WA
Cornish College of the Arts
9.90 incidents / 1,000 students
Seattle, WA · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Cornish College of the Arts
Across 2022–2024, Cornish College of the Arts reported 7 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: Faith International University.
- 9.90
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,929
- Rank of 2,072
- #59
- WA rank
- 505
- Enrolled students
9.90 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Cornish College of the Arts reports 9.90 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 1152% above Beal University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Beal University (0.00/1k); South University-Columbia (0.00/1k); Miller-Motte College-Augusta (0.00/1k); Simmons College of Kentucky (3.95/1k); Luther Rice College & Seminary (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Faith International University (0.00/1k); Northwest Indian College (4.72/1k); Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (0.00/1k); Bastyr University (0.00/1k); The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology (0.00/1k); Antioch University-Seattle (0.00/1k); Northwest College of Art & Design (7.19/1k); Seattle Film Institute (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
- 9.90
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,929
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 93%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 5
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 235024 · Cornish College of the 9.90/1k score rate · #1,929/2,072
RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-HOT 9.90/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,929/2,072
- ST-MID #59 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Simmons College of Kentucky · +5.95
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 150%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-SMALL 505
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Simmons College of Kentucky (-5.95/1k)
Cornish College of the Arts sheet RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Simmons College of Kentucky. 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 · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Simmons College of Kentucky (-5.95/1k). National rank #1,929 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Cornish College of the Arts reports 9.90 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 1152% above Beal University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Beal University (0.00/1k); South University-Columbia (0.00/1k); Miller-Motte College-Augusta (0.00/1k); Simmons College of Kentucky (3.95/1k); Luther Rice College & Seminary (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Faith International University (0.00/1k); Northwest Indian College (4.72/1k); Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (0.00/1k); Bastyr University (0.00/1k); The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology (0.00/1k); Antioch University-Seattle (0.00/1k); Northwest College of Art & Design (7.19/1k); Seattle Film Institute (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Cornish College of
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Cornish on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Beal University · lowest peer 0
Beal University — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- South University-Columbia · near 0
South University-Columbia — near
0 per 1,000 students
- Simmons College of Kentucky · near 3.95
Simmons College of Kentucky — near
3.95 per 1,000 students
- Cornish College of the · this campus · highest
Cornish College of the Arts — this campus · highest
9.9 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Cornish College of the Arts's 9.90/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Cornish College of the Arts increased from 0 to 5 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, Cornish College of the Arts is larger than 17% and safer-reporting than 8% - 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 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Cornish College of the Arts: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Northern University | 48 | 0.00 | 0 | 72 |
| Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine | 50 | 0.00 | 3 | 72 |
| Seattle Film Institute | 85 | 0.00 | 6 | 72 |
| Northwest College of Art & Design | 139 | 7.19 | 8 | 14 |
| The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology | 243 | 0.00 | 11 | 72 |
| Faith International University | 464 | 0.00 | 14 | 72 |
| Cornish College of the Arts (this campus) | 505 | 9.90 | 17 | 8 |
| Northwest Indian College | 636 | 4.72 | 19 | 25 |
| Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences | 665 | 0.00 | 22 | 72 |
| Bastyr University | 734 | 0.00 | 25 | 72 |
| Antioch University-Seattle | 771 | 0.00 | 28 | 72 |
| Heritage University | 937 | 0.00 | 31 | 72 |
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 Cornish College of the Arts rose from 0 to 5. The increase shows up in Burglary (0 to 2), Fondling (0 to 1) and Motor Vehicle Theft (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 Cornish College of the Arts
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 4 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Fondling, Motor Vehicle Theft and Robbery. Burglary accounts for most of them.
The remaining 7 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Incest 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 onlyCornish College of the Arts: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 150% (2 → 5 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Fondling | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 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 | 2 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 4 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 6 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 9 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Cornish College of the Arts 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).
ME
Beal University
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
SC
South University-Columbia
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,135 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Beal University
Bangor, ME · 504 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
South University-Columbia
Columbia, SC · 504 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Miller-Motte College-Augusta
Augusta, GA · 506 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Simmons College of Kentucky
Louisville, KY · 506 enrolled
Safety Score 3.95
Luther Rice College & Seminary
Lithonia, GA · 508 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Closest by National Rank
Cornish College of the Arts (national rank #1929) sits near Indiana University-Southeast (#1930) and Swarthmore College (#1928) 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 Cornish College of the Arts, 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)
Beal University
Bangor, ME · 504 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Simmons College of Kentucky
Louisville, KY · 506 enrolled
Safety score 3.95
South University-Columbia
Columbia, SC · 504 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Luther Rice College & Seminary
Lithonia, GA · 508 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton
Hazleton, PA · 502 enrolled
Safety score 3.98
Bethel College-North Newton
North Newton, KS · 509 enrolled
Safety score 5.89
Platt College-Ontario
Ontario, CA · 500 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Southern California Institute of Technology
Anaheim, CA · 510 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Indiana University-Southeast
New Albany, IN · 3,736 enrolled
Safety score 9.90
Bowie State University
Bowie, MD · 6,353 enrolled
Safety score 9.92
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA · 1,623 enrolled
Safety score 9.86
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, OH · 1,525 enrolled
Safety score 9.84
Harris-Stowe State University
Saint Louis, MO · 1,002 enrolled
Safety score 9.98
Furman University
Greenville, SC · 2,554 enrolled
Safety score 9.79
Connecticut College
New London, CT · 1,990 enrolled
Safety score 10.05
University of Dayton
Dayton, OH · 10,506 enrolled
Safety score 10.09
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Cornish College of the Arts safe?
Cornish College of the Arts has a safety score of 9.90 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,929 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Beal University (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Faith International University (0.00/1k); Northwest Indian College (4.72/1k); Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (0.00/1k); Bastyr University (0.00/1k); The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology (0.00/1k); Antioch University-Seattle (0.00/1k); Northwest College of Art & Design (7.19/1k); Seattle Film Institute (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at Cornish College of the Arts?
For calendar year 2024, Cornish College of the Arts reported Burglary (2), Fondling (1), Motor Vehicle Theft (1) and Robbery (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Cornish College of the Arts compare to similar schools?
Cornish College of the Arts reports 1152% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Beal University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Beal University (0.00/1k); South University-Columbia (0.00/1k); Miller-Motte College-Augusta (0.00/1k); Simmons College of Kentucky (3.95/1k); Luther Rice College & Seminary (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Faith International University (0.00/1k); Northwest Indian College (4.72/1k); Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (0.00/1k); Bastyr University (0.00/1k); The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology (0.00/1k); Antioch University-Seattle (0.00/1k); Northwest College of Art & Design (7.19/1k); Seattle Film Institute (0.00/1k).
Does Cornish College of the Arts have fire safety data?
Yes. Cornish College of the Arts 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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