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Considering a degree in Criminology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Criminology majors who live in Tennessee.
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 Tennessee.
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 | 9200 | 92900 | 0.9012 | 10,013 | 1528 | 0.054 | |
| 2 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 10300 | 21200 | 0.5138 | 4,721 | 1110 | 0.7782 | |
| 3 | Eastern Washington University | 11500 | 31200 | 0.6315 | 6,951 | 1055 | 0.9437 | |
| 4 | University of Southern Maine | 11700 | 23000 | 0.4908 | 5,525 | 1129 | 0.7931 | |
| 5 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 12400 | 21100 | 0.4133 | 6,029 | 1080 | 0.834 | |
| 6 | California State University-Fresno | 12900 | 19600 | 0.3411 | 21,430 | 995 | 0.9638 | |
| 7 | Indiana State University | 13300 | 31200 | 0.5743 | 6,224 | 1140 | 0.8077 | |
| 8 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 13400 | 18700 | 0.2837 | 21,858 | 1283 | 0.6513 | |
| 9 | West Virginia University | 13500 | 57700 | 0.7659 | 18,614 | 1125 | 0.778 | |
| 10 | University of Delaware | 13600 | 34500 | 0.6068 | 19,119 | 1303 | 0.6356 | |
| 11 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 14200 | 46000 | 0.6909 | 4,218 | 1020 | 0.9307 | |
| 12 | Northwest Missouri State University | 14600 | 36300 | 0.5973 | 5,241 | 1075 | 0.8613 | |
| 13 | Northern Illinois University | 14700 | 30700 | 0.5197 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 13 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 14700 | 24300 | 0.3944 | 10,090 | 1075 | 0.9368 | |
| 15 | California State University-San Marcos | 15200 | 38300 | 0.603 | 14,977 | 970 | 0.951 | |
| 15 | University of California-Irvine | 15200 | 36200 | 0.5808 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2878 | |
| 17 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 15400 | 28000 | 0.4497 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 18 | Avila University | 15700 | 67500 | 0.7674 | 1,335 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 19 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 15800 | 37900 | 0.5827 | 5,474 | 1138 | 0.9198 | |
| 19 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 15800 | 25800 | 0.3846 | 9,982 | 1125 | 0.7702 | |
| 21 | Delaware State University | 15900 | 46500 | 0.6582 | 4,941 | 960 | 0.6167 | |
| 22 | University of Florida | 16100 | 22500 | 0.2843 | 36,567 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 22 | University of Memphis | 16100 | 29900 | 0.4612 | 15,770 | 1075 | 0.7203 | |
| 22 | University of St Thomas | 16100 | 50900 | 0.684 | 3,395 | 1080 | 0.8993 | |
| 25 | Coker University | 16500 | 47800 | 0.6551 | 1,187 | 1005 | 0.9723 | |
| 25 | North Carolina State University | 16500 | 28500 | 0.4223 | 28,422 | 1335 | 0.4167 | |
| 27 | Eastern Michigan University | 17100 | 31800 | 0.4627 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 27 | University of South Florida | 17100 | 17100 | 0 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 29 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 17200 | 76300 | 0.7748 | 7,703 | 1105 | 0.9556 | |
| 30 | Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus | 17300 | 47600 | 0.637 | 849 | 1090 | 0.9947 | |
| 31 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 17400 | 44000 | 0.6051 | 3,469 | 1080 | 0.9215 | |
| 32 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 17700 | 29500 | 0.3998 | 3,102 | 1055 | 0.7533 | |
| 32 | University of Miami | 17700 | 96300 | 0.8159 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 34 | University of Rhode Island | 18000 | 33900 | 0.4691 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 35 | Georgia Southern University | 18300 | 23800 | 0.2315 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 36 | Rosemont College | 18400 | 38100 | 0.5155 | 484 | 1085 | 0.7451 | |
| 36 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 18400 | 36500 | 0.4962 | 7,505 | 1059 | 0.9633 | |
| 38 | Central Connecticut State University | 18600 | 34000 | 0.4527 | 8,170 | 1010 | 0.7333 | |
| 38 | Fort Lewis College | 18600 | 29100 | 0.3612 | 3,320 | 1160 | 0.9323 | |
| 40 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 18700 | 41200 | 0.5467 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.737 | |
| 41 | Illinois College | 18900 | 52300 | 0.6391 | 940 | 1054 | 0.7819 | |
| 41 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 18900 | 28200 | 0.3294 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 41 | SUNY Old Westbury | 18900 | 24400 | 0.2257 | 4,260 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 44 | Lee University | 19300 | 37500 | 0.4858 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 45 | University of West Georgia | 19400 | 48000 | 0.5962 | 9,157 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 46 | McMurry University | 19600 | 60400 | 0.6753 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
| 47 | Niagara University | 19700 | 57400 | 0.6565 | 2,692 | 970 | 0.3972 | |
| 48 | Davis & Elkins College | 19900 | 48300 | 0.5883 | 683 | 1025 | 0.5823 | |
| 48 | Hastings College | 19900 | 71100 | 0.7201 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 50 | Stockton University | 20100 | 44500 | 0.5486 | 7,565 | 1135 | 0.8894 | |
| 51 | Carlow University | 20200 | 68200 | 0.7038 | 1,355 | 1080 | 0.8696 | |
| 52 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 20300 | 51200 | 0.6035 | 6,706 | 960 | 0.92 | |
| 53 | Loyola University New Orleans | 20700 | 72100 | 0.7127 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
| 54 | St. Mary's University | 20900 | 70300 | 0.7029 | 2,150 | 1084 | 0.9776 | |
| 54 | University of Maryland-College Park | 20900 | 27100 | 0.2285 | 31,133 | 1456 | 0.448 | |
| 56 | University of Mobile | 21000 | 56900 | 0.6304 | 1,688 | 1180 | 0.7251 | |
| 57 | Ohio Dominican University | 21200 | 65800 | 0.6774 | 843 | 1171 | 0.9423 | |
| 57 | Virginia Union University | 21200 | 38800 | 0.4541 | 1,170 | 900 | 0.978 | |
| 59 | Hamline University | 21400 | 56500 | 0.6207 | 1,716 | 1145 | 0.8983 | |
| 60 | Hiram College | 21800 | 48700 | 0.5523 | 1,026 | 1005 | 0.9244 | |
| 60 | Le Moyne College | 21800 | 58100 | 0.6243 | 2,563 | 1240 | 0.7529 | |
| 60 | Tabor College | 21800 | 65000 | 0.665 | 539 | 965 | 0.6458 | |
| 63 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 21900 | 53000 | 0.5873 | 5,731 | 1174 | 0.9064 | |
| 64 | University of Lynchburg | 22000 | 54900 | 0.5981 | 1,595 | 1124 | 0.4301 | |
| 65 | Rockford University | 22100 | 68200 | 0.6763 | 968 | 1045 | 0.5704 | |
| 66 | Buena Vista University | 22400 | 59100 | 0.6203 | 810 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 67 | Assumption University | 22500 | 91300 | 0.7533 | 1,713 | 1085 | 0.8298 | |
| 68 | Cottey College | 22600 | 37300 | 0.3956 | 261 | 1090 | 0.7023 | |
| 69 | Manchester University | 22800 | 54100 | 0.5778 | 915 | 1044 | 0.913 | |
| 70 | Lycoming College | 22900 | 65800 | 0.6518 | 807 | 1189 | 0.7407 | |
| 70 | Upper Iowa University | 22900 | 41700 | 0.4495 | 2,504 | 1045 | 0.9338 | |
| 72 | Northern Arizona University | 23000 | 32000 | 0.2815 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 73 | Mount Saint Mary College | 23600 | 68400 | 0.6551 | 2,141 | 1090 | 0.8888 | |
| 73 | The University of Alabama | 23600 | 31000 | 0.2385 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 73 | Webster University | 23600 | 66700 | 0.6467 | 2,091 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
| 76 | Albright College | 23700 | 49300 | 0.5192 | 1,328 | 1050 | 0.8615 | |
| 77 | Regis University | 23900 | 67200 | 0.6439 | 2,704 | 1199 | 0.8639 | |
| 77 | Saint Edward's University | 23900 | 91800 | 0.7399 | 2,731 | 1135 | 0.8369 | |
| 77 | Wells College | 23900 | 54500 | 0.5609 | 357 | 1084 | 0.6965 | |
| 80 | Dominican University | 24000 | 56000 | 0.5714 | 2,690 | 1035 | 0.9032 | |
| 81 | Saint Anselm College | 24100 | 73700 | 0.6729 | 2,094 | 1195 | 0.7805 | |
| 82 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 24300 | 34400 | 0.2923 | 4,174 | 1164 | 0.8298 | |
| 82 | St Bonaventure University | 24300 | 61200 | 0.6029 | 2,048 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
| 84 | Maryville College | 24400 | 58400 | 0.5819 | 1,136 | 1167 | 0.6092 | |
| 84 | University at Buffalo | 24400 | 34000 | 0.2824 | 20,360 | 1303 | 0.7418 | |
| 84 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 87 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 24500 | 48900 | 0.4986 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
| 88 | University of Saint Mary | 24700 | 53700 | 0.5402 | 1,027 | 1045 | 0.8663 | |
| 89 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 24800 | 28000 | 0.1144 | 5,086 | 1000 | 0.9821 | |
| 90 | Flagler College | 24900 | 61100 | 0.5923 | 2,409 | 785 | 0.8076 | |
| 91 | Norwich University | 25000 | 88400 | 0.7174 | 2,642 | 1209 | 0.7361 | |
| 92 | Heidelberg University | 25300 | 48600 | 0.4795 | 933 | 1100 | 0.6773 | |
| 93 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 25400 | 80400 | 0.6839 | 686 | 1030 | 0.8649 | |
| 94 | Mary Baldwin University | 25500 | 53100 | 0.5202 | 1,217 | 1099 | 0.947 | |
| 94 | South Dakota State University | 25500 | 28700 | 0.1116 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 96 | Old Dominion University | 25600 | 36600 | 0.3002 | 17,746 | 1205 | 0.9036 | |
| 97 | Lakeland University | 25900 | 56500 | 0.5417 | 2,318 | 1000 | 0.914 | |
| 97 | Otterbein University | 25900 | 66800 | 0.6121 | 2,211 | 1114 | 0.8452 | |
| 99 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4748 | 1,147 | 1110 | 0.8035 | |
| 100 | Cleveland State University | 26800 | 37300 | 0.2817 | 9,418 | 1005 | 0.913 | |
| 101 | Emmanuel College | 26900 | 68300 | 0.6064 | 1,909 | 1255 | 0.7565 | |
| 101 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 26900 | 79400 | 0.6614 | 1,997 | 1160 | 0.9526 | |
| 101 | University of Idaho | 26900 | 45200 | 0.4045 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 101 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 26900 | 37200 | 0.2773 | 12,151 | 1154 | 0.5716 | |
| 105 | Concordia University-Chicago | 27000 | 67800 | 0.6019 | 1,327 | 1100 | 0.9279 | |
| 105 | Western Kentucky University | 27000 | 27000 | 0 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 107 | Johnson C Smith University | 27300 | 47400 | 0.4243 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 108 | Capital University | 27500 | 80300 | 0.6576 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 109 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 27600 | 35400 | 0.2206 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 110 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27700 | 71200 | 0.6109 | 2,446 | 1179 | 0.78 | |
| 111 | Villanova University | 27900 | 88800 | 0.6856 | 7,006 | 1457 | 0.2698 | |
| 112 | Randolph-Macon College | 28000 | 69200 | 0.595 | 1,643 | 1140 | 0.8661 | |
| 112 | University of Northern Iowa | 28000 | 36200 | 0.2268 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 114 | Cedar Crest College | 28500 | 66000 | 0.5678 | 886 | 1095 | 0.9913 | |
| 114 | Framingham State University | 28500 | 38100 | 0.252 | 2,817 | 1125 | 0.8491 | |
| 114 | Marquette University | 28500 | 66200 | 0.5692 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 114 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28500 | 33400 | 0.1467 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 114 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5926 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 119 | Drury University | 28600 | 52900 | 0.4592 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 119 | Mount St. Mary's University | 28600 | 61400 | 0.5338 | 1,833 | 1164 | 0.7381 | |
| 121 | William Penn University | 29500 | 48000 | 0.3853 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 122 | Huntington University | 29700 | 44300 | 0.3297 | 1,286 | 1095 | 0.7115 | |
| 123 | Baker University | 30100 | 54800 | 0.4505 | 1,264 | 1040 | 0.9418 | |
| 124 | Crown College | 30300 | 46800 | 0.3528 | 1,379 | 1110 | 0.6281 | |
| 125 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30400 | 54700 | 0.4429 | 1,409 | 1110 | 0.6327 | |
| 125 | William Peace University | 30400 | 50200 | 0.3951 | 722 | 1170 | 0.9425 | |
| 127 | Southern Wesleyan University | 30500 | 46200 | 0.34 | 887 | 1090 | 1 | |
| 128 | Azusa Pacific University | 30900 | 66600 | 0.5357 | 2,996 | 1138 | 0.7959 | |
| 128 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 1,972 | 1150 | 0.9523 | |
| 130 | Florida Southern College | 31300 | 63200 | 0.5048 | 2,626 | 1219 | 0.5909 | |
| 130 | McPherson College | 31300 | 53500 | 0.4151 | 876 | 1065 | 0.7676 | |
| 130 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 31300 | 31300 | 0 | 6,853 | 1090 | 0.7147 | |
| 133 | Lebanon Valley College | 31600 | 72400 | 0.5637 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
| 134 | Saint Michael's College | 31700 | 68500 | 0.5375 | 1,120 | 1240 | 0.8451 | |
| 135 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31800 | 50000 | 0.3637 | 898 | 1044 | 0.7614 | |
| 135 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 31800 | 39200 | 0.1878 | 10,206 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 137 | Lasell University | 31900 | 48500 | 0.342 | 1,293 | 1139 | 0.927 | |
| 138 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32200 | 34400 | 0.064 | 6,124 | 1159 | 0.8747 | |
| 139 | University of St Thomas | 32400 | 70300 | 0.5394 | 6,044 | 1270 | 0.9125 | |
| 140 | The University of Tampa | 32600 | 56900 | 0.4268 | 10,594 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 141 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 33600 | 37000 | 0.0933 | 8,426 | 1235 | 0.8876 | |
| 142 | LeTourneau University | 34000 | 54800 | 0.3798 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 143 | Wilkes University | 34100 | 61900 | 0.4492 | 1,956 | 1153 | 0.9146 | |
| 144 | Valparaiso University | 34300 | 63000 | 0.4553 | 2,123 | 1247 | 0.8934 | |
| 145 | Barry University | 34900 | 56400 | 0.381 | 3,232 | 1015 | 0.7721 | |
| 145 | Chatham University | 34900 | 63900 | 0.4541 | 1,555 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 147 | Hofstra University | 35000 | 77000 | 0.5453 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 148 | Lander University | 35400 | 37700 | 0.0611 | 3,669 | 1060 | 0.6792 | |
| 149 | State University of New York at Cortland | 35800 | 39900 | 0.1029 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 150 | University of Central Arkansas | 36200 | 38400 | 0.0575 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 151 | Mississippi State University | 36300 | 50500 | 0.2815 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 151 | University of Denver | 36300 | 76800 | 0.527 | 6,619 | 1323 | 0.7729 | |
| 153 | Concordia University Texas | 37300 | 43600 | 0.1446 | 1,391 | 1110 | 0.9106 | |
| 154 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 37400 | 41600 | 0.101 | 5,187 | 1005 | 0.9229 | |
| 154 | Union University | 37400 | 64100 | 0.4167 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6016 | |
| 156 | Benedictine College | 37500 | 50800 | 0.2619 | 2,391 | 1229 | 0.7645 | |
| 157 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 37600 | 61400 | 0.3879 | 824 | 1060 | 0.7703 | |
| 158 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 37900 | 80700 | 0.5298 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 159 | California Lutheran University | 38500 | 72800 | 0.4713 | 2,297 | 1258 | 0.7567 | |
| 159 | Washington State University | 38500 | 53900 | 0.2859 | 14,346 | 1139 | 0.8797 | |
| 161 | Pacific University | 38900 | 74900 | 0.4806 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 162 | Butler University | 39200 | 68300 | 0.4258 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 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 | Arkansas State University | 40400 | 40600 | 0.0065 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 166 | Saint Joseph's University | 40900 | 92400 | 0.5572 | 4,828 | 1234 | 0.8639 | |
| 167 | Saint Vincent College | 41400 | 64600 | 0.3593 | 1,284 | 0 | 0.6173 | |
| 168 | Howard Payne University | 41500 | 57700 | 0.2809 | 768 | 1025 | 0.6769 | |
| 169 | CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | 43700 | 43700 | 0 | 11,554 | 1100 | 0.5516 | |
| 170 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 44600 | 53700 | 0.1694 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 171 | Middle Tennessee State University | 46000 | 46000 | 0 | 17,668 | 1124 | 0.68 | |
| 172 | Drexel University | 48600 | 83800 | 0.42 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 173 | Mercer University | 48700 | 63700 | 0.2356 | 4,690 | 1273 | 0.6889 | |
| 174 | DePaul University | 49100 | 67100 | 0.2682 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
| 175 | University of Iowa | 51000 | 53200 | 0.0415 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 176 | University of Utah | 51500 | 53700 | 0.0411 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 177 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53200 | 61000 | 0.1279 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 178 | Mount St. Joseph University | 54200 | 54200 | 0 | 1,545 | 1134 | 0.5915 | |
| 179 | University of La Verne | 57400 | 67300 | 0.1472 | 2,414 | 1123 | 0.4847 | |
| 180 | Clemson University | 61400 | 63700 | 0.0346 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 181 | St. John Fisher University | 62500 | 62500 | 0 | 2,583 | 1210 | 0.664 | |
| 182 | Stonehill College | 70600 | 70600 | 0 | 2,515 | 1245 | 0.7256 | |
| 183 | Gonzaga University | 75100 | 88600 | 0.1524 | 5,281 | 1303 | 0.8169 | |
| 184 | The Catholic University of America | 79200 | 82500 | 0.04 | 3,177 | 1204 | 0.8278 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.