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Considering a degree in Criminology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Criminology majors who live in Montana.
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 Montana.
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 Pennsylvania | 4700 | 93100 | 0.95 | 9,989 | 1535 | 0.0492 | |
| 2 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 10300 | 10300 | 0 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 3 | Western Kentucky University | 10400 | 30200 | 0.6557 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 4 | California State University-Fresno | 11400 | 54800 | 0.7919 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 5 | Eastern Washington University | 11500 | 31200 | 0.6315 | 7,640 | 1045 | 0.8526 | |
| 6 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 11600 | 19400 | 0.4019 | 23,007 | 1281 | 0.6909 | |
| 7 | Northern Arizona University | 12300 | 35800 | 0.6566 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 8 | University of Miami | 13200 | 96300 | 0.8631 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 8 | University of Southern Maine | 13200 | 29700 | 0.5553 | 5,549 | 1139 | 0.8241 | |
| 10 | Framingham State University | 13300 | 39800 | 0.6652 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8366 | |
| 11 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 13500 | 55100 | 0.7551 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 12 | Central Connecticut State University | 13600 | 34200 | 0.6021 | 9,463 | 1020 | 0.793 | |
| 13 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 14 | Eastern Michigan University | 14300 | 33900 | 0.5774 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 15 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 14400 | 43700 | 0.6706 | 3,153 | 1035 | 0.7012 | |
| 16 | California State University-San Marcos | 14700 | 24700 | 0.4056 | 15,770 | 990 | 0.9513 | |
| 16 | Virginia Union University | 14700 | 48800 | 0.6986 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9802 | |
| 18 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 15400 | 26300 | 0.4146 | 10,743 | 1075 | 0.9598 | |
| 19 | Avila University | 15500 | 64300 | 0.7594 | 1,538 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 19 | Lander University | 15500 | 24600 | 0.3692 | 3,776 | 1055 | 0.8131 | |
| 19 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 15500 | 25800 | 0.3992 | 5,386 | 995 | 0.9092 | |
| 19 | Ursuline College | 15500 | 62200 | 0.7503 | 677 | 1115 | 0.7479 | |
| 23 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 24 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 15700 | 29300 | 0.4642 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 24 | University of West Georgia | 15700 | 24600 | 0.3622 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 26 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 15900 | 28400 | 0.4402 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 27 | Northern Illinois University | 16000 | 30400 | 0.4735 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 28 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 16100 | 62800 | 0.7433 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 29 | North Carolina State University | 16400 | 28500 | 0.4252 | 29,340 | 1374 | 0.3954 | |
| 30 | West Virginia University | 16600 | 40900 | 0.5939 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 31 | Georgia Southern University | 16700 | 20100 | 0.1687 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 32 | University of Florida | 17100 | 22500 | 0.2399 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 33 | Delaware State University | 17300 | 43000 | 0.598 | 4,581 | 930 | 0.4658 | |
| 33 | Millikin University | 17300 | 45000 | 0.6153 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 35 | Tabor College | 17800 | 54400 | 0.6731 | 539 | 965 | 0.6458 | |
| 36 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 17900 | 52100 | 0.6564 | 6,790 | 965 | 0.9447 | |
| 37 | Albright College | 18000 | 56800 | 0.6836 | 1,210 | 1079 | 0.9408 | |
| 38 | Lycoming College | 18100 | 65800 | 0.7252 | 1,014 | 1150 | 0.7702 | |
| 38 | Ohio Dominican University | 18100 | 77400 | 0.7664 | 787 | 1385 | 0.9387 | |
| 38 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 18100 | 28600 | 0.3669 | 3,991 | 1010 | 0.9654 | |
| 41 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 18300 | 43100 | 0.576 | 5,986 | 1110 | 0.8916 | |
| 42 | Rosemont College | 18400 | 38100 | 0.5177 | 504 | 1085 | 0.7634 | |
| 43 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 18900 | 71500 | 0.7352 | 5,274 | 1103 | 0.9513 | |
| 44 | Coker University | 19000 | 78600 | 0.7586 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 45 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 19300 | 26400 | 0.2684 | 5,063 | 1069 | 0.8756 | |
| 46 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 19400 | 57500 | 0.6637 | 1,391 | 1200 | 0.7243 | |
| 47 | Illinois College | 19700 | 55200 | 0.6439 | 1,008 | 1059 | 0.7494 | |
| 47 | Norwich University | 19700 | 76000 | 0.7404 | 2,626 | 1186 | 0.7444 | |
| 47 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19700 | 79300 | 0.7513 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 47 | University of Saint Mary | 19700 | 53700 | 0.6331 | 1,044 | 1083 | 0.8229 | |
| 51 | Carlow University | 19800 | 82500 | 0.7601 | 2,303 | 1084 | 0.8768 | |
| 51 | Johnson C Smith University | 19800 | 41200 | 0.5197 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 53 | McMurry University | 20000 | 52500 | 0.6192 | 4,133 | 1104 | 0.8984 | |
| 54 | University of Rhode Island | 20100 | 81200 | 0.7524 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 55 | Fort Lewis College | 20300 | 29100 | 0.3027 | 3,392 | 1109 | 0.7732 | |
| 56 | Regis University | 20400 | 98700 | 0.7934 | 2,505 | 1225 | 0.8461 | |
| 56 | South Dakota State University | 20400 | 25200 | 0.19 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 58 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 21400 | 34000 | 0.3702 | 10,594 | 1193 | 0.6493 | |
| 59 | Davis & Elkins College | 21600 | 51200 | 0.5784 | 663 | 902 | 0.9433 | |
| 59 | University of Mobile | 21600 | 67100 | 0.6777 | 1,313 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 61 | Hiram College | 21700 | 48700 | 0.5541 | 991 | 1075 | 0.9748 | |
| 62 | Le Moyne College | 21900 | 58200 | 0.6237 | 2,494 | 1250 | 0.6782 | |
| 63 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 22100 | 28100 | 0.2139 | 3,929 | 1095 | 0.949 | |
| 64 | Buena Vista University | 22400 | 59100 | 0.6212 | 836 | 1075 | 0.6497 | |
| 64 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 22400 | 35700 | 0.3722 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 64 | Upper Iowa University | 22400 | 41700 | 0.4633 | 3,054 | 1035 | 0.9646 | |
| 67 | Cottey College | 22500 | 37300 | 0.3983 | 261 | 991 | 0.7023 | |
| 68 | Hastings College | 22600 | 53300 | 0.5757 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 69 | Manchester University | 22800 | 54100 | 0.5787 | 988 | 1044 | 0.7106 | |
| 70 | Loyola University New Orleans | 23100 | 74600 | 0.6901 | 2,871 | 1150 | 0.9058 | |
| 71 | Calvin University | 23300 | 85000 | 0.7262 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 72 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 23800 | 90700 | 0.7376 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 73 | Dominican University | 23900 | 56000 | 0.573 | 2,642 | 1005 | 0.8879 | |
| 74 | Indiana State University | 24300 | 32400 | 0.2501 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 74 | Maryville College | 24300 | 58400 | 0.5834 | 1,144 | 1140 | 0.6885 | |
| 76 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 77 | Montana State University | 24700 | 73500 | 0.6641 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 78 | Mary Baldwin University | 25500 | 48600 | 0.4757 | 1,152 | 1089 | 0.6954 | |
| 78 | Webster University | 25500 | 54700 | 0.5341 | 1,898 | 1120 | 0.8618 | |
| 80 | Otterbein University | 25800 | 81000 | 0.6814 | 2,292 | 1126 | 0.8388 | |
| 81 | Heidelberg University | 25900 | 70800 | 0.6346 | 1,002 | 1025 | 0.82 | |
| 81 | Lakeland University | 25900 | 56500 | 0.5426 | 2,411 | 1015 | 0.8652 | |
| 81 | Rockford University | 25900 | 59600 | 0.5657 | 983 | 975 | 0.9289 | |
| 84 | St. Mary's University | 26300 | 59800 | 0.5604 | 2,330 | 1060 | 0.9508 | |
| 85 | Concordia University-Chicago | 26400 | 54900 | 0.5187 | 1,295 | 1100 | 0.9298 | |
| 85 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4755 | 1,299 | 1167 | 0.9556 | |
| 87 | Cedar Crest College | 26500 | 85100 | 0.6887 | 870 | 1115 | 0.8407 | |
| 88 | University of La Verne | 26700 | 89200 | 0.7009 | 3,052 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 89 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 26800 | 43300 | 0.3814 | 7,747 | 1073 | 0.9617 | |
| 90 | Cleveland State University | 27100 | 38500 | 0.2959 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 90 | University of St Thomas | 27100 | 51400 | 0.4728 | 3,466 | 1095 | 0.8355 | |
| 92 | Capital University | 27200 | 63100 | 0.569 | 1,642 | 1045 | 0.6501 | |
| 93 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 27300 | 31300 | 0.1274 | 8,706 | 1230 | 0.8906 | |
| 94 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 27400 | 37900 | 0.2778 | 4,573 | 1165 | 0.853 | |
| 95 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27600 | 71200 | 0.6116 | 2,396 | 1159 | 0.866 | |
| 96 | Florida Southern College | 27800 | 63200 | 0.56 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 96 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 27800 | 38200 | 0.2722 | 12,798 | 1157 | 0.1421 | |
| 98 | North Central College | 27900 | 66700 | 0.5814 | 2,567 | 1203 | 0.8377 | |
| 98 | University of Northern Iowa | 27900 | 36200 | 0.2292 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 100 | Mount St. Mary's University | 28000 | 61400 | 0.544 | 1,804 | 1159 | 0.7258 | |
| 101 | St Bonaventure University | 28100 | 64000 | 0.5608 | 2,134 | 1165 | 0.8533 | |
| 102 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 28300 | 69000 | 0.5897 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9631 | |
| 103 | Niagara University | 28400 | 57400 | 0.505 | 2,638 | 1170 | 0.876 | |
| 104 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 28500 | 72700 | 0.6079 | 765 | 1020 | 0.6617 | |
| 104 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5933 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 106 | Drury University | 28700 | 68900 | 0.5839 | 1,453 | 1209 | 0.6575 | |
| 107 | Flagler College | 28800 | 60700 | 0.5255 | 2,359 | 1175 | 0.787 | |
| 108 | Marquette University | 29200 | 63800 | 0.5424 | 8,206 | 1304 | 0.7802 | |
| 109 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44400 | 0.3398 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 110 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 29400 | 77600 | 0.6209 | 4,999 | 1258 | 0.9296 | |
| 110 | William Penn University | 29400 | 48000 | 0.387 | 1,366 | 1035 | 0.7311 | |
| 112 | University of South Florida | 29600 | 36700 | 0.1934 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 113 | California Lutheran University | 29700 | 109800 | 0.7298 | 2,160 | 1218 | 0.7631 | |
| 114 | William Peace University | 29800 | 50200 | 0.406 | 778 | 1150 | 0.8633 | |
| 115 | Baker University | 30100 | 54800 | 0.452 | 1,317 | 1035 | 0.9771 | |
| 116 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30400 | 54700 | 0.4445 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 117 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 30500 | 31800 | 0.0409 | 7,088 | 1100 | 0.7448 | |
| 118 | Randolph-Macon College | 30600 | 71300 | 0.5711 | 1,800 | 1128 | 0.9105 | |
| 119 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 2,082 | 1124 | 0.9576 | |
| 119 | Lebanon Valley College | 30900 | 92500 | 0.666 | 1,834 | 1260 | 0.808 | |
| 121 | SUNY Old Westbury | 31100 | 40600 | 0.234 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 122 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31400 | 47100 | 0.3349 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 123 | Lasell University | 31500 | 60000 | 0.4747 | 1,347 | 1095 | 0.7457 | |
| 124 | University of Lynchburg | 31600 | 58600 | 0.4604 | 1,424 | 1099 | 0.6108 | |
| 125 | Hamline University | 31700 | 79000 | 0.5991 | 1,852 | 1175 | 0.9013 | |
| 126 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31800 | 50000 | 0.3654 | 858 | 975 | 0.7239 | |
| 127 | Villanova University | 32200 | 114000 | 0.7176 | 6,933 | 1466 | 0.2814 | |
| 128 | Assumption University | 32600 | 104600 | 0.6884 | 1,737 | 1085 | 0.8455 | |
| 128 | University of New England | 32600 | 88500 | 0.6313 | 4,631 | 1145 | 0.9203 | |
| 130 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32700 | 35000 | 0.0654 | 6,227 | 1184 | 0.9171 | |
| 131 | University of Idaho | 32800 | 34400 | 0.0466 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 132 | Wilkes University | 33600 | 61900 | 0.4572 | 2,055 | 1188 | 0.9397 | |
| 133 | Lee University | 34200 | 37800 | 0.0952 | 3,425 | 1154 | 0.7138 | |
| 134 | Chatham University | 34900 | 80600 | 0.5671 | 1,555 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 135 | Barry University | 35200 | 58800 | 0.4014 | 4,654 | 1005 | 0.9663 | |
| 135 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,056 | 1183 | 0.8994 | |
| 137 | Emmanuel College | 35400 | 87200 | 0.5941 | 1,948 | 1245 | 0.7677 | |
| 138 | Texas Tech University | 35700 | 38900 | 0.0823 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 139 | St. John Fisher University | 36400 | 64800 | 0.4382 | 2,583 | 1214 | 0.6607 | |
| 140 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 36600 | 39900 | 0.0825 | 3,893 | 1015 | 0.9839 | |
| 141 | East Carolina University | 36900 | 42700 | 0.1356 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 141 | The University of Montana | 36900 | 75200 | 0.5091 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 143 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 37100 | 38800 | 0.0439 | 799 | 865 | 0.6974 | |
| 144 | Benedictine College | 37600 | 52500 | 0.2836 | 2,404 | 1241 | 0.9812 | |
| 145 | Saint Michael's College | 37900 | 75600 | 0.4989 | 1,051 | 1280 | 0.8976 | |
| 146 | University of Central Arkansas | 38000 | 40200 | 0.0569 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 146 | University of St Thomas | 38000 | 74700 | 0.4914 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 148 | Washington State University | 38100 | 53900 | 0.2932 | 21,400 | 1131 | 0.861 | |
| 149 | Howard Payne University | 38200 | 54500 | 0.2988 | 751 | 1043 | 0.6737 | |
| 150 | Manhattan University | 38500 | 73700 | 0.4776 | 2,378 | 1174 | 0.8216 | |
| 151 | Crown College | 38600 | 53200 | 0.2734 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 152 | Pacific University | 38800 | 74900 | 0.4817 | 1,465 | 1019 | 0.8986 | |
| 153 | Mississippi State University | 39100 | 53400 | 0.2675 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 153 | University of Denver | 39100 | 84100 | 0.5352 | 5,766 | 1292 | 0.8538 | |
| 155 | Concordia University Texas | 39200 | 45800 | 0.1448 | 1,189 | 990 | 0.9125 | |
| 156 | Arcadia University | 39300 | 71600 | 0.4513 | 2,163 | 1159 | 0.7448 | |
| 156 | Saint Vincent College | 39300 | 64600 | 0.3916 | 1,157 | 1140 | 0.7863 | |
| 156 | State University of New York at Cortland | 39300 | 40600 | 0.0321 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 159 | Drexel University | 39700 | 107600 | 0.6308 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 160 | Saint Anselm College | 39800 | 76800 | 0.4818 | 2,094 | 1195 | 0.7805 | |
| 161 | Fresno Pacific University | 39900 | 52200 | 0.2354 | 1,615 | 1075 | 0.6396 | |
| 162 | Dominican University of California | 40600 | 69200 | 0.4131 | 1,058 | 0 | 0.521 | |
| 163 | Butler University | 41300 | 67900 | 0.3919 | 4,418 | 1269 | 0.8209 | |
| 163 | Siena University | 41300 | 66300 | 0.3772 | 3,149 | 1301 | 0.8464 | |
| 165 | University at Buffalo | 41600 | 46400 | 0.1035 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 166 | Old Dominion University | 42300 | 50500 | 0.1624 | 17,504 | 1205 | 0.9135 | |
| 167 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 42900 | 80700 | 0.4683 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 168 | University of Maryland-College Park | 43100 | 68700 | 0.3728 | 31,875 | 1456 | 0.4503 | |
| 169 | Arkansas State University | 43300 | 45100 | 0.0399 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 170 | Kansas State University | 43600 | 47900 | 0.0889 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 171 | Union University | 43800 | 66000 | 0.3375 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 172 | LeTourneau University | 44600 | 55000 | 0.1891 | 2,903 | 1242 | 0.4879 | |
| 173 | Mercer University | 45700 | 65400 | 0.3015 | 4,719 | 1263 | 0.643 | |
| 173 | The University of Tampa | 45700 | 58500 | 0.2187 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 175 | University of Delaware | 47800 | 62000 | 0.2293 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 176 | Champlain College | 48800 | 76000 | 0.3581 | 1,514 | 1273 | 0.873 | |
| 176 | Mount Saint Mary College | 48800 | 68800 | 0.2908 | 2,749 | 1153 | 0.892 | |
| 178 | DePaul University | 49000 | 66400 | 0.2619 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 179 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 50700 | 72700 | 0.3025 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 180 | University of Utah | 51400 | 53700 | 0.0426 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 181 | University of Iowa | 52100 | 54400 | 0.0421 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 182 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53200 | 61000 | 0.1293 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 183 | The University of Alabama | 53700 | 66500 | 0.1925 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 184 | Mount St. Joseph University | 54000 | 69900 | 0.2276 | 1,268 | 1105 | 0.9128 | |
| 185 | Hofstra University | 59100 | 83400 | 0.2913 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 186 | Clemson University | 61400 | 63700 | 0.036 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 187 | Stonehill College | 68600 | 85800 | 0.2005 | 2,569 | 1150 | 0.6628 | |
| 188 | Gonzaga University | 70800 | 76400 | 0.0733 | 4,976 | 1328 | 0.7962 | |
| 189 | University of California-Irvine | 72000 | 85400 | 0.1569 | 30,260 | 1333 | 0.2895 | |
| 190 | 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.