AL
Auburn University
4.04 incidents / 1,000 students
Auburn, AL · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Auburn University
Across 2022–2024, Auburn University reported 226 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Motor Vehicle Theft). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: The University of Alabama.
- 4.04
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,492
- Rank of 2,072
- #43
- AL rank
- 34,145
- Enrolled students
4.04 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Auburn University reports 4.04 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 55% above Colorado State University-Fort Collins. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Colorado State University-Fort Collins (3.23/1k); University of Illinois Chicago (6.87/1k); The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (0.80/1k); East Los Angeles College (0.36/1k); University of Arkansas (1.79/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes The University of Alabama (2.91/1k); University of Alabama at Birmingham (9.66/1k); Columbia Southern University (0.00/1k); University of South Alabama (3.21/1k); Troy University (0.37/1k); University of North Alabama (3.04/1k); Jacksonville State University (2.61/1k); University of Alabama in Huntsville (1.87/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 4.04
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,492
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 72%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 63
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 100858 · Auburn University 4.04/1k score rate · #1,492/2,072
RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-HIGH 4.04/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,492/2,072
- ST-MID #43 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Colorado State University-Fort Collins · +0.82
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 3%
- CAT-LEAD Motor Vehicle Th…
- ENR-LARGE 34,145
- FIRE-REPORT 1 fire
Nearest enrollment peer: Colorado State University-Fort Collins (-0.82/1k)
Auburn University sheet RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-REPORT · peer Colorado State University-Fort Collins. 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-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Colorado State University-Fort Collins (-0.82/1k). National rank #1,492 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Auburn University reports 4.04 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 55% above Colorado State University-Fort Collins. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Colorado State University-Fort Collins (3.23/1k); University of Illinois Chicago (6.87/1k); The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (0.80/1k); East Los Angeles College (0.36/1k); University of Arkansas (1.79/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes The University of Alabama (2.91/1k); University of Alabama at Birmingham (9.66/1k); Columbia Southern University (0.00/1k); University of South Alabama (3.21/1k); Troy University (0.37/1k); University of North Alabama (3.04/1k); Jacksonville State University (2.61/1k); University of Alabama in Huntsville (1.87/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Auburn University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Auburn on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- East Los Angeles College · lowest peer 0.36
East Los Angeles College — lowest peer
0.36 per 1,000 students
- University of Arkansas · near 1.79
University of Arkansas — near
1.79 per 1,000 students
- Colorado State University-Fort Collins · near
Colorado State University-Fort Collins — near
3.23 per 1,000 students
- Auburn University · this campus
Auburn University — this campus
4.04 per 1,000 students
- University of Illinois Chicago · highest peer
University of Illinois Chicago — highest peer
6.87 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Auburn University's 4.04/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Auburn University decreased from 98 to 63 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, Auburn University is larger than 97% and safer-reporting than 23% - 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 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 35
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 10
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 90, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 87, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 29
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 84, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 32
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 77, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 74, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 48
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 71, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 16
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 68, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 52
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 65, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 45
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 55, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 52, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 65
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 48, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 45, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 35, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 26
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 32, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 29, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 26, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 55
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 23, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 13
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 16, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 13, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 10, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Auburn University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 23
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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 |
| Auburn University (this campus) | 34,145 | 4.04 | 97 | 23 |
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.
Enrollment scale
How campus size shapes the safety figures
With 34,145 enrolled students, Auburn University is the 82nd largest of the 5,585 institutions in this dataset with a reported enrollment, ahead of 5,503 of them. Closest same-state same-level scored peers by enrollment: The University of Alabama (2.91/1k); University of Alabama at Birmingham (9.66/1k); Columbia Southern University (0.00/1k); University of South Alabama (3.21/1k); Troy University (0.37/1k); University of North Alabama (3.04/1k); Jacksonville State University (2.61/1k); University of Alabama in Huntsville (1.87/1k). The score above normalizes 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students, so compare it with similarly sized campuses instead of treating a higher raw count as evidence that a campus is less safe (Colorado State University-Fort Collins is the nearest similar-enrollment comparison on this profile).
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Auburn University fell from 98 to 63 (-36%). The decrease shows up in Motor Vehicle Theft (55 to 39), Rape (10 to 3) and Fondling (6 to 1).
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 Auburn University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 7 Clery Act categories here: Motor Vehicle Theft, Aggravated Assault, Rape, Burglary, Fondling, Arson and Robbery. Motor Vehicle Theft accounts for most of them.
The remaining 4 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter, Negligent Manslaughter and Statutory Rape. 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 onlyAuburn University: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 3% (65 → 63 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 65 |
| 2023 | 98 |
| 2024 | 63 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 39 | 55 | 26 |
| Aggravated Assault | 13 | 15 | 10 |
| Rape | 3 | 10 | 12 |
| Burglary | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| Fondling | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| Arson | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
117 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 26 | 17 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
Auburn 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).
CO
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
3.23 incidents / 1,000 students
IL
University of Illinois Chicago
6.87 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Auburn University sits on price and outcomes
At $24,323, Auburn University's reported average net price is cheaper than 88% among 65 Alabama colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $15,258.
- $24,323
- average net price
- $15,258
- Alabama median
- 2.6×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $12,866
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $16,681, while those above $110,000 record $29,547 - roughly 1.8 times as much. A published average of $24,323 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six-year median earnings of $54,629 run about 2.2 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
- $12,890
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $34,922
- Avg Net Price
- $24,323
- Median Debt
- $21,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 13%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- SAT Average
- 1345
- SAT Math Range
- 630-700
- ACT Range
- 26-31
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 81%
- Retention Rate
- 95%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $54,629
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $65,337
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 81%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 251 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO · 34,096 enrolled
Safety Score 3.23
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL · 33,906 enrolled
Safety Score 6.87
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX · 33,881 enrolled
Safety Score 0.80
East Los Angeles College
Monterey Park, CA · 33,677 enrolled
Safety Score 0.36
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR · 33,610 enrolled
Safety Score 1.79
Closest by National Rank
Auburn University (national rank #1492) sits near University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (#1491) and Austin Community College District (#1493) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
National Rank #1491
Austin Community College District
Austin, TX
National Rank #1493
Albertus Magnus College
New Haven, CT
National Rank #1490
Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA
National Rank #1494
Rockford University
Rockford, IL
National Rank #1489
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Auburn 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)
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO · 34,096 enrolled
Safety score 3.23
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL · 33,906 enrolled
Safety score 6.87
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX · 33,881 enrolled
Safety score 0.80
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR · 33,610 enrolled
Safety score 1.79
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY · 34,709 enrolled
Safety score 8.53
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA · 34,944 enrolled
Safety score 1.55
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY · 35,173 enrolled
Safety score 5.12
Chamberlain University-Illinois
Addison, IL · 32,944 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC · 32,438 enrolled
Safety score 4.04
Albertus Magnus College
New Haven, CT · 1,239 enrolled
Safety score 4.04
Austin Community College District
Austin, TX · 39,727 enrolled
Safety score 4.05
Rockford University
Rockford, IL · 1,241 enrolled
Safety score 4.03
Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA · 8,369 enrolled
Safety score 4.06
North American University
Stafford, TX · 983 enrolled
Safety score 4.07
Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, CA · 5,891 enrolled
Safety score 4.07
West Virginia State University
Institute, WV · 3,246 enrolled
Safety score 4.00
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Auburn University safe?
Auburn University has a safety score of 4.04 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,492 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Colorado State University-Fort Collins (3.23/1k). Same-state same-level set: The University of Alabama (2.91/1k); University of Alabama at Birmingham (9.66/1k); Columbia Southern University (0.00/1k); University of South Alabama (3.21/1k); Troy University (0.37/1k); University of North Alabama (3.04/1k); Jacksonville State University (2.61/1k); University of Alabama in Huntsville (1.87/1k).
What crimes are reported at Auburn University?
For calendar year 2024, Auburn University reported Motor Vehicle Theft (39), Aggravated Assault (13), Burglary (6), Rape (3) and Arson (1), and 1 further category in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Auburn University compare to similar schools?
Auburn University reports 55% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Colorado State University-Fort Collins. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Colorado State University-Fort Collins (3.23/1k); University of Illinois Chicago (6.87/1k); The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (0.80/1k); East Los Angeles College (0.36/1k); University of Arkansas (1.79/1k). Same-state same-level set: The University of Alabama (2.91/1k); University of Alabama at Birmingham (9.66/1k); Columbia Southern University (0.00/1k); University of South Alabama (3.21/1k); Troy University (0.37/1k); University of North Alabama (3.04/1k); Jacksonville State University (2.61/1k); University of Alabama in Huntsville (1.87/1k).
Does Auburn University have fire safety data?
Yes. Auburn University reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 1 fire was reported in the most recent year.
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