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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 | Old Dominion University | 0 | 32400 | 1 | 17,504 | 1205 | 0.9135 | |
| 2 | University of Pennsylvania | 5100 | 93100 | 0.9457 | 9,989 | 1535 | 0.0492 | |
| 3 | Greenville Technical College | 7200 | 18400 | 0.6091 | 11,999 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Arkansas State University | 11400 | 28400 | 0.5995 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 5 | Eastern Washington University | 11500 | 30700 | 0.6262 | 7,640 | 1045 | 0.8526 | |
| 6 | California State University-Fresno | 11700 | 19600 | 0.4055 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 7 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 11800 | 20500 | 0.4226 | 5,063 | 1069 | 0.8756 | |
| 8 | Northern Arizona University | 12100 | 30400 | 0.6012 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 8 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 12100 | 19300 | 0.3731 | 10,743 | 1075 | 0.9598 | |
| 10 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 12800 | 29300 | 0.5632 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 11 | Framingham State University | 13200 | 31000 | 0.5744 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8366 | |
| 12 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 13600 | 38300 | 0.6443 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 12 | Coastal Carolina University | 13600 | 45300 | 0.7001 | 11,471 | 1160 | 0.7003 | |
| 14 | Central Connecticut State University | 14100 | 34200 | 0.5875 | 9,463 | 1020 | 0.793 | |
| 15 | California State University-San Marcos | 14500 | 38300 | 0.6212 | 15,770 | 990 | 0.9513 | |
| 15 | Eastern Michigan University | 14500 | 33900 | 0.5737 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 15 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 14500 | 44000 | 0.6704 | 3,153 | 1035 | 0.7012 | |
| 15 | Virginia Union University | 14500 | 51700 | 0.7198 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9802 | |
| 19 | West Virginia University | 15200 | 73100 | 0.7918 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 20 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 15400 | 26000 | 0.4072 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 21 | Avila University | 15500 | 81100 | 0.8087 | 1,538 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 21 | University of West Georgia | 15500 | 24600 | 0.3703 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 23 | Lander University | 15600 | 24700 | 0.3668 | 3,776 | 1055 | 0.8131 | |
| 23 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 25 | Ursuline College | 15700 | 83000 | 0.8111 | 677 | 1115 | 0.7479 | |
| 26 | Niagara University | 15900 | 57400 | 0.7227 | 2,638 | 1170 | 0.876 | |
| 27 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 16100 | 28500 | 0.4357 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 28 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 16400 | 90700 | 0.8192 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 29 | Indiana State University | 16700 | 32400 | 0.4848 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 30 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 16800 | 41200 | 0.5929 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 31 | Georgia Southern University | 17000 | 20100 | 0.1539 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 32 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 17200 | 36500 | 0.5291 | 7,747 | 1073 | 0.9617 | |
| 33 | University of Miami | 17400 | 96300 | 0.8194 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 34 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 17500 | 19400 | 0.0979 | 23,007 | 1281 | 0.6909 | |
| 35 | Tabor College | 17800 | 75500 | 0.7645 | 539 | 965 | 0.6458 | |
| 36 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 17900 | 52300 | 0.6575 | 6,790 | 965 | 0.9447 | |
| 37 | Albright College | 18000 | 51600 | 0.6514 | 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 | |
| 40 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 18300 | 37200 | 0.5078 | 5,986 | 1110 | 0.8916 | |
| 41 | University of Lynchburg | 18400 | 58900 | 0.6882 | 1,424 | 1099 | 0.6108 | |
| 42 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19100 | 79300 | 0.7598 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 43 | Coker University | 19200 | 44900 | 0.5733 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 43 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 19200 | 48900 | 0.6069 | 5,274 | 1103 | 0.9513 | |
| 43 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 19200 | 54000 | 0.6441 | 3,991 | 1010 | 0.9654 | |
| 46 | McMurry University | 19300 | 71400 | 0.7301 | 4,133 | 1104 | 0.8984 | |
| 46 | The University of Montana | 19300 | 27400 | 0.2958 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 48 | Norwich University | 19400 | 100600 | 0.8075 | 2,626 | 1186 | 0.7444 | |
| 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 | Johnson C Smith University | 19700 | 56000 | 0.648 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 52 | Carlow University | 19900 | 53900 | 0.6306 | 2,303 | 1084 | 0.8768 | |
| 53 | South Dakota State University | 20200 | 25200 | 0.2009 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 53 | University of Northern Iowa | 20200 | 24800 | 0.1844 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 55 | University of Rhode Island | 20300 | 47400 | 0.5719 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 56 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 20400 | 57500 | 0.6459 | 1,391 | 1200 | 0.7243 | |
| 56 | SUNY Old Westbury | 20400 | 24400 | 0.1641 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 58 | Regis University | 20600 | 67400 | 0.6943 | 2,505 | 1225 | 0.8461 | |
| 58 | Washington State University | 20600 | 35900 | 0.4276 | 21,400 | 1131 | 0.861 | |
| 60 | Cottey College | 20700 | 37300 | 0.4467 | 261 | 991 | 0.7023 | |
| 61 | Millikin University | 20900 | 45000 | 0.5354 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 61 | University of Maryland-College Park | 20900 | 27100 | 0.2287 | 31,875 | 1456 | 0.4503 | |
| 63 | Davis & Elkins College | 21300 | 51200 | 0.5838 | 663 | 902 | 0.9433 | |
| 64 | St. Mary's University | 21500 | 82100 | 0.7383 | 2,330 | 1060 | 0.9508 | |
| 64 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 21500 | 41600 | 0.4832 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 66 | Hiram College | 21700 | 48700 | 0.5536 | 991 | 1075 | 0.9748 | |
| 66 | University of Mobile | 21700 | 46000 | 0.5284 | 1,313 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 68 | Utah State University | 21800 | 38800 | 0.4382 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 69 | Buena Vista University | 22200 | 59100 | 0.6244 | 836 | 1075 | 0.6497 | |
| 70 | Rockford University | 22300 | 80500 | 0.7228 | 983 | 975 | 0.9289 | |
| 71 | University of South Florida | 22400 | 22400 | 0 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 72 | Upper Iowa University | 22500 | 41700 | 0.4589 | 3,054 | 1035 | 0.9646 | |
| 73 | Manchester University | 22600 | 54100 | 0.582 | 988 | 1044 | 0.7106 | |
| 73 | University of Florida | 22600 | 42800 | 0.4725 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 75 | Hastings College | 22700 | 53300 | 0.5739 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 76 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 22800 | 52400 | 0.565 | 3,929 | 1095 | 0.949 | |
| 77 | Calvin University | 22900 | 55500 | 0.5871 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 78 | Southern Wesleyan University | 23600 | 47100 | 0.4998 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 79 | Dominican University | 23700 | 56000 | 0.5761 | 2,642 | 1005 | 0.8879 | |
| 79 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 23700 | 89100 | 0.7339 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9631 | |
| 81 | Maryville College | 24200 | 58400 | 0.5864 | 1,144 | 1140 | 0.6885 | |
| 82 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 24300 | 34400 | 0.2938 | 4,573 | 1165 | 0.853 | |
| 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 | Otterbein University | 25800 | 79200 | 0.6746 | 2,292 | 1126 | 0.8388 | |
| 89 | Heidelberg University | 25900 | 48600 | 0.4672 | 1,002 | 1025 | 0.82 | |
| 90 | Huntington University | 26200 | 44400 | 0.4095 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 91 | Geneva College | 26300 | 50300 | 0.478 | 1,299 | 1167 | 0.9556 | |
| 91 | Northern Illinois University | 26300 | 32100 | 0.181 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 93 | Cedar Crest College | 26500 | 67800 | 0.6091 | 870 | 1115 | 0.8407 | |
| 93 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 26500 | 30100 | 0.1185 | 3,893 | 1015 | 0.9839 | |
| 95 | Clemson University | 26600 | 37100 | 0.2845 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 95 | Concordia University-Chicago | 26600 | 78600 | 0.6615 | 1,295 | 1100 | 0.9298 | |
| 95 | University of La Verne | 26600 | 71200 | 0.6266 | 3,052 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 98 | Drury University | 26800 | 54500 | 0.5082 | 1,453 | 1209 | 0.6575 | |
| 99 | Texas Tech University | 27100 | 27100 | 0 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 100 | Capital University | 27200 | 63800 | 0.5736 | 1,642 | 1045 | 0.6501 | |
| 101 | William Peace University | 27400 | 50200 | 0.4538 | 778 | 1150 | 0.8633 | |
| 102 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27500 | 71200 | 0.6142 | 2,396 | 1159 | 0.866 | |
| 102 | Western Kentucky University | 27500 | 27500 | 0 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 104 | Florida Southern College | 27600 | 63200 | 0.5627 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 105 | Delaware State University | 27800 | 62600 | 0.5558 | 4,581 | 930 | 0.4658 | |
| 105 | North Central College | 27800 | 66700 | 0.5829 | 2,567 | 1203 | 0.8377 | |
| 107 | St Bonaventure University | 28100 | 64100 | 0.5617 | 2,134 | 1165 | 0.8533 | |
| 108 | Mount St. Mary's University | 28200 | 61400 | 0.5408 | 1,804 | 1159 | 0.7258 | |
| 109 | Flagler College | 28300 | 61900 | 0.5424 | 2,359 | 1175 | 0.787 | |
| 109 | University of Hartford | 28300 | 70100 | 0.5959 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 111 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 28500 | 69700 | 0.5908 | 765 | 1020 | 0.6617 | |
| 111 | University of Delaware | 28500 | 34500 | 0.1741 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 113 | William Penn University | 29200 | 48000 | 0.3928 | 1,366 | 1035 | 0.7311 | |
| 114 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 29500 | 112100 | 0.7367 | 4,999 | 1258 | 0.9296 | |
| 115 | Baker University | 29800 | 54800 | 0.4571 | 1,317 | 1035 | 0.9771 | |
| 115 | California Lutheran University | 29800 | 71700 | 0.5846 | 2,160 | 1218 | 0.7631 | |
| 117 | Mississippi State University | 29900 | 34400 | 0.1326 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 118 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30100 | 54700 | 0.4495 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 118 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 30100 | 33200 | 0.0932 | 7,088 | 1100 | 0.7448 | |
| 120 | Randolph-Macon College | 30600 | 71600 | 0.5722 | 1,800 | 1128 | 0.9105 | |
| 121 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 2,082 | 1124 | 0.9576 | |
| 122 | Lebanon Valley College | 31000 | 72200 | 0.5704 | 1,834 | 1260 | 0.808 | |
| 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 | |
| 126 | Marquette University | 31700 | 75900 | 0.5823 | 8,206 | 1304 | 0.7802 | |
| 128 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 31800 | 38800 | 0.1806 | 799 | 865 | 0.6974 | |
| 129 | University of Denver | 32100 | 84100 | 0.6185 | 5,766 | 1292 | 0.8538 | |
| 130 | Assumption University | 32300 | 74400 | 0.5656 | 1,737 | 1085 | 0.8455 | |
| 131 | North Carolina State University | 32400 | 54800 | 0.4083 | 29,340 | 1374 | 0.3954 | |
| 131 | Villanova University | 32400 | 92900 | 0.6515 | 6,933 | 1466 | 0.2814 | |
| 133 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32500 | 35000 | 0.0732 | 6,227 | 1184 | 0.9171 | |
| 134 | University of New England | 32600 | 70900 | 0.5403 | 4,631 | 1145 | 0.9203 | |
| 135 | Wilkes University | 32700 | 61900 | 0.472 | 2,055 | 1188 | 0.9397 | |
| 136 | The University of Alabama | 33400 | 49600 | 0.3264 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 137 | Hamline University | 33800 | 70100 | 0.5177 | 1,852 | 1175 | 0.9013 | |
| 138 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 33900 | 39000 | 0.13 | 8,706 | 1230 | 0.8906 | |
| 138 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 33900 | 34100 | 0.0059 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 140 | Siena University | 34000 | 66300 | 0.4872 | 3,149 | 1301 | 0.8464 | |
| 141 | Lee University | 34200 | 39100 | 0.1253 | 3,425 | 1154 | 0.7138 | |
| 142 | University of Idaho | 34500 | 48700 | 0.2916 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 143 | Chatham University | 34800 | 63900 | 0.4557 | 1,555 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 144 | Barry University | 35200 | 58800 | 0.4014 | 4,654 | 1005 | 0.9663 | |
| 144 | Emmanuel College | 35200 | 73700 | 0.5225 | 1,948 | 1245 | 0.7677 | |
| 144 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,056 | 1183 | 0.8994 | |
| 147 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 35600 | 61100 | 0.4176 | 12,798 | 1157 | 0.1421 | |
| 148 | St. John Fisher University | 36500 | 64800 | 0.4366 | 2,583 | 1214 | 0.6607 | |
| 149 | East Carolina University | 36600 | 42700 | 0.1421 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 150 | Fort Lewis College | 36700 | 41400 | 0.1136 | 3,392 | 1109 | 0.7732 | |
| 151 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 37100 | 41600 | 0.1097 | 5,386 | 995 | 0.9092 | |
| 152 | Loyola University New Orleans | 37200 | 74600 | 0.5012 | 2,871 | 1150 | 0.9058 | |
| 153 | Benedictine College | 37500 | 52500 | 0.2855 | 2,404 | 1241 | 0.9812 | |
| 153 | University of Southern Maine | 37500 | 37500 | 0 | 5,549 | 1139 | 0.8241 | |
| 155 | University of Central Arkansas | 37700 | 40200 | 0.0637 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 156 | Howard Payne University | 37900 | 54500 | 0.3039 | 751 | 1043 | 0.6737 | |
| 156 | University of St Thomas | 37900 | 74800 | 0.4933 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 158 | Crown College | 38400 | 53200 | 0.2786 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 159 | Pacific University | 38600 | 74900 | 0.4854 | 1,465 | 1019 | 0.8986 | |
| 160 | Concordia University Texas | 38900 | 45800 | 0.1508 | 1,189 | 990 | 0.9125 | |
| 161 | Arcadia University | 39000 | 71600 | 0.4551 | 2,163 | 1159 | 0.7448 | |
| 161 | Saint Vincent College | 39000 | 64600 | 0.3959 | 1,157 | 1140 | 0.7863 | |
| 163 | Saint Michael's College | 39100 | 75800 | 0.4841 | 1,051 | 1280 | 0.8976 | |
| 164 | Champlain College | 39400 | 105100 | 0.6252 | 1,514 | 1273 | 0.873 | |
| 164 | Saint Anselm College | 39400 | 77000 | 0.4884 | 2,094 | 1195 | 0.7805 | |
| 166 | Fresno Pacific University | 39700 | 52200 | 0.2406 | 1,615 | 1075 | 0.6396 | |
| 167 | Drexel University | 40000 | 86400 | 0.5373 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 168 | Dominican University of California | 40800 | 69200 | 0.411 | 1,058 | 0 | 0.521 | |
| 169 | Butler University | 41300 | 68400 | 0.3965 | 4,418 | 1269 | 0.8209 | |
| 170 | College of Charleston | 42000 | 62300 | 0.3257 | 10,596 | 1234 | 0.73 | |
| 171 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 42800 | 80700 | 0.4701 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 172 | Union University | 43500 | 66000 | 0.3417 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 173 | Kansas State University | 43900 | 48400 | 0.0928 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 174 | LeTourneau University | 44500 | 57300 | 0.2232 | 2,903 | 1242 | 0.4879 | |
| 175 | State University of New York at Cortland | 44800 | 52600 | 0.1482 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 176 | Mercer University | 45400 | 65400 | 0.3058 | 4,719 | 1263 | 0.643 | |
| 177 | The University of Tampa | 45700 | 58500 | 0.2187 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 178 | University at Buffalo | 46400 | 46400 | 0 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 179 | Mount Saint Mary College | 48500 | 68800 | 0.2951 | 2,749 | 1153 | 0.892 | |
| 180 | DePaul University | 49100 | 69400 | 0.2923 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 181 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 50600 | 63800 | 0.2065 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 182 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 50800 | 64400 | 0.2112 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 183 | University of Utah | 51100 | 53700 | 0.0478 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 184 | Manhattan University | 51200 | 72900 | 0.2975 | 2,378 | 1174 | 0.8216 | |
| 185 | University of Iowa | 51800 | 54400 | 0.0472 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 186 | Mount St. Joseph University | 53800 | 54300 | 0.0092 | 1,268 | 1105 | 0.9128 | |
| 187 | Hofstra University | 59200 | 83300 | 0.2894 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 188 | Stonehill College | 68200 | 76100 | 0.1038 | 2,569 | 1150 | 0.6628 | |
| 189 | Gonzaga University | 70800 | 77700 | 0.0888 | 4,976 | 1328 | 0.7962 | |
| 190 | University of California-Irvine | 72000 | 75000 | 0.04 | 30,260 | 1333 | 0.2895 | |
| 191 | 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.