GA
Covenant College
7.27 incidents / 1,000 students
Lookout Mountain, GA · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Covenant College
Across 2022–2024, Covenant College reported 27 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Agnes Scott College.
- 7.27
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,810
- Rank of 2,072
- #84
- GA rank
- 1,100
- Enrolled students
7.27 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Covenant College reports 7.27 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 82% above The Chicago School at Chicago. Similar-enrollment scored peers: The Chicago School at Chicago (0.00/1k); Northwestern Health Sciences University (0.00/1k); Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville (0.00/1k); Graceland University-Lamoni (4.54/1k); Hartwick College (15.50/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Agnes Scott College (8.34/1k); Reinhardt University (3.24/1k); Morehouse School of Medicine (8.27/1k); Emmanuel University (0.00/1k); Shorter University (0.76/1k); Brewton-Parker College (1.49/1k); LaGrange College (0.00/1k); American InterContinental University-Atlanta (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
- 7.27
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,810
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 87%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 5
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 139393 · Covenant College 7.27/1k score rate · #1,810/2,072
RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-HOT 7.27/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,810/2,072
- ST-MID #84 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Graceland University-Lamoni · +2.74
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 17%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-SMALL 1,100
- FIRE-REPORT 1 fire
Nearest enrollment peer: Graceland University-Lamoni (-2.74/1k)
Covenant College sheet RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT · peer Graceland University-Lamoni. 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-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Graceland University-Lamoni (-2.74/1k). National rank #1,810 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Covenant College reports 7.27 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 82% above The Chicago School at Chicago. Similar-enrollment scored peers: The Chicago School at Chicago (0.00/1k); Northwestern Health Sciences University (0.00/1k); Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville (0.00/1k); Graceland University-Lamoni (4.54/1k); Hartwick College (15.50/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Agnes Scott College (8.34/1k); Reinhardt University (3.24/1k); Morehouse School of Medicine (8.27/1k); Emmanuel University (0.00/1k); Shorter University (0.76/1k); Brewton-Parker College (1.49/1k); LaGrange College (0.00/1k); American InterContinental University-Atlanta (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Covenant College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Covenant on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- The Chicago School at · lowest peer 0
The Chicago School at Chicago — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Northwestern Health Sciences University · near 0
Northwestern Health Sciences University — near
0 per 1,000 students
- Graceland University-Lamoni · near 4.54
Graceland University-Lamoni — near
4.54 per 1,000 students
- Covenant College · this campus
Covenant College — this campus
7.27 per 1,000 students
- Hartwick College · highest peer
Hartwick College — highest peer
15.5 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Covenant College's 7.27/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Covenant College decreased from 16 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 GA 4-year peers in this comparison, Covenant College is larger than 47% and safer-reporting than 14% - 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 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Covenant College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interdenominational Theological Center | 60 | 0.00 | 0 | 58 |
| Columbia Theological Seminary | 127 | 7.87 | 3 | 8 |
| Beulah Heights University | 359 | 0.00 | 6 | 58 |
| Atlanta's John Marshall Law School | 379 | 0.00 | 8 | 58 |
| Paine College | 390 | 5.13 | 11 | 19 |
| Morris Brown College | 432 | 0.00 | 14 | 58 |
| Herzing University-Atlanta | 435 | 0.00 | 17 | 58 |
| Andrew College | 496 | 4.03 | 19 | 25 |
| Luther Rice College & Seminary | 508 | 0.00 | 22 | 58 |
| DeVry University-Georgia | 522 | 0.00 | 25 | 58 |
| Wesleyan College | 531 | 0.00 | 28 | 58 |
| Covenant College (this campus) | 1,100 | 7.27 | 47 | 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 Covenant College fell from 16 to 5 (-69%). The increase shows up in Fondling (0 to 1). Falling over the same period: Burglary (12 to 4), Rape (3 to 0) and Arson (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 Covenant College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 4 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Rape, Arson and Fondling. Burglary accounts for most of them.
The remaining 7 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, 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 onlyCovenant College: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 17% (6 → 5 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 4 | 12 | 6 |
| Rape | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fondling | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 9 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 6 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 4 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 5 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Covenant 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).
IL
The Chicago School at Chicago
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
MN
Northwestern Health Sciences University
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Covenant College sits on price and outcomes
At $26,265, Covenant College's reported average net price is cheaper than 81% among 124 Georgia colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $16,482.
- $26,265
- average net price
- $16,482
- Georgia median
- 1.8×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $11,862
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $18,310 for families reporting under $30,000 against $30,172 above $110,000, a difference of $11,862. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $26,265 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Six-year median earnings of $39,570 run about 1.5 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
- $42,040
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $42,040
- Avg Net Price
- $26,265
- Median Debt
- $22,500
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 19%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- SAT Average
- 1294
- SAT Math Range
- 560-670
- ACT Average
- 26
- ACT Range
- 23-30
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 72%
- Retention Rate
- 88%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $39,570
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $50,412
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 91%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,250 similar institutions by enrollment size.
The Chicago School at Chicago
Chicago, IL · 1,100 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Northwestern Health Sciences University
Bloomington, MN · 1,101 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville
Nashville, TN · 1,101 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Graceland University-Lamoni
Lamoni, IA · 1,102 enrolled
Safety Score 4.54
Hartwick College
Oneonta, NY · 1,097 enrolled
Safety Score 15.50
Closest by National Rank
Covenant College (national rank #1810) sits near University of Denver (#1809) and Kentucky Christian University (#1811) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
University of Denver
Denver, CO
National Rank #1809
Kentucky Christian University
Grayson, KY
National Rank #1811
Pitzer College
Claremont, CA
National Rank #1808
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington
Abington, PA
National Rank #1812
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Minneapolis, MN
National Rank #1807
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Covenant College, both outside GA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
The Chicago School at Chicago
Chicago, IL · 1,100 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Northwestern Health Sciences University
Bloomington, MN · 1,101 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Graceland University-Lamoni
Lamoni, IA · 1,102 enrolled
Safety score 4.54
Cairn University-Langhorne
Langhorne, PA · 1,097 enrolled
Safety score 3.65
Hartwick College
Oneonta, NY · 1,097 enrolled
Safety score 15.50
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport
Shreveport, LA · 1,103 enrolled
Safety score 25.39
Tusculum University
Greeneville, TN · 1,103 enrolled
Safety score 3.63
Greenville University
Greenville, IL · 1,104 enrolled
Safety score 2.72
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Kentucky Christian University
Grayson, KY · 550 enrolled
Safety score 7.27
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington
Abington, PA · 2,885 enrolled
Safety score 7.28
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine
Media, PA · 1,236 enrolled
Safety score 7.28
Plymouth State University
Plymouth, NH · 3,707 enrolled
Safety score 7.28
University of Denver
Denver, CO · 12,813 enrolled
Safety score 7.26
Pitzer College
Claremont, CA · 1,242 enrolled
Safety score 7.25
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX · 40,674 enrolled
Safety score 7.30
SUNY Morrisville
Morrisville, NY · 2,186 enrolled
Safety score 7.32
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Covenant College safe?
Covenant College has a safety score of 7.27 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,810 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: The Chicago School at Chicago (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Agnes Scott College (8.34/1k); Reinhardt University (3.24/1k); Morehouse School of Medicine (8.27/1k); Emmanuel University (0.00/1k); Shorter University (0.76/1k); Brewton-Parker College (1.49/1k); LaGrange College (0.00/1k); American InterContinental University-Atlanta (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at Covenant College?
For calendar year 2024, Covenant College reported Burglary (4) and Fondling (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Covenant College compare to similar schools?
Covenant College reports 82% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than The Chicago School at Chicago. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: The Chicago School at Chicago (0.00/1k); Northwestern Health Sciences University (0.00/1k); Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville (0.00/1k); Graceland University-Lamoni (4.54/1k); Hartwick College (15.50/1k). Same-state same-level set: Agnes Scott College (8.34/1k); Reinhardt University (3.24/1k); Morehouse School of Medicine (8.27/1k); Emmanuel University (0.00/1k); Shorter University (0.76/1k); Brewton-Parker College (1.49/1k); LaGrange College (0.00/1k); American InterContinental University-Atlanta (0.00/1k).
Does Covenant College have fire safety data?
Yes. Covenant College reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 1 fire was reported in the most recent year.
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