How is “safest” measured here?

By on-campus violent criminal offenses (murder/non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, aggravated assault) per 1,000 students in the most recent reported year, from the U.S. Department of Education's Campus Safety and Security (Clery Act) data. We limit the list to schools with at least 2,000 undergraduates so a single incident doesn't distort a tiny school's rate.

What are the caveats?

Clery counts reflect crimes reported to the institution, so reporting culture and campus setting matter — an urban school may look worse partly because of its location. Use this as one input alongside a visit and each school's security resources, not a definitive safety verdict.

Safest College Campuses (Lowest Violent-Crime Rate) — AdmitQuant

Safest college campuses

Colleges (2,000+ undergraduates) ranked by on-campus violent crimes per 1,000 students — from the U.S. Dept. of Education Campus Safety (Clery Act) data. Lower is safer; read alongside campus setting.

#	College	Location	Accept.
1	Stanbridge University	Irvine, CA	10%
2	Wellesley	Wellesley, MA	14%
3	Spelman College	Atlanta, GA	25%
4	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce	Mercedita, PR	34%
5	University of Puerto Rico	Bayamon, PR	35%
6	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama	Guayama, PR	36%
7	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo	Arecibo, PR	38%
8	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon	Bayamon, PR	40%
9	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla	Aguadilla, PR	42%
10	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German	San German, PR	42%
11	Texas A & M International University	Laredo, TX	44%
12	Governors State University	University Park, IL	48%
13	Louisiana State University-Shreveport	Shreveport, LA	51%
14	University of Puerto Rico at Ponce	Ponce, PR	52%
15	University of Puerto Rico at Cayey	Cayey, PR	53%
16	CUNY Hunter College	New York, NY	54%
17	University of Puerto Rico-Carolina	Carolina, PR	55%
18	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras	San Juan, PR	55%
19	University of Puerto Rico-Humacao	Humacao, PR	55%
20	University of Michigan-Dearborn	Dearborn, MI	56%
21	Yeshiva University	New York, NY	56%
22	Olivet Nazarene University	Bourbonnais, IL	56%
23	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	Mayaguez, PR	57%
24	CUNY Lehman College	Bronx, NY	57%
25	Jacksonville University	Jacksonville, FL	57%
26	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide	Daytona Beach, FL	58%
27	Alvernia University	Reading, PA	58%
28	East Central University	Ada, OK	58%
29	CUNY Brooklyn College	Brooklyn, NY	58%
30	University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo	Arecibo, PR	59%
31	William Carey University	Hattiesburg, MS	60%
32	University of Hawaii at Hilo	Hilo, HI	61%
33	Touro University	New York, NY	61%
34	Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences	Draper, UT	62%
35	Farmingdale State College	Farmingdale, NY	63%
36	MTI College	Sacramento, CA	63%
37	CUNY York College	Jamaica, NY	64%
38	Cedarville University	Cedarville, OH	65%
39	Indiana University-East	Richmond, IN	67%
40	Cumberland University	Lebanon, TN	67%
41	Jersey College	Teterboro, NJ	68%
42	Lipscomb University	Nashville, TN	68%
43	CUNY Graduate School and University Center	New York, NY	68%
44	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro	San Juan, PR	70%
45	Ramapo College of New Jersey	Mahwah, NJ	71%
46	Holy Family University	Philadelphia, PA	71%
47	Lewis University	Romeoville, IL	71%
48	St. Joseph's University-New York	Brooklyn, NY	72%
49	Quinnipiac University	Hamden, CT	72%
50	University of South Carolina Beaufort	Bluffton, SC	73%
51	Westcliff University	Irvine, CA	73%
52	Indiana University-Northwest	Gary, IN	73%
53	Taylor University	Upland, IN	74%
54	Ohio Northern University	Ada, OH	74%
55	ECPI University	Virginia Beach, VA	75%
56	Art Center College of Design	Pasadena, CA	75%
57	Baldwin Wallace University	Berea, OH	76%
58	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott	Prescott, AZ	77%
59	Rose-Hulman	Terre Haute, IN	77%
60	Shenandoah University	Winchester, VA	77%

Quick answers

How is “safest” measured here?: By on-campus violent criminal offenses (murder/non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, aggravated assault) per 1,000 students in the most recent reported year, from the U.S. Department of Education's Campus Safety and Security (Clery Act) data. We limit the list to schools with at least 2,000 undergraduates so a single incident doesn't distort a tiny school's rate.
What are the caveats?: Clery counts reflect crimes reported to the institution, so reporting culture and campus setting matter — an urban school may look worse partly because of its location. Use this as one input alongside a visit and each school's security resources, not a definitive safety verdict.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education Campus Safety and Security (Clery Act). Counts reflect reported offenses; not a definitive measure of safety.

These outputs are estimates from a baseline model — not guarantees of admission, cost, or outcome.