MS
Alcorn State University
2.34 incidents / 1,000 students
Alcorn State, MS · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Alcorn State University
Across 2022–2024, Alcorn State University reported 19 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Rape). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Delta State University.
- 2.34
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,129
- Rank of 2,072
- #23
- MS rank
- 2,995
- Enrolled students
2.34 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Alcorn State University reports 2.34 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 77% below North Central College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: North Central College (3.00/1k); Athens State University (0.00/1k); University of California-San Francisco (43.56/1k); College of Eastern Idaho (0.66/1k); DeSales University (3.36/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Delta State University (0.38/1k); Mississippi Valley State University (4.08/1k); Mississippi University for Women (0.46/1k); Mississippi College (1.92/1k); Belhaven University (0.24/1k); Tougaloo College (3.84/1k); Blue Mountain Christian University (0.00/1k); William Carey University (0.19/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 2.34
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,129
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 54%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 7
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 175342 · Alcorn State University 2.34/1k score rate · #1,129/2,072
RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-MID 2.34/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,129/2,072
- ST-MID #23 in state
- BELOW-PEER North Central College · 0.66 back
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 12%
- CAT-LEAD Rape
- ENR-SMALL 2,995
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: North Central College (+0.66/1k)
Alcorn State University sheet RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer North Central 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-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is North Central College (+0.66/1k). National rank #1,129 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Alcorn State University reports 2.34 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 77% below North Central College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: North Central College (3.00/1k); Athens State University (0.00/1k); University of California-San Francisco (43.56/1k); College of Eastern Idaho (0.66/1k); DeSales University (3.36/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Delta State University (0.38/1k); Mississippi Valley State University (4.08/1k); Mississippi University for Women (0.46/1k); Mississippi College (1.92/1k); Belhaven University (0.24/1k); Tougaloo College (3.84/1k); Blue Mountain Christian University (0.00/1k); William Carey University (0.19/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Alcorn State University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Alcorn on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Athens State University · lowest peer 0
Athens State University — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- College of Eastern Idaho · near 0.66
College of Eastern Idaho — near
0.66 per 1,000 students
- Alcorn State University · this campus 2.34
Alcorn State University — this campus
2.34 per 1,000 students
- North Central College · near 3
North Central College — near
3 per 1,000 students
- DeSales University · near 3.36
DeSales University — near
3.36 per 1,000 students
- University of California-San Francisco · highest peer
University of California-San Francisco — highest peer
43.56 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Alcorn State University's 2.34/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Alcorn State University increased from 4 to 7 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 17 MS 4-year peers in this comparison, Alcorn State University is larger than 56% and safer-reporting than 38% - 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.
Read the chart as text
- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 13
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 38, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 63
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 63, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 88
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 13, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 88
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 88
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 88, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Alcorn State University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 38
Read the chart as a table
| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Baptist College | 93 | 0.00 | 0 | 88 |
| Wesley Biblical Seminary | 170 | 0.00 | 6 | 88 |
| Rust College | 467 | 27.84 | 13 | 0 |
| Millsaps College | 593 | 15.18 | 19 | 6 |
| Blue Mountain Christian University | 968 | 0.00 | 25 | 88 |
| Tougaloo College | 1,301 | 3.84 | 31 | 25 |
| Mississippi University for Women | 2,193 | 0.46 | 38 | 63 |
| Mississippi Valley State University | 2,205 | 4.08 | 44 | 13 |
| Delta State University | 2,654 | 0.38 | 50 | 69 |
| Alcorn State University (this campus) | 2,995 | 2.34 | 56 | 38 |
| Mississippi College | 4,164 | 1.92 | 63 | 44 |
| Belhaven University | 4,213 | 0.24 | 69 | 75 |
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 Alcorn State University rose from 4 to 7 (+75%). The increase shows up in Robbery (0 to 3), Burglary (0 to 2) and Motor Vehicle Theft (0 to 2). Falling over the same period: Rape (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 Alcorn State University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 6 Clery Act categories here: Rape, Robbery, Motor Vehicle Theft, Burglary, Aggravated Assault and Fondling.
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 onlyAlcorn State University: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 12% (8 → 7 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rape | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Robbery | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Burglary | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fondling | 0 | 1 | 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
27 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Alcorn 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).
IL
North Central College
3.00 incidents / 1,000 students
AL
Athens State University
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Alcorn State University sits on price and outcomes
At $13,265, Alcorn State University's reported average net price is cheaper than 49% among 49 Mississippi colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $13,265.
- $13,265
- average net price
- $13,265
- Mississippi median
- 1.0×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $5,007
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $12,613 for families reporting under $30,000 against $17,620 above $110,000, a difference of $5,007. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $13,265 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Six-year median earnings of $27,752 run about 2.1 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here.
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
- $8,785
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $8,785
- Avg Net Price
- $13,265
- Median Debt
- $27,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 70%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- SAT Average
- 904
- SAT Math Range
- 270-485
- ACT Average
- 22
- ACT Range
- 15-19
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 51%
- Retention Rate
- 77%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $27,752
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $36,421
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 54%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,242 similar institutions by enrollment size.
North Central College
Naperville, IL · 3,003 enrolled
Safety Score 3.00
Athens State University
Athens, AL · 2,986 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
University of California-San Francisco
San Francisco, CA · 3,007 enrolled
Safety Score 43.56
College of Eastern Idaho
Idaho Falls, ID · 3,013 enrolled
Safety Score 0.66
DeSales University
Center Valley, PA · 2,972 enrolled
Safety Score 3.36
Closest by National Rank
Alcorn State University (national rank #1129) sits near Northwestern College (#1130) and The University of Texas at Arlington (#1128) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Northwestern College
Orange City, IA
National Rank #1130
The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX
National Rank #1128
Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI
National Rank #1131
Lebanon Valley College
Annville, PA
National Rank #1127
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science
Los Angeles, CA
National Rank #1132
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Alcorn State University, both outside MS so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
North Central College
Naperville, IL · 3,003 enrolled
Safety score 3.00
Athens State University
Athens, AL · 2,986 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
University of California-San Francisco
San Francisco, CA · 3,007 enrolled
Safety score 43.56
DeSales University
Center Valley, PA · 2,972 enrolled
Safety score 3.36
Goodwin University
East Hartford, CT · 2,970 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Quincy College
Quincy, MA · 3,022 enrolled
Safety score 0.99
Walla Walla Community College
Walla Walla, WA · 2,967 enrolled
Safety score 3.03
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, OK · 2,966 enrolled
Safety score 8.43
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX · 44,956 enrolled
Safety score 2.34
Lebanon Valley College
Annville, PA · 2,146 enrolled
Safety score 2.33
Northwestern College
Orange City, IA · 1,705 enrolled
Safety score 2.35
Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI · 15,768 enrolled
Safety score 2.35
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science
Los Angeles, CA · 852 enrolled
Safety score 2.35
Cedar Crest College
Allentown, PA · 1,290 enrolled
Safety score 2.33
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA · 8,601 enrolled
Safety score 2.33
Columbia College
Columbia, SC · 1,725 enrolled
Safety score 2.32
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Alcorn State University safe?
Alcorn State University has a safety score of 2.34 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,129 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: North Central College (3.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Delta State University (0.38/1k); Mississippi Valley State University (4.08/1k); Mississippi University for Women (0.46/1k); Mississippi College (1.92/1k); Belhaven University (0.24/1k); Tougaloo College (3.84/1k); Blue Mountain Christian University (0.00/1k); William Carey University (0.19/1k).
What crimes are reported at Alcorn State University?
For calendar year 2024, Alcorn State University reported Robbery (3), Burglary (2) and Motor Vehicle Theft (2) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Alcorn State University compare to similar schools?
Alcorn State University reports 77% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than North Central College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: North Central College (3.00/1k); Athens State University (0.00/1k); University of California-San Francisco (43.56/1k); College of Eastern Idaho (0.66/1k); DeSales University (3.36/1k). Same-state same-level set: Delta State University (0.38/1k); Mississippi Valley State University (4.08/1k); Mississippi University for Women (0.46/1k); Mississippi College (1.92/1k); Belhaven University (0.24/1k); Tougaloo College (3.84/1k); Blue Mountain Christian University (0.00/1k); William Carey University (0.19/1k).
Does Alcorn State University have fire safety data?
Yes. Alcorn 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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