NJ
Caldwell University
1.50 incidents / 1,000 students
Caldwell, NJ · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Caldwell University
Across 2022–2024, Caldwell University reported 8 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: Georgian Court University.
- 1.50
- Incidents / 1k students
- #841
- Rank of 2,072
- #51
- NJ rank
- 2,005
- Enrolled students
1.50 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Caldwell University reports 1.50 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 72% below University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Similar-enrollment scored peers: University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (21.45/1k); Midway University (1.00/1k); Alfred University (2.99/1k); City University of Seattle (1.00/1k); Southern California University of Health Sciences (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Georgian Court University (2.48/1k); Berkeley College-Woodland Park (0.00/1k); Drew University (1.34/1k); Felician University (4.12/1k); Centenary University (7.15/1k); Chamberlain University-New Jersey (0.82/1k); Eastwick College-Ramsey (0.00/1k); Eastwick College-Hackensack (0.00/1k). 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
- 1.50
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #841
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 59%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 2
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 183910 · Caldwell University 1.50/1k score rate · #841/2,072
RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-LOW 1.50/1k
- RANK-MID #841/2,072
- ST-MID #51 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Midway University · +0.50
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 67%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-SMALL 2,005
- FIRE-REPORT 2 fires
Nearest enrollment peer: Midway University (-0.50/1k)
Caldwell University sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT · peer Midway 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-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Midway University (-0.50/1k). National rank #841 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Caldwell University reports 1.50 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 72% below University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Similar-enrollment scored peers: University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (21.45/1k); Midway University (1.00/1k); Alfred University (2.99/1k); City University of Seattle (1.00/1k); Southern California University of Health Sciences (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Georgian Court University (2.48/1k); Berkeley College-Woodland Park (0.00/1k); Drew University (1.34/1k); Felician University (4.12/1k); Centenary University (7.15/1k); Chamberlain University-New Jersey (0.82/1k); Eastwick College-Ramsey (0.00/1k); Eastwick College-Hackensack (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Caldwell University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Caldwell on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Southern California University of · lowest peer 0
Southern California University of Health Sciences — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Midway University · near 1
Midway University — near
1 per 1,000 students
- City University of Seattle · near 1
City University of Seattle — near
1 per 1,000 students
- Caldwell University · this campus 1.5
Caldwell University — this campus
1.5 per 1,000 students
- Alfred University · near 2.99
Alfred University — near
2.99 per 1,000 students
- University of Arkansas at · highest peer
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff — highest peer
21.45 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Caldwell University's 1.50/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Caldwell 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 NJ 4-year peers in this comparison, Caldwell University is larger than 86% and safer-reporting than 14% - 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 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Caldwell University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeVry University-New Jersey | 67 | 0.00 | 0 | 28 |
| Talmudical Academy-New Jersey | 72 | 0.00 | 3 | 28 |
| Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah | 72 | 0.00 | 3 | 28 |
| Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok | 72 | 0.00 | 3 | 28 |
| Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah | 76 | 0.00 | 11 | 28 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch | 81 | 0.00 | 14 | 28 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake Village | 87 | 0.00 | 17 | 28 |
| Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok | 90 | 0.00 | 19 | 28 |
| Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim | 96 | 0.00 | 22 | 28 |
| Yeshivas Emek Hatorah | 101 | 0.00 | 25 | 28 |
| Rabbi Jacob Joseph School | 115 | 0.00 | 28 | 28 |
| Caldwell University (this campus) | 2,005 | 1.50 | 86 | 14 |
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 Caldwell University rose from 0 to 2. The increase shows up in Burglary (0 to 1) and Rape (0 to 1).
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 Caldwell University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 3 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Rape and Motor Vehicle Theft.
The remaining 8 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 onlyCaldwell University: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 67% (6 → 2 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Rape | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 5 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 10 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 9 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 15 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 6 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 22 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Caldwell 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
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
21.45 incidents / 1,000 students
KY
Midway University
1.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Caldwell University sits on price and outcomes
At $24,691, Caldwell University's reported average net price is cheaper than 74% among 129 New Jersey colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $18,173.
- $24,691
- average net price
- $18,173
- New Jersey median
- 1.9×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $12,390
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $18,059 for families reporting under $30,000 against $30,449 above $110,000, a difference of $12,390. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $24,691 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Six-year median earnings of $47,439 run about 1.9 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
- $40,848
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $40,848
- Avg Net Price
- $24,691
- Median Debt
- $25,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 49%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- SAT Average
- 1260
- SAT Math Range
- 590-740
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 58%
- Retention Rate
- 77%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $47,439
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $53,843
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 65%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,309 similar institutions by enrollment size.
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, AR · 2,005 enrolled
Safety Score 21.45
Midway University
Midway, KY · 2,003 enrolled
Safety Score 1.00
Alfred University
Alfred, NY · 2,007 enrolled
Safety Score 2.99
City University of Seattle
Seattle, WA · 2,007 enrolled
Safety Score 1.00
Southern California University of Health Sciences
Whittier, CA · 2,008 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Closest by National Rank
Caldwell University (national rank #841) sits near St. John's University-New York (#840) and West Coast University-Los Angeles (#842) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
St. John's University-New York
Queens, NY
National Rank #840
West Coast University-Los Angeles
North Hollywood, CA
National Rank #842
Brewton-Parker College
Mount Vernon, GA
National Rank #839
Roanoke-Chowan Community College
Ahoskie, NC
National Rank #843
Clarkson University
Potsdam, NY
National Rank #838
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Caldwell University, both outside NJ so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, AR · 2,005 enrolled
Safety score 21.45
Alfred University
Alfred, NY · 2,007 enrolled
Safety score 2.99
City University of Seattle
Seattle, WA · 2,007 enrolled
Safety score 1.00
Midway University
Midway, KY · 2,003 enrolled
Safety score 1.00
Hult International Business School
Cambridge, MA · 2,008 enrolled
Safety score 3.98
Southern California University of Health Sciences
Whittier, CA · 2,008 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus
Zanesville, OH · 2,009 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Wagner College
Staten Island, NY · 2,001 enrolled
Safety score 2.50
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
West Coast University-Los Angeles
North Hollywood, CA · 2,673 enrolled
Safety score 1.50
St. John's University-New York
Queens, NY · 19,389 enrolled
Safety score 1.50
Shepherd University
Shepherdstown, WV · 3,339 enrolled
Safety score 1.50
Brewton-Parker College
Mount Vernon, GA · 1,338 enrolled
Safety score 1.49
Carson-Newman University
Jefferson City, TN · 2,669 enrolled
Safety score 1.50
Clarkson University
Potsdam, NY · 3,348 enrolled
Safety score 1.49
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA · 7,968 enrolled
Safety score 1.51
Anderson University
Anderson, SC · 4,710 enrolled
Safety score 1.49
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Caldwell University safe?
Caldwell University has a safety score of 1.50 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #841 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (21.45/1k). Same-state same-level set: Georgian Court University (2.48/1k); Berkeley College-Woodland Park (0.00/1k); Drew University (1.34/1k); Felician University (4.12/1k); Centenary University (7.15/1k); Chamberlain University-New Jersey (0.82/1k); Eastwick College-Ramsey (0.00/1k); Eastwick College-Hackensack (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at Caldwell University?
For calendar year 2024, Caldwell University reported Burglary (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 Caldwell University compare to similar schools?
Caldwell University reports 72% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (21.45/1k); Midway University (1.00/1k); Alfred University (2.99/1k); City University of Seattle (1.00/1k); Southern California University of Health Sciences (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Georgian Court University (2.48/1k); Berkeley College-Woodland Park (0.00/1k); Drew University (1.34/1k); Felician University (4.12/1k); Centenary University (7.15/1k); Chamberlain University-New Jersey (0.82/1k); Eastwick College-Ramsey (0.00/1k); Eastwick College-Hackensack (0.00/1k).
Does Caldwell University have fire safety data?
Yes. Caldwell University reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 2 fires were reported in the most recent year.
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