AL
Alabama State University
5.15 incidents / 1,000 students
Montgomery, AL · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Alabama State University
Across 2022–2024, Alabama State University reported 76 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Tuskegee University.
- 5.15
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,627
- Rank of 2,072
- #44
- AL rank
- 4,081
- Enrolled students
5.15 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Alabama State University reports 5.15 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 650% above Northwest State Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Northwest State Community College (0.24/1k); Bates Technical College (1.71/1k); Lake Superior College (0.00/1k); Bemidji State University (1.23/1k); Howard College (0.24/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Tuskegee University (2.88/1k); University of Montevallo (0.32/1k); Faulkner University (0.00/1k); Athens State University (0.00/1k); Auburn University at Montgomery (2.11/1k); Samford University (0.98/1k); University of Mobile (0.00/1k); University of West Alabama (1.17/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 5.15
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,627
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 79%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 19
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 100724 · Alabama State University 5.15/1k score rate · #1,627/2,072
RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-HIGH 5.15/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,627/2,072
- ST-MID #44 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Bates Technical College · +3.43
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 36%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-SMALL 4,081
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Bates Technical College (-3.43/1k)
Alabama State University sheet RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Bates Technical College. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Bates Technical College (-3.43/1k). National rank #1,627 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Alabama State University reports 5.15 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 650% above Northwest State Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Northwest State Community College (0.24/1k); Bates Technical College (1.71/1k); Lake Superior College (0.00/1k); Bemidji State University (1.23/1k); Howard College (0.24/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Tuskegee University (2.88/1k); University of Montevallo (0.32/1k); Faulkner University (0.00/1k); Athens State University (0.00/1k); Auburn University at Montgomery (2.11/1k); Samford University (0.98/1k); University of Mobile (0.00/1k); University of West Alabama (1.17/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Alabama State University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Alabama on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Lake Superior College · lowest peer 0
Lake Superior College — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Northwest State Community College · near 0.24
Northwest State Community College — near
0.24 per 1,000 students
- Bemidji State University · near 1.23
Bemidji State University — near
1.23 per 1,000 students
- Bates Technical College · near 1.71
Bates Technical College — near
1.71 per 1,000 students
- Alabama State University · this campus · highest
Alabama State University — this campus · highest
5.15 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Alabama State University's 5.15/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Alabama State University decreased from 43 to 19 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 32 AL 4-year peers in this comparison, Alabama State University is larger than 58% and safer-reporting than 19% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 55, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 52, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 65
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 48, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 45, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 45
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 65, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 68, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 52
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 35, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 26
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 32, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 29, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 26, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 55
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 71, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 16
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 23, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 13
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 16, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 13, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 10, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 74, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 48
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 77, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 32
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 84, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 87, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 29
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 90, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 10
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 23
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 35
- Alabama State University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville Bible College | 98 | 0.00 | 0 | 68 |
| Heritage Christian University | 178 | 0.00 | 3 | 68 |
| South University-Montgomery | 303 | 0.00 | 6 | 68 |
| United States Sports University | 367 | 0.00 | 10 | 68 |
| Herzing University-Birmingham | 444 | 0.00 | 13 | 68 |
| Stillman College | 731 | 13.68 | 16 | 0 |
| Talladega College | 760 | 6.58 | 19 | 13 |
| Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine | 778 | 0.00 | 23 | 68 |
| Huntingdon College | 892 | 1.12 | 26 | 55 |
| Spring Hill College | 919 | 13.06 | 29 | 6 |
| Miles College | 1,180 | 13.56 | 32 | 3 |
| Alabama State University (this campus) | 4,081 | 5.15 | 58 | 19 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Alabama State University fell from 43 to 19 (-56%). The increase shows up in Motor Vehicle Theft (0 to 1) and Robbery (0 to 1). Falling over the same period: Burglary (38 to 17), Aggravated Assault (3 to 0) and Fondling (1 to 0).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Alabama State University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 6 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Aggravated Assault, Rape, Fondling, Motor Vehicle Theft and Robbery. Burglary accounts for most of them.
The remaining 5 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyAlabama State University: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 36% (14 → 19 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2023 | 43 |
| 2024 | 19 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 17 | 38 | 9 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Rape | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fondling | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 13 | 8 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 4 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 11 | 6 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 2 | 1 |
Alabama State University vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
OH
Northwest State Community College
0.24 incidents / 1,000 students
WA
Bates Technical College
1.71 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Alabama State University sits on price and outcomes
At $20,435, Alabama State University's reported average net price is cheaper than 74% among 65 Alabama colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $15,258.
- $20,435
- average net price
- $15,258
- Alabama median
- 0.9×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $680
- reported income-bracket spread
Price barely responds to income at this institution. Families under $30,000 report $19,711 and those above $110,000 report $19,031, a difference of just $680. Where the curve is this flat, need-based aid is doing little of the work and the sticker figure is close to what most families actually pay.
Median earnings six years after entry ($27,453) are less than 1.3 years of the reported net price. That is a thin margin, and it is the figure worth pressing the school on before enrolling.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $11,248
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $19,576
- Avg Net Price
- $20,435
- Median Debt
- $31,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 71%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 98%
- SAT Average
- 976
- SAT Math Range
- 350-462
- ACT Average
- 18
- ACT Range
- 15-20
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 30%
- Retention Rate
- 70%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $27,453
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $34,502
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 37%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,151 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Northwest State Community College
Archbold, OH · 4,082 enrolled
Safety Score 0.24
Bates Technical College
Tacoma, WA · 4,083 enrolled
Safety Score 1.71
Lake Superior College
Duluth, MN · 4,074 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Bemidji State University
Bemidji, MN · 4,072 enrolled
Safety Score 1.23
Howard College
Big Spring, TX · 4,101 enrolled
Safety Score 0.24
Closest by National Rank
Alabama State University (national rank #1627) sits near Spalding University (#1628) and North Carolina Central University (#1626) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Spalding University
Louisville, KY
National Rank #1628
North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC
National Rank #1626
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto
Mont Alto, PA
National Rank #1629
Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA
National Rank #1625
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR
National Rank #1630
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Alabama State University, both outside AL so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Bemidji State University
Bemidji, MN · 4,072 enrolled
Safety score 1.23
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro
San Juan, PR · 4,101 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Marymount University
Arlington, VA · 4,060 enrolled
Safety score 0.99
Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD · 4,104 enrolled
Safety score 5.60
Ashland University
Ashland, OH · 4,106 enrolled
Safety score 0.73
Francis Marion University
Florence, SC · 4,112 enrolled
Safety score 0.97
Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX · 4,124 enrolled
Safety score 1.70
James A. Rhodes State College
Lima, OH · 4,124 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Spalding University
Louisville, KY · 1,553 enrolled
Safety score 5.15
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto
Mont Alto, PA · 582 enrolled
Safety score 5.15
North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC · 8,579 enrolled
Safety score 5.13
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR · 3,485 enrolled
Safety score 5.17
Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA · 1,561 enrolled
Safety score 5.12
Concordia College at Moorhead
Moorhead, MN · 1,935 enrolled
Safety score 5.17
St Olaf College
Northfield, MN · 3,124 enrolled
Safety score 5.12
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY · 35,173 enrolled
Safety score 5.12
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Alabama State University safe?
Alabama State University has a safety score of 5.15 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,627 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Northwest State Community College (0.24/1k). Same-state same-level set: Tuskegee University (2.88/1k); University of Montevallo (0.32/1k); Faulkner University (0.00/1k); Athens State University (0.00/1k); Auburn University at Montgomery (2.11/1k); Samford University (0.98/1k); University of Mobile (0.00/1k); University of West Alabama (1.17/1k).
What crimes are reported at Alabama State University?
For calendar year 2024, Alabama State University reported Burglary (17), Motor Vehicle Theft (1) and Robbery (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Alabama State University compare to similar schools?
Alabama State University reports 650% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Northwest State Community College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Northwest State Community College (0.24/1k); Bates Technical College (1.71/1k); Lake Superior College (0.00/1k); Bemidji State University (1.23/1k); Howard College (0.24/1k). Same-state same-level set: Tuskegee University (2.88/1k); University of Montevallo (0.32/1k); Faulkner University (0.00/1k); Athens State University (0.00/1k); Auburn University at Montgomery (2.11/1k); Samford University (0.98/1k); University of Mobile (0.00/1k); University of West Alabama (1.17/1k).
Does Alabama State University have fire safety data?
Yes. Alabama State University reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. No fires were reported in the most recent year.
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