NE
Chadron State College
6.20 incidents / 1,000 students
Chadron, NE · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Chadron State College
Across 2022–2024, Chadron State College reported 16 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, with no net change between the first and last filed year; largest filed category is Rape.
- 6.20
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,735
- Rank of 2,072
- #24
- NE rank
- 2,098
- Enrolled students
6.20 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Chadron State College reports 6.20 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 365% above Bowling Green State University-Firelands. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Bowling Green State University-Firelands (0.00/1k); Kent State University at Tuscarawas (0.00/1k); Asbury University (0.00/1k); University of Maine at Farmington (6.67/1k); Chesapeake College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Doane University (6.05/1k); Nebraska Wesleyan University (19.35/1k); Midland University (3.21/1k); Peru State College (4.69/1k); Clarkson College (1.78/1k); Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health (0.00/1k); Hastings College (2.09/1k); College of Saint Mary (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
- 6.20
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,735
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 84%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 3
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 180948 · Chadron State College 6.20/1k score rate · #1,735/2,072
RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-HOT 6.20/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,735/2,072
- ST-MID #24 in state
- BELOW-PEER University of Maine at · 0.47 back
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-FLAT Flat
- CAT-LEAD Rape
- ENR-SMALL 2,098
- FIRE-REPORT 21 fires
Nearest enrollment peer: University of Maine at Farmington (+0.47/1k)
Chadron State College sheet RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT · peer University of Maine at Farmington. 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-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is University of Maine at Farmington (+0.47/1k). National rank #1,735 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Chadron State College reports 6.20 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 365% above Bowling Green State University-Firelands. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Bowling Green State University-Firelands (0.00/1k); Kent State University at Tuscarawas (0.00/1k); Asbury University (0.00/1k); University of Maine at Farmington (6.67/1k); Chesapeake College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Doane University (6.05/1k); Nebraska Wesleyan University (19.35/1k); Midland University (3.21/1k); Peru State College (4.69/1k); Clarkson College (1.78/1k); Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health (0.00/1k); Hastings College (2.09/1k); College of Saint Mary (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Chadron State College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Chadron on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Bowling Green State University-Firelands · lowest peer 0
Bowling Green State University-Firelands — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Kent State University at · near 0
Kent State University at Tuscarawas — near
0 per 1,000 students
- Chadron State College · this campus
Chadron State College — this campus
6.2 per 1,000 students
- University of Maine at · highest peer
University of Maine at Farmington — highest peer
6.67 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Chadron State College's 6.20/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Chadron State College decreased from 10 to 3 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 23 NE 4-year peers in this comparison, Chadron State College is larger than 64% 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 59, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 18
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 55, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 5
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 45, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 27
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 41, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 59
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 32, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 45
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 27, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 23, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 18, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 68, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 9, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 73, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 23
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 5, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 77, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 55
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 82, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 32
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 9
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 91, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 95, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Chadron State College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Health School of Radiologic Technology | 29 | 0.00 | 0 | 64 |
| Summit Christian College | 32 | 0.00 | 5 | 64 |
| York University | 532 | 0.00 | 9 | 64 |
| Nebraska Indian Community College | 620 | 0.00 | 14 | 64 |
| Union Adventist University | 729 | 0.00 | 18 | 64 |
| Bryan College of Health Sciences | 765 | 22.22 | 23 | 0 |
| College of Saint Mary | 786 | 0.00 | 27 | 64 |
| Hastings College | 956 | 2.09 | 32 | 45 |
| Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health | 1,067 | 0.00 | 36 | 64 |
| Clarkson College | 1,121 | 1.78 | 41 | 59 |
| Peru State College | 1,492 | 4.69 | 45 | 27 |
| Chadron State College (this campus) | 2,098 | 6.20 | 64 | 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 Chadron State College fell from 10 to 3 (-70%). The increase shows up in Fondling (1 to 2). Falling over the same period: Burglary (4 to 0) and Rape (5 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 Chadron State College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 3 Clery Act categories here: Rape, Burglary and Fondling.
The remaining 8 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Incest and Motor Vehicle Theft. 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 onlyChadron State College: Criminal Offenses by year
Stable 0% (3 → 3 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rape | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Burglary | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Fondling | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 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 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 38 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 3 | 11 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 2 | 38 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 1 | 7 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 30 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 1 | 11 |
Chadron State 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).
OH
Bowling Green State University-Firelands
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
OH
Kent State University at Tuscarawas
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Chadron State College sits on price and outcomes
At $12,549, Chadron State College's reported average net price is cheaper than 26% among 35 Nebraska colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $16,590.
- $12,549
- average net price
- $16,590
- Nebraska median
- 2.1×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $6,000
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $10,047 for families reporting under $30,000 against $16,047 above $110,000, a difference of $6,000. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $12,549 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $39,139, 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
- $8,290
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $8,290
- Avg Net Price
- $12,549
- Median Debt
- $18,875
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 38%
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 44%
- Retention Rate
- 63%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $39,139
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $47,002
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 78%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,314 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Bowling Green State University-Firelands
Huron, OH · 2,097 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Kent State University at Tuscarawas
New Philadelphia, OH · 2,099 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Asbury University
Wilmore, KY · 2,100 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
University of Maine at Farmington
Farmington, ME · 2,100 enrolled
Safety Score 6.67
Chesapeake College
Wye Mills, MD · 2,095 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Closest by National Rank
Chadron State College (national rank #1735) sits near Bates College (#1736) and Bluffton University (#1734) 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 Chadron State College, both outside NE so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Bowling Green State University-Firelands
Huron, OH · 2,097 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Kent State University at Tuscarawas
New Philadelphia, OH · 2,099 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Asbury University
Wilmore, KY · 2,100 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
University of Maine at Farmington
Farmington, ME · 2,100 enrolled
Safety score 6.67
Hood College
Frederick, MD · 2,101 enrolled
Safety score 0.95
Viterbo University
La Crosse, WI · 2,094 enrolled
Safety score 1.91
University of Puerto Rico at Cayey
Cayey, PR · 2,093 enrolled
Safety score 2.87
Kansas City University
Kansas City, MO · 2,109 enrolled
Safety score 0.47
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Bluffton University
Bluffton, OH · 646 enrolled
Safety score 6.19
Saint Anselm College
Manchester, NH · 2,111 enrolled
Safety score 6.16
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA · 9,278 enrolled
Safety score 6.14
Bates College
Lewiston, ME · 1,760 enrolled
Safety score 6.25
Queens University of Charlotte
Charlotte, NC · 1,599 enrolled
Safety score 6.25
Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL · 2,874 enrolled
Safety score 6.26
Seattle Central College
Seattle, WA · 5,396 enrolled
Safety score 6.12
University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD · 13,906 enrolled
Safety score 6.11
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Chadron State College safe?
Chadron State College has a safety score of 6.20 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,735 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Bowling Green State University-Firelands (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Doane University (6.05/1k); Nebraska Wesleyan University (19.35/1k); Midland University (3.21/1k); Peru State College (4.69/1k); Clarkson College (1.78/1k); Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health (0.00/1k); Hastings College (2.09/1k); College of Saint Mary (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at Chadron State College?
For calendar year 2024, Chadron State College reported Fondling (2) 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 Chadron State College compare to similar schools?
Chadron State College reports 365% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Bowling Green State University-Firelands. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Bowling Green State University-Firelands (0.00/1k); Kent State University at Tuscarawas (0.00/1k); Asbury University (0.00/1k); University of Maine at Farmington (6.67/1k); Chesapeake College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Doane University (6.05/1k); Nebraska Wesleyan University (19.35/1k); Midland University (3.21/1k); Peru State College (4.69/1k); Clarkson College (1.78/1k); Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health (0.00/1k); Hastings College (2.09/1k); College of Saint Mary (0.00/1k).
Does Chadron State College have fire safety data?
Yes. Chadron State College reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 21 fires were reported in the most recent year.
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