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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 | 5600 | 93100 | 0.9403 | 9,989 | 1535 | 0.0492 | |
| 2 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 10300 | 10300 | 0 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 3 | Indiana State University | 10800 | 25900 | 0.5839 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 4 | California State University-Fresno | 11600 | 54600 | 0.7868 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 5 | Eastern Washington University | 11800 | 28600 | 0.5879 | 7,640 | 1045 | 0.8526 | |
| 6 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 12200 | 20500 | 0.4048 | 5,063 | 1069 | 0.8756 | |
| 7 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 12500 | 19300 | 0.3523 | 10,743 | 1075 | 0.9598 | |
| 8 | Framingham State University | 13200 | 31000 | 0.5744 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8366 | |
| 9 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 13300 | 29300 | 0.5461 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 10 | University of Delaware | 13400 | 34500 | 0.6119 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 11 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 13800 | 38300 | 0.6391 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 12 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 14600 | 44000 | 0.6681 | 3,153 | 1035 | 0.7012 | |
| 13 | California State University-San Marcos | 14700 | 38300 | 0.616 | 15,770 | 990 | 0.9513 | |
| 13 | Eastern Michigan University | 14700 | 33900 | 0.5679 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 13 | University of Memphis | 14700 | 26400 | 0.4441 | 15,538 | 1080 | 0.7878 | |
| 16 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 14800 | 25800 | 0.4235 | 10,396 | 1125 | 0.7162 | |
| 17 | Virginia Union University | 14900 | 51700 | 0.712 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9802 | |
| 18 | Central Connecticut State University | 15100 | 34200 | 0.5582 | 9,463 | 1020 | 0.793 | |
| 19 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 15200 | 25800 | 0.4099 | 5,386 | 995 | 0.9092 | |
| 19 | West Virginia University | 15200 | 73100 | 0.7918 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 21 | Avila University | 15600 | 81100 | 0.8075 | 1,538 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 21 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 29800 | 0.4782 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 23 | University of West Georgia | 15700 | 24600 | 0.3622 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 24 | Niagara University | 15900 | 57400 | 0.7227 | 2,638 | 1170 | 0.876 | |
| 25 | Ursuline College | 16000 | 83000 | 0.8075 | 677 | 1115 | 0.7479 | |
| 26 | Austin Peay State University | 16100 | 31400 | 0.489 | 9,593 | 1075 | 0.9691 | |
| 26 | North Carolina State University | 16100 | 28500 | 0.4348 | 29,340 | 1374 | 0.3954 | |
| 28 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 16400 | 28500 | 0.4252 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 29 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 16800 | 90700 | 0.8148 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 30 | Georgia Southern University | 16900 | 20100 | 0.1588 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 31 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 17000 | 41200 | 0.588 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 32 | University of Miami | 17400 | 96300 | 0.8194 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 33 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 17500 | 36500 | 0.5209 | 7,747 | 1073 | 0.9617 | |
| 34 | Tabor College | 17800 | 75500 | 0.7645 | 539 | 965 | 0.6458 | |
| 35 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 17900 | 19400 | 0.0773 | 23,007 | 1281 | 0.6909 | |
| 36 | Albright College | 18000 | 51600 | 0.6514 | 1,210 | 1079 | 0.9408 | |
| 37 | Lycoming College | 18100 | 65800 | 0.7252 | 1,014 | 1150 | 0.7702 | |
| 37 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 18100 | 52300 | 0.6537 | 6,790 | 965 | 0.9447 | |
| 39 | Ohio Dominican University | 18200 | 77400 | 0.7651 | 787 | 1385 | 0.9387 | |
| 40 | Lee University | 18400 | 39200 | 0.5307 | 3,425 | 1154 | 0.7138 | |
| 40 | University of Lynchburg | 18400 | 58900 | 0.6882 | 1,424 | 1099 | 0.6108 | |
| 42 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 18800 | 54000 | 0.6515 | 3,991 | 1010 | 0.9654 | |
| 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 | University of Northern Iowa | 20200 | 24800 | 0.1844 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 54 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 20400 | 57500 | 0.6459 | 1,391 | 1200 | 0.7243 | |
| 55 | Washington State University | 20600 | 35900 | 0.4276 | 21,400 | 1131 | 0.861 | |
| 56 | Millikin University | 20900 | 45000 | 0.5354 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 57 | Cottey College | 21100 | 37300 | 0.4352 | 261 | 991 | 0.7023 | |
| 58 | Regis University | 21200 | 67400 | 0.6854 | 2,505 | 1225 | 0.8461 | |
| 59 | Davis & Elkins College | 21300 | 51200 | 0.5838 | 663 | 902 | 0.9433 | |
| 59 | SUNY Old Westbury | 21300 | 38000 | 0.4401 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 61 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 21400 | 34000 | 0.3702 | 10,594 | 1193 | 0.6493 | |
| 62 | St. Mary's University | 21500 | 82100 | 0.7383 | 2,330 | 1060 | 0.9508 | |
| 63 | Hiram College | 21700 | 48700 | 0.5536 | 991 | 1075 | 0.9748 | |
| 64 | Utah State University | 21800 | 38800 | 0.4382 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 65 | University of Mobile | 21900 | 46000 | 0.524 | 1,313 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 66 | Buena Vista University | 22200 | 59100 | 0.6244 | 836 | 1075 | 0.6497 | |
| 67 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 22300 | 37600 | 0.4069 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 67 | Rockford University | 22300 | 80500 | 0.7228 | 983 | 975 | 0.9289 | |
| 69 | University of South Florida | 22400 | 22400 | 0 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 70 | Manchester University | 22600 | 54100 | 0.582 | 988 | 1044 | 0.7106 | |
| 70 | University of Florida | 22600 | 42800 | 0.4725 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 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 | Dominican University | 23700 | 56000 | 0.5761 | 2,642 | 1005 | 0.8879 | |
| 77 | Northern Arizona University | 23800 | 47000 | 0.4931 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 78 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 24200 | 89100 | 0.7283 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9631 | |
| 78 | Maryville College | 24200 | 58400 | 0.5864 | 1,144 | 1140 | 0.6885 | |
| 80 | University of St Thomas | 24500 | 51400 | 0.5234 | 3,466 | 1095 | 0.8355 | |
| 81 | South Dakota State University | 25100 | 28700 | 0.1242 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 82 | Webster University | 25200 | 66600 | 0.6218 | 1,898 | 1120 | 0.8618 | |
| 83 | Mary Baldwin University | 25500 | 48600 | 0.4757 | 1,152 | 1089 | 0.6954 | |
| 84 | Le Moyne College | 25600 | 58200 | 0.5604 | 2,494 | 1250 | 0.6782 | |
| 85 | Lakeland University | 25700 | 56500 | 0.5455 | 2,411 | 1015 | 0.8652 | |
| 86 | Otterbein University | 25800 | 79200 | 0.6746 | 2,292 | 1126 | 0.8388 | |
| 87 | Heidelberg University | 26000 | 48600 | 0.4651 | 1,002 | 1025 | 0.82 | |
| 88 | Geneva College | 26300 | 50300 | 0.478 | 1,299 | 1167 | 0.9556 | |
| 88 | Northern Illinois University | 26300 | 32100 | 0.1815 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 90 | Cedar Crest College | 26500 | 67800 | 0.6091 | 870 | 1115 | 0.8407 | |
| 90 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 26500 | 30100 | 0.1185 | 3,893 | 1015 | 0.9839 | |
| 92 | University of La Verne | 26600 | 71200 | 0.6266 | 3,052 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 93 | University of Central Arkansas | 26700 | 31200 | 0.1461 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 94 | Drury University | 26900 | 54500 | 0.5063 | 1,453 | 1209 | 0.6575 | |
| 95 | Concordia University-Chicago | 27000 | 78600 | 0.6564 | 1,295 | 1100 | 0.9298 | |
| 96 | Texas Tech University | 27100 | 27100 | 0 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 96 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 27100 | 31300 | 0.1362 | 8,706 | 1230 | 0.8906 | |
| 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 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27500 | 71200 | 0.6142 | 2,396 | 1159 | 0.866 | |
| 100 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 27500 | 38200 | 0.2794 | 12,798 | 1157 | 0.1421 | |
| 100 | Western Kentucky University | 27500 | 27500 | 0 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 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 | Delaware State University | 27900 | 62600 | 0.5543 | 4,581 | 930 | 0.4658 | |
| 107 | Mount Saint Mary College | 28000 | 68800 | 0.5932 | 2,749 | 1153 | 0.892 | |
| 108 | St Bonaventure University | 28100 | 64100 | 0.5617 | 2,134 | 1165 | 0.8533 | |
| 109 | University of Hartford | 28300 | 70100 | 0.5959 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 110 | University of Utah | 28400 | 32000 | 0.1114 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 111 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 28500 | 69700 | 0.5908 | 765 | 1020 | 0.6617 | |
| 112 | Flagler College | 28600 | 61900 | 0.5375 | 2,359 | 1175 | 0.787 | |
| 112 | Marquette University | 28600 | 63800 | 0.5518 | 8,206 | 1304 | 0.7802 | |
| 112 | Mount St. Mary's University | 28600 | 61400 | 0.5342 | 1,804 | 1159 | 0.7258 | |
| 115 | Clemson University | 28800 | 37100 | 0.2253 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 116 | Huntington University | 29000 | 44400 | 0.3465 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 117 | William Penn University | 29200 | 48000 | 0.3928 | 1,366 | 1035 | 0.7311 | |
| 118 | Saint Anselm College | 29300 | 77000 | 0.6196 | 2,094 | 1195 | 0.7805 | |
| 119 | Baker University | 29800 | 54800 | 0.4571 | 1,317 | 1035 | 0.9771 | |
| 119 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 29800 | 112100 | 0.7341 | 4,999 | 1258 | 0.9296 | |
| 121 | California Lutheran University | 30100 | 71700 | 0.5804 | 2,160 | 1218 | 0.7631 | |
| 121 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30100 | 54700 | 0.4495 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 121 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 30100 | 33200 | 0.0932 | 7,088 | 1100 | 0.7448 | |
| 124 | Randolph-Macon College | 30800 | 71600 | 0.5694 | 1,800 | 1128 | 0.9105 | |
| 125 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 2,082 | 1124 | 0.9576 | |
| 126 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31100 | 47100 | 0.3408 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 127 | Lasell University | 31200 | 50800 | 0.3861 | 1,347 | 1095 | 0.7457 | |
| 127 | Lebanon Valley College | 31200 | 72200 | 0.5677 | 1,834 | 1260 | 0.808 | |
| 129 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31500 | 50000 | 0.3709 | 858 | 975 | 0.7239 | |
| 130 | Cleveland State University | 31800 | 32100 | 0.0094 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 131 | Assumption University | 32300 | 74400 | 0.5656 | 1,737 | 1085 | 0.8455 | |
| 132 | Old Dominion University | 32400 | 35700 | 0.0925 | 17,504 | 1205 | 0.9135 | |
| 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 | Villanova University | 32700 | 92900 | 0.6483 | 6,933 | 1466 | 0.2814 | |
| 136 | Wilkes University | 33000 | 61900 | 0.4664 | 2,055 | 1188 | 0.9397 | |
| 137 | The University of Alabama | 33400 | 49600 | 0.3264 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 137 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 33400 | 38200 | 0.1273 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 139 | Hamline University | 34000 | 70100 | 0.5148 | 1,852 | 1175 | 0.9013 | |
| 140 | Siena University | 34300 | 66300 | 0.4827 | 3,149 | 1301 | 0.8464 | |
| 141 | University of Idaho | 34500 | 48700 | 0.2916 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 142 | Chatham University | 34800 | 63900 | 0.4557 | 1,555 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 143 | Union University | 35000 | 66000 | 0.4704 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 144 | Barry University | 35100 | 58800 | 0.4031 | 4,654 | 1005 | 0.9663 | |
| 144 | Emmanuel College | 35100 | 73700 | 0.5239 | 1,948 | 1245 | 0.7677 | |
| 146 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,056 | 1183 | 0.8994 | |
| 147 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 148 | East Carolina University | 36600 | 42700 | 0.1421 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 149 | Fort Lewis College | 36700 | 41400 | 0.1136 | 3,392 | 1109 | 0.7732 | |
| 149 | St. John Fisher University | 36700 | 64800 | 0.4335 | 2,583 | 1214 | 0.6607 | |
| 151 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 37000 | 50400 | 0.2656 | 799 | 865 | 0.6974 | |
| 152 | Benedictine College | 37400 | 52500 | 0.2874 | 2,404 | 1241 | 0.9812 | |
| 152 | Lander University | 37400 | 37700 | 0.008 | 3,776 | 1055 | 0.8131 | |
| 152 | Loyola University New Orleans | 37400 | 74600 | 0.4985 | 2,871 | 1150 | 0.9058 | |
| 155 | University of Southern Maine | 37500 | 37500 | 0 | 5,549 | 1139 | 0.8241 | |
| 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 | |
| 160 | Mississippi State University | 38900 | 53400 | 0.2726 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 162 | Arcadia University | 39000 | 71600 | 0.4551 | 2,163 | 1159 | 0.7448 | |
| 162 | Saint Michael's College | 39000 | 75800 | 0.4854 | 1,051 | 1280 | 0.8976 | |
| 162 | Saint Vincent College | 39000 | 64600 | 0.3959 | 1,157 | 1140 | 0.7863 | |
| 162 | University of Denver | 39000 | 84100 | 0.5364 | 5,766 | 1292 | 0.8538 | |
| 166 | Champlain College | 39300 | 105100 | 0.6262 | 1,514 | 1273 | 0.873 | |
| 167 | Fresno Pacific University | 39700 | 52200 | 0.2406 | 1,615 | 1075 | 0.6396 | |
| 168 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 39900 | 59200 | 0.3258 | 5,986 | 1110 | 0.8916 | |
| 169 | The University of Montana | 40200 | 57400 | 0.2997 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 170 | Drexel University | 40300 | 86400 | 0.5339 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 171 | Dominican University of California | 41100 | 69200 | 0.4066 | 1,058 | 0 | 0.521 | |
| 172 | Butler University | 41200 | 68400 | 0.3979 | 4,418 | 1269 | 0.8209 | |
| 173 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 42800 | 80700 | 0.4701 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 174 | Arkansas State University | 42900 | 44600 | 0.0381 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 175 | University of Maryland-College Park | 43400 | 58500 | 0.2579 | 31,875 | 1456 | 0.4503 | |
| 176 | Kansas State University | 43900 | 48400 | 0.0932 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 177 | LeTourneau University | 44300 | 57300 | 0.2267 | 2,903 | 1242 | 0.4879 | |
| 178 | State University of New York at Cortland | 44700 | 52600 | 0.1501 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 179 | Mercer University | 45400 | 65400 | 0.3058 | 4,719 | 1263 | 0.643 | |
| 180 | The University of Tampa | 45800 | 58500 | 0.217 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 181 | University at Buffalo | 46400 | 46400 | 0 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 182 | DePaul University | 49100 | 69400 | 0.2923 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 183 | Manhattan University | 51100 | 72900 | 0.2989 | 2,378 | 1174 | 0.8216 | |
| 184 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 51500 | 64400 | 0.2003 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 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 | 59300 | 83300 | 0.2882 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 188 | Stonehill College | 68200 | 76100 | 0.1038 | 2,569 | 1150 | 0.6628 | |
| 189 | Gonzaga University | 70700 | 77700 | 0.0901 | 4,976 | 1328 | 0.7962 | |
| 190 | University of California-Irvine | 71900 | 75000 | 0.0413 | 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.