 74 | Norwich University | 25900 | 70900 | 0.6349 | 2,642 | 1209 | 0.7361 | |
| 77 | Otterbein University | 26000 | 66300 | 0.6079 | 2,211 | 1114 | 0.8452 | |
| 78 | Concordia University-Chicago | 26400 | 47100 | 0.4391 | 1,327 | 1100 | 0.9279 | |
| 79 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 26500 | 44900 | 0.41 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
| 80 | Saint Edward's University | 26800 | 71900 | 0.6269 | 2,731 | 1135 | 0.8369 | |
| 81 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 26900 | 28800 | 0.0654 | 6,124 | 1159 | 0.8747 | |
| 82 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 27100 | 55200 | 0.5088 | 1,997 | 1160 | 0.9526 | |
| 82 | Indiana State University | 27100 | 30900 | 0.1231 | 6,224 | 1140 | 0.8077 | |
| 82 | Webster University | 27100 | 54400 | 0.5014 | 2,091 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
| 85 | Capital University | 27300 | 68600 | 0.6021 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 85 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 27300 | 30400 | 0.103 | 8,426 | 1235 | 0.8876 | |
| 87 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 27400 | 37900 | 0.2764 | 4,174 | 1164 | 0.8298 | |
| 87 | Johnson C Smith University | 27400 | 41000 | 0.3314 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 87 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 27400 | 40900 | 0.3303 | 3,469 | 1080 | 0.9215 | |
| 90 | Southern Wesleyan University | 27600 | 43500 | 0.3656 | 887 | 1090 | 1 | |
| 91 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 27800 | 36700 | 0.2412 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 92 | McPherson College | 27900 | 47600 | 0.4142 | 876 | 1065 | 0.7676 | |
| 92 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27900 | 71200 | 0.6078 | 2,446 | 1179 | 0.78 | |
| 92 | Randolph-Macon College | 27900 | 69200 | 0.5967 | 1,643 | 1140 | 0.8661 | |
| 95 | Mount St. Mary's University | 28000 | 61400 | 0.544 | 1,833 | 1164 | 0.7381 | |
| 96 | Villanova University | 28100 | 88800 | 0.6834 | 7,006 | 1457 | 0.2698 | |
| 97 | University of Central Missouri | 28300 | 33200 | 0.1473 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 98 | California State University-San Marcos | 28400 | 38400 | 0.2602 | 14,977 | 970 | 0.951 | |
| 99 | Assumption University | 28500 | 74400 | 0.6173 | 1,713 | 1085 | 0.8298 | |
| 100 | Framingham State University | 28600 | 38100 | 0.2496 | 2,817 | 1125 | 0.8491 | |
| 101 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28700 | 31500 | 0.0889 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 102 | Regis University | 28800 | 67200 | 0.5711 | 2,704 | 1199 | 0.8639 | |
| 102 | University of Hartford | 28800 | 70100 | 0.5897 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 104 | University of Iowa | 29200 | 31100 | 0.0606 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 105 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 29300 | 38000 | 0.2292 | 5,474 | 1138 | 0.9198 | |
| 105 | Delaware State University | 29300 | 36700 | 0.2018 | 4,941 | 960 | 0.6167 | |
| 107 | Clemson University | 29400 | 37100 | 0.207 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 108 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 29600 | 36500 | 0.1892 | 7,505 | 1059 | 0.9633 | |
| 109 | William Peace University | 29800 | 50200 | 0.406 | 722 | 1170 | 0.9425 | |
| 109 | William Penn University | 29800 | 47200 | 0.3681 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 111 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 29900 | 37200 | 0.1947 | 12,151 | 1154 | 0.5716 | |
| 112 | Cedar Crest College | 30000 | 66000 | 0.5451 | 886 | 1095 | 0.9913 | |
| 112 | Huntington University | 30000 | 44300 | 0.3231 | 1,286 | 1095 | 0.7115 | |
| 114 | Crown College | 30300 | 46800 | 0.3528 | 1,379 | 1110 | 0.6281 | |
| 115 | Le Moyne College | 30400 | 53700 | 0.434 | 2,563 | 1240 | 0.7529 | |
| 116 | Baker University | 30500 | 54800 | 0.4447 | 1,264 | 1040 | 0.9418 | |
| 117 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 1,972 | 1150 | 0.9523 | |
| 117 | Lasell University | 30900 | 47000 | 0.3423 | 1,293 | 1139 | 0.927 | |
| 119 | Azusa Pacific University | 31000 | 66000 | 0.5305 | 2,996 | 1138 | 0.7959 | |
| 120 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 31300 | 41100 | 0.2387 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.737 | |
| 120 | University of West Georgia | 31300 | 36000 | 0.1306 | 9,157 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 122 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 31400 | 31400 | 0 | 6,853 | 1090 | 0.7147 | |
| 123 | Florida Southern College | 31500 | 63200 | 0.5013 | 2,626 | 1219 | 0.5909 | |
| 123 | University of Rhode Island | 31500 | 46700 | 0.3255 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 125 | Albright College | 32000 | 48700 | 0.343 | 1,328 | 1050 | 0.8615 | |
| 125 | Benedictine College | 32000 | 50800 | 0.3702 | 2,391 | 1229 | 0.7645 | |
| 127 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 32200 | 50000 | 0.3573 | 898 | 1044 | 0.7614 | |
| 127 | Saint Michael's College | 32200 | 68400 | 0.5289 | 1,120 | 1240 | 0.8451 | |
| 129 | Emmanuel College | 32400 | 68300 | 0.5259 | 1,909 | 1255 | 0.7565 | |
| 130 | California Lutheran University | 32700 | 65800 | 0.5027 | 2,297 | 1258 | 0.7567 | |
| 130 | The University of Tampa | 32700 | 56900 | 0.425 | 10,594 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 132 | Fort Lewis College | 33000 | 41100 | 0.1973 | 3,320 | 1160 | 0.9323 | |
| 132 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 33000 | 40400 | 0.183 | 6,706 | 960 | 0.92 | |
| 134 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 33600 | 46200 | 0.2729 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 134 | Wilkes University | 33600 | 61900 | 0.4572 | 1,956 | 1153 | 0.9146 | |
| 136 | Arkansas State University | 33800 | 41900 | 0.1932 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 136 | Stockton University | 33800 | 44500 | 0.2406 | 7,565 | 1135 | 0.8894 | |
| 138 | Valparaiso University | 34000 | 62700 | 0.4572 | 2,123 | 1247 | 0.8934 | |
| 139 | LeTourneau University | 34200 | 54600 | 0.3736 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 140 | St. John Fisher University | 34400 | 63700 | 0.4601 | 2,583 | 1210 | 0.664 | |
| 141 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 34900 | 37800 | 0.0763 | 5,086 | 1000 | 0.9821 | |
| 141 | DePaul University | 34900 | 59100 | 0.4093 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
| 143 | Barry University | 35000 | 54600 | 0.3589 | 3,232 | 1015 | 0.7721 | |
| 144 | Chatham University | 35100 | 63300 | 0.4458 | 1,555 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 145 | Mount Saint Mary College | 36100 | 68400 | 0.4723 | 2,141 | 1090 | 0.8888 | |
| 145 | University of Southern Maine | 36100 | 37100 | 0.0269 | 5,525 | 1129 | 0.7931 | |
| 147 | Western Kentucky University | 36200 | 41900 | 0.1361 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 148 | State University of New York at Cortland | 36300 | 39900 | 0.0903 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 149 | University of Denver | 36400 | 76800 | 0.5259 | 6,619 | 1323 | 0.7729 | |
| 150 | Mercer University | 36500 | 60500 | 0.3967 | 4,690 | 1273 | 0.6889 | |
| 150 | University of Central Arkansas | 36500 | 38400 | 0.0491 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 152 | Mississippi State University | 36600 | 50500 | 0.2752 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 153 | Concordia University Texas | 36700 | 43600 | 0.1583 | 1,391 | 1110 | 0.9106 | |
| 154 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 37700 | 41600 | 0.0933 | 5,187 | 1005 | 0.9229 | |
| 155 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 37800 | 51000 | 0.2585 | 824 | 1060 | 0.7703 | |
| 156 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 38100 | 80700 | 0.5278 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 157 | Saint Vincent College | 38800 | 60700 | 0.3605 | 1,284 | 0 | 0.6173 | |
| 157 | Washington State University | 38800 | 53900 | 0.2799 | 14,346 | 1139 | 0.8797 | |
| 159 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 39100 | 48900 | 0.2004 | 5,731 | 1174 | 0.9064 | |
| 160 | Pacific University | 39200 | 74900 | 0.4763 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 161 | Saint Anselm College | 39300 | 73700 | 0.4668 | 2,094 | 1195 | 0.7805 | |
| 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 | Hofstra University | 41800 | 74600 | 0.4395 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 165 | Howard Payne University | 41800 | 57700 | 0.2754 | 768 | 1025 | 0.6769 | |
| 167 | Old Dominion University | 42200 | 52400 | 0.1945 | 17,746 | 1205 | 0.9036 | |
| 167 | Union University | 42200 | 64100 | 0.3415 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6016 | |
| 169 | Saint Joseph's University | 42400 | 74500 | 0.4308 | 4,828 | 1234 | 0.8639 | |
| 170 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 42800 | 52100 | 0.1785 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 171 | Butler University | 43300 | 64500 | 0.3286 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 172 | University of Maryland-College Park | 43900 | 52900 | 0.1701 | 31,133 | 1456 | 0.448 | |
| 173 | The University of Alabama | 48800 | 48800 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 174 | University of St Thomas | 50100 | 70300 | 0.2875 | 6,044 | 1270 | 0.9125 | |
| 175 | Drexel University | 51400 | 82600 | 0.3776 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 176 | University of Utah | 51800 | 53700 | 0.0351 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 177 | Mount St. Joseph University | 54200 | 54200 | 0 | 1,545 | 1134 | 0.5915 | |
| 178 | University of California-Irvine | 55100 | 64800 | 0.1496 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2878 | |
| 179 | University of La Verne | 62200 | 66500 | 0.0647 | 2,414 | 1123 | 0.4847 | |
| 180 | Stonehill College | 70700 | 70700 | 0 | 2,515 | 1245 | 0.7256 | |
| 181 | Gonzaga University | 73200 | 73200 | 0 | 5,281 | 1303 | 0.8169 | |
| 182 | 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.