MN
Bemidji State University
1.23 incidents / 1,000 students
Bemidji, MN · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Bemidji State University
Across 2022–2024, Bemidji State University reported 17 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: Minnesota State University Moorhead.
- 1.23
- Incidents / 1k students
- #746
- Rank of 2,072
- #34
- MN rank
- 4,072
- Enrolled students
1.23 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Bemidji State University reports 1.23 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 24% below Lake Superior College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Lake Superior College (0.00/1k); Alabama State University (5.15/1k); Northwest State Community College (0.24/1k); Bates Technical College (1.71/1k); Marymount University (0.99/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Minnesota State University Moorhead (2.28/1k); St Catherine University (0.82/1k); Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (0.00/1k); Bethel University (2.22/1k); Augsburg University (5.23/1k); University of Northwestern-St Paul (1.24/1k); St Olaf College (5.12/1k); The College of Saint Scholastica (1.71/1k). 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
- 1.23
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #746
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 64%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 2
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 173124 · Bemidji State University 1.23/1k score rate · #746/2,072
RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-LOW 1.23/1k
- RANK-MID #746/2,072
- ST-MID #34 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Marymount University · +0.24
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 60%
- CAT-LEAD Rape
- ENR-SMALL 4,072
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Marymount University (-0.24/1k)
Bemidji State University sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Marymount 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-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Marymount University (-0.24/1k). National rank #746 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Bemidji State University reports 1.23 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 24% below Lake Superior College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Lake Superior College (0.00/1k); Alabama State University (5.15/1k); Northwest State Community College (0.24/1k); Bates Technical College (1.71/1k); Marymount University (0.99/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Minnesota State University Moorhead (2.28/1k); St Catherine University (0.82/1k); Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (0.00/1k); Bethel University (2.22/1k); Augsburg University (5.23/1k); University of Northwestern-St Paul (1.24/1k); St Olaf College (5.12/1k); The College of Saint Scholastica (1.71/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Bemidji State University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Bemidji 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
- Marymount University · near 0.99
Marymount University — near
0.99 per 1,000 students
- Bemidji State University · this campus 1.23
Bemidji State University — this campus
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 · highest peer
Alabama State University — highest peer
5.15 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Bemidji State University's 1.23/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Bemidji State University decreased from 10 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 MN 4-year peers in this comparison, Bemidji State University is larger than 86% and safer-reporting than 64% - 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 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- 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) 33
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Bemidji State University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School | 192 | 0.00 | 0 | 78 |
| United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities | 226 | 0.00 | 3 | 78 |
| Adler Graduate School | 275 | 0.00 | 6 | 78 |
| Luther Seminary | 371 | 0.00 | 8 | 78 |
| University of Minnesota-Rochester | 578 | 6.92 | 11 | 19 |
| Herzing University-Minneapolis | 748 | 0.00 | 14 | 78 |
| Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 831 | 7.22 | 17 | 14 |
| North Central University | 852 | 28.17 | 19 | 3 |
| Martin Luther College | 878 | 11.39 | 22 | 8 |
| Bethany Lutheran College | 899 | 3.34 | 25 | 42 |
| University of Minnesota-Morris | 981 | 2.04 | 28 | 56 |
| Bemidji State University (this campus) | 4,072 | 1.23 | 86 | 64 |
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 Bemidji State University fell from 10 to 2 (-80%). The decrease shows up in Rape (6 to 1), Fondling (3 to 1) and Statutory Rape (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 Bemidji State University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 4 Clery Act categories here: Rape, Fondling, Burglary and Statutory Rape. Rape accounts for most of them.
The remaining 7 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Incest and Motor Vehicle Theft. 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 onlyBemidji State University: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 60% (5 → 2 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rape | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Fondling | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Burglary | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 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 |
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 | 12 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 58 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 6 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 41 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 26 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Bemidji 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).
MN
Lake Superior College
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
AL
Alabama State University
5.15 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Bemidji State University sits on price and outcomes
At $15,261, Bemidji State University's reported average net price is cheaper than 41% among 80 Minnesota colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $16,863.
- $15,261
- average net price
- $16,863
- Minnesota median
- 2.4×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $9,867
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $10,073, while those above $110,000 record $19,940 - roughly 2.0 times as much. A published average of $15,261 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $47,469, roughly 3.1 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
- $10,237
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $10,237
- Avg Net Price
- $15,261
- Median Debt
- $19,750
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 28%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- SAT Average
- 1090
- ACT Average
- 22
- ACT Range
- 18-24
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 51%
- Retention Rate
- 73%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $47,469
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $53,755
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 81%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,155 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Lake Superior College
Duluth, MN · 4,074 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Alabama State University
Montgomery, AL · 4,081 enrolled
Safety Score 5.15
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
Marymount University
Arlington, VA · 4,060 enrolled
Safety Score 0.99
Closest by National Rank
Bemidji State University (national rank #746) sits near Menlo College (#747) and Texas A & M International University (#745) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Bemidji State University, both outside MN so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Alabama State University
Montgomery, AL · 4,081 enrolled
Safety score 5.15
Marymount University
Arlington, VA · 4,060 enrolled
Safety score 0.99
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro
San Juan, PR · 4,101 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD · 4,104 enrolled
Safety score 5.60
Ashland University
Ashland, OH · 4,106 enrolled
Safety score 0.73
Niagara University
Niagara University, NY · 4,033 enrolled
Safety score 4.46
Francis Marion University
Florence, SC · 4,112 enrolled
Safety score 0.97
Skagit Valley College
Mount Vernon, WA · 4,028 enrolled
Safety score 1.74
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Mercy University
Dobbs Ferry, NY · 8,991 enrolled
Safety score 1.22
Texas A & M International University
Laredo, TX · 8,991 enrolled
Safety score 1.22
Menlo College
Atherton, CA · 810 enrolled
Safety score 1.23
St. Augustine College
Chicago, IL · 810 enrolled
Safety score 1.23
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI · 17,210 enrolled
Safety score 1.22
Howard Payne University
Brownwood, TX · 809 enrolled
Safety score 1.24
University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL · 14,822 enrolled
Safety score 1.21
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL · 8,834 enrolled
Safety score 1.25
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Bemidji State University safe?
Bemidji State University has a safety score of 1.23 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #746 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Lake Superior College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Minnesota State University Moorhead (2.28/1k); St Catherine University (0.82/1k); Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (0.00/1k); Bethel University (2.22/1k); Augsburg University (5.23/1k); University of Northwestern-St Paul (1.24/1k); St Olaf College (5.12/1k); The College of Saint Scholastica (1.71/1k).
What crimes are reported at Bemidji State University?
For calendar year 2024, Bemidji State University reported Fondling (1) and Rape (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Bemidji State University compare to similar schools?
Bemidji State University reports 24% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Lake Superior College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Lake Superior College (0.00/1k); Alabama State University (5.15/1k); Northwest State Community College (0.24/1k); Bates Technical College (1.71/1k); Marymount University (0.99/1k). Same-state same-level set: Minnesota State University Moorhead (2.28/1k); St Catherine University (0.82/1k); Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (0.00/1k); Bethel University (2.22/1k); Augsburg University (5.23/1k); University of Northwestern-St Paul (1.24/1k); St Olaf College (5.12/1k); The College of Saint Scholastica (1.71/1k).
Does Bemidji State University have fire safety data?
Yes. Bemidji 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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