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Considering a degree in Criminology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Criminology majors who live in South Dakota.
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 Dakota.
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 | 5600 | 93100 | 0.9403 | 9,989 | 1535 | 0.0492 | |
| 2 | Western Kentucky University | 10800 | 27500 | 0.6071 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 3 | Arkansas State University | 11400 | 28400 | 0.5995 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 4 | Eastern Washington University | 11800 | 28600 | 0.5879 | 7,640 | 1045 | 0.8526 | |
| 5 | California State University-Fresno | 11900 | 19600 | 0.3953 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 6 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 12300 | 32800 | 0.6246 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 7 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 12500 | 19300 | 0.3523 | 10,743 | 1075 | 0.9598 | |
| 8 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 9 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 12900 | 24900 | 0.4811 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 10 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 13300 | 29300 | 0.5461 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 11 | University of Delaware | 13400 | 34500 | 0.6119 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 12 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 13 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 14600 | 44000 | 0.6681 | 3,153 | 1035 | 0.7012 | |
| 14 | California State University-San Marcos | 14700 | 28500 | 0.4839 | 15,770 | 990 | 0.9513 | |
| 14 | Eastern Michigan University | 14700 | 33900 | 0.5679 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 16 | University of California-Irvine | 14800 | 40400 | 0.6341 | 30,260 | 1333 | 0.2895 | |
| 17 | Virginia Union University | 14900 | 51700 | 0.712 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9802 | |
| 18 | West Virginia University | 15200 | 73100 | 0.7918 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 19 | Avila University | 15600 | 81100 | 0.8075 | 1,538 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 19 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 29800 | 0.4782 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 21 | University of Florida | 15800 | 22500 | 0.2977 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 22 | Niagara University | 15900 | 57400 | 0.7227 | 2,638 | 1170 | 0.876 | |
| 23 | Lander University | 16000 | 24600 | 0.3489 | 3,776 | 1055 | 0.8131 | |
| 23 | Ursuline College | 16000 | 83000 | 0.8075 | 677 | 1115 | 0.7479 | |
| 25 | Texas Tech University | 16300 | 27100 | 0.3984 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 26 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 16400 | 28500 | 0.4252 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 27 | Kansas State University | 16500 | 26400 | 0.3742 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 28 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 16800 | 90700 | 0.8148 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 29 | Indiana State University | 17000 | 32400 | 0.4755 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 30 | Georgia Southern University | 17200 | 20100 | 0.1439 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 31 | University of Miami | 17400 | 96300 | 0.8194 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 31 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 17400 | 26600 | 0.3462 | 7,747 | 1073 | 0.9617 | |
| 33 | Tabor College | 17800 | 75500 | 0.7645 | 539 | 965 | 0.6458 | |
| 34 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 17900 | 19400 | 0.0773 | 23,007 | 1281 | 0.6909 | |
| 35 | Albright College | 18000 | 51600 | 0.6514 | 1,210 | 1079 | 0.9408 | |
| 36 | Lycoming College | 18100 | 65800 | 0.7252 | 1,014 | 1150 | 0.7702 | |
| 36 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 18100 | 52300 | 0.6537 | 6,790 | 965 | 0.9447 | |
| 38 | Ohio Dominican University | 18200 | 77400 | 0.7651 | 787 | 1385 | 0.9387 | |
| 39 | University of Lynchburg | 18400 | 58900 | 0.6882 | 1,424 | 1099 | 0.6108 | |
| 40 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 18600 | 37200 | 0.4997 | 5,986 | 1110 | 0.8916 | |
| 41 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 18800 | 54000 | 0.6515 | 3,991 | 1010 | 0.9654 | |
| 42 | Delaware State University | 19000 | 62600 | 0.6964 | 4,581 | 930 | 0.4658 | |
| 43 | University of Rhode Island | 19200 | 33900 | 0.4337 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 44 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19400 | 79300 | 0.756 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 45 | Coker University | 19500 | 47800 | 0.5923 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 45 | Illinois College | 19500 | 55200 | 0.6471 | 1,008 | 1059 | 0.7494 | |
| 45 | University of Saint Mary | 19500 | 53700 | 0.6363 | 1,044 | 1083 | 0.8229 | |
| 48 | Johnson C Smith University | 19600 | 56000 | 0.6498 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 48 | McMurry University | 19600 | 71400 | 0.7259 | 4,133 | 1104 | 0.8984 | |
| 50 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 19700 | 48900 | 0.5967 | 5,274 | 1103 | 0.9513 | |
| 50 | Norwich University | 19700 | 100600 | 0.8045 | 2,626 | 1186 | 0.7444 | |
| 52 | Carlow University | 20000 | 53900 | 0.6287 | 2,303 | 1084 | 0.8768 | |
| 53 | South Dakota State University | 20200 | 25200 | 0.2009 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 54 | Fort Lewis College | 20300 | 29100 | 0.3027 | 3,392 | 1109 | 0.7732 | |
| 55 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 20400 | 57500 | 0.6459 | 1,391 | 1200 | 0.7243 | |
| 56 | Washington State University | 20600 | 35900 | 0.4276 | 21,400 | 1131 | 0.861 | |
| 57 | State University of New York at Cortland | 20700 | 27700 | 0.2525 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 58 | Millikin University | 20900 | 45000 | 0.5354 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 59 | Cottey College | 21100 | 37300 | 0.4352 | 261 | 991 | 0.7023 | |
| 60 | Regis University | 21200 | 67400 | 0.6854 | 2,505 | 1225 | 0.8461 | |
| 60 | University of Northern Iowa | 21200 | 24800 | 0.144 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 62 | Davis & Elkins College | 21300 | 51200 | 0.5838 | 663 | 902 | 0.9433 | |
| 62 | SUNY Old Westbury | 21300 | 38000 | 0.4401 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 64 | St. Mary's University | 21500 | 82100 | 0.7383 | 2,330 | 1060 | 0.9508 | |
| 65 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 21600 | 41600 | 0.4808 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 66 | Hiram College | 21700 | 48700 | 0.5536 | 991 | 1075 | 0.9748 | |
| 67 | University of Mobile | 21900 | 46000 | 0.524 | 1,313 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 68 | Buena Vista University | 22200 | 59100 | 0.6244 | 836 | 1075 | 0.6497 | |
| 69 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 22300 | 37600 | 0.4069 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 69 | Rockford University | 22300 | 80500 | 0.7228 | 983 | 975 | 0.9289 | |
| 71 | Manchester University | 22600 | 54100 | 0.582 | 988 | 1044 | 0.7106 | |
| 72 | Calvin University | 22800 | 55500 | 0.5889 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 72 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 22800 | 52400 | 0.565 | 3,929 | 1095 | 0.949 | |
| 74 | Hastings College | 22900 | 53300 | 0.5701 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 74 | Upper Iowa University | 22900 | 41700 | 0.45 | 3,054 | 1035 | 0.9646 | |
| 76 | The University of Alabama | 23000 | 33400 | 0.3112 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 77 | Dominican University | 23700 | 56000 | 0.5761 | 2,642 | 1005 | 0.8879 | |
| 78 | Northern Arizona University | 23900 | 37100 | 0.3578 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 79 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 24100 | 27200 | 0.1128 | 5,063 | 1069 | 0.8756 | |
| 80 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 24200 | 89100 | 0.7283 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9631 | |
| 80 | Maryville College | 24200 | 58400 | 0.5864 | 1,144 | 1140 | 0.6885 | |
| 82 | University of St Thomas | 24500 | 51400 | 0.5234 | 3,466 | 1095 | 0.8355 | |
| 83 | Webster University | 25200 | 66600 | 0.6218 | 1,898 | 1120 | 0.8618 | |
| 84 | University of South Florida | 25400 | 36500 | 0.3038 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 85 | Mary Baldwin University | 25500 | 48600 | 0.4757 | 1,152 | 1089 | 0.6954 | |
| 86 | Le Moyne College | 25600 | 58200 | 0.5604 | 2,494 | 1250 | 0.6782 | |
| 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 | 26000 | 48600 | 0.4651 | 1,002 | 1025 | 0.82 | |
| 90 | Geneva College | 26300 | 50300 | 0.478 | 1,299 | 1167 | 0.9556 | |
| 90 | Northern Illinois University | 26300 | 32100 | 0.1815 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 92 | Cedar Crest College | 26500 | 67800 | 0.6091 | 870 | 1115 | 0.8407 | |
| 93 | University of La Verne | 26600 | 71200 | 0.6266 | 3,052 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 94 | University of Central Arkansas | 26700 | 31200 | 0.1461 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 95 | Drury University | 26900 | 54500 | 0.5063 | 1,453 | 1209 | 0.6575 | |
| 95 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 26900 | 32000 | 0.1583 | 8,706 | 1230 | 0.8906 | |
| 97 | Concordia University-Chicago | 27000 | 78600 | 0.6564 | 1,295 | 1100 | 0.9298 | |
| 98 | Capital University | 27300 | 63800 | 0.572 | 1,642 | 1045 | 0.6501 | |
| 98 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 27300 | 37900 | 0.2788 | 4,573 | 1165 | 0.853 | |
| 100 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 27400 | 30000 | 0.0855 | 6,227 | 1184 | 0.9171 | |
| 101 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27500 | 71200 | 0.6142 | 2,396 | 1159 | 0.866 | |
| 101 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 27500 | 38200 | 0.2794 | 12,798 | 1157 | 0.1421 | |
| 103 | Florida Southern College | 27600 | 63200 | 0.5627 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 104 | North Central College | 27700 | 66700 | 0.5844 | 2,567 | 1203 | 0.8377 | |
| 105 | William Peace University | 27800 | 50200 | 0.4459 | 778 | 1150 | 0.8633 | |
| 106 | University of South Dakota | 28000 | 30600 | 0.0839 | 7,515 | 1120 | 0.9884 | |
| 107 | St Bonaventure University | 28100 | 64100 | 0.5617 | 2,134 | 1165 | 0.8533 | |
| 108 | Central Connecticut State University | 28300 | 30400 | 0.0692 | 9,463 | 1020 | 0.793 | |
| 108 | University of Hartford | 28300 | 70100 | 0.5959 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 110 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 28500 | 69700 | 0.5908 | 765 | 1020 | 0.6617 | |
| 111 | Flagler College | 28600 | 61900 | 0.5375 | 2,359 | 1175 | 0.787 | |
| 111 | Mount St. Mary's University | 28600 | 61400 | 0.5342 | 1,804 | 1159 | 0.7258 | |
| 113 | Huntington University | 29000 | 44400 | 0.3465 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 114 | William Penn University | 29200 | 48000 | 0.3928 | 1,366 | 1035 | 0.7311 | |
| 115 | Baker University | 29800 | 54800 | 0.4571 | 1,317 | 1035 | 0.9771 | |
| 115 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 29800 | 112100 | 0.7341 | 4,999 | 1258 | 0.9296 | |
| 117 | California Lutheran University | 30100 | 71700 | 0.5804 | 2,160 | 1218 | 0.7631 | |
| 117 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30100 | 54700 | 0.4495 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 117 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 30100 | 33200 | 0.0932 | 7,088 | 1100 | 0.7448 | |
| 120 | The University of Montana | 30500 | 30500 | 0 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 121 | Randolph-Macon College | 30800 | 71600 | 0.5694 | 1,800 | 1128 | 0.9105 | |
| 122 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 2,082 | 1124 | 0.9576 | |
| 123 | Lasell University | 31100 | 50800 | 0.3881 | 1,347 | 1095 | 0.7457 | |
| 123 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31100 | 47100 | 0.3408 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 125 | Lebanon Valley College | 31200 | 72200 | 0.5677 | 1,834 | 1260 | 0.808 | |
| 126 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31500 | 50000 | 0.3709 | 858 | 975 | 0.7239 | |
| 126 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 31500 | 39200 | 0.197 | 10,594 | 1193 | 0.6493 | |
| 128 | Cleveland State University | 31800 | 32100 | 0.0094 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 129 | Marquette University | 32000 | 75900 | 0.5783 | 8,206 | 1304 | 0.7802 | |
| 130 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 32100 | 38800 | 0.1729 | 799 | 865 | 0.6974 | |
| 131 | Assumption University | 32300 | 74400 | 0.5656 | 1,737 | 1085 | 0.8455 | |
| 132 | North Carolina State University | 32400 | 54800 | 0.4083 | 29,340 | 1374 | 0.3954 | |
| 133 | University of New England | 32600 | 70900 | 0.5403 | 4,631 | 1145 | 0.9203 | |
| 134 | University of Idaho | 32700 | 34100 | 0.041 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 134 | Villanova University | 32700 | 92900 | 0.6483 | 6,933 | 1466 | 0.2814 | |
| 136 | Wilkes University | 33000 | 61900 | 0.4664 | 2,055 | 1188 | 0.9397 | |
| 137 | Hamline University | 34000 | 70100 | 0.5148 | 1,852 | 1175 | 0.9013 | |
| 138 | Lee University | 34200 | 39100 | 0.1253 | 3,425 | 1154 | 0.7138 | |
| 139 | Siena University | 34300 | 66300 | 0.4827 | 3,149 | 1301 | 0.8464 | |
| 140 | Chatham University | 34700 | 63900 | 0.4573 | 1,555 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 141 | Barry University | 35100 | 58800 | 0.4031 | 4,654 | 1005 | 0.9663 | |
| 141 | Emmanuel College | 35100 | 73700 | 0.5239 | 1,948 | 1245 | 0.7677 | |
| 143 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,056 | 1183 | 0.8994 | |
| 144 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 145 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 36300 | 39900 | 0.0894 | 3,893 | 1015 | 0.9839 | |
| 146 | East Carolina University | 36600 | 42700 | 0.1421 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 147 | St. John Fisher University | 36700 | 64800 | 0.4335 | 2,583 | 1214 | 0.6607 | |
| 148 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 37100 | 41600 | 0.1097 | 5,386 | 995 | 0.9092 | |
| 149 | Loyola University New Orleans | 37300 | 74600 | 0.4998 | 2,871 | 1150 | 0.9058 | |
| 149 | University of West Georgia | 37300 | 47300 | 0.2113 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 151 | Benedictine College | 37400 | 52500 | 0.2874 | 2,404 | 1241 | 0.9812 | |
| 152 | University of Southern Maine | 37500 | 37500 | 0 | 5,549 | 1139 | 0.8241 | |
| 153 | Howard Payne University | 37900 | 54500 | 0.3039 | 751 | 1043 | 0.6737 | |
| 153 | University of St Thomas | 37900 | 74800 | 0.4933 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 155 | Framingham State University | 38100 | 38100 | 0 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8366 | |
| 156 | Crown College | 38400 | 53200 | 0.2786 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 157 | Pacific University | 38600 | 74900 | 0.4854 | 1,465 | 1019 | 0.8986 | |
| 158 | Concordia University Texas | 38900 | 45800 | 0.1508 | 1,189 | 990 | 0.9125 | |
| 158 | Mississippi State University | 38900 | 53400 | 0.2726 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 160 | Arcadia University | 39000 | 71600 | 0.4551 | 2,163 | 1159 | 0.7448 | |
| 160 | Saint Michael's College | 39000 | 75800 | 0.4854 | 1,051 | 1280 | 0.8976 | |
| 160 | Saint Vincent College | 39000 | 64600 | 0.3959 | 1,157 | 1140 | 0.7863 | |
| 160 | University of Denver | 39000 | 84100 | 0.5364 | 5,766 | 1292 | 0.8538 | |
| 164 | Champlain College | 39300 | 105100 | 0.6262 | 1,514 | 1273 | 0.873 | |
| 164 | Saint Anselm College | 39300 | 77000 | 0.4897 | 2,094 | 1195 | 0.7805 | |
| 166 | Fresno Pacific University | 39700 | 52200 | 0.2406 | 1,615 | 1075 | 0.6396 | |
| 167 | Drexel University | 40300 | 86400 | 0.5339 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 168 | Dominican University of California | 41100 | 69200 | 0.4066 | 1,058 | 0 | 0.521 | |
| 169 | Butler University | 41200 | 68400 | 0.3979 | 4,418 | 1269 | 0.8209 | |
| 170 | Old Dominion University | 42100 | 50500 | 0.1663 | 17,504 | 1205 | 0.9135 | |
| 171 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 42800 | 80700 | 0.4701 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 172 | University of Maryland-College Park | 43400 | 58500 | 0.2579 | 31,875 | 1456 | 0.4503 | |
| 173 | Union University | 43500 | 66000 | 0.3417 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 174 | LeTourneau University | 44300 | 57300 | 0.2267 | 2,903 | 1242 | 0.4879 | |
| 175 | Mercer University | 45400 | 65400 | 0.3058 | 4,719 | 1263 | 0.643 | |
| 176 | The University of Tampa | 45800 | 58500 | 0.217 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 177 | University at Buffalo | 46400 | 46400 | 0 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 178 | Mount Saint Mary College | 48400 | 68800 | 0.2966 | 2,749 | 1153 | 0.892 | |
| 179 | DePaul University | 49100 | 69400 | 0.2923 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 180 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 50600 | 63800 | 0.2065 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 181 | University of Utah | 51100 | 53700 | 0.0478 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 182 | Manhattan University | 51200 | 72900 | 0.2975 | 2,378 | 1174 | 0.8216 | |
| 183 | University of Iowa | 51800 | 54400 | 0.0472 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 184 | Mount St. Joseph University | 53900 | 54300 | 0.0074 | 1,268 | 1105 | 0.9128 | |
| 185 | Hofstra University | 59300 | 83300 | 0.2882 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 186 | Clemson University | 61100 | 63700 | 0.0403 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 187 | Stonehill College | 68200 | 76100 | 0.1038 | 2,569 | 1150 | 0.6628 | |
| 188 | Gonzaga University | 70700 | 77700 | 0.0901 | 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.