IA
Clarke University
4.16 incidents / 1,000 students
Dubuque, IA · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Clarke University
Across 2022–2024, Clarke University reported 8 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: Briar Cliff University.
- 4.16
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,508
- Rank of 2,072
- #30
- IA rank
- 962
- Enrolled students
4.16 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Clarke University reports 4.16 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 899% above Montreat College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Montreat College (1.04/1k); Mildred Elley-New York Campus (0.00/1k); West Coast University-Miami (0.00/1k); William T McFatter Technical College (0.00/1k); Judson University (1.04/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Briar Cliff University (2.11/1k); Mercy College of Health Sciences (3.45/1k); Central College (7.38/1k); Cornell College (4.57/1k); Graceland University-Lamoni (4.54/1k); Loras College (5.05/1k); Coe College (10.88/1k); Simpson College (1.60/1k). 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
- 4.16
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,508
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 73%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 4
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 153126 · Clarke University 4.16/1k score rate · #1,508/2,072
RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-HIGH 4.16/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,508/2,072
- ST-MID #30 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Judson University · +3.12
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 100%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-SMALL 962
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Judson University (-3.12/1k)
Clarke University sheet RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Judson 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-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Judson University (-3.12/1k). National rank #1,508 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Clarke University reports 4.16 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 899% above Montreat College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Montreat College (1.04/1k); Mildred Elley-New York Campus (0.00/1k); West Coast University-Miami (0.00/1k); William T McFatter Technical College (0.00/1k); Judson University (1.04/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Briar Cliff University (2.11/1k); Mercy College of Health Sciences (3.45/1k); Central College (7.38/1k); Cornell College (4.57/1k); Graceland University-Lamoni (4.54/1k); Loras College (5.05/1k); Coe College (10.88/1k); Simpson College (1.60/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Clarke University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Clarke on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Mildred Elley-New York Campus · lowest peer 0
Mildred Elley-New York Campus — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Judson University · near 1.04
Judson University — near
1.04 per 1,000 students
- Montreat College · near 1.04
Montreat College — near
1.04 per 1,000 students
- Clarke University · this campus · highest
Clarke University — this campus · highest
4.16 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Clarke University's 4.16/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Clarke University increased from 2 to 4 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 IA 4-year peers in this comparison, Clarke University is larger than 25% and safer-reporting than 44% - the smaller, 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 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Clarke University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orion Technical College | 41 | 0.00 | 0 | 83 |
| Divine Word College | 64 | 0.00 | 3 | 83 |
| Wartburg Theological Seminary | 161 | 0.00 | 6 | 83 |
| St Luke's College | 176 | 0.00 | 8 | 83 |
| Emmaus Bible College | 234 | 0.00 | 11 | 83 |
| Allen College | 483 | 2.07 | 14 | 67 |
| Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary | 611 | 0.00 | 17 | 83 |
| Mercy College of Health Sciences | 869 | 3.45 | 19 | 50 |
| Briar Cliff University | 947 | 2.11 | 22 | 64 |
| Clarke University (this campus) | 962 | 4.16 | 25 | 44 |
| Central College | 1,084 | 7.38 | 28 | 19 |
| Cornell College | 1,094 | 4.57 | 31 | 33 |
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 Clarke University rose from 2 to 4 (+100%). The increase shows up in Burglary (0 to 2) and Fondling (0 to 1). Falling over the same period: Rape (2 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 Clarke University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 4 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Rape, Aggravated Assault and Fondling.
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 onlyClarke University: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 100% (2 → 4 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rape | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fondling | 1 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 6 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 7 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 5 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 7 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Clarke 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).
NC
Montreat College
1.04 incidents / 1,000 students
NY
Mildred Elley-New York Campus
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Clarke University sits on price and outcomes
At $24,479, Clarke University's reported average net price is cheaper than 85% among 68 Iowa colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $17,813.
- $24,479
- average net price
- $17,813
- Iowa median
- 1.8×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $1,379
- reported income-bracket spread
Price barely responds to income at this institution. Families under $30,000 report $23,405 and those above $110,000 report $24,784, a difference of just $1,379. Where the curve is this flat, need-based aid is doing little of the work and the sticker figure is close to what most families actually pay.
Six-year median earnings of $49,157 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
- $40,910
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $40,910
- Avg Net Price
- $24,479
- Median Debt
- $26,717
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 37%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- SAT Average
- 1054
- SAT Math Range
- 470-590
- ACT Average
- 21
- ACT Range
- 16-24
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 56%
- Retention Rate
- 67%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $49,157
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $55,396
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 83%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,222 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Montreat College
Montreat, NC · 962 enrolled
Safety Score 1.04
Mildred Elley-New York Campus
New York, NY · 961 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
West Coast University-Miami
Doral, FL · 961 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
William T McFatter Technical College
Davie, FL · 960 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Judson University
Elgin, IL · 960 enrolled
Safety Score 1.04
Closest by National Rank
Clarke University (national rank #1508) sits near Anna Maria College (#1509) and Gonzaga University (#1507) 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 Clarke University, both outside IA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Montreat College
Montreat, NC · 962 enrolled
Safety score 1.04
West Coast University-Miami
Doral, FL · 961 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Judson University
Elgin, IL · 960 enrolled
Safety score 1.04
Lourdes University
Sylvania, OH · 964 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Maranatha Baptist University
Watertown, WI · 960 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Shaw University
Raleigh, NC · 964 enrolled
Safety score 31.12
Bluefield University
Bluefield, VA · 959 enrolled
Safety score 2.09
University of Western States
Portland, OR · 959 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Anna Maria College
Paxton, MA · 1,202 enrolled
Safety score 4.16
Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA · 7,470 enrolled
Safety score 4.15
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr, PA · 1,679 enrolled
Safety score 4.17
Miami University-Oxford
Oxford, OH · 18,838 enrolled
Safety score 4.14
Dine College
Tsaile, AZ · 1,434 enrolled
Safety score 4.18
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL · 59,238 enrolled
Safety score 4.19
Saint Joseph's College of Maine
Standish, ME · 1,454 enrolled
Safety score 4.13
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, NC · 18,848 enrolled
Safety score 4.19
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Clarke University safe?
Clarke University has a safety score of 4.16 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,508 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Montreat College (1.04/1k). Same-state same-level set: Briar Cliff University (2.11/1k); Mercy College of Health Sciences (3.45/1k); Central College (7.38/1k); Cornell College (4.57/1k); Graceland University-Lamoni (4.54/1k); Loras College (5.05/1k); Coe College (10.88/1k); Simpson College (1.60/1k).
What crimes are reported at Clarke University?
For calendar year 2024, Clarke University reported Burglary (2), Fondling (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 Clarke University compare to similar schools?
Clarke University reports 899% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Montreat College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Montreat College (1.04/1k); Mildred Elley-New York Campus (0.00/1k); West Coast University-Miami (0.00/1k); William T McFatter Technical College (0.00/1k); Judson University (1.04/1k). Same-state same-level set: Briar Cliff University (2.11/1k); Mercy College of Health Sciences (3.45/1k); Central College (7.38/1k); Cornell College (4.57/1k); Graceland University-Lamoni (4.54/1k); Loras College (5.05/1k); Coe College (10.88/1k); Simpson College (1.60/1k).
Does Clarke University have fire safety data?
Yes. Clarke 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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