WV
Bluefield State University
7.62 incidents / 1,000 students
Bluefield, WV · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Bluefield State University
Across 2022–2024, Bluefield State University reported 9 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: West Virginia University Institute of Technology.
- 7.62
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,835
- Rank of 2,072
- #27
- WV rank
- 1,313
- Enrolled students
7.62 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Bluefield State University reports 7.62 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 316% above Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas (0.00/1k); Emory & Henry University (5.34/1k); Arkansas State University-Mountain Home (0.00/1k); Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology (0.00/1k); Westmont College (3.82/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes West Virginia University Institute of Technology (5.48/1k); Salem University (1.85/1k); Potomac State College of West Virginia University (5.57/1k); West Virginia Wesleyan College (13.27/1k); Glenville State University (2.27/1k); West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (0.00/1k); Wheeling University (2.58/1k); Valley College-Martinsburg (0.00/1k). 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
- 7.62
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,835
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 89%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 0
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 237215 · Bluefield State University 7.62/1k score rate · #1,835/2,072
RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-HOT 7.62/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,835/2,072
- ST-MID #27 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Emory & Henry University · +2.28
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 100%
- CAT-LEAD Rape
- ENR-SMALL 1,313
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Emory & Henry University (-2.28/1k)
Bluefield State University sheet RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Emory & Henry 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-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Emory & Henry University (-2.28/1k). National rank #1,835 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Bluefield State University reports 7.62 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 316% above Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas (0.00/1k); Emory & Henry University (5.34/1k); Arkansas State University-Mountain Home (0.00/1k); Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology (0.00/1k); Westmont College (3.82/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes West Virginia University Institute of Technology (5.48/1k); Salem University (1.85/1k); Potomac State College of West Virginia University (5.57/1k); West Virginia Wesleyan College (13.27/1k); Glenville State University (2.27/1k); West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (0.00/1k); Wheeling University (2.58/1k); Valley College-Martinsburg (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Bluefield State University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Bluefield on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Cossatot Community College of · lowest peer 0
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Westmont College · near
Westmont College — near
3.82 per 1,000 students
- Emory & Henry University · near
Emory & Henry University — near
5.34 per 1,000 students
- Bluefield State University · this campus · highest
Bluefield State University — this campus · highest
7.62 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Bluefield State University's 7.62/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Bluefield State University decreased from 3 to 0 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, Bluefield State University is larger than 54% and safer-reporting than 13% - 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 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 29
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 46, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 38, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 54
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 29, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 63, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 21, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 13, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 4
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 46
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 4, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- 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
- Bluefield State University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 54, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 13
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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 | 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 |
| Bluefield State University (this campus) | 1,313 | 7.62 | 54 | 13 |
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 Bluefield State University fell from 3 to 0 (-100%). The decrease shows up in Rape (2 to 0) and Burglary (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 Bluefield State University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 4 Clery Act categories here: Rape, Burglary, Motor Vehicle Theft 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, Fondling and Incest. 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 onlyBluefield State University: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 100% (6 → 0 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rape | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Burglary | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 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 | 3 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 4 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 18 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Bluefield 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).
AR
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
VA
Emory & Henry University
5.34 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Bluefield State University sits on price and outcomes
At $13,684, Bluefield State University's reported average net price is cheaper than 70% among 60 West Virginia colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $9,988.
- $13,684
- average net price
- $9,988
- West Virginia median
- 1.9×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $4,432
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $11,810 for families reporting under $30,000 against $16,242 above $110,000, a difference of $4,432. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $13,684 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $35,030, roughly 2.6 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
- $10,648
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $18,376
- Avg Net Price
- $13,684
- Median Debt
- $18,250
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 44%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- SAT Average
- 989
- SAT Math Range
- 430-540
- ACT Average
- 20
- ACT Range
- 17-22
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 36%
- Retention Rate
- 55%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $35,030
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $38,217
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 57%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,273 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas
De Queen, AR · 1,312 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Emory & Henry University
Emory, VA · 1,311 enrolled
Safety Score 5.34
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home
Mountain Home, AR · 1,315 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology
Delray Beach, FL · 1,315 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Westmont College
Santa Barbara, CA · 1,310 enrolled
Safety Score 3.82
Closest by National Rank
Bluefield State University (national rank #1835) sits near Regis University (#1834) and The Evergreen State College (#1836) 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 Bluefield State University, 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)
Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology
Delray Beach, FL · 1,315 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Emory & Henry University
Emory, VA · 1,311 enrolled
Safety score 5.34
Westmont College
Santa Barbara, CA · 1,310 enrolled
Safety score 3.82
Alverno College
Milwaukee, WI · 1,317 enrolled
Safety score 2.28
Washington & Jefferson College
Washington, PA · 1,309 enrolled
Safety score 4.58
Albion College
Albion, MI · 1,308 enrolled
Safety score 12.23
California College of the Arts
San Francisco, CA · 1,308 enrolled
Safety score 3.82
Shorter University
Rome, GA · 1,318 enrolled
Safety score 0.76
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
The Evergreen State College
Olympia, WA · 2,490 enrolled
Safety score 7.63
Regis University
Denver, CO · 4,605 enrolled
Safety score 7.60
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA · 30,259 enrolled
Safety score 7.63
Le Moyne-Owen College
Memphis, TN · 659 enrolled
Safety score 7.59
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY · 23,065 enrolled
Safety score 7.59
University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA · 19,938 enrolled
Safety score 7.67
Bard College
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY · 2,911 enrolled
Safety score 7.56
Lees-McRae College
Banner Elk, NC · 910 enrolled
Safety score 7.69
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Bluefield State University safe?
Bluefield State University has a safety score of 7.62 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,835 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: West Virginia University Institute of Technology (5.48/1k); Salem University (1.85/1k); Potomac State College of West Virginia University (5.57/1k); West Virginia Wesleyan College (13.27/1k); Glenville State University (2.27/1k); West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (0.00/1k); Wheeling University (2.58/1k); Valley College-Martinsburg (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at Bluefield State University?
None in the Criminal Offenses section. Bluefield State University reported zero in every category in that section for calendar year 2024. VAWA, arrests, disciplinary referrals, and fire records are separate tables.
How does Bluefield State University compare to similar schools?
Bluefield State University reports 316% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas (0.00/1k); Emory & Henry University (5.34/1k); Arkansas State University-Mountain Home (0.00/1k); Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology (0.00/1k); Westmont College (3.82/1k). Same-state same-level set: West Virginia University Institute of Technology (5.48/1k); Salem University (1.85/1k); Potomac State College of West Virginia University (5.57/1k); West Virginia Wesleyan College (13.27/1k); Glenville State University (2.27/1k); West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (0.00/1k); Wheeling University (2.58/1k); Valley College-Martinsburg (0.00/1k).
Does Bluefield State University have fire safety data?
Yes. Bluefield 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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