WV
Bethany College
21.88 incidents / 1,000 students
Bethany, WV · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Bethany College
Across 2022–2024, Bethany College reported 46 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Davis & Elkins College.
- 21.88
- Incidents / 1k students
- #2,044
- Rank of 2,072
- #29
- WV rank
- 640
- Enrolled students
21.88 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Bethany College reports 21.88 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 159% above Northeastern University Oakland. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Northeastern University Oakland (12.50/1k); Oakland City University (0.00/1k); Westminster College (29.69/1k); Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo (0.00/1k); Reid State Technical College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Davis & Elkins College (7.56/1k); West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown (0.00/1k); Valley College-Martinsburg (0.00/1k); Wheeling University (2.58/1k); West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (0.00/1k); West Virginia Wesleyan College (13.27/1k); Appalachian Bible College (0.00/1k); Potomac State College of West Virginia University (5.57/1k). 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
- 21.88
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #2,044
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 99%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 11
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 237181 · Bethany College 21.88/1k score rate · #2,044/2,072
RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-HOT 21.88/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #2,044/2,072
- ST-MID #29 in state
- BELOW-PEER Westminster College · 7.81 back
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 50%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-SMALL 640
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Westminster College (+7.81/1k)
Bethany College sheet RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Westminster 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-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Westminster College (+7.81/1k). National rank #2,044 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Bethany College reports 21.88 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 159% above Northeastern University Oakland. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Northeastern University Oakland (12.50/1k); Oakland City University (0.00/1k); Westminster College (29.69/1k); Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo (0.00/1k); Reid State Technical College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Davis & Elkins College (7.56/1k); West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown (0.00/1k); Valley College-Martinsburg (0.00/1k); Wheeling University (2.58/1k); West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (0.00/1k); West Virginia Wesleyan College (13.27/1k); Appalachian Bible College (0.00/1k); Potomac State College of West Virginia University (5.57/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Bethany College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Bethany on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Oakland City University · lowest peer 0
Oakland City University — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Northeastern University Oakland · near
Northeastern University Oakland — near
12.5 per 1,000 students
- Bethany College · this campus
Bethany College — this campus
21.88 per 1,000 students
- Westminster College · highest peer
Westminster College — highest peer
29.69 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Bethany College's 21.88/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Bethany College decreased from 13 to 11 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 25 WV 4-year peers in this comparison, Bethany College is larger than 13% and safer-reporting than 4% - the smaller, 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 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 21, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 29, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 38, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 46, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 4, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 29
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 54, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 13
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 54
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 63, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 46
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 71, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 71
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 79, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 38
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 88, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 63
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 96, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 21
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Bethany College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 13, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 4
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Future Generations University | 48 | 0.00 | 0 | 75 |
| West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and Nutrition | 64 | 328.13 | 4 | 0 |
| Appalachian Bible College | 223 | 0.00 | 8 | 75 |
| Bethany College (this campus) | 640 | 21.88 | 13 | 4 |
| Davis & Elkins College | 661 | 7.56 | 17 | 17 |
| West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown | 673 | 0.00 | 21 | 75 |
| Valley College-Martinsburg | 765 | 0.00 | 25 | 75 |
| Wheeling University | 774 | 2.58 | 29 | 50 |
| West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine | 835 | 0.00 | 33 | 75 |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College | 1,055 | 13.27 | 38 | 8 |
| Potomac State College of West Virginia University | 1,077 | 5.57 | 42 | 25 |
| Salem University | 1,083 | 1.85 | 46 | 58 |
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 Bethany College fell from 13 to 11 (-15%). The increase shows up in Fondling (0 to 2) and Aggravated Assault (0 to 1). Falling over the same period: Burglary (8 to 5) and Rape (5 to 3).
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 Bethany College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 4 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Rape, Fondling and Aggravated Assault. Burglary accounts for most of them.
The remaining 7 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Incest, Motor Vehicle Theft and Murder / Non-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 onlyBethany College: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 50% (22 → 11 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 22 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| Rape | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Fondling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Aggravated Assault | 1 | 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 |
| 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 | 15 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 4 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 25 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 3 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 22 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 8 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
Bethany College 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).
CA
Northeastern University Oakland
12.50 incidents / 1,000 students
IN
Oakland City University
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Bethany College sits on price and outcomes
At $18,605, Bethany College's reported average net price is cheaper than 87% among 60 West Virginia colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $9,988.
- $18,605
- average net price
- $9,988
- West Virginia median
- 1.4×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $12,899
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $14,315, while those above $110,000 record $27,214 - roughly 1.9 times as much. A published average of $18,605 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six-year median earnings of $37,124 run about 2.0 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
- $36,765
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $36,765
- Avg Net Price
- $18,605
- Median Debt
- $27,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 51%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- ACT Average
- 22
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 47%
- Retention Rate
- 54%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $37,124
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $44,512
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 75%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,148 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Northeastern University Oakland
Oakland, CA · 640 enrolled
Safety Score 12.50
Oakland City University
Oakland City, IN · 640 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Westminster College
Fulton, MO · 640 enrolled
Safety Score 29.69
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo
Arecibo, PR · 640 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Reid State Technical College
Evergreen, AL · 641 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Closest by National Rank
Bethany College (national rank #2044) sits near University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (#2043) and East Georgia State College (#2045) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, AR
National Rank #2043
East Georgia State College
Swainsboro, GA
National Rank #2045
Bryan College of Health Sciences
Lincoln, NE
National Rank #2046
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
National Rank #2042
Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, NY
National Rank #2047
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Bethany College, both outside WV so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Northeastern University Oakland
Oakland, CA · 640 enrolled
Safety score 12.50
Oakland City University
Oakland City, IN · 640 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo
Arecibo, PR · 640 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Westminster College
Fulton, MO · 640 enrolled
Safety score 29.69
North-West College-San Diego
San Diego, CA · 636 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Northwest Indian College
Bellingham, WA · 636 enrolled
Safety score 4.72
SIT Graduate Institute
Brattleboro, VT · 644 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH · 645 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
East Georgia State College
Swainsboro, GA · 1,820 enrolled
Safety score 21.98
Bryan College of Health Sciences
Lincoln, NE · 765 enrolled
Safety score 22.22
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, AR · 2,005 enrolled
Safety score 21.45
Stanford University
Stanford, CA · 18,625 enrolled
Safety score 21.26
Jarvis Christian University
Hawkins, TX · 622 enrolled
Safety score 20.90
Keck Graduate Institute
Claremont, CA · 622 enrolled
Safety score 20.90
Brigham Young University-Hawaii
Laie, HI · 2,906 enrolled
Safety score 20.65
Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, NY · 1,341 enrolled
Safety score 23.12
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Bethany College safe?
Bethany College has a safety score of 21.88 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #2,044 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Northeastern University Oakland (12.50/1k). Same-state same-level set: Davis & Elkins College (7.56/1k); West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown (0.00/1k); Valley College-Martinsburg (0.00/1k); Wheeling University (2.58/1k); West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (0.00/1k); West Virginia Wesleyan College (13.27/1k); Appalachian Bible College (0.00/1k); Potomac State College of West Virginia University (5.57/1k).
What crimes are reported at Bethany College?
For calendar year 2024, Bethany College reported Burglary (5), Rape (3), Fondling (2) and Aggravated Assault (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Bethany College compare to similar schools?
Bethany College reports 159% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Northeastern University Oakland. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Northeastern University Oakland (12.50/1k); Oakland City University (0.00/1k); Westminster College (29.69/1k); Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo (0.00/1k); Reid State Technical College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Davis & Elkins College (7.56/1k); West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown (0.00/1k); Valley College-Martinsburg (0.00/1k); Wheeling University (2.58/1k); West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (0.00/1k); West Virginia Wesleyan College (13.27/1k); Appalachian Bible College (0.00/1k); Potomac State College of West Virginia University (5.57/1k).
Does Bethany College have fire safety data?
Yes. Bethany College 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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