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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 | Utah State University | 8200 | 25200 | 0.6743 | 25,706 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 2 | University of Pennsylvania | 9400 | 92900 | 0.8988 | 11,478 | 1536 | 0.054 | |
| 3 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 10300 | 10300 | 0 | 6,139 | 1070 | 0.9052 | |
| 4 | Eastern Washington University | 11500 | 31200 | 0.6315 | 6,952 | 995 | 0.9075 | |
| 5 | California State University-Fresno | 11600 | 19600 | 0.4073 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 6 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 12800 | 24900 | 0.4851 | 5,661 | 1085 | 0.982 | |
| 7 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 13200 | 25700 | 0.4858 | 46,815 | 1378 | 0.6057 | |
| 8 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 13400 | 25700 | 0.4786 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 8 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 13400 | 19300 | 0.3057 | 10,084 | 1055 | 0.8572 | |
| 10 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 13500 | 19400 | 0.304 | 21,858 | 1283 | 0.6513 | |
| 11 | University of South Florida | 13600 | 17100 | 0.2045 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 12 | University of Idaho | 14500 | 25800 | 0.4369 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 13 | Northern Illinois University | 14800 | 30400 | 0.5126 | 11,348 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 14 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15100 | 29000 | 0.4808 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8609 | |
| 15 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 15200 | 29800 | 0.4895 | 3,084 | 1055 | 0.7533 | |
| 15 | University of California-Irvine | 15200 | 38000 | 0.6003 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2857 | |
| 15 | Virginia Union University | 15200 | 39400 | 0.6138 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9799 | |
| 18 | University of St Thomas | 15700 | 50900 | 0.6918 | 3,365 | 1095 | 0.8992 | |
| 19 | Lander University | 15800 | 24600 | 0.357 | 3,776 | 1055 | 0.8131 | |
| 20 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 16400 | 31000 | 0.4706 | 8,553 | 1045 | 0.8688 | |
| 21 | University of Southern Maine | 16800 | 23000 | 0.2693 | 5,525 | 1144 | 0.7923 | |
| 22 | Arkansas State University | 16900 | 28100 | 0.3988 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.8226 | |
| 23 | Eastern Michigan University | 17000 | 36100 | 0.5282 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 23 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 17000 | 28200 | 0.3967 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 25 | Georgia Southern University | 17100 | 20100 | 0.1489 | 23,541 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 25 | Millikin University | 17100 | 45000 | 0.6198 | 1,495 | 1020 | 0.6668 | |
| 27 | West Virginia University | 17500 | 40900 | 0.5719 | 18,206 | 1125 | 0.89 | |
| 28 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 29 | Avila University | 17800 | 64100 | 0.7221 | 1,331 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 30 | Delaware State University | 18000 | 42200 | 0.5729 | 4,581 | 930 | 0.4658 | |
| 30 | Tabor College | 18000 | 54400 | 0.6694 | 539 | 1050 | 0.6458 | |
| 30 | University of Lynchburg | 18000 | 54900 | 0.6718 | 1,595 | 1104 | 0.4301 | |
| 33 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 18100 | 26600 | 0.3199 | 7,505 | 1073 | 0.9633 | |
| 34 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 18200 | 28600 | 0.3634 | 4,218 | 1030 | 0.9489 | |
| 35 | Rosemont College | 18500 | 38100 | 0.5141 | 486 | 1085 | 0.7634 | |
| 36 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 18700 | 25200 | 0.2575 | 6,835 | 1090 | 0.7147 | |
| 37 | Texas Tech University | 18900 | 27100 | 0.3031 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 38 | Framingham State University | 19300 | 31000 | 0.3775 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8361 | |
| 39 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 19500 | 68100 | 0.7139 | 709 | 1030 | 0.8216 | |
| 40 | Carlow University | 19700 | 57800 | 0.6593 | 1,355 | 1065 | 0.8695 | |
| 40 | Illinois College | 19700 | 55200 | 0.6423 | 937 | 1059 | 0.7819 | |
| 40 | Johnson C Smith University | 19700 | 40800 | 0.5172 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 40 | Lasell University | 19700 | 48500 | 0.5934 | 1,293 | 1095 | 0.8122 | |
| 44 | Davis & Elkins College | 19900 | 48300 | 0.5871 | 661 | 902 | 0.9433 | |
| 44 | Lee University | 19900 | 37400 | 0.4682 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 44 | University of Northern Iowa | 19900 | 24000 | 0.1728 | 7,711 | 1129 | 0.9274 | |
| 47 | Central Connecticut State University | 20200 | 29500 | 0.3151 | 8,170 | 1075 | 0.7333 | |
| 47 | McMurry University | 20200 | 51900 | 0.6103 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
| 47 | Norwich University | 20200 | 73800 | 0.726 | 2,626 | 1186 | 0.7444 | |
| 47 | Olivet Nazarene University | 20200 | 62200 | 0.6756 | 2,711 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 47 | Pennsylvania Western University | 20200 | 29000 | 0.3039 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 52 | Fort Lewis College | 20300 | 29100 | 0.3027 | 3,392 | 1109 | 0.773 | |
| 52 | Loyola University New Orleans | 20300 | 72100 | 0.7183 | 3,007 | 1155 | 0.9305 | |
| 54 | South Dakota State University | 20600 | 25200 | 0.1844 | 10,719 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 55 | State University of New York at Cortland | 20700 | 27700 | 0.2525 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 56 | Coker University | 20800 | 47800 | 0.5651 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 57 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 21000 | 70000 | 0.6994 | 1,463 | 1200 | 0.7982 | |
| 58 | Albright College | 21100 | 49300 | 0.5719 | 1,230 | 1050 | 0.7633 | |
| 59 | Hiram College | 21800 | 48700 | 0.5533 | 1,026 | 1030 | 0.9353 | |
| 59 | Le Moyne College | 21800 | 58100 | 0.6243 | 2,529 | 1255 | 0.8298 | |
| 61 | Niagara University | 21900 | 57400 | 0.6182 | 2,692 | 1160 | 0.8737 | |
| 61 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 21900 | 25400 | 0.1396 | 6,136 | 1159 | 0.8767 | |
| 63 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 22000 | 35300 | 0.3764 | 5,731 | 1174 | 0.9064 | |
| 64 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 22300 | 26000 | 0.144 | 4,880 | 1124 | 0.8172 | |
| 65 | Buena Vista University | 22500 | 59100 | 0.6197 | 1,436 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 65 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 22500 | 48900 | 0.5395 | 5,692 | 1124 | 0.9508 | |
| 67 | Lycoming College | 22900 | 65800 | 0.6522 | 1,012 | 1189 | 0.7407 | |
| 67 | Manchester University | 22900 | 54100 | 0.5771 | 988 | 1044 | 0.7106 | |
| 67 | University of South Dakota | 22900 | 26000 | 0.1211 | 7,619 | 1120 | 0.9878 | |
| 67 | Upper Iowa University | 22900 | 41700 | 0.45 | 3,054 | 1035 | 0.9646 | |
| 71 | Cottey College | 23000 | 37300 | 0.3832 | 254 | 991 | 0.6918 | |
| 72 | Northern Arizona University | 23200 | 34100 | 0.322 | 22,990 | 1090 | 0.8961 | |
| 73 | Ohio Dominican University | 23300 | 55400 | 0.5795 | 843 | 1171 | 0.9423 | |
| 74 | Hamline University | 23400 | 56500 | 0.5854 | 1,806 | 1163 | 0.8763 | |
| 75 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 23600 | 34800 | 0.3215 | 3,459 | 1080 | 0.9215 | |
| 76 | Washington State University | 23800 | 38700 | 0.3863 | 21,455 | 1125 | 0.8664 | |
| 77 | Dominican University | 24100 | 56000 | 0.5705 | 2,690 | 1005 | 0.9032 | |
| 78 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 24300 | 34400 | 0.2922 | 4,174 | 1165 | 0.8298 | |
| 79 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 80 | Maryville College | 24500 | 58400 | 0.581 | 1,132 | 1167 | 0.6092 | |
| 81 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 24600 | 67400 | 0.6354 | 5,690 | 1055 | 0.9071 | |
| 81 | University of Saint Mary | 24600 | 53700 | 0.541 | 1,027 | 1040 | 0.8663 | |
| 83 | Indiana State University | 24800 | 32400 | 0.2347 | 6,224 | 1020 | 0.8077 | |
| 84 | Drury University | 25100 | 52900 | 0.5254 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 85 | Mary Baldwin University | 25200 | 48600 | 0.4818 | 1,124 | 1045 | 0.871 | |
| 86 | Rockford University | 25800 | 59600 | 0.5673 | 983 | 975 | 0.9291 | |
| 86 | Western Kentucky University | 25800 | 41800 | 0.3827 | 14,151 | 970 | 0.9387 | |
| 88 | Lakeland University | 25900 | 56500 | 0.5412 | 2,411 | 1015 | 0.8628 | |
| 89 | Hastings College | 26100 | 63000 | 0.5857 | 933 | 1305 | 0.7165 | |
| 90 | Geneva College | 26500 | 50300 | 0.4737 | 1,260 | 1143 | 0.7905 | |
| 90 | St. Mary's University | 26500 | 59800 | 0.557 | 2,149 | 1084 | 0.9776 | |
| 92 | Heidelberg University | 26600 | 48600 | 0.4527 | 969 | 1100 | 0.8579 | |
| 92 | University of Mobile | 26600 | 48300 | 0.449 | 1,308 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 94 | Seattle Pacific University | 26700 | 70000 | 0.6186 | 1,776 | 1180 | 0.834 | |
| 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 | Concordia University-Chicago | 27000 | 54900 | 0.5078 | 1,368 | 1100 | 0.9279 | |
| 97 | Flagler College | 27000 | 61200 | 0.5587 | 2,409 | 1090 | 0.8076 | |
| 97 | St Bonaventure University | 27000 | 61200 | 0.5587 | 2,042 | 1189 | 0.8165 | |
| 100 | Randolph-Macon College | 27100 | 69200 | 0.608 | 1,643 | 1109 | 0.8661 | |
| 100 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 27100 | 31800 | 0.1464 | 8,426 | 1235 | 0.8875 | |
| 102 | Capital University | 27500 | 62400 | 0.5592 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 103 | Kansas State University | 27600 | 30400 | 0.0943 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8169 | |
| 104 | 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 | Villanova University | 27900 | 88800 | 0.6855 | 7,004 | 1457 | 0.2698 | |
| 107 | California State University-San Marcos | 28000 | 28500 | 0.0175 | 14,977 | 1040 | 0.951 | |
| 108 | The University of Montana | 28200 | 28200 | 0 | 7,891 | 1225 | 0.9586 | |
| 109 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28500 | 32300 | 0.1176 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 110 | Mount St. Mary's University | 28600 | 61400 | 0.5342 | 1,830 | 1164 | 0.7381 | |
| 110 | University of Hartford | 28600 | 70100 | 0.5921 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9575 | |
| 112 | Webster University | 28800 | 54700 | 0.4737 | 2,322 | 1109 | 0.8623 | |
| 113 | University of Iowa | 29000 | 31100 | 0.0691 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 114 | Cedar Crest College | 29100 | 66000 | 0.5587 | 870 | 1115 | 0.8407 | |
| 114 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 29100 | 69300 | 0.5799 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9519 | |
| 116 | Huntington University | 29400 | 44300 | 0.3362 | 1,588 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 117 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 29500 | 56200 | 0.4758 | 765 | 1020 | 0.6617 | |
| 118 | William Penn University | 29600 | 48000 | 0.3841 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 119 | Marquette University | 29700 | 63800 | 0.5346 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 120 | Assumption University | 30200 | 74400 | 0.5938 | 1,713 | 1085 | 0.8298 | |
| 120 | Baker University | 30200 | 54800 | 0.4495 | 1,530 | 924 | 0.9419 | |
| 122 | Otterbein University | 30300 | 57300 | 0.4712 | 2,211 | 1209 | 0.8453 | |
| 122 | University of West Georgia | 30300 | 46800 | 0.3525 | 9,103 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 124 | William Peace University | 30400 | 50200 | 0.3955 | 722 | 1180 | 0.9425 | |
| 125 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30500 | 54700 | 0.4419 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 126 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 1,972 | 1161 | 0.9523 | |
| 126 | Dominican University of California | 30900 | 69200 | 0.5536 | 1,114 | 1255 | 0.835 | |
| 128 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 31200 | 77600 | 0.5978 | 5,044 | 1274 | 0.8883 | |
| 129 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31500 | 47100 | 0.332 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 130 | Saint Michael's College | 31700 | 68500 | 0.5375 | 1,120 | 1240 | 0.8451 | |
| 131 | Lebanon Valley College | 31800 | 72400 | 0.561 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
| 132 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 31900 | 41200 | 0.226 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.7517 | |
| 132 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31900 | 50000 | 0.3626 | 858 | 975 | 0.7239 | |
| 132 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 31900 | 39200 | 0.1864 | 10,166 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 135 | Mount Saint Mary College | 32200 | 68600 | 0.5306 | 2,141 | 1153 | 0.8888 | |
| 135 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 32200 | 45700 | 0.2957 | 7,062 | 965 | 0.928 | |
| 135 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 32200 | 36700 | 0.1214 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 138 | Azusa Pacific University | 32300 | 66600 | 0.5147 | 2,759 | 1189 | 0.8843 | |
| 139 | The University of Tampa | 32600 | 56900 | 0.4267 | 10,598 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 140 | North Carolina State University | 32800 | 54800 | 0.4007 | 28,422 | 1378 | 0.4174 | |
| 141 | North Central College | 33000 | 64900 | 0.4916 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 142 | Suffolk University | 33200 | 70300 | 0.5277 | 4,326 | 1209 | 0.8233 | |
| 143 | Cleveland State University | 33400 | 37300 | 0.1046 | 9,482 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 143 | Emmanuel College | 33400 | 71400 | 0.5322 | 1,909 | 1255 | 0.7565 | |
| 145 | University of Rhode Island | 33600 | 46400 | 0.2756 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 146 | SUNY Old Westbury | 33800 | 40900 | 0.1736 | 4,260 | 1110 | 0.8363 | |
| 147 | LeTourneau University | 33900 | 54800 | 0.3817 | 3,187 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 148 | University of St Thomas | 34100 | 70300 | 0.5152 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8536 | |
| 148 | Wilkes University | 34100 | 61900 | 0.4492 | 2,076 | 1144 | 0.9064 | |
| 150 | Barry University | 34500 | 56400 | 0.3881 | 3,232 | 1005 | 0.7724 | |
| 151 | University of Denver | 34800 | 76900 | 0.5478 | 6,614 | 1347 | 0.7781 | |
| 152 | Chatham University | 34900 | 63300 | 0.449 | 1,550 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 153 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 35200 | 59200 | 0.405 | 12,317 | 1152 | 0.6267 | |
| 153 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,123 | 1189 | 0.8943 | |
| 155 | University of the Pacific | 35500 | 71500 | 0.5038 | 3,249 | 1298 | 0.7132 | |
| 156 | California Lutheran University | 35600 | 70000 | 0.4916 | 2,297 | 1254 | 0.7567 | |
| 157 | Mississippi State University | 36300 | 50500 | 0.2804 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 158 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 36500 | 41600 | 0.1237 | 5,386 | 1050 | 0.9092 | |
| 159 | Siena College | 36600 | 65100 | 0.4379 | 3,467 | 1254 | 0.6902 | |
| 160 | East Carolina University | 37100 | 40100 | 0.0748 | 21,445 | 1160 | 0.8921 | |
| 161 | Benedictine College | 37400 | 50800 | 0.2639 | 2,403 | 1241 | 0.9812 | |
| 162 | University of Central Arkansas | 38100 | 40200 | 0.0534 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 163 | Hofstra University | 38400 | 76900 | 0.5006 | 6,581 | 1328 | 0.6808 | |
| 163 | Howard Payne University | 38400 | 54500 | 0.2963 | 751 | 1043 | 0.6737 | |
| 165 | Crown College | 38800 | 53200 | 0.2708 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 166 | Pacific University | 39000 | 74900 | 0.4799 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 167 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 39200 | 46600 | 0.1588 | 799 | 865 | 0.6974 | |
| 168 | Concordia University Texas | 39300 | 45800 | 0.1418 | 1,188 | 990 | 0.9125 | |
| 169 | Arcadia University | 39400 | 71600 | 0.4493 | 2,030 | 1170 | 0.8022 | |
| 169 | Saint Vincent College | 39400 | 64600 | 0.3895 | 1,284 | 1135 | 0.6173 | |
| 171 | Saint Anselm College | 39800 | 73700 | 0.4599 | 2,094 | 1205 | 0.7805 | |
| 172 | Fresno Pacific University | 40100 | 52200 | 0.2327 | 1,545 | 1099 | 0.6407 | |
| 173 | St. John Fisher University | 40400 | 62500 | 0.3536 | 2,571 | 1215 | 0.664 | |
| 174 | Butler University | 40900 | 67900 | 0.3978 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 175 | Old Dominion University | 42100 | 47700 | 0.1174 | 17,746 | 1205 | 0.9036 | |
| 176 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 43000 | 80700 | 0.4675 | 1,731 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 177 | University of Florida | 43200 | 45700 | 0.0548 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 178 | Manhattan University | 43400 | 74100 | 0.4142 | 2,744 | 1274 | 0.7894 | |
| 179 | University of Maryland-College Park | 43500 | 53600 | 0.1886 | 31,133 | 1463 | 0.4479 | |
| 180 | Union University | 43900 | 66000 | 0.3354 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6041 | |
| 181 | University at Buffalo | 44100 | 46700 | 0.0557 | 20,359 | 1303 | 0.7418 | |
| 182 | Mercer University | 46300 | 63700 | 0.2733 | 4,690 | 1273 | 0.6889 | |
| 183 | Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus | 46500 | 56300 | 0.1741 | 849 | 0 | 0 | |
| 184 | Drexel University | 48700 | 83900 | 0.4196 | 13,309 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 185 | University of Delaware | 49000 | 61300 | 0.2017 | 20,026 | 1294 | 0.706 | |
| 186 | DePaul University | 49200 | 66000 | 0.2547 | 14,188 | 1254 | 0.7589 | |
| 187 | University of Utah | 51600 | 53700 | 0.04 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 188 | Mount St. Joseph University | 54300 | 54300 | 0 | 1,545 | 1143 | 0.5912 | |
| 189 | The University of Alabama | 55800 | 55800 | 0 | 34,389 | 1284 | 0.7665 | |
| 190 | Clemson University | 61500 | 63700 | 0.0338 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 191 | Gonzaga University | 70600 | 76600 | 0.0783 | 5,281 | 1329 | 0.8169 | |
| 191 | Stonehill College | 70600 | 70600 | 0 | 2,568 | 1150 | 0.6628 | |
| 193 | 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.