IL
Aurora University
0.68 incidents / 1,000 students
Aurora, IL · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Aurora University
Across 2022–2024, Aurora University reported 3 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Rape). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Northeastern Illinois University.
- 0.68
- Incidents / 1k students
- #439
- Rank of 2,072
- #59
- IL rank
- 5,923
- Enrolled students
0.68 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Aurora University reports 0.68 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 20% below College of Central Florida. Similar-enrollment scored peers: College of Central Florida (1.35/1k); Kapiolani Community College (0.17/1k); Oral Roberts University (0.51/1k); Mohawk Valley Community College (2.19/1k); Laurel Ridge Community College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Northeastern Illinois University (1.57/1k); Columbia College Chicago (3.23/1k); Western Illinois University (3.63/1k); Lewis University (0.86/1k); Bradley University (5.44/1k); Concordia University-Chicago (1.68/1k); University of Illinois Springfield (1.94/1k); Governors State University (0.23/1k). 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
- 0.68
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #439
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 79%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 2
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 143118 · Aurora University 0.68/1k score rate · #439/2,072
RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-QUIET 0.68/1k
- RANK-UPPER #439/2,072
- ST-MID #59 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Oral Roberts University · +0.17
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 100%
- CAT-LEAD Rape
- ENR-MID 5,923
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Oral Roberts University (-0.17/1k)
Aurora University sheet RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO · peer Oral Roberts University. 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-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Oral Roberts University (-0.17/1k). National rank #439 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Aurora University reports 0.68 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 20% below College of Central Florida. Similar-enrollment scored peers: College of Central Florida (1.35/1k); Kapiolani Community College (0.17/1k); Oral Roberts University (0.51/1k); Mohawk Valley Community College (2.19/1k); Laurel Ridge Community College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Northeastern Illinois University (1.57/1k); Columbia College Chicago (3.23/1k); Western Illinois University (3.63/1k); Lewis University (0.86/1k); Bradley University (5.44/1k); Concordia University-Chicago (1.68/1k); University of Illinois Springfield (1.94/1k); Governors State University (0.23/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Aurora University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Aurora on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Laurel Ridge Community College · lowest peer 0
Laurel Ridge Community College — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Kapiolani Community College · near 0.17
Kapiolani Community College — near
0.17 per 1,000 students
- Oral Roberts University · near 0.51
Oral Roberts University — near
0.51 per 1,000 students
- Aurora University · this campus 0.68
Aurora University — this campus
0.68 per 1,000 students
- College of Central Florida · near
College of Central Florida — near
1.35 per 1,000 students
- Mohawk Valley Community College · highest peer
Mohawk Valley Community College — highest peer
2.19 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Aurora University's 0.68/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Aurora University increased from 0 to 2 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 37 IL 4-year peers in this comparison, Aurora University is larger than 86% and safer-reporting than 78% - the larger, safer-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 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Aurora University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knox College | 1,136 | 10.56 | 0 | 3 |
| Quincy University | 1,210 | 8.26 | 3 | 6 |
| Rockford University | 1,241 | 4.03 | 6 | 31 |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | 1,582 | 6.32 | 8 | 8 |
| Millikin University | 1,586 | 0.00 | 11 | 92 |
| Adler University | 1,631 | 0.00 | 14 | 92 |
| Lake Forest College | 1,837 | 4.35 | 17 | 25 |
| Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science | 2,021 | 2.47 | 19 | 47 |
| Moody Bible Institute | 2,202 | 3.18 | 22 | 42 |
| Chicago State University | 2,238 | 0.45 | 25 | 83 |
| McKendree University | 2,392 | 1.25 | 28 | 64 |
| Aurora University (this campus) | 5,923 | 0.68 | 86 | 78 |
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 Aurora University rose from 0 to 2. The increase shows up in Rape (0 to 2).
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 Aurora University
Across 3 reporting years, the only Clery Act category with a recorded on-campus incident here is Rape.
The remaining 10 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Burglary and Fondling. 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 onlyAurora University: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 100% (1 → 2 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rape | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burglary | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 15 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 11 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 16 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Aurora 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).
FL
College of Central Florida
1.35 incidents / 1,000 students
HI
Kapiolani Community College
0.17 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Aurora University sits on price and outcomes
At $18,838, Aurora University's reported average net price is cheaper than 60% among 178 Illinois colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $15,405.
- $18,838
- average net price
- $15,405
- Illinois median
- 2.5×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $10,070
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $14,525 for families reporting under $30,000 against $24,595 above $110,000, a difference of $10,070. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $18,838 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $51,237, roughly 2.7 times a year of net price. That is a workable ratio, though it says nothing about how long the programme takes to finish.
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
- $29,170
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $29,170
- Avg Net Price
- $18,838
- Median Debt
- $20,318
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 45%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- SAT Average
- 1076
- SAT Math Range
- 430-570
- ACT Average
- 22
- ACT Range
- 21-29
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 59%
- Retention Rate
- 77%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $51,237
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $58,709
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 75%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,007 similar institutions by enrollment size.
College of Central Florida
Ocala, FL · 5,928 enrolled
Safety Score 1.35
Kapiolani Community College
Honolulu, HI · 5,914 enrolled
Safety Score 0.17
Oral Roberts University
Tulsa, OK · 5,936 enrolled
Safety Score 0.51
Mohawk Valley Community College
Utica, NY · 5,940 enrolled
Safety Score 2.19
Laurel Ridge Community College
Middletown, VA · 5,902 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Closest by National Rank
Aurora University (national rank #439) sits near University of Missouri-St Louis (#440) and Shenandoah University (#438) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
University of Missouri-St Louis
Saint Louis, MO
National Rank #440
Shenandoah University
Winchester, VA
National Rank #438
Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland, OH
National Rank #437
Texas Southmost College
Brownsville, TX
National Rank #441
Seminole State College
Seminole, OK
National Rank #436
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Aurora University, both outside IL so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
College of Central Florida
Ocala, FL · 5,928 enrolled
Safety score 1.35
Oral Roberts University
Tulsa, OK · 5,936 enrolled
Safety score 0.51
MCPHS University
Boston, MA · 5,945 enrolled
Safety score 0.17
Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, MA · 5,892 enrolled
Safety score 1.87
Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, CA · 5,891 enrolled
Safety score 4.07
Trinity Valley Community College
Athens, TX · 5,961 enrolled
Safety score 0.50
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, NE · 5,881 enrolled
Safety score 3.74
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah, NJ · 5,981 enrolled
Safety score 1.67
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Shenandoah University
Winchester, VA · 4,454 enrolled
Safety score 0.67
University of Missouri-St Louis
Saint Louis, MO · 14,736 enrolled
Safety score 0.68
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia, PA · 2,901 enrolled
Safety score 0.69
University of Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, SD · 1,450 enrolled
Safety score 0.69
CUNY New York City College of Technology
Brooklyn, NY · 14,486 enrolled
Safety score 0.69
Eastern Oregon University
La Grande, OR · 2,894 enrolled
Safety score 0.69
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport, PA · 4,575 enrolled
Safety score 0.66
Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale, NY · 10,039 enrolled
Safety score 0.70
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Aurora University safe?
Aurora University has a safety score of 0.68 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #439 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: College of Central Florida (1.35/1k). Same-state same-level set: Northeastern Illinois University (1.57/1k); Columbia College Chicago (3.23/1k); Western Illinois University (3.63/1k); Lewis University (0.86/1k); Bradley University (5.44/1k); Concordia University-Chicago (1.68/1k); University of Illinois Springfield (1.94/1k); Governors State University (0.23/1k).
What crimes are reported at Aurora University?
For calendar year 2024, Aurora University reported Rape (2) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Aurora University compare to similar schools?
Aurora University reports 20% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than College of Central Florida. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: College of Central Florida (1.35/1k); Kapiolani Community College (0.17/1k); Oral Roberts University (0.51/1k); Mohawk Valley Community College (2.19/1k); Laurel Ridge Community College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Northeastern Illinois University (1.57/1k); Columbia College Chicago (3.23/1k); Western Illinois University (3.63/1k); Lewis University (0.86/1k); Bradley University (5.44/1k); Concordia University-Chicago (1.68/1k); University of Illinois Springfield (1.94/1k); Governors State University (0.23/1k).
Does Aurora University have fire safety data?
Yes. Aurora 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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