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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 | 4800 | 93100 | 0.9489 | 9,989 | 1535 | 0.0492 | |
| 2 | Utah State University | 8200 | 25200 | 0.6743 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 3 | Arkansas State University | 11400 | 28400 | 0.5995 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 4 | Eastern Washington University | 11500 | 30700 | 0.6262 | 7,640 | 1045 | 0.8526 | |
| 5 | California State University-Fresno | 11600 | 19600 | 0.4106 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 6 | Northern Arizona University | 12100 | 30400 | 0.6012 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 7 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 12200 | 26300 | 0.5363 | 10,743 | 1075 | 0.9598 | |
| 8 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 12600 | 29300 | 0.57 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 9 | University of Southern Maine | 13100 | 23000 | 0.43 | 5,549 | 1139 | 0.8241 | |
| 10 | University of Miami | 13200 | 96300 | 0.8631 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 11 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 13400 | 38300 | 0.6495 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 12 | University of South Florida | 13500 | 22400 | 0.3977 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 13 | Central Connecticut State University | 13600 | 34200 | 0.6021 | 9,463 | 1020 | 0.793 | |
| 14 | Virginia Union University | 14300 | 51700 | 0.7236 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9802 | |
| 15 | California State University-San Marcos | 14400 | 28500 | 0.4944 | 15,770 | 990 | 0.9513 | |
| 15 | Eastern Michigan University | 14400 | 33900 | 0.5767 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 15 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 14400 | 44000 | 0.6727 | 3,153 | 1035 | 0.7012 | |
| 18 | University of California-Irvine | 14800 | 40400 | 0.6341 | 30,260 | 1333 | 0.2895 | |
| 18 | West Virginia University | 14800 | 73100 | 0.7972 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 20 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 15200 | 25800 | 0.4099 | 5,386 | 995 | 0.9092 | |
| 21 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 15300 | 26000 | 0.4111 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 22 | Avila University | 15500 | 81100 | 0.8087 | 1,538 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 22 | Lander University | 15500 | 24600 | 0.3692 | 3,776 | 1055 | 0.8131 | |
| 22 | University of West Georgia | 15500 | 24600 | 0.3703 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 25 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 29800 | 0.4782 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 25 | Ursuline College | 15600 | 83000 | 0.8123 | 677 | 1115 | 0.7479 | |
| 27 | Niagara University | 15900 | 57400 | 0.7227 | 2,638 | 1170 | 0.876 | |
| 28 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 16100 | 90700 | 0.8225 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 28 | North Carolina State University | 16100 | 28500 | 0.4348 | 29,340 | 1374 | 0.3954 | |
| 30 | Texas Tech University | 16300 | 27100 | 0.3984 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 31 | Indiana State University | 16500 | 32400 | 0.4909 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 32 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 16700 | 41200 | 0.5953 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 32 | Georgia Southern University | 16700 | 49700 | 0.6641 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 34 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 17000 | 26600 | 0.3613 | 7,747 | 1073 | 0.9617 | |
| 35 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 17300 | 19400 | 0.1082 | 23,007 | 1281 | 0.6909 | |
| 36 | Tabor College | 17800 | 75500 | 0.7645 | 539 | 965 | 0.6458 | |
| 37 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 17900 | 52300 | 0.6575 | 6,790 | 965 | 0.9447 | |
| 38 | Albright College | 18000 | 51600 | 0.6514 | 1,210 | 1079 | 0.9408 | |
| 39 | Lycoming College | 18100 | 65800 | 0.7252 | 1,014 | 1150 | 0.7702 | |
| 39 | Ohio Dominican University | 18100 | 77400 | 0.7664 | 787 | 1385 | 0.9387 | |
| 41 | University of Lynchburg | 18400 | 58900 | 0.6882 | 1,424 | 1099 | 0.6108 | |
| 42 | Delaware State University | 18800 | 62600 | 0.6996 | 4,581 | 930 | 0.4658 | |
| 43 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 18900 | 48900 | 0.6131 | 5,274 | 1103 | 0.9513 | |
| 43 | Olivet Nazarene University | 18900 | 79300 | 0.7623 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 45 | Coker University | 19000 | 47800 | 0.6028 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 46 | McMurry University | 19200 | 71400 | 0.7315 | 4,133 | 1104 | 0.8984 | |
| 46 | Norwich University | 19200 | 100600 | 0.8094 | 2,626 | 1186 | 0.7444 | |
| 46 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 19200 | 54000 | 0.6441 | 3,991 | 1010 | 0.9654 | |
| 49 | Illinois College | 19500 | 55200 | 0.6471 | 1,008 | 1059 | 0.7494 | |
| 49 | University of Saint Mary | 19500 | 53700 | 0.6363 | 1,044 | 1083 | 0.8229 | |
| 51 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 19600 | 30600 | 0.3593 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 52 | Johnson C Smith University | 19700 | 56000 | 0.648 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 53 | Carlow University | 19800 | 53900 | 0.6324 | 2,303 | 1084 | 0.8768 | |
| 54 | University of Rhode Island | 20100 | 47400 | 0.5761 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 55 | University of Northern Iowa | 20200 | 24800 | 0.1844 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 56 | Fort Lewis College | 20300 | 29100 | 0.3027 | 3,392 | 1109 | 0.7732 | |
| 56 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 20300 | 57500 | 0.6476 | 1,391 | 1200 | 0.7243 | |
| 56 | SUNY Old Westbury | 20300 | 24400 | 0.1682 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 59 | Cottey College | 20400 | 37300 | 0.4523 | 261 | 991 | 0.7023 | |
| 59 | Regis University | 20400 | 67400 | 0.6973 | 2,505 | 1225 | 0.8461 | |
| 59 | The University of Montana | 20400 | 27500 | 0.2585 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 62 | State University of New York at Cortland | 20600 | 27700 | 0.2561 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 63 | Millikin University | 20900 | 45000 | 0.5354 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 64 | Davis & Elkins College | 21300 | 51200 | 0.5838 | 663 | 902 | 0.9433 | |
| 65 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 21400 | 41600 | 0.4856 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 66 | St. Mary's University | 21500 | 82100 | 0.7383 | 2,330 | 1060 | 0.9508 | |
| 67 | University of Mobile | 21600 | 46000 | 0.5305 | 1,313 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 67 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 21600 | 27200 | 0.2048 | 5,063 | 1069 | 0.8756 | |
| 69 | Hiram College | 21700 | 48700 | 0.5536 | 991 | 1075 | 0.9748 | |
| 69 | South Dakota State University | 21700 | 25200 | 0.1414 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 69 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 21700 | 25900 | 0.1598 | 6,227 | 1184 | 0.9171 | |
| 72 | Buena Vista University | 22200 | 59100 | 0.6244 | 836 | 1075 | 0.6497 | |
| 73 | Rockford University | 22400 | 80500 | 0.7216 | 983 | 975 | 0.9289 | |
| 73 | Upper Iowa University | 22400 | 41700 | 0.4633 | 3,054 | 1035 | 0.9646 | |
| 75 | Hastings College | 22600 | 53300 | 0.5757 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 75 | Manchester University | 22600 | 54100 | 0.582 | 988 | 1044 | 0.7106 | |
| 77 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 22800 | 52400 | 0.565 | 3,929 | 1095 | 0.949 | |
| 78 | Calvin University | 22900 | 55500 | 0.5871 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 79 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 23500 | 89100 | 0.7361 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9631 | |
| 80 | Dominican University | 23700 | 56000 | 0.5761 | 2,642 | 1005 | 0.8879 | |
| 81 | Maryville College | 24200 | 58400 | 0.5864 | 1,144 | 1140 | 0.6885 | |
| 82 | Montana State University | 24400 | 24500 | 0.0018 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 83 | University of St Thomas | 24500 | 51400 | 0.5234 | 3,466 | 1095 | 0.8355 | |
| 84 | Webster University | 25200 | 66600 | 0.6218 | 1,898 | 1120 | 0.8618 | |
| 85 | Le Moyne College | 25400 | 58200 | 0.5639 | 2,494 | 1250 | 0.6782 | |
| 86 | Mary Baldwin University | 25500 | 48600 | 0.4757 | 1,152 | 1089 | 0.6954 | |
| 87 | Lakeland University | 25700 | 56500 | 0.5455 | 2,411 | 1015 | 0.8652 | |
| 88 | Heidelberg University | 25800 | 48600 | 0.4692 | 1,002 | 1025 | 0.82 | |
| 88 | Otterbein University | 25800 | 79200 | 0.6746 | 2,292 | 1126 | 0.8388 | |
| 90 | Geneva College | 26300 | 50300 | 0.478 | 1,299 | 1167 | 0.9556 | |
| 90 | Northern Illinois University | 26300 | 32100 | 0.1807 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 92 | Concordia University-Chicago | 26400 | 78600 | 0.664 | 1,295 | 1100 | 0.9298 | |
| 93 | Cedar Crest College | 26500 | 67800 | 0.6091 | 870 | 1115 | 0.8407 | |
| 94 | University of La Verne | 26600 | 71200 | 0.6266 | 3,052 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 95 | Drury University | 26800 | 54500 | 0.5082 | 1,453 | 1209 | 0.6575 | |
| 96 | Capital University | 27100 | 63800 | 0.5751 | 1,642 | 1045 | 0.6501 | |
| 97 | William Peace University | 27200 | 50200 | 0.4577 | 778 | 1150 | 0.8633 | |
| 98 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 27300 | 37900 | 0.2788 | 4,573 | 1165 | 0.853 | |
| 99 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27500 | 71200 | 0.6142 | 2,396 | 1159 | 0.866 | |
| 99 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 27500 | 38200 | 0.2794 | 12,798 | 1157 | 0.1421 | |
| 101 | Florida Southern College | 27600 | 63200 | 0.5627 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 102 | North Central College | 27800 | 66700 | 0.5829 | 2,567 | 1203 | 0.8377 | |
| 103 | Mount St. Mary's University | 28000 | 61400 | 0.544 | 1,804 | 1159 | 0.7258 | |
| 104 | Marquette University | 28100 | 63800 | 0.5597 | 8,206 | 1304 | 0.7802 | |
| 104 | St Bonaventure University | 28100 | 64100 | 0.5617 | 2,134 | 1165 | 0.8533 | |
| 106 | Flagler College | 28200 | 61900 | 0.544 | 2,359 | 1175 | 0.787 | |
| 107 | University of Hartford | 28300 | 70100 | 0.5959 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 108 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 28500 | 69700 | 0.5908 | 765 | 1020 | 0.6617 | |
| 109 | Clemson University | 28800 | 37100 | 0.2253 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 110 | Huntington University | 29000 | 44400 | 0.3465 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 111 | William Penn University | 29200 | 48000 | 0.3928 | 1,366 | 1035 | 0.7311 | |
| 112 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 29400 | 112100 | 0.7376 | 4,999 | 1258 | 0.9296 | |
| 113 | University of Iowa | 29500 | 32100 | 0.0799 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 114 | California Lutheran University | 29700 | 71700 | 0.586 | 2,160 | 1218 | 0.7631 | |
| 115 | Baker University | 29800 | 54800 | 0.4571 | 1,317 | 1035 | 0.9771 | |
| 116 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30100 | 54700 | 0.4495 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 116 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 30100 | 33200 | 0.0932 | 7,088 | 1100 | 0.7448 | |
| 118 | Randolph-Macon College | 30500 | 71600 | 0.5736 | 1,800 | 1128 | 0.9105 | |
| 119 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 2,082 | 1124 | 0.9576 | |
| 119 | Lebanon Valley College | 30900 | 72200 | 0.5718 | 1,834 | 1260 | 0.808 | |
| 121 | Western Kentucky University | 31000 | 42800 | 0.276 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 122 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31100 | 47100 | 0.3408 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 123 | Lasell University | 31200 | 50800 | 0.3861 | 1,347 | 1095 | 0.7457 | |
| 124 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31500 | 50000 | 0.3709 | 858 | 975 | 0.7239 | |
| 124 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 31500 | 51700 | 0.3911 | 10,594 | 1193 | 0.6493 | |
| 126 | Cleveland State University | 31700 | 32100 | 0.0125 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 127 | Assumption University | 32300 | 74400 | 0.5656 | 1,737 | 1085 | 0.8455 | |
| 127 | Villanova University | 32300 | 92900 | 0.6526 | 6,933 | 1466 | 0.2814 | |
| 129 | Wilkes University | 32500 | 61900 | 0.4744 | 2,055 | 1188 | 0.9397 | |
| 130 | University of Idaho | 32700 | 34100 | 0.041 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 130 | University of New England | 32700 | 70900 | 0.5389 | 4,631 | 1145 | 0.9203 | |
| 132 | Hamline University | 33700 | 70100 | 0.5191 | 1,852 | 1175 | 0.9013 | |
| 133 | Siena University | 33800 | 66300 | 0.4902 | 3,149 | 1301 | 0.8464 | |
| 134 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 33900 | 39000 | 0.13 | 8,706 | 1230 | 0.8906 | |
| 135 | Lee University | 34200 | 39100 | 0.1253 | 3,425 | 1154 | 0.7138 | |
| 136 | Chatham University | 34800 | 63900 | 0.4557 | 1,555 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 137 | Barry University | 35200 | 58800 | 0.4014 | 4,654 | 1005 | 0.9663 | |
| 137 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,056 | 1183 | 0.8994 | |
| 139 | Emmanuel College | 35300 | 73700 | 0.5212 | 1,948 | 1245 | 0.7677 | |
| 140 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 141 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 36300 | 39900 | 0.0894 | 3,893 | 1015 | 0.9839 | |
| 142 | St. John Fisher University | 36400 | 64800 | 0.4382 | 2,583 | 1214 | 0.6607 | |
| 143 | East Carolina University | 36600 | 42700 | 0.1421 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 144 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 37100 | 50400 | 0.2636 | 799 | 865 | 0.6974 | |
| 144 | Loyola University New Orleans | 37100 | 74600 | 0.5025 | 2,871 | 1150 | 0.9058 | |
| 146 | Washington State University | 37500 | 53600 | 0.2998 | 21,400 | 1131 | 0.861 | |
| 147 | Benedictine College | 37600 | 52500 | 0.2836 | 2,404 | 1241 | 0.9812 | |
| 148 | University of Central Arkansas | 37700 | 40200 | 0.0637 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 149 | Howard Payne University | 37900 | 54500 | 0.3039 | 751 | 1043 | 0.6737 | |
| 150 | University of St Thomas | 38000 | 74800 | 0.492 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 151 | Framingham State University | 38100 | 38100 | 0 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8366 | |
| 152 | Crown College | 38400 | 53200 | 0.2786 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 153 | Pacific University | 38600 | 74900 | 0.4854 | 1,465 | 1019 | 0.8986 | |
| 154 | Concordia University Texas | 38900 | 45800 | 0.1508 | 1,189 | 990 | 0.9125 | |
| 154 | Mississippi State University | 38900 | 53400 | 0.2726 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 156 | Arcadia University | 39000 | 71600 | 0.4551 | 2,163 | 1159 | 0.7448 | |
| 156 | Saint Vincent College | 39000 | 64600 | 0.3959 | 1,157 | 1140 | 0.7863 | |
| 158 | Saint Michael's College | 39100 | 75800 | 0.4841 | 1,051 | 1280 | 0.8976 | |
| 158 | University of Denver | 39100 | 84100 | 0.5352 | 5,766 | 1292 | 0.8538 | |
| 160 | Champlain College | 39400 | 105100 | 0.6252 | 1,514 | 1273 | 0.873 | |
| 161 | Saint Anselm College | 39500 | 77000 | 0.4871 | 2,094 | 1195 | 0.7805 | |
| 162 | Fresno Pacific University | 39700 | 52200 | 0.2406 | 1,615 | 1075 | 0.6396 | |
| 163 | Drexel University | 39800 | 86400 | 0.5397 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 164 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 39900 | 59200 | 0.3258 | 5,986 | 1110 | 0.8916 | |
| 165 | Dominican University of California | 40600 | 69200 | 0.413 | 1,058 | 0 | 0.521 | |
| 166 | Butler University | 41400 | 68400 | 0.395 | 4,418 | 1269 | 0.8209 | |
| 167 | Old Dominion University | 42300 | 50500 | 0.1624 | 17,504 | 1205 | 0.9135 | |
| 168 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 42800 | 80700 | 0.4701 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 168 | University of Florida | 42800 | 45700 | 0.0635 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 170 | University of Maryland-College Park | 43000 | 58500 | 0.2648 | 31,875 | 1456 | 0.4503 | |
| 171 | Union University | 43500 | 66000 | 0.3417 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 172 | Kansas State University | 43900 | 48400 | 0.0926 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 173 | LeTourneau University | 44500 | 57300 | 0.2232 | 2,903 | 1242 | 0.4879 | |
| 174 | Mercer University | 45400 | 65400 | 0.3058 | 4,719 | 1263 | 0.643 | |
| 175 | The University of Tampa | 45700 | 58500 | 0.2187 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 176 | University at Buffalo | 46400 | 46400 | 0 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 177 | University of Delaware | 47800 | 62400 | 0.2344 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 178 | Mount Saint Mary College | 48500 | 68800 | 0.2951 | 2,749 | 1153 | 0.892 | |
| 179 | DePaul University | 49000 | 69400 | 0.2938 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 180 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 50500 | 64400 | 0.2158 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 181 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 50600 | 63800 | 0.2065 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 182 | University of Utah | 51100 | 53700 | 0.0478 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 183 | Manhattan University | 51200 | 72900 | 0.2975 | 2,378 | 1174 | 0.8216 | |
| 184 | The University of Alabama | 53700 | 58000 | 0.0741 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 185 | Mount St. Joseph University | 53800 | 54300 | 0.0092 | 1,268 | 1105 | 0.9128 | |
| 186 | Hofstra University | 59100 | 83300 | 0.2906 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 187 | Stonehill College | 68300 | 76100 | 0.1025 | 2,569 | 1150 | 0.6628 | |
| 188 | Gonzaga University | 70800 | 77700 | 0.0888 | 4,976 | 1328 | 0.7962 | |
| 189 | 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.