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Considering a degree in Criminology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Criminology majors who live in South Carolina.
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 South Carolina.
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 | 8400 | 92900 | 0.9098 | 10,013 | 1528 | 0.054 | |
| 2 | Eastern Washington University | 11500 | 31200 | 0.6315 | 6,951 | 1055 | 0.9437 | |
| 2 | University of Southern Maine | 11500 | 23000 | 0.4995 | 5,525 | 1129 | 0.8699 | |
| 4 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 12300 | 18700 | 0.3426 | 21,858 | 1283 | 0.6513 | |
| 5 | California State University-Fresno | 12600 | 19600 | 0.3564 | 21,430 | 995 | 0.9638 | |
| 5 | Indiana State University | 12600 | 25900 | 0.5143 | 6,224 | 1140 | 0.8077 | |
| 5 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 12600 | 51900 | 0.7576 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 8 | Greenville Technical College | 12700 | 23700 | 0.4642 | 10,661 | 0 | 0.5257 | |
| 9 | West Virginia University | 13000 | 57700 | 0.7745 | 18,614 | 1125 | 0.778 | |
| 10 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 13300 | 25700 | 0.4825 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 11 | University of Idaho | 13600 | 25800 | 0.4733 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 12 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 25,920 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 13 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 14300 | 46000 | 0.6888 | 4,218 | 1020 | 0.9307 | |
| 14 | University of South Florida | 14400 | 17100 | 0.1578 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 15 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 14500 | 25700 | 0.4353 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 15 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 14500 | 24300 | 0.4026 | 10,090 | 1075 | 0.9368 | |
| 17 | Coastal Carolina University | 14700 | 27200 | 0.4605 | 10,811 | 1145 | 0.7527 | |
| 18 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 14900 | 28000 | 0.4675 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 19 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15100 | 29000 | 0.4808 | 5,241 | 1075 | 0.8613 | |
| 20 | Lander University | 15200 | 24700 | 0.382 | 3,669 | 1060 | 0.6792 | |
| 20 | Northern Illinois University | 15200 | 30700 | 0.5057 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 20 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 15200 | 26400 | 0.424 | 4,721 | 1110 | 0.7782 | |
| 23 | Avila University | 15400 | 67500 | 0.7718 | 1,335 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 24 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 15500 | 37900 | 0.5906 | 5,474 | 1138 | 0.9198 | |
| 24 | California State University-San Marcos | 15500 | 24700 | 0.3732 | 14,977 | 970 | 0.951 | |
| 26 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 15600 | 25800 | 0.3932 | 5,386 | 995 | 0.9092 | |
| 27 | Coker University | 16400 | 44900 | 0.6354 | 1,187 | 1005 | 0.9723 | |
| 28 | Delaware State University | 16500 | 46500 | 0.6453 | 4,941 | 985 | 0.6167 | |
| 28 | North Carolina State University | 16500 | 28500 | 0.4199 | 28,422 | 1335 | 0.4167 | |
| 30 | Millikin University | 16600 | 45000 | 0.6309 | 1,496 | 1020 | 0.6668 | |
| 31 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 16700 | 86700 | 0.8077 | 7,703 | 1110 | 0.9292 | |
| 32 | Eastern Michigan University | 16800 | 32000 | 0.4732 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 33 | Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus | 17000 | 47600 | 0.6433 | 849 | 1090 | 0.9947 | |
| 34 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 17300 | 44000 | 0.6074 | 3,469 | 1080 | 0.9215 | |
| 35 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 17500 | 29500 | 0.4065 | 3,102 | 1055 | 0.7533 | |
| 36 | University of Miami | 17700 | 96300 | 0.8159 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 37 | Georgia Southern University | 18100 | 23800 | 0.2399 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 38 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 18200 | 36500 | 0.5017 | 7,505 | 1059 | 0.9633 | |
| 39 | State University of New York at Cortland | 18300 | 27700 | 0.3391 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 39 | University of Rhode Island | 18300 | 46400 | 0.6051 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 41 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 18400 | 41200 | 0.554 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.737 | |
| 42 | Rosemont College | 18500 | 38100 | 0.5137 | 484 | 1085 | 0.7451 | |
| 43 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 18600 | 28200 | 0.34 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 44 | SUNY Old Westbury | 18800 | 24400 | 0.2298 | 4,260 | 1165 | 0.8352 | |
| 45 | Lee University | 18900 | 37400 | 0.495 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 46 | University of West Georgia | 19200 | 48000 | 0.6003 | 9,157 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 47 | McMurry University | 19300 | 60400 | 0.6803 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
| 48 | The University of Montana | 19500 | 25200 | 0.2259 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 49 | Carlow University | 19600 | 79300 | 0.7524 | 1,355 | 1080 | 0.8696 | |
| 49 | Hastings College | 19600 | 71100 | 0.7243 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 51 | Illinois College | 19800 | 55200 | 0.642 | 940 | 1054 | 0.7819 | |
| 52 | University of Northern Iowa | 19900 | 24000 | 0.1722 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 53 | Davis & Elkins College | 20000 | 48300 | 0.5868 | 683 | 902 | 0.5823 | |
| 54 | Central Connecticut State University | 20200 | 29500 | 0.3151 | 8,170 | 1010 | 0.7333 | |
| 54 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 20200 | 51200 | 0.6054 | 6,706 | 965 | 0.92 | |
| 56 | Ohio Dominican University | 20400 | 65800 | 0.6895 | 843 | 1105 | 0.9423 | |
| 57 | Olivet Nazarene University | 20600 | 71400 | 0.7119 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 57 | South Dakota State University | 20600 | 25200 | 0.1838 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 59 | St. Mary's University | 20700 | 70300 | 0.7058 | 2,150 | 1084 | 0.9776 | |
| 59 | University of Mobile | 20700 | 56900 | 0.6357 | 1,688 | 1180 | 0.7251 | |
| 61 | East Carolina University | 20800 | 23800 | 0.1258 | 21,445 | 1120 | 0.8922 | |
| 61 | Loyola University New Orleans | 20800 | 72100 | 0.7113 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
| 63 | Niagara University | 21300 | 57400 | 0.6287 | 2,692 | 1160 | 0.3972 | |
| 64 | Virginia Union University | 21400 | 38800 | 0.4489 | 1,170 | 882 | 0.978 | |
| 65 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 21500 | 53000 | 0.5949 | 5,731 | 1174 | 0.9064 | |
| 66 | Hamline University | 21600 | 56500 | 0.6172 | 1,716 | 1186 | 0.8983 | |
| 67 | Hiram College | 21800 | 48700 | 0.5529 | 1,026 | 1005 | 0.9244 | |
| 67 | Le Moyne College | 21800 | 58100 | 0.6243 | 2,529 | 1255 | 0.787 | |
| 67 | University of Lynchburg | 21800 | 54900 | 0.6022 | 1,595 | 1109 | 0.4301 | |
| 70 | Rockford University | 21900 | 68200 | 0.6793 | 968 | 980 | 0.5704 | |
| 70 | Tabor College | 21900 | 65000 | 0.6635 | 539 | 965 | 0.6458 | |
| 72 | Pennsylvania Western University | 22000 | 28200 | 0.2202 | 7,586 | 0 | 0.9433 | |
| 73 | Lycoming College | 22400 | 65800 | 0.6593 | 807 | 1189 | 0.7407 | |
| 74 | Buena Vista University | 22500 | 59100 | 0.6195 | 810 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 74 | University of Florida | 22500 | 43200 | 0.4795 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 76 | Assumption University | 22600 | 91300 | 0.7523 | 1,713 | 1085 | 0.8298 | |
| 76 | Upper Iowa University | 22600 | 41700 | 0.4585 | 2,504 | 965 | 0.9338 | |
| 78 | Cottey College | 22700 | 37300 | 0.3929 | 261 | 991 | 0.7023 | |
| 78 | St Bonaventure University | 22700 | 61200 | 0.629 | 2,048 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
| 80 | Manchester University | 22900 | 54100 | 0.577 | 915 | 1044 | 0.913 | |
| 80 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 22900 | 78600 | 0.7091 | 1,463 | 1195 | 0.7982 | |
| 82 | Mount Saint Mary College | 23300 | 68400 | 0.6594 | 2,141 | 1090 | 0.8888 | |
| 83 | Webster University | 23600 | 66700 | 0.6467 | 2,091 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
| 84 | Albright College | 23800 | 49300 | 0.5171 | 1,328 | 1050 | 0.8615 | |
| 84 | Washington State University | 23800 | 38700 | 0.3859 | 21,455 | 1131 | 0.8664 | |
| 86 | Dominican University | 24100 | 56000 | 0.5702 | 2,690 | 1060 | 0.9032 | |
| 86 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 24100 | 48900 | 0.5068 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
| 86 | Northern Arizona University | 24100 | 43700 | 0.4489 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 89 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 24400 | 34400 | 0.292 | 4,174 | 1164 | 0.8298 | |
| 89 | Norwich University | 24400 | 88400 | 0.7242 | 2,642 | 1182 | 0.7361 | |
| 89 | University of Central Arkansas | 24400 | 29500 | 0.174 | 8,268 | 1124 | 0.8949 | |
| 92 | Maryville College | 24500 | 58400 | 0.5807 | 1,136 | 1167 | 0.6092 | |
| 93 | University of Saint Mary | 24700 | 53700 | 0.5408 | 1,027 | 1045 | 0.8663 | |
| 94 | Heidelberg University | 24900 | 48600 | 0.4877 | 915 | 1100 | 0.8579 | |
| 95 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 25000 | 80400 | 0.6889 | 686 | 1030 | 0.8649 | |
| 96 | Drury University | 25100 | 52900 | 0.5254 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 97 | Mary Baldwin University | 25500 | 48600 | 0.4757 | 1,217 | 1099 | 0.871 | |
| 98 | Lakeland University | 25900 | 56500 | 0.541 | 2,318 | 1000 | 0.914 | |
| 98 | Otterbein University | 25900 | 66800 | 0.6121 | 2,211 | 1114 | 0.8452 | |
| 100 | Southern Wesleyan University | 26200 | 47100 | 0.4441 | 887 | 1100 | 1 | |
| 101 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 26400 | 61400 | 0.5692 | 824 | 1060 | 0.7703 | |
| 102 | Flagler College | 26500 | 61100 | 0.5661 | 2,409 | 1090 | 0.8076 | |
| 102 | Geneva College | 26500 | 50300 | 0.4744 | 1,147 | 1110 | 0.8035 | |
| 102 | Seattle Pacific University | 26500 | 77000 | 0.6562 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 105 | Concordia University-Chicago | 26600 | 67800 | 0.6078 | 1,327 | 1100 | 0.9279 | |
| 105 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 26600 | 79400 | 0.6652 | 1,997 | 1160 | 0.9526 | |
| 105 | University of St Thomas | 26600 | 50900 | 0.4776 | 3,395 | 1080 | 0.8993 | |
| 108 | Huntington University | 26700 | 44300 | 0.3974 | 1,589 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 109 | Emmanuel College | 26900 | 68300 | 0.6064 | 1,909 | 1255 | 0.7565 | |
| 109 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 26900 | 37200 | 0.2754 | 12,332 | 1157 | 0.6267 | |
| 111 | Clemson University | 27000 | 37100 | 0.273 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 111 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 27000 | 30100 | 0.1042 | 5,086 | 1000 | 0.9821 | |
| 111 | Western Kentucky University | 27000 | 27000 | 0 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 114 | Randolph-Macon College | 27200 | 69200 | 0.6066 | 1,643 | 1109 | 0.8661 | |
| 115 | Cleveland State University | 27300 | 37300 | 0.2682 | 9,418 | 1105 | 0.913 | |
| 116 | Capital University | 27400 | 80300 | 0.6589 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 116 | Johnson C Smith University | 27400 | 47400 | 0.4222 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 118 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27700 | 71200 | 0.6102 | 2,446 | 1247 | 0.78 | |
| 119 | Florida Southern College | 27900 | 63200 | 0.5591 | 2,626 | 1265 | 0.5909 | |
| 119 | Texas Tech University | 27900 | 27900 | 0 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 119 | Villanova University | 27900 | 88800 | 0.6856 | 7,006 | 1457 | 0.2698 | |
| 122 | California Lutheran University | 28000 | 70000 | 0.6002 | 2,297 | 1258 | 0.7567 | |
| 123 | Marquette University | 28100 | 66200 | 0.5753 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 124 | Mount St. Mary's University | 28200 | 61400 | 0.5405 | 1,833 | 1164 | 0.7381 | |
| 125 | University of Delaware | 28500 | 34500 | 0.1741 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 126 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28600 | 33400 | 0.1437 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 126 | University of Hartford | 28600 | 70100 | 0.592 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 128 | Cedar Crest College | 29000 | 66000 | 0.5602 | 886 | 1115 | 0.9913 | |
| 128 | University of Iowa | 29000 | 31100 | 0.0686 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 130 | Kansas State University | 29500 | 41600 | 0.2903 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 131 | William Penn University | 29600 | 48000 | 0.3838 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 132 | Framingham State University | 29900 | 38100 | 0.2152 | 2,817 | 1165 | 0.8491 | |
| 133 | William Peace University | 30000 | 50200 | 0.4023 | 722 | 1170 | 0.9425 | |
| 134 | Baker University | 30200 | 54800 | 0.4492 | 1,264 | 1040 | 0.9418 | |
| 135 | Dominican University of California | 30500 | 69200 | 0.5593 | 1,127 | 1225 | 0.8392 | |
| 135 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30500 | 54700 | 0.4416 | 1,409 | 1110 | 0.5568 | |
| 137 | Azusa Pacific University | 30900 | 66600 | 0.5357 | 2,996 | 1138 | 0.7959 | |
| 137 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 1,972 | 1150 | 0.9523 | |
| 139 | The University of Alabama | 31000 | 55600 | 0.4425 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 139 | University of Denver | 31000 | 76800 | 0.596 | 6,619 | 1323 | 0.7729 | |
| 141 | University of St Thomas | 31200 | 70300 | 0.5565 | 6,044 | 1299 | 0.9125 | |
| 142 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 31300 | 31300 | 0 | 6,853 | 1090 | 0.7147 | |
| 143 | Lebanon Valley College | 31500 | 72400 | 0.5651 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
| 144 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31900 | 50000 | 0.3623 | 898 | 975 | 0.7614 | |
| 144 | Saint Michael's College | 31900 | 68500 | 0.5346 | 1,120 | 1240 | 0.8451 | |
| 144 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 31900 | 51700 | 0.3827 | 10,206 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 147 | Manhattan University | 32200 | 72500 | 0.5559 | 2,928 | 1248 | 0.785 | |
| 148 | North Central College | 32300 | 64900 | 0.5023 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 148 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32300 | 34400 | 0.062 | 6,124 | 1159 | 0.8747 | |
| 150 | Old Dominion University | 32400 | 35700 | 0.0925 | 17,746 | 1205 | 0.9036 | |
| 151 | Suffolk University | 32600 | 69700 | 0.5326 | 4,324 | 1209 | 0.822 | |
| 152 | The University of Tampa | 32700 | 56900 | 0.425 | 10,594 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 153 | Wilkes University | 33800 | 61900 | 0.454 | 1,956 | 1153 | 0.9146 | |
| 154 | LeTourneau University | 34000 | 54800 | 0.3798 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 154 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 34000 | 38700 | 0.1199 | 8,426 | 1235 | 0.8876 | |
| 156 | Fort Lewis College | 34800 | 41400 | 0.1596 | 3,320 | 1160 | 0.9323 | |
| 157 | Barry University | 34900 | 56400 | 0.381 | 3,232 | 1015 | 0.7713 | |
| 157 | Hofstra University | 34900 | 77000 | 0.5466 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 157 | Siena College | 34900 | 65100 | 0.464 | 3,469 | 1260 | 0.7764 | |
| 160 | Chatham University | 35000 | 63900 | 0.4526 | 1,555 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 161 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,123 | 1208 | 0.8934 | |
| 162 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 163 | Mississippi State University | 36300 | 50500 | 0.2801 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 164 | University of the Pacific | 36400 | 71500 | 0.4912 | 3,249 | 1298 | 0.7132 | |
| 165 | Crown College | 36500 | 53200 | 0.3128 | 1,379 | 1110 | 0.6281 | |
| 166 | Lasell University | 37000 | 48500 | 0.2369 | 1,293 | 1212 | 0.927 | |
| 167 | Benedictine College | 37600 | 50800 | 0.2599 | 2,391 | 1223 | 0.7645 | |
| 168 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 38300 | 61600 | 0.3779 | 904 | 860 | 0.6723 | |
| 169 | Howard Payne University | 38400 | 54500 | 0.296 | 768 | 1030 | 0.6769 | |
| 170 | Pacific University | 39000 | 74900 | 0.4797 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 171 | Arcadia University | 39400 | 71600 | 0.4491 | 2,030 | 1185 | 0.8022 | |
| 171 | Concordia University Texas | 39400 | 45800 | 0.1415 | 1,391 | 990 | 0.9106 | |
| 173 | Saint Anselm College | 39900 | 73700 | 0.4585 | 2,094 | 1195 | 0.7805 | |
| 174 | Fresno Pacific University | 40100 | 52200 | 0.2324 | 1,616 | 1075 | 0.5752 | |
| 175 | Arkansas State University | 40300 | 40700 | 0.0096 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 175 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 40300 | 92400 | 0.5637 | 5,044 | 1274 | 0.8883 | |
| 177 | Butler University | 41000 | 68300 | 0.3994 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 178 | Saint Vincent College | 41400 | 64600 | 0.3582 | 1,284 | 0 | 0.6173 | |
| 179 | Union University | 41900 | 64100 | 0.3454 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6016 | |
| 180 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 43000 | 80700 | 0.4674 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 181 | University of Maryland-College Park | 43200 | 53400 | 0.191 | 31,133 | 1456 | 0.448 | |
| 182 | University at Buffalo | 46800 | 46800 | 0 | 20,360 | 1303 | 0.7418 | |
| 183 | Drexel University | 48800 | 83800 | 0.4176 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 183 | Mercer University | 48800 | 63700 | 0.234 | 4,690 | 1273 | 0.6889 | |
| 185 | DePaul University | 49000 | 67100 | 0.2697 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
| 186 | University of Utah | 51600 | 53700 | 0.0398 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 187 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53300 | 61000 | 0.1267 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 188 | Mount St. Joseph University | 54200 | 54200 | 0 | 1,545 | 1134 | 0.5915 | |
| 189 | University of La Verne | 57400 | 67300 | 0.1472 | 2,414 | 1123 | 0.4848 | |
| 190 | St. John Fisher University | 62500 | 62500 | 0 | 2,583 | 1215 | 0.664 | |
| 191 | Stonehill College | 70600 | 70600 | 0 | 2,515 | 1245 | 0.7256 | |
| 192 | University of California-Irvine | 72700 | 74700 | 0.0268 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2878 | |
| 193 | Gonzaga University | 75300 | 77800 | 0.0321 | 5,281 | 1303 | 0.8169 | |
| 194 | The Catholic University of America | 76300 | 82500 | 0.0751 | 3,177 | 1155 | 0.8278 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.