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Considering a degree in Criminology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Criminology majors who live in New Jersey.
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 New Jersey.
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 North Carolina Wilmington | 0 | 36100 | 1 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 2 | University of Pennsylvania | 9400 | 92900 | 0.8988 | 11,478 | 1536 | 0.054 | |
| 3 | Indiana State University | 10900 | 25900 | 0.5801 | 6,224 | 1020 | 0.8077 | |
| 4 | Eastern Washington University | 11400 | 31200 | 0.6347 | 6,952 | 995 | 0.9075 | |
| 5 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 12000 | 28000 | 0.571 | 8,553 | 1045 | 0.8688 | |
| 6 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 12300 | 19300 | 0.3627 | 10,084 | 1055 | 0.8572 | |
| 7 | University of South Florida | 12500 | 17100 | 0.2688 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 8 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.7517 | |
| 9 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 13600 | 19400 | 0.2988 | 21,858 | 1283 | 0.6513 | |
| 9 | University of Delaware | 13600 | 34500 | 0.606 | 20,026 | 1294 | 0.706 | |
| 11 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 25,706 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 12 | Northern Illinois University | 13900 | 30400 | 0.5445 | 11,348 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 12 | Virginia Union University | 13900 | 39400 | 0.6468 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9799 | |
| 14 | University of St Thomas | 14400 | 50900 | 0.7174 | 3,365 | 1095 | 0.8992 | |
| 15 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 14800 | 29800 | 0.5029 | 3,084 | 1055 | 0.7533 | |
| 16 | University of California-Irvine | 15300 | 38000 | 0.5977 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2857 | |
| 17 | University of West Georgia | 15400 | 24600 | 0.3744 | 9,103 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 18 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 29800 | 0.4782 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8609 | |
| 19 | Kansas State University | 15800 | 26100 | 0.3949 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8169 | |
| 20 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 15900 | 28200 | 0.4356 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 21 | Eastern Michigan University | 16000 | 36100 | 0.5559 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 22 | West Virginia University | 16200 | 40900 | 0.6036 | 18,206 | 1125 | 0.89 | |
| 23 | Georgia Southern University | 16400 | 20100 | 0.1836 | 23,541 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 24 | Central Connecticut State University | 16700 | 34000 | 0.5083 | 8,170 | 1075 | 0.7333 | |
| 25 | Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus | 17000 | 26900 | 0.3681 | 849 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | Millikin University | 17100 | 45000 | 0.6198 | 1,495 | 1020 | 0.6668 | |
| 27 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 17200 | 35400 | 0.5147 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 28 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 17300 | 26600 | 0.35 | 7,505 | 1073 | 0.9633 | |
| 29 | Avila University | 17400 | 64100 | 0.7283 | 1,331 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 29 | University of Lynchburg | 17400 | 54900 | 0.6827 | 1,595 | 1104 | 0.4301 | |
| 31 | Delaware State University | 17600 | 42200 | 0.5823 | 4,581 | 930 | 0.4658 | |
| 31 | East Carolina University | 17600 | 26100 | 0.3256 | 21,445 | 1160 | 0.8921 | |
| 33 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 17700 | 25200 | 0.2971 | 6,835 | 1090 | 0.7147 | |
| 33 | Tabor College | 17700 | 54400 | 0.675 | 539 | 1050 | 0.6458 | |
| 33 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 36 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 18000 | 28600 | 0.3704 | 4,218 | 1030 | 0.9489 | |
| 37 | Framingham State University | 18400 | 31000 | 0.4066 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8361 | |
| 38 | Rosemont College | 18500 | 38100 | 0.5141 | 486 | 1085 | 0.7634 | |
| 39 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 18700 | 68100 | 0.7256 | 709 | 1030 | 0.8216 | |
| 39 | University of Rhode Island | 18700 | 33900 | 0.4485 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 41 | McMurry University | 19200 | 51900 | 0.6295 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
| 41 | Norwich University | 19200 | 73800 | 0.7396 | 2,626 | 1186 | 0.7444 | |
| 41 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19200 | 62200 | 0.6917 | 2,711 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 44 | Carlow University | 19300 | 57800 | 0.6662 | 1,355 | 1065 | 0.8695 | |
| 45 | Lee University | 19400 | 37400 | 0.4816 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 46 | Coker University | 19600 | 47800 | 0.5902 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 46 | Johnson C Smith University | 19600 | 40800 | 0.5197 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 46 | Loyola University New Orleans | 19600 | 72100 | 0.728 | 3,007 | 1155 | 0.9305 | |
| 49 | Illinois College | 19700 | 55200 | 0.6423 | 937 | 1059 | 0.7819 | |
| 50 | Cleveland State University | 19900 | 30900 | 0.3555 | 9,482 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 50 | Davis & Elkins College | 19900 | 48300 | 0.5871 | 661 | 902 | 0.9433 | |
| 52 | Rutgers University-Newark | 20100 | 38000 | 0.4709 | 7,989 | 1159 | 0.7136 | |
| 53 | Lasell University | 20200 | 48500 | 0.5831 | 1,293 | 1095 | 0.8122 | |
| 54 | State University of New York at Cortland | 20400 | 27700 | 0.2633 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 55 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 20700 | 70000 | 0.7037 | 1,463 | 1200 | 0.7982 | |
| 56 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 20800 | 48900 | 0.5742 | 5,692 | 1124 | 0.9508 | |
| 57 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 20900 | 26000 | 0.1978 | 4,880 | 1124 | 0.8172 | |
| 58 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 21000 | 35300 | 0.4047 | 5,731 | 1174 | 0.9064 | |
| 59 | Lycoming College | 21400 | 65800 | 0.6757 | 1,012 | 1189 | 0.7407 | |
| 60 | Upper Iowa University | 21700 | 41700 | 0.4783 | 3,054 | 1035 | 0.9646 | |
| 61 | Cottey College | 21800 | 37300 | 0.4154 | 254 | 991 | 0.6918 | |
| 62 | Le Moyne College | 22000 | 58100 | 0.6209 | 2,529 | 1255 | 0.8298 | |
| 62 | Niagara University | 22000 | 57400 | 0.6165 | 2,692 | 1160 | 0.8737 | |
| 64 | The University of Alabama | 22400 | 31000 | 0.2772 | 34,389 | 1284 | 0.7665 | |
| 65 | Buena Vista University | 22500 | 59100 | 0.6197 | 1,436 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 66 | Hamline University | 22800 | 56500 | 0.596 | 1,806 | 1163 | 0.8763 | |
| 66 | Ohio Dominican University | 22800 | 55400 | 0.5885 | 843 | 1171 | 0.9423 | |
| 68 | Manchester University | 22900 | 54100 | 0.5771 | 988 | 1044 | 0.7106 | |
| 69 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 23000 | 67400 | 0.6592 | 5,690 | 1055 | 0.9071 | |
| 70 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 23500 | 34800 | 0.3244 | 3,459 | 1080 | 0.9215 | |
| 71 | Dominican University | 24100 | 56000 | 0.5705 | 2,690 | 1005 | 0.9032 | |
| 72 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 24300 | 34400 | 0.2922 | 4,174 | 1165 | 0.8298 | |
| 73 | Pennsylvania Western University | 24400 | 34400 | 0.2904 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 74 | Maryville College | 24500 | 58400 | 0.581 | 1,132 | 1167 | 0.6092 | |
| 74 | University at Buffalo | 24500 | 34000 | 0.2794 | 20,359 | 1303 | 0.7418 | |
| 76 | University of Saint Mary | 24600 | 53700 | 0.541 | 1,027 | 1040 | 0.8663 | |
| 77 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 24800 | 37900 | 0.3454 | 5,661 | 1085 | 0.982 | |
| 78 | Mary Baldwin University | 25100 | 48600 | 0.4839 | 1,124 | 1045 | 0.871 | |
| 79 | Seattle Pacific University | 25200 | 70000 | 0.64 | 1,776 | 1180 | 0.834 | |
| 80 | Drury University | 25400 | 52900 | 0.5197 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 81 | Hastings College | 25600 | 63000 | 0.5936 | 933 | 1305 | 0.7165 | |
| 81 | Northern Arizona University | 25600 | 43200 | 0.4084 | 22,990 | 1090 | 0.8961 | |
| 81 | South Dakota State University | 25600 | 28700 | 0.1097 | 10,719 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 84 | Concordia University-Chicago | 25700 | 54900 | 0.5314 | 1,368 | 1100 | 0.9279 | |
| 84 | Rockford University | 25700 | 59600 | 0.569 | 983 | 975 | 0.9291 | |
| 84 | Western Kentucky University | 25700 | 41800 | 0.3851 | 14,151 | 970 | 0.9387 | |
| 87 | Lakeland University | 25900 | 56500 | 0.5412 | 2,411 | 1015 | 0.8628 | |
| 87 | University of Mobile | 25900 | 48300 | 0.4634 | 1,308 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 89 | Heidelberg University | 26000 | 48600 | 0.4651 | 969 | 1100 | 0.8579 | |
| 90 | Flagler College | 26200 | 61200 | 0.5717 | 2,409 | 1090 | 0.8076 | |
| 91 | St Bonaventure University | 26300 | 61200 | 0.5702 | 2,042 | 1189 | 0.8165 | |
| 91 | St. Mary's University | 26300 | 59800 | 0.5604 | 2,149 | 1084 | 0.9776 | |
| 93 | Geneva College | 26500 | 50300 | 0.4737 | 1,260 | 1143 | 0.7905 | |
| 94 | Albright College | 26600 | 49300 | 0.4604 | 1,230 | 1050 | 0.7633 | |
| 95 | University of La Verne | 26800 | 67300 | 0.6015 | 3,050 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 96 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 26900 | 30100 | 0.1047 | 5,086 | 1124 | 0.949 | |
| 97 | Capital University | 27000 | 62400 | 0.5672 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 97 | University of Idaho | 27000 | 45200 | 0.4023 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 99 | University of Central Arkansas | 27100 | 31200 | 0.1329 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 100 | Randolph-Macon College | 27200 | 69200 | 0.6066 | 1,643 | 1109 | 0.8661 | |
| 101 | Mount St. Mary's University | 27300 | 61400 | 0.5551 | 1,830 | 1164 | 0.7381 | |
| 102 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 27500 | 69300 | 0.603 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9519 | |
| 103 | California State University-San Marcos | 27700 | 38300 | 0.2767 | 14,977 | 1040 | 0.951 | |
| 103 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27700 | 71200 | 0.6103 | 2,446 | 1159 | 0.7802 | |
| 105 | Florida Southern College | 27900 | 63200 | 0.5593 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 105 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 27900 | 38200 | 0.2685 | 12,317 | 1152 | 0.6267 | |
| 105 | Villanova University | 27900 | 88800 | 0.6855 | 7,004 | 1457 | 0.2698 | |
| 108 | University of Northern Iowa | 28000 | 36200 | 0.2253 | 7,711 | 1129 | 0.9274 | |
| 109 | Webster University | 28400 | 54700 | 0.481 | 2,322 | 1109 | 0.8623 | |
| 110 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28500 | 32300 | 0.1176 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 111 | University of Hartford | 28600 | 70100 | 0.5921 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9575 | |
| 112 | Hiram College | 28800 | 48700 | 0.4085 | 1,026 | 1030 | 0.9353 | |
| 113 | Cedar Crest College | 28900 | 66000 | 0.5618 | 870 | 1115 | 0.8407 | |
| 114 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 29000 | 56200 | 0.4847 | 765 | 1020 | 0.6617 | |
| 114 | University of Iowa | 29000 | 31100 | 0.0691 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 116 | William Peace University | 29200 | 50200 | 0.4178 | 722 | 1180 | 0.9425 | |
| 117 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44300 | 0.3384 | 1,588 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 118 | Dominican University of California | 29600 | 69200 | 0.5725 | 1,114 | 1255 | 0.835 | |
| 118 | William Penn University | 29600 | 48000 | 0.3841 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 120 | Baker University | 30200 | 54800 | 0.4495 | 1,530 | 924 | 0.9419 | |
| 121 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 30400 | 77600 | 0.6081 | 5,044 | 1274 | 0.8883 | |
| 122 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30500 | 54700 | 0.4419 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 122 | Otterbein University | 30500 | 57300 | 0.4677 | 2,211 | 1209 | 0.8453 | |
| 124 | Assumption University | 30800 | 74400 | 0.5857 | 1,713 | 1085 | 0.8298 | |
| 124 | Mount Saint Mary College | 30800 | 68600 | 0.551 | 2,141 | 1153 | 0.8888 | |
| 126 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 1,972 | 1161 | 0.9523 | |
| 127 | Kean University | 31000 | 39500 | 0.2153 | 11,758 | 1040 | 0.759 | |
| 128 | Lebanon Valley College | 31100 | 72400 | 0.5706 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
| 129 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 31400 | 45700 | 0.3132 | 7,062 | 965 | 0.928 | |
| 130 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31500 | 47100 | 0.332 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 131 | Marquette University | 31900 | 66500 | 0.5203 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 131 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31900 | 50000 | 0.3626 | 858 | 975 | 0.7239 | |
| 131 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 31900 | 51700 | 0.383 | 10,166 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 134 | Saint Michael's College | 32000 | 68500 | 0.5331 | 1,120 | 1240 | 0.8451 | |
| 135 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 32200 | 36700 | 0.1214 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 136 | Azusa Pacific University | 32300 | 66600 | 0.5147 | 2,759 | 1189 | 0.8843 | |
| 137 | Suffolk University | 32600 | 70300 | 0.5362 | 4,326 | 1209 | 0.8233 | |
| 138 | The University of Tampa | 32700 | 56900 | 0.425 | 10,598 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 139 | North Carolina State University | 32800 | 54800 | 0.4007 | 28,422 | 1378 | 0.4174 | |
| 140 | Lander University | 32900 | 37700 | 0.1275 | 3,776 | 1055 | 0.8131 | |
| 140 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32900 | 35000 | 0.0614 | 6,136 | 1159 | 0.8767 | |
| 142 | Wilkes University | 33000 | 61900 | 0.4669 | 2,076 | 1144 | 0.9064 | |
| 143 | North Central College | 33100 | 64900 | 0.49 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 144 | Fort Lewis College | 33500 | 41400 | 0.191 | 3,392 | 1109 | 0.773 | |
| 144 | SUNY Old Westbury | 33500 | 40900 | 0.1809 | 4,260 | 1110 | 0.8363 | |
| 146 | Emmanuel College | 33700 | 71400 | 0.528 | 1,909 | 1255 | 0.7565 | |
| 147 | LeTourneau University | 34000 | 54800 | 0.3798 | 3,187 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 148 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 34100 | 38500 | 0.1145 | 799 | 865 | 0.6974 | |
| 149 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 34300 | 39000 | 0.1194 | 8,426 | 1235 | 0.8875 | |
| 149 | University of St Thomas | 34300 | 70300 | 0.5124 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8536 | |
| 151 | Barry University | 34500 | 56400 | 0.3881 | 3,232 | 1005 | 0.7724 | |
| 152 | California Lutheran University | 34700 | 70000 | 0.5045 | 2,297 | 1254 | 0.7567 | |
| 153 | University of Denver | 34900 | 76900 | 0.5465 | 6,614 | 1347 | 0.7781 | |
| 154 | Chatham University | 35000 | 63300 | 0.4474 | 1,550 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 155 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,123 | 1189 | 0.8943 | |
| 156 | Texas Tech University | 35300 | 38900 | 0.0926 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 157 | Siena College | 35500 | 65100 | 0.4548 | 3,467 | 1254 | 0.6902 | |
| 158 | University of the Pacific | 35800 | 71500 | 0.4996 | 3,249 | 1298 | 0.7132 | |
| 159 | California State University-Fresno | 36200 | 43800 | 0.1725 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 160 | Mississippi State University | 36300 | 50500 | 0.2804 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 161 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 36500 | 41600 | 0.1237 | 5,386 | 1050 | 0.9092 | |
| 162 | University of Southern Maine | 37500 | 37500 | 0 | 5,525 | 1144 | 0.7923 | |
| 163 | Benedictine College | 37800 | 50800 | 0.256 | 2,403 | 1241 | 0.9812 | |
| 164 | Hofstra University | 38000 | 76900 | 0.5058 | 6,581 | 1328 | 0.6808 | |
| 165 | Washington State University | 38200 | 53900 | 0.2906 | 21,455 | 1125 | 0.8664 | |
| 166 | Howard Payne University | 38400 | 54500 | 0.2963 | 751 | 1043 | 0.6737 | |
| 167 | Crown College | 38800 | 53200 | 0.2708 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 168 | Montclair State University | 38900 | 46600 | 0.1653 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 169 | Pacific University | 39000 | 74900 | 0.4799 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 170 | Concordia University Texas | 39300 | 45800 | 0.1418 | 1,188 | 990 | 0.9125 | |
| 171 | Arcadia University | 39400 | 71600 | 0.4493 | 2,030 | 1170 | 0.8022 | |
| 171 | Saint Vincent College | 39400 | 64600 | 0.3895 | 1,284 | 1135 | 0.6173 | |
| 173 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 39800 | 53600 | 0.2576 | 46,815 | 1378 | 0.6057 | |
| 174 | Fresno Pacific University | 40100 | 52200 | 0.2327 | 1,545 | 1099 | 0.6407 | |
| 174 | Saint Anselm College | 40100 | 73700 | 0.4558 | 2,094 | 1205 | 0.7805 | |
| 176 | Arkansas State University | 40600 | 41000 | 0.0098 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.8226 | |
| 177 | Butler University | 41300 | 67900 | 0.3919 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 178 | Old Dominion University | 42500 | 47700 | 0.109 | 17,746 | 1205 | 0.9036 | |
| 179 | University of Maryland-College Park | 42600 | 53600 | 0.2054 | 31,133 | 1463 | 0.4479 | |
| 180 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 43000 | 80700 | 0.4675 | 1,731 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 181 | University of Florida | 43200 | 45700 | 0.0548 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 182 | Manhattan University | 43800 | 74100 | 0.4088 | 2,744 | 1274 | 0.7894 | |
| 183 | Union University | 43900 | 66000 | 0.3354 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6041 | |
| 184 | The University of Montana | 44600 | 45000 | 0.0089 | 7,891 | 1225 | 0.9586 | |
| 185 | Mercer University | 45200 | 65400 | 0.3085 | 4,690 | 1273 | 0.6889 | |
| 186 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 46200 | 46600 | 0.0086 | 6,139 | 1070 | 0.9052 | |
| 187 | Drexel University | 48800 | 83900 | 0.4184 | 13,309 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 188 | DePaul University | 49100 | 66000 | 0.2562 | 14,188 | 1254 | 0.7589 | |
| 189 | University of Utah | 51600 | 53700 | 0.04 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 190 | Mount St. Joseph University | 54300 | 54300 | 0 | 1,545 | 1143 | 0.5912 | |
| 191 | Clemson University | 61500 | 63700 | 0.0338 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 192 | St. John Fisher University | 62500 | 62500 | 0 | 2,571 | 1215 | 0.664 | |
| 193 | Stonehill College | 70600 | 70600 | 0 | 2,568 | 1150 | 0.6628 | |
| 194 | Gonzaga University | 70800 | 76600 | 0.0757 | 5,281 | 1329 | 0.8169 | |
| 195 | The Catholic University of America | 82500 | 82500 | 0 | 3,177 | 1140 | 0.8278 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.