OH
Cedarville University
0.63 incidents / 1,000 students
Cedarville, OH · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Cedarville University
Across 2022–2024, Cedarville University reported 12 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Fondling). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Xavier University.
- 0.63
- Incidents / 1k students
- #425
- Rank of 2,072
- #63
- OH rank
- 6,318
- Enrolled students
0.63 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Cedarville University reports 0.63 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 81% below Yuba College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Yuba College (0.16/1k); Jackson State University (3.95/1k); Tennessee State University (1.90/1k); High Point University (6.79/1k); Western Illinois University (3.63/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Xavier University (5.82/1k); Clark State College (0.00/1k); The University of Findlay (1.79/1k); University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College (0.00/1k); James A. Rhodes State College (0.00/1k); Ashland University (0.73/1k); Franciscan University of Steubenville (2.77/1k); Tiffin University (3.39/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Fondling.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 0.63
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #425
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 79%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 1
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 201654 · Cedarville University 0.63/1k score rate · #425/2,072
RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-QUIET 0.63/1k
- RANK-UPPER #425/2,072
- ST-MID #63 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Yuba College · +0.47
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 80%
- CAT-LEAD Fondling
- ENR-MID 6,318
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Yuba College (-0.47/1k)
Cedarville University sheet RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO · peer Yuba 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-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Yuba College (-0.47/1k). National rank #425 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Cedarville University reports 0.63 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 81% below Yuba College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Yuba College (0.16/1k); Jackson State University (3.95/1k); Tennessee State University (1.90/1k); High Point University (6.79/1k); Western Illinois University (3.63/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Xavier University (5.82/1k); Clark State College (0.00/1k); The University of Findlay (1.79/1k); University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College (0.00/1k); James A. Rhodes State College (0.00/1k); Ashland University (0.73/1k); Franciscan University of Steubenville (2.77/1k); Tiffin University (3.39/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Fondling.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Cedarville University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Cedarville on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Yuba College · lowest peer 0.16
Yuba College — lowest peer
0.16 per 1,000 students
- Cedarville University · this campus 0.63
Cedarville University — this campus
0.63 per 1,000 students
- Tennessee State University · near 1.9
Tennessee State University — near
1.9 per 1,000 students
- Western Illinois University · near
Western Illinois University — near
3.63 per 1,000 students
- High Point University · highest peer
High Point University — highest peer
6.79 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Cedarville University's 0.63/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Cedarville University decreased from 6 to 1 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 OH 4-year peers in this comparison, Cedarville University is larger than 86% and safer-reporting than 58% - 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 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- 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) 53
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Cedarville University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent State University at Trumbull | 2,148 | 0.00 | 0 | 75 |
| Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus | 2,170 | 0.00 | 3 | 75 |
| Walsh University | 2,192 | 0.00 | 6 | 75 |
| Kent State University at Geauga | 2,204 | 0.45 | 8 | 67 |
| Kenyon College | 2,249 | 8.89 | 11 | 3 |
| University of Rio Grande | 2,258 | 0.00 | 14 | 75 |
| Capital University | 2,263 | 5.30 | 17 | 8 |
| Mount St. Joseph University | 2,265 | 0.88 | 19 | 47 |
| Otterbein University | 2,332 | 4.72 | 22 | 11 |
| Denison University | 2,394 | 11.28 | 25 | 0 |
| University of Mount Union | 2,461 | 0.41 | 28 | 69 |
| Cedarville University (this campus) | 6,318 | 0.63 | 86 | 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 Cedarville University fell from 6 to 1 (-83%). The decrease shows up in Fondling (3 to 1), Rape (2 to 0) and Aggravated Assault (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 Cedarville University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 4 Clery Act categories here: Fondling, Burglary, Rape and Aggravated Assault.
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 onlyCedarville University: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 80% (5 → 1 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fondling | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Burglary | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rape | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 1 | 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 | 5 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 5 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Cedarville 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).
CA
Yuba College
0.16 incidents / 1,000 students
MS
Jackson State University
3.95 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Cedarville University sits on price and outcomes
At $24,468, Cedarville University's reported average net price is cheaper than 76% among 228 Ohio colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $17,989.
- $24,468
- average net price
- $17,989
- Ohio median
- 2.3×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $9,140
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $18,987 for families reporting under $30,000 against $28,127 above $110,000, a difference of $9,140. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $24,468 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Six-year median earnings of $47,937 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
- $37,150
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $37,150
- Avg Net Price
- $24,468
- Median Debt
- $20,937
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 15%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- SAT Average
- 1241
- SAT Math Range
- 550-670
- ACT Average
- 26
- ACT Range
- 22-29
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 73%
- Retention Rate
- 90%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $47,937
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $55,443
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 93%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,000 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Yuba College
Marysville, CA · 6,320 enrolled
Safety Score 0.16
Jackson State University
Jackson, MS · 6,326 enrolled
Safety Score 3.95
Tennessee State University
Nashville, TN · 6,310 enrolled
Safety Score 1.90
High Point University
High Point, NC · 6,331 enrolled
Safety Score 6.79
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL · 6,332 enrolled
Safety Score 3.63
Closest by National Rank
Cedarville University (national rank #425) sits near Montgomery College (#426) and Cisco College (#424) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Montgomery College
Rockville, MD
National Rank #426
Cisco College
Cisco, TX
National Rank #424
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College
Chicago, IL
National Rank #427
Central Ohio Technical College
Newark, OH
National Rank #423
Ulster County Community College
Stone Ridge, NY
National Rank #428
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Cedarville University, both outside OH so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Jackson State University
Jackson, MS · 6,326 enrolled
Safety score 3.95
Tennessee State University
Nashville, TN · 6,310 enrolled
Safety score 1.90
High Point University
High Point, NC · 6,331 enrolled
Safety score 6.79
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL · 6,332 enrolled
Safety score 3.63
Bowie State University
Bowie, MD · 6,353 enrolled
Safety score 9.92
Marist University
Poughkeepsie, NY · 6,356 enrolled
Safety score 4.41
Suffolk University
Boston, MA · 6,356 enrolled
Safety score 1.42
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA · 6,272 enrolled
Safety score 8.77
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Lubbock Christian University
Lubbock, TX · 1,595 enrolled
Safety score 0.63
Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville, TN · 3,195 enrolled
Safety score 0.63
Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, IN · 1,601 enrolled
Safety score 0.62
Holy Family University
Philadelphia, PA · 3,225 enrolled
Safety score 0.62
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL · 16,154 enrolled
Safety score 0.62
University of St Francis
Joliet, IL · 3,074 enrolled
Safety score 0.65
Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center
West Des Moines, IA · 1,534 enrolled
Safety score 0.65
Weatherford College
Weatherford, TX · 6,520 enrolled
Safety score 0.61
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Cedarville University safe?
Cedarville University has a safety score of 0.63 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #425 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Yuba College (0.16/1k). Same-state same-level set: Xavier University (5.82/1k); Clark State College (0.00/1k); The University of Findlay (1.79/1k); University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College (0.00/1k); James A. Rhodes State College (0.00/1k); Ashland University (0.73/1k); Franciscan University of Steubenville (2.77/1k); Tiffin University (3.39/1k).
What crimes are reported at Cedarville University?
For calendar year 2024, Cedarville University reported Fondling (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Cedarville University compare to similar schools?
Cedarville University reports 81% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Yuba College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Yuba College (0.16/1k); Jackson State University (3.95/1k); Tennessee State University (1.90/1k); High Point University (6.79/1k); Western Illinois University (3.63/1k). Same-state same-level set: Xavier University (5.82/1k); Clark State College (0.00/1k); The University of Findlay (1.79/1k); University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College (0.00/1k); James A. Rhodes State College (0.00/1k); Ashland University (0.73/1k); Franciscan University of Steubenville (2.77/1k); Tiffin University (3.39/1k).
Does Cedarville University have fire safety data?
Yes. Cedarville 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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