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Considering a degree in Criminology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Criminology majors who live in Ohio.
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 Ohio.
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 | 6100 | 93000 | 0.9346 | 10,013 | 1528 | 0.054 | |
| 3 | Sinclair Community College | 7000 | 11300 | 0.3825 | 17,431 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | 8200 | 36700 | 0.7773 | 11,554 | 1100 | 0.5516 | |
| 5 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 10300 | 21100 | 0.5125 | 4,721 | 1110 | 0.7782 | |
| 6 | Eastern Washington University | 11500 | 30900 | 0.6273 | 6,951 | 1055 | 0.9437 | |
| 7 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.737 | |
| 8 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 12800 | 37100 | 0.6545 | 4,218 | 1020 | 0.9307 | |
| 9 | University of Delaware | 13600 | 32500 | 0.5829 | 19,119 | 1303 | 0.6356 | |
| 10 | Indiana State University | 13800 | 25900 | 0.4679 | 6,224 | 1140 | 0.8077 | |
| 10 | University of South Florida | 13800 | 17100 | 0.1928 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 12 | Northern Arizona University | 14100 | 25400 | 0.4458 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 13 | University of Idaho | 14400 | 26400 | 0.4542 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 14 | Northern Illinois University | 14500 | 29300 | 0.5068 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 15 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 14600 | 24900 | 0.413 | 5,474 | 1138 | 0.9198 | |
| 15 | Northwest Missouri State University | 14600 | 27900 | 0.476 | 5,241 | 1075 | 0.8613 | |
| 17 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 15400 | 19300 | 0.2021 | 10,090 | 1075 | 0.9368 | |
| 18 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 15500 | 25800 | 0.3973 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 19 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 15600 | 25800 | 0.3959 | 5,187 | 1005 | 0.9229 | |
| 20 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 15700 | 28000 | 0.439 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 21 | University of St Thomas | 16000 | 50900 | 0.6859 | 3,395 | 1080 | 0.8993 | |
| 22 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 16700 | 25700 | 0.3502 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 23 | Arkansas State University | 17000 | 28100 | 0.3952 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 23 | Avila University | 17000 | 67600 | 0.7491 | 1,335 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 23 | Coker University | 17000 | 47800 | 0.6446 | 1,187 | 1005 | 0.9723 | |
| 26 | Youngstown State University | 18200 | 29400 | 0.3805 | 8,436 | 1065 | 0.8066 | |
| 27 | Rosemont College | 18400 | 38100 | 0.5155 | 484 | 1085 | 0.7451 | |
| 28 | Hastings College | 18700 | 50400 | 0.629 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 29 | Eastern Michigan University | 18800 | 36100 | 0.4798 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 30 | Illinois College | 18900 | 52300 | 0.6391 | 940 | 1054 | 0.7819 | |
| 31 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 19000 | 27000 | 0.2972 | 7,505 | 1059 | 0.9633 | |
| 32 | Loyola University New Orleans | 19500 | 71100 | 0.726 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
| 32 | Western Kentucky University | 19500 | 26800 | 0.2717 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 34 | University of Northern Iowa | 19800 | 24000 | 0.1751 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 35 | Davis & Elkins College | 19900 | 48300 | 0.5883 | 683 | 1025 | 0.5823 | |
| 36 | Central Connecticut State University | 20000 | 27600 | 0.2756 | 8,170 | 1010 | 0.7333 | |
| 36 | Mount St. Joseph University | 20000 | 52600 | 0.6193 | 1,545 | 1134 | 0.5915 | |
| 38 | Lee University | 20100 | 37100 | 0.4577 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 39 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 20300 | 33400 | 0.3927 | 3,469 | 1080 | 0.9215 | |
| 40 | McMurry University | 20400 | 46600 | 0.5627 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
| 41 | South Dakota State University | 20500 | 25200 | 0.1866 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 42 | Lebanon Valley College | 20700 | 71600 | 0.7111 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
| 42 | Virginia Union University | 20700 | 31000 | 0.3321 | 1,170 | 900 | 0.978 | |
| 42 | West Virginia University | 20700 | 23300 | 0.1116 | 18,614 | 1125 | 0.778 | |
| 45 | Niagara University | 20900 | 57400 | 0.6356 | 2,692 | 970 | 0.3972 | |
| 46 | Heidelberg University | 21000 | 48300 | 0.5661 | 933 | 1100 | 0.6773 | |
| 47 | University of Miami | 21100 | 70800 | 0.7023 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 48 | Cleveland State University | 21200 | 31000 | 0.3155 | 9,418 | 1005 | 0.913 | |
| 49 | Tabor College | 21800 | 55600 | 0.6076 | 539 | 965 | 0.6458 | |
| 50 | Cottey College | 22000 | 37300 | 0.4112 | 261 | 1090 | 0.7023 | |
| 51 | Lycoming College | 22200 | 65800 | 0.6628 | 807 | 1189 | 0.7407 | |
| 52 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 22300 | 33900 | 0.342 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 53 | Buena Vista University | 22400 | 59100 | 0.6203 | 810 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 53 | Upper Iowa University | 22400 | 41700 | 0.4628 | 2,504 | 1045 | 0.9338 | |
| 55 | Otterbein University | 22700 | 66500 | 0.6593 | 2,211 | 1114 | 0.8452 | |
| 56 | Hiram College | 22800 | 48700 | 0.5318 | 1,026 | 1005 | 0.9244 | |
| 56 | Manchester University | 22800 | 54100 | 0.5778 | 915 | 1044 | 0.913 | |
| 58 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 23000 | 32600 | 0.2946 | 3,102 | 1055 | 0.7533 | |
| 58 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 23000 | 35400 | 0.3498 | 5,731 | 1174 | 0.9064 | |
| 60 | Carlow University | 23200 | 58100 | 0.6011 | 1,355 | 1080 | 0.8696 | |
| 61 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 23400 | 29800 | 0.2139 | 8,426 | 1235 | 0.8876 | |
| 62 | Ohio Dominican University | 23900 | 53600 | 0.5532 | 843 | 1171 | 0.9423 | |
| 62 | Wells College | 23900 | 54500 | 0.5609 | 357 | 1084 | 0.6965 | |
| 64 | Dominican University | 24000 | 56000 | 0.5714 | 2,690 | 1035 | 0.9032 | |
| 65 | Hamline University | 24100 | 56500 | 0.573 | 1,716 | 1145 | 0.8983 | |
| 66 | University of Mobile | 24200 | 44500 | 0.4558 | 1,688 | 1180 | 0.7251 | |
| 67 | University of Central Arkansas | 24300 | 29500 | 0.1763 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 68 | Maryville College | 24400 | 58400 | 0.5819 | 1,136 | 1167 | 0.6092 | |
| 68 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 70 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 24600 | 76300 | 0.6778 | 7,703 | 1105 | 0.9556 | |
| 71 | Old Dominion University | 24700 | 32100 | 0.2307 | 17,746 | 1205 | 0.9036 | |
| 71 | University of Saint Mary | 24700 | 53700 | 0.5402 | 1,027 | 1045 | 0.8663 | |
| 73 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 24800 | 28000 | 0.1144 | 5,086 | 1000 | 0.9821 | |
| 74 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 24900 | 62200 | 0.6001 | 686 | 1030 | 0.8649 | |
| 74 | The University of Tampa | 24900 | 56900 | 0.562 | 10,594 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 74 | University of Akron Main Campus | 24900 | 25100 | 0.0072 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 74 | University of Lynchburg | 24900 | 54900 | 0.547 | 1,595 | 1124 | 0.4301 | |
| 78 | Rockford University | 25000 | 60300 | 0.5852 | 968 | 1045 | 0.5704 | |
| 79 | Flagler College | 25300 | 37800 | 0.3309 | 2,409 | 785 | 0.8076 | |
| 80 | California State University-Fresno | 25400 | 35900 | 0.2924 | 21,430 | 995 | 0.9638 | |
| 80 | Mary Baldwin University | 25400 | 46100 | 0.4487 | 1,217 | 1099 | 0.947 | |
| 80 | St. Mary's University | 25400 | 55900 | 0.5458 | 2,150 | 1084 | 0.9776 | |
| 83 | Lakeland University | 25900 | 56500 | 0.5417 | 2,318 | 1000 | 0.914 | |
| 84 | Norwich University | 26300 | 70900 | 0.6293 | 2,642 | 1209 | 0.7361 | |
| 85 | Concordia University-Chicago | 26400 | 47100 | 0.4391 | 1,327 | 1100 | 0.9279 | |
| 85 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4748 | 1,147 | 1110 | 0.8035 | |
| 87 | Georgia Southern University | 26500 | 26700 | 0.0075 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 87 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 26500 | 48900 | 0.4578 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
| 89 | Randolph-Macon College | 26600 | 69200 | 0.6155 | 1,643 | 1140 | 0.8661 | |
| 90 | Saint Edward's University | 26800 | 71900 | 0.6269 | 2,731 | 1135 | 0.8369 | |
| 91 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 26900 | 37200 | 0.2773 | 12,151 | 1154 | 0.5716 | |
| 92 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 27100 | 55200 | 0.5088 | 1,997 | 1160 | 0.9526 | |
| 92 | Webster University | 27100 | 54300 | 0.5006 | 2,091 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
| 94 | Capital University | 27300 | 68600 | 0.6024 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 94 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 27300 | 29500 | 0.0748 | 6,124 | 1159 | 0.8747 | |
| 96 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 27400 | 37900 | 0.2777 | 4,174 | 1164 | 0.8298 | |
| 96 | Johnson C Smith University | 27400 | 41000 | 0.3314 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 98 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27700 | 71200 | 0.6109 | 2,446 | 1179 | 0.78 | |
| 99 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 27900 | 36700 | 0.2402 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 99 | Villanova University | 27900 | 88800 | 0.6856 | 7,006 | 1457 | 0.2698 | |
| 101 | Mount St. Mary's University | 28000 | 61400 | 0.5436 | 1,833 | 1164 | 0.7381 | |
| 102 | Drury University | 28100 | 52900 | 0.4687 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 102 | Mississippi State University | 28100 | 32300 | 0.13 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 102 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 28100 | 32800 | 0.1431 | 21,858 | 1283 | 0.6513 | |
| 105 | California State University-San Marcos | 28400 | 38400 | 0.2602 | 14,977 | 970 | 0.951 | |
| 105 | McPherson College | 28400 | 47600 | 0.4037 | 876 | 1065 | 0.7676 | |
| 107 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5926 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 108 | Assumption University | 28600 | 74400 | 0.616 | 1,713 | 1085 | 0.8298 | |
| 108 | Framingham State University | 28600 | 38100 | 0.2496 | 2,817 | 1125 | 0.8491 | |
| 110 | Regis University | 28800 | 67200 | 0.5711 | 2,704 | 1199 | 0.8639 | |
| 111 | University of Iowa | 28900 | 31100 | 0.0709 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 112 | Clemson University | 29100 | 37100 | 0.2156 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 113 | Delaware State University | 29300 | 36700 | 0.2018 | 4,941 | 960 | 0.6167 | |
| 114 | William Penn University | 29500 | 48000 | 0.3853 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 115 | Huntington University | 29700 | 44300 | 0.3299 | 1,286 | 1095 | 0.7115 | |
| 116 | Le Moyne College | 29900 | 53700 | 0.4433 | 2,563 | 1240 | 0.7529 | |
| 116 | William Peace University | 29900 | 50200 | 0.4056 | 722 | 1170 | 0.9425 | |
| 118 | Cedar Crest College | 30000 | 66000 | 0.5451 | 886 | 1095 | 0.9913 | |
| 119 | Baker University | 30100 | 54800 | 0.4505 | 1,264 | 1040 | 0.9418 | |
| 120 | Crown College | 30300 | 46800 | 0.3528 | 1,379 | 1110 | 0.6281 | |
| 120 | Lander University | 30300 | 37000 | 0.1812 | 3,669 | 1060 | 0.6792 | |
| 122 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30400 | 54700 | 0.4429 | 1,409 | 1110 | 0.6327 | |
| 123 | Southern Wesleyan University | 30500 | 46200 | 0.34 | 887 | 1090 | 1 | |
| 124 | Albright College | 30600 | 48700 | 0.3717 | 1,328 | 1050 | 0.8615 | |
| 124 | St Bonaventure University | 30600 | 61000 | 0.4981 | 2,048 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
| 126 | Azusa Pacific University | 30900 | 66000 | 0.532 | 2,996 | 1138 | 0.7959 | |
| 126 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 1,972 | 1150 | 0.9523 | |
| 128 | Florida Southern College | 31300 | 63200 | 0.5048 | 2,626 | 1219 | 0.5909 | |
| 129 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 31400 | 31400 | 0 | 6,853 | 1090 | 0.7147 | |
| 129 | University of West Georgia | 31400 | 36000 | 0.1279 | 9,157 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 131 | University of Rhode Island | 31500 | 46700 | 0.3255 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 132 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31800 | 50000 | 0.3637 | 898 | 1044 | 0.7614 | |
| 132 | Saint Michael's College | 31800 | 68400 | 0.5348 | 1,120 | 1240 | 0.8451 | |
| 132 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 31800 | 39200 | 0.1878 | 10,206 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 135 | California Lutheran University | 32700 | 65800 | 0.5027 | 2,297 | 1258 | 0.7567 | |
| 136 | North Carolina State University | 32800 | 54800 | 0.4017 | 28,422 | 1335 | 0.4167 | |
| 137 | Fort Lewis College | 33000 | 41100 | 0.1973 | 3,320 | 1160 | 0.9323 | |
| 137 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 33000 | 40400 | 0.183 | 6,706 | 960 | 0.92 | |
| 139 | Mount Saint Mary College | 33300 | 68400 | 0.5132 | 2,141 | 1090 | 0.8888 | |
| 140 | Lasell University | 33500 | 47000 | 0.287 | 1,293 | 1139 | 0.927 | |
| 141 | Wilkes University | 33600 | 61900 | 0.4572 | 1,956 | 1153 | 0.9146 | |
| 142 | Stockton University | 33800 | 44500 | 0.2406 | 7,565 | 1135 | 0.8894 | |
| 143 | Emmanuel College | 33900 | 68300 | 0.5039 | 1,909 | 1255 | 0.7565 | |
| 144 | LeTourneau University | 34000 | 54600 | 0.3772 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 144 | Valparaiso University | 34000 | 62700 | 0.4572 | 2,123 | 1247 | 0.8934 | |
| 146 | Saint Anselm College | 34300 | 73700 | 0.5346 | 2,094 | 1195 | 0.7805 | |
| 147 | St. John Fisher University | 34400 | 63700 | 0.4601 | 2,583 | 1210 | 0.664 | |
| 148 | Barry University | 34900 | 54600 | 0.3607 | 3,232 | 1015 | 0.7721 | |
| 148 | DePaul University | 34900 | 59100 | 0.4093 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
| 150 | Chatham University | 35000 | 63300 | 0.4474 | 1,555 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 151 | University of Southern Maine | 36100 | 37100 | 0.0269 | 5,525 | 1129 | 0.7931 | |
| 152 | State University of New York at Cortland | 36300 | 39900 | 0.0903 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 153 | Mercer University | 36400 | 60500 | 0.3984 | 4,690 | 1273 | 0.6889 | |
| 153 | University of Denver | 36400 | 76800 | 0.5259 | 6,619 | 1323 | 0.7729 | |
| 155 | Concordia University Texas | 36800 | 43600 | 0.156 | 1,391 | 1110 | 0.9106 | |
| 156 | SUNY Old Westbury | 37400 | 44100 | 0.1519 | 4,260 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 157 | Benedictine College | 37600 | 50800 | 0.2599 | 2,391 | 1229 | 0.7645 | |
| 158 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 37700 | 51000 | 0.2609 | 824 | 1060 | 0.7703 | |
| 159 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 37900 | 80700 | 0.5298 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 160 | Washington State University | 38500 | 53900 | 0.2859 | 14,346 | 1139 | 0.8797 | |
| 161 | Hofstra University | 38900 | 74600 | 0.4784 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 161 | Pacific University | 38900 | 74900 | 0.4806 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 163 | Arcadia University | 39300 | 71600 | 0.4501 | 2,030 | 1185 | 0.8022 | |
| 164 | Fresno Pacific University | 40000 | 52200 | 0.2337 | 1,616 | 1075 | 0.5752 | |
| 165 | Marquette University | 41400 | 75100 | 0.4489 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 165 | Saint Vincent College | 41400 | 64600 | 0.3593 | 1,284 | 0 | 0.6173 | |
| 167 | Howard Payne University | 41500 | 57700 | 0.2809 | 768 | 1025 | 0.6769 | |
| 168 | Union University | 41900 | 64100 | 0.3465 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6016 | |
| 169 | Saint Joseph's University | 42400 | 74500 | 0.4308 | 4,828 | 1234 | 0.8639 | |
| 170 | University at Buffalo | 42600 | 46800 | 0.0897 | 20,360 | 1303 | 0.7418 | |
| 171 | University of Maryland-College Park | 42800 | 52900 | 0.1909 | 31,133 | 1456 | 0.448 | |
| 172 | Butler University | 43300 | 64500 | 0.3286 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 173 | University of Florida | 43600 | 45600 | 0.0438 | 36,567 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 174 | Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus | 47500 | 58800 | 0.1922 | 849 | 1090 | 0.9947 | |
| 175 | The University of Alabama | 48800 | 48800 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 176 | University of St Thomas | 50100 | 70300 | 0.2875 | 6,044 | 1270 | 0.9125 | |
| 177 | Drexel University | 51100 | 82600 | 0.3812 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 178 | University of Utah | 51500 | 53700 | 0.0411 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 179 | University of California-Irvine | 55100 | 64800 | 0.1496 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2878 | |
| 180 | University of La Verne | 62100 | 66500 | 0.0662 | 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 | 82500 | 82500 | 0 | 3,177 | 1204 | 0.8278 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.