RI
Brown University
5.10 incidents / 1,000 students
Providence, RI · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Brown University
Across 2022–2024, Brown University reported 167 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: University of Rhode Island.
- 5.10
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,621
- Rank of 2,072
- #10
- RI rank
- 11,956
- Enrolled students
5.10 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Brown University reports 5.10 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 131% above Marshall University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Marshall University (1.34/1k); North Dakota State University-Main Campus (2.09/1k); University of Rochester (5.02/1k); Touro University (0.17/1k); College of Charleston (2.43/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes University of Rhode Island (1.22/1k); Rhode Island College (2.27/1k); Providence College (3.86/1k); Roger Williams University (5.75/1k); Johnson & Wales University-Providence (5.35/1k); Bryant University (3.30/1k); Salve Regina University (3.58/1k); Rhode Island School of Design (19.05/1k). 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
- 5.10
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,621
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 78%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 45
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 217156 · Brown University 5.10/1k score rate · #1,621/2,072
RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-UPPER · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-HIGH 5.10/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,621/2,072
- ST-UPPER #10 in state
- PEER-FINISH University of Rochester · ±0.08
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 24%
- CAT-LEAD Motor Vehicle Th…
- ENR-MID 11,956
- FIRE-REPORT 15 fires
Nearest enrollment peer: University of Rochester (-0.08/1k)
Brown University sheet RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-UPPER · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT · peer University of Rochester. 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-BOTTOM · ST-UPPER · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is University of Rochester (-0.08/1k). National rank #1,621 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Brown University reports 5.10 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 131% above Marshall University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Marshall University (1.34/1k); North Dakota State University-Main Campus (2.09/1k); University of Rochester (5.02/1k); Touro University (0.17/1k); College of Charleston (2.43/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes University of Rhode Island (1.22/1k); Rhode Island College (2.27/1k); Providence College (3.86/1k); Roger Williams University (5.75/1k); Johnson & Wales University-Providence (5.35/1k); Bryant University (3.30/1k); Salve Regina University (3.58/1k); Rhode Island School of Design (19.05/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Brown University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Brown on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Touro University · lowest peer 0.17
Touro University — lowest peer
0.17 per 1,000 students
- North Dakota State University-Main · near
North Dakota State University-Main Campus — near
2.09 per 1,000 students
- College of Charleston · near
College of Charleston — near
2.43 per 1,000 students
- University of Rochester · near
University of Rochester — near
5.02 per 1,000 students
- Brown University · this campus · highest
Brown University — this campus · highest
5.1 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Brown University's 5.10/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Brown University decreased from 63 to 45 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 12 RI 4-year peers in this comparison, Brown University is larger than 91% and safer-reporting than 36% - 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.
Read the chart as text
- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 82
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 82, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 73
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 73, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 45
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 18
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 55, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 27
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 45, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 55
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 27, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 9
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 18, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 91
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 9, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 91
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Brown University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 91, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
Read the chart as a table
| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Williams University School of Law | 484 | 47.52 | 0 | 0 |
| College Unbound | 494 | 0.00 | 9 | 91 |
| New England Institute of Technology | 1,922 | 0.00 | 18 | 91 |
| Rhode Island School of Design | 2,520 | 19.05 | 27 | 9 |
| Salve Regina University | 2,791 | 3.58 | 36 | 55 |
| Bryant University | 3,636 | 3.30 | 45 | 64 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Providence | 4,303 | 5.35 | 55 | 27 |
| Roger Williams University | 4,350 | 5.75 | 64 | 18 |
| Providence College | 4,666 | 3.86 | 73 | 45 |
| Rhode Island College | 6,155 | 2.27 | 82 | 73 |
| Brown University (this campus) | 11,956 | 5.10 | 91 | 36 |
| University of Rhode Island | 17,210 | 1.22 | 100 | 82 |
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 Brown University fell from 63 to 45 (-29%). The increase shows up in Arson (0 to 3) and Burglary (6 to 7). Falling over the same period: Fondling (12 to 2), Rape (20 to 10) and Motor Vehicle Theft (24 to 22).
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 Brown University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 6 Clery Act categories here: Motor Vehicle Theft, Rape, Fondling, Burglary, Arson and Aggravated Assault.
The remaining 5 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter, Negligent Manslaughter and Robbery. 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 onlyBrown University: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 24% (59 → 45 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 59 |
| 2023 | 63 |
| 2024 | 45 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 22 | 24 | 17 |
| Rape | 10 | 20 | 21 |
| Fondling | 2 | 12 | 11 |
| Burglary | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| Arson | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Aggravated Assault | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Incest | 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 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 12 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 110 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 20 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 90 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 42 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 153 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
Brown 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).
WV
Marshall University
1.34 incidents / 1,000 students
ND
North Dakota State University-Main Campus
2.09 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Brown University sits on price and outcomes
At $25,184, Brown University's reported average net price is cheaper than 42% among 19 Rhode Island colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $25,666.
- $25,184
- average net price
- $25,666
- Rhode Island median
- 6.9×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $45,357
- reported income-bracket spread
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $79,131, 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
- $71,412
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $71,412
- Avg Net Price
- $25,184
- Median Debt
- $11,428
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 14%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- SAT Average
- 1546
- SAT Math Range
- 770-800
- ACT Average
- 34
- ACT Range
- 34-35
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 96%
- Retention Rate
- 99%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $79,131
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $93,487
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 91%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 711 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Marshall University
Huntington, WV · 11,958 enrolled
Safety Score 1.34
North Dakota State University-Main Campus
Fargo, ND · 11,952 enrolled
Safety Score 2.09
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY · 11,946 enrolled
Safety Score 5.02
Touro University
New York, NY · 11,937 enrolled
Safety Score 0.17
College of Charleston
Charleston, SC · 11,926 enrolled
Safety Score 2.43
Closest by National Rank
Brown University (national rank #1621) sits near Luther College (#1620) and Western Oregon University (#1622) 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 Brown University, both outside RI so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Marshall University
Huntington, WV · 11,958 enrolled
Safety score 1.34
North Dakota State University-Main Campus
Fargo, ND · 11,952 enrolled
Safety score 2.09
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY · 11,946 enrolled
Safety score 5.02
Touro University
New York, NY · 11,937 enrolled
Safety score 0.17
College of Charleston
Charleston, SC · 11,926 enrolled
Safety score 2.43
Greenville Technical College
Greenville, SC · 11,999 enrolled
Safety score 0.08
California Baptist University
Riverside, CA · 11,902 enrolled
Safety score 2.77
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL · 11,893 enrolled
Safety score 1.01
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Western Oregon University
Monmouth, OR · 3,722 enrolled
Safety score 5.10
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY · 35,173 enrolled
Safety score 5.12
St Olaf College
Northfield, MN · 3,124 enrolled
Safety score 5.12
Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA · 1,561 enrolled
Safety score 5.12
North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC · 8,579 enrolled
Safety score 5.13
Alabama State University
Montgomery, AL · 4,081 enrolled
Safety score 5.15
Luther College
Decorah, IA · 1,384 enrolled
Safety score 5.06
Spalding University
Louisville, KY · 1,553 enrolled
Safety score 5.15
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Brown University safe?
Brown University has a safety score of 5.10 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,621 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Marshall University (1.34/1k). Same-state same-level set: University of Rhode Island (1.22/1k); Rhode Island College (2.27/1k); Providence College (3.86/1k); Roger Williams University (5.75/1k); Johnson & Wales University-Providence (5.35/1k); Bryant University (3.30/1k); Salve Regina University (3.58/1k); Rhode Island School of Design (19.05/1k).
What crimes are reported at Brown University?
For calendar year 2024, Brown University reported Motor Vehicle Theft (22), Rape (10), Burglary (7), Arson (3) and Fondling (2), 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 Brown University compare to similar schools?
Brown University reports 131% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Marshall University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Marshall University (1.34/1k); North Dakota State University-Main Campus (2.09/1k); University of Rochester (5.02/1k); Touro University (0.17/1k); College of Charleston (2.43/1k). Same-state same-level set: University of Rhode Island (1.22/1k); Rhode Island College (2.27/1k); Providence College (3.86/1k); Roger Williams University (5.75/1k); Johnson & Wales University-Providence (5.35/1k); Bryant University (3.30/1k); Salve Regina University (3.58/1k); Rhode Island School of Design (19.05/1k).
Does Brown University have fire safety data?
Yes. Brown University reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 15 fires were reported in the most recent year.
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