Safest Large College Campuses

Large residential four-year campuses (10,000+ undergrads, dorm capacity for at least a fifth of them) with the fewest reported on-campus offenses per 1,000 students per year under the Clery Act. Counts reflect reports, not convictions — strong reporting cultures show more. This page lists all 152 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, Florida0.3463%1114$13k$55k57%13,8745 mi 2University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, Mississippi0.6699%1190$22k$44k49%10,07565 mi 3Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan0.6888%1120$9k$59k58%12,35126 mi 4James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia0.7072%1256$23k$70k80%20,88882 mi 5Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, Minnesota0.7088%1150$19k$57k54%11,703201 mi 6Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia0.7155%1076$16k$47k53%26,623221 mi 7The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas0.8065%1286$18k$68k76%21,751245 mi 8George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia0.8787%1274$18k$76k68%27,75212 mi 9Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio0.8886%1099$21k$45k64%19,32031 mi 10University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island0.8972%1160$21k$70k73%13,3815 mi 11Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, Texas0.9090%1075$21k$53k48%12,673253 mi 12Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina0.9190%1214$17k$52k75%19,444236 mi 13Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, South Carolina0.9175%1143$14k$47k48%10,37710 mi 14University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina0.9480%1231$15k$57k69%24,453153 mi 15Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey0.9488%1070$16k$61k65%18,37611 mi 16New York UniversityNew York, New York0.969%1520$37k$83k88%28,6631 mi 17Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois0.9788%1113$19k$62k65%19,057113 mi 18Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts0.975%1497$31k$93k91%17,3262 mi 19Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri0.9791%1122$18k$50k58%13,313438 mi 20University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri0.9978%1247$20k$63k75%23,929318 mi 21Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, Ohio1.0081%1117$24k$48k64%12,81226 mi 22University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida1.0353%1153$10k$56k69%13,3597 mi 23Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi1.0878%1219$18k$52k67%18,397193 mi 24Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah1.0968%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 25Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia1.1255%1364$25k$82k86%30,923173 mi 26George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia1.1247%1433$37k$91k84%11,1821 mi 27The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas1.1380%1124$14k$63k54%32,294239 mi 28Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois1.1382%1297$36k$72k73%11,737< 1 mi 29Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana1.1486%1160$15k$52k62%13,988131 mi 30University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia1.1638%1397$14k$69k90%32,137175 mi 31Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, Georgia1.1888%1053$15k$53k55%21,79053 mi 32Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan1.1981%1156$13k$53k58%15,5874 mi 33The University of TampaTampa, Florida1.2040%—$36k$59k64%10,5721 mi 34Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas1.2582%1151$19k$57k71%15,142505 mi 35Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa1.2789%1204$19k$63k75%25,367299 mi 36Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey1.2958%1410$24k$74k84%37,7519 mi 37University of MississippiUniversity, Mississippi1.2997%1184$13k$51k72%21,473266 mi 38Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania1.3080%—$28k$64k75%20,9702 mi 39University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette, Louisiana1.3087%1219$14k$47k53%12,42826 mi 40University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina1.3160%1297$23k$62k79%29,820101 mi 41East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, Tennessee1.3186%1144$16k$45k53%10,004267 mi 42University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York1.3574%1295$21k$71k75%20,1126 mi 43Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan1.3690%1091$18k$56k59%10,03543 mi 44University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas1.3874%1169$18k$58k71%28,677421 mi 45University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, Nebraska1.4087%1120$13k$54k47%11,488425 mi 46Savannah College of Art and DesignSavannah, Georgia1.4283%1173$49k$46k69%15,24311 mi 47Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York1.4449%1419$19k$75k76%18,1012 mi 48Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts1.4511%1480$24k$83k89%18,2483 mi 49University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin1.4691%1090$15k$55k49%16,758< 1 mi 50University of DelawareNewark, Delaware1.4771%1292$18k$73k81%19,0718 mi 51West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, Pennsylvania1.4978%1187$23k$61k71%14,16413 mi 52Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland1.5182%1095$17k$64k69%16,1369 mi 53University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, North Carolina1.5264%1287$20k$55k71%14,9223 mi 54Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina1.5438%1353$22k$72k87%23,300187 mi 55University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut1.5452%1348$25k$74k83%19,83531 mi 56University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, Massachusetts1.6183%1285$17k$65k65%11,43424 mi 57San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California1.6236%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 58Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas1.6290%1041$16k$54k55%17,74373 mi 59College of CharlestonCharleston, South Carolina1.6260%1247$19k$56k66%10,558< 1 mi 60Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida1.6366%1127$9k$57k63%23,7572 mi 61Montana State UniversityBozeman, Montana1.6382%1183$22k$53k57%14,451548 mi 62Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, Michigan1.6385%—$15k$54k58%12,56836 mi 63Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio1.6585%1212$22k$53k65%19,633144 mi 64Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma1.6675%1150$17k$57k68%21,773456 mi 65Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania1.6779%1345$39k$85k78%13,2333 mi 66University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania1.7158%1370$30k$66k86%20,370110 mi 67University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts1.7260%1423$22k$72k83%23,67170 mi 68Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky1.7694%971$11k$44k56%12,155324 mi 69Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, Kentucky1.7778%1149$11k$46k50%12,318265 mi 70Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington1.7887%—$15k$69k61%21,099247 mi 71University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma1.7977%1246$15k$63k75%22,734402 mi 72University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois1.8542%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 73Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey1.8578%1212$22k$60k67%15,84112 mi 74Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York1.8767%1383$35k$77k70%13,21513 mi 75East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina1.8889%1180$16k$55k63%19,89618 mi 76Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, Virginia1.9590%1197$15k$55k46%17,5141 mi 77Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York1.9539%1415$22k$81k82%14,65594 mi 78The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama1.9777%1285$22k$59k73%33,227173 mi 79Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts1.9716%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 80University at AlbanyAlbany, New York1.9969%—$17k$68k61%12,56495 mi 81Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan2.0483%1074$16k$56k67%18,85417 mi 82Fordham UniversityBronx, New York2.0459%1418$44k$86k82%10,5122 mi 83Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas2.0673%1190$19k$62k69%32,394456 mi 84The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee2.0742%1311$19k$60k74%30,418294 mi 85San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California2.0896%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 86University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska2.1687%1191$18k$57k67%19,178469 mi 87Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia2.1714%1480$12k$103k94%18,785222 mi 88Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana2.1850%1364$15k$72k83%44,50385 mi 89North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina2.1842%1376$17k$69k85%27,37193 mi 90University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida2.2019%1415$37k$75k84%12,9132 mi 91University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin2.2345%1427$17k$74k90%36,90276 mi 92Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida2.2624%1361$11k$62k86%32,21224 mi 93Howard UniversityWashington, District of Columbia2.2641%1213$51k$63k70%10,1083 mi 94The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, Tennessee2.2681%1147$14k$51k50%10,074308 mi 95Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado2.2889%—$21k$61k67%25,538775 mi 96University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina2.2989%1193$11k$48k56%14,062159 mi

Clery Act reported on-campus offenses. Reports are not convictions, and reporting practices affect comparisons. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.