WA
City University of Seattle
1.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Seattle, WA · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
City University of Seattle
Across 2022–2024, City University of Seattle reported 2 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Bellingham Technical College.
- 1.00
- Incidents / 1k students
- #630
- Rank of 2,072
- #22
- WA rank
- 2,007
- Enrolled students
1.00 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
City University of Seattle reports 1.00 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 83% below Alfred University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Alfred University (2.99/1k); Southern California University of Health Sciences (0.00/1k); Hult International Business School (3.98/1k); University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (21.45/1k); Caldwell University (1.50/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Bellingham Technical College (1.47/1k); University of Puget Sound (15.02/1k); Peninsula College (1.39/1k); Big Bend Community College (1.08/1k); Centralia College (5.79/1k); Seattle Pacific University (13.27/1k); Whitworth University (0.00/1k); Cascadia College (2.52/1k). 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
- 1.00
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #630
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 70%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 2
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 234915 · City University of Seattle 1.00/1k score rate · #630/2,072
RATE-QUIET · RANK-MID · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-QUIET 1.00/1k
- RANK-MID #630/2,072
- ST-MID #22 in state
- BELOW-PEER Caldwell University · 0.50 back
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ trend
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-SMALL 2,007
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Caldwell University (+0.50/1k)
City University of Seattle sheet RATE-QUIET · RANK-MID · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Caldwell 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-QUIET · RANK-MID · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Caldwell University (+0.50/1k). National rank #630 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
City University of Seattle reports 1.00 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 83% below Alfred University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Alfred University (2.99/1k); Southern California University of Health Sciences (0.00/1k); Hult International Business School (3.98/1k); University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (21.45/1k); Caldwell University (1.50/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Bellingham Technical College (1.47/1k); University of Puget Sound (15.02/1k); Peninsula College (1.39/1k); Big Bend Community College (1.08/1k); Centralia College (5.79/1k); Seattle Pacific University (13.27/1k); Whitworth University (0.00/1k); Cascadia College (2.52/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around City University of
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest City 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
- City University of Seattle · this campus 1
City University of Seattle — this campus
1 per 1,000 students
- Caldwell University · near 1.5
Caldwell University — near
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 City University of Seattle's 1.00/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
City University of Seattle 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 WA 4-year peers in this comparison, City University of Seattle is larger than 56% and safer-reporting than 56% - 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 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- 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
- City University of Seattle: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine | 50 | 0.00 | 0 | 75 |
| Seattle Film Institute | 85 | 0.00 | 3 | 75 |
| Northwest College of Art & Design | 139 | 7.19 | 6 | 14 |
| The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology | 243 | 0.00 | 8 | 75 |
| Faith International University | 464 | 0.00 | 11 | 75 |
| Cornish College of the Arts | 505 | 9.90 | 14 | 8 |
| Northwest Indian College | 636 | 4.72 | 17 | 25 |
| Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences | 665 | 0.00 | 19 | 75 |
| Bastyr University | 734 | 0.00 | 22 | 75 |
| Antioch University-Seattle | 771 | 0.00 | 25 | 75 |
| Heritage University | 937 | 0.00 | 28 | 75 |
| City University of Seattle (this campus) | 2,007 | 1.00 | 56 | 56 |
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 City University of Seattle rose from 0 to 2. The increase shows up in Burglary (0 to 2).
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 City University of Seattle
Across 3 reporting years, the only Clery Act category with a recorded on-campus incident here is Burglary.
The remaining 10 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 onlyCity University of Seattle: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 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 |
| Rape | 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
54 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
City University of Seattle 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).
NY
Alfred University
2.99 incidents / 1,000 students
CA
Southern California University of Health Sciences
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Academic & Financial Profile
Outcomes
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $56,195
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $69,460
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 65%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,311 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Alfred University
Alfred, NY · 2,007 enrolled
Safety Score 2.99
Southern California University of Health Sciences
Whittier, CA · 2,008 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Hult International Business School
Cambridge, MA · 2,008 enrolled
Safety Score 3.98
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, AR · 2,005 enrolled
Safety Score 21.45
Caldwell University
Caldwell, NJ · 2,005 enrolled
Safety Score 1.50
Closest by National Rank
City University of Seattle (national rank #630) sits near San Bernardino Valley College (#629) and Midway University (#631) 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 City University of Seattle, both outside WA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Alfred University
Alfred, NY · 2,007 enrolled
Safety score 2.99
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
Caldwell University
Caldwell, NJ · 2,005 enrolled
Safety score 1.50
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus
Zanesville, OH · 2,009 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
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
Charter Oak State College
New Britain, CT · 2,012 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Quincy College
Quincy, MA · 3,022 enrolled
Safety score 0.99
The New School
New York, NY · 9,068 enrolled
Safety score 0.99
Ottawa University-Ottawa
Ottawa, KS · 999 enrolled
Safety score 1.00
CUNY Queens College
Queens, NY · 15,965 enrolled
Safety score 1.00
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-El Paso
El Paso, TX · 997 enrolled
Safety score 1.00
Utah State University
Logan, UT · 28,904 enrolled
Safety score 1.00
Community College of Denver
Denver, CO · 7,965 enrolled
Safety score 1.00
Frequently Asked Questions
Is City University of Seattle safe?
City University of Seattle has a safety score of 1.00 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #630 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Alfred University (2.99/1k). Same-state same-level set: Bellingham Technical College (1.47/1k); University of Puget Sound (15.02/1k); Peninsula College (1.39/1k); Big Bend Community College (1.08/1k); Centralia College (5.79/1k); Seattle Pacific University (13.27/1k); Whitworth University (0.00/1k); Cascadia College (2.52/1k).
What crimes are reported at City University of Seattle?
For calendar year 2024, City University of Seattle reported Burglary (2) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does City University of Seattle compare to similar schools?
City University of Seattle reports 83% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Alfred University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Alfred University (2.99/1k); Southern California University of Health Sciences (0.00/1k); Hult International Business School (3.98/1k); University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (21.45/1k); Caldwell University (1.50/1k). Same-state same-level set: Bellingham Technical College (1.47/1k); University of Puget Sound (15.02/1k); Peninsula College (1.39/1k); Big Bend Community College (1.08/1k); Centralia College (5.79/1k); Seattle Pacific University (13.27/1k); Whitworth University (0.00/1k); Cascadia College (2.52/1k).
Does City University of Seattle have fire safety data?
Yes. City University of Seattle 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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