TX
Dallas Baptist University
1.70 incidents / 1,000 students
Dallas, TX · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Dallas Baptist University
Across 2022–2024, Dallas Baptist University reported 17 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Fondling). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Houston Christian University.
- 1.70
- Incidents / 1k students
- #927
- Rank of 2,072
- #132
- TX rank
- 4,124
- Enrolled students
1.70 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Dallas Baptist University reports 1.70 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 59% above James A. Rhodes State College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: James A. Rhodes State College (0.00/1k); Woodland Community College (1.70/1k); Montana State University Billings (3.15/1k); Coastal Pines Technical College (0.48/1k); Sandhills Community College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Houston Christian University (0.94/1k); University of St Thomas (2.79/1k); Grayson College (0.00/1k); Brazosport College (0.00/1k); University of North Texas at Dallas (0.53/1k); The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (1.58/1k); The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest (0.00/1k); University of Houston-Victoria (1.95/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Fondling.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 1.70
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #927
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 55%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 6
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 224226 · Dallas Baptist University 1.70/1k score rate · #927/2,072
RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-LOW 1.70/1k
- RANK-MID #927/2,072
- ST-MID #132 in state
- PEER-FINISH Woodland Community College · ±0.00
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 14%
- CAT-LEAD Fondling
- ENR-SMALL 4,124
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Woodland Community College (-0.00/1k)
Dallas Baptist University sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Woodland Community College. 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-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Woodland Community College (-0.00/1k). National rank #927 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Dallas Baptist University reports 1.70 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 59% above James A. Rhodes State College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: James A. Rhodes State College (0.00/1k); Woodland Community College (1.70/1k); Montana State University Billings (3.15/1k); Coastal Pines Technical College (0.48/1k); Sandhills Community College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Houston Christian University (0.94/1k); University of St Thomas (2.79/1k); Grayson College (0.00/1k); Brazosport College (0.00/1k); University of North Texas at Dallas (0.53/1k); The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (1.58/1k); The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest (0.00/1k); University of Houston-Victoria (1.95/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Fondling.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Dallas Baptist University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Dallas on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- James A. Rhodes State · lowest peer 0
James A. Rhodes State College — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Coastal Pines Technical College · near 0.48
Coastal Pines Technical College — near
0.48 per 1,000 students
- Dallas Baptist University · this campus
Dallas Baptist University — this campus
1.7 per 1,000 students
- Woodland Community College · near
Woodland Community College — near
1.7 per 1,000 students
- Montana State University Billings · highest peer
Montana State University Billings — highest peer
3.15 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Dallas Baptist University's 1.70/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Dallas Baptist University increased from 4 to 6 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 TX 4-year peers in this comparison, Dallas Baptist University is larger than 67% and safer-reporting than 47% - 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 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Dallas Baptist University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamberlain University-Texas | 2,270 | 0.44 | 0 | 69 |
| Parker University | 2,308 | 0.43 | 3 | 72 |
| University of North Texas Health Science Center | 2,332 | 0.86 | 6 | 61 |
| Sul Ross State University | 2,384 | 2.52 | 8 | 39 |
| Texas A&M University-Central Texas | 2,403 | 1.66 | 11 | 50 |
| Galveston College | 2,405 | 0.42 | 14 | 75 |
| Texas A&M University-Texarkana | 2,412 | 6.63 | 17 | 11 |
| Texas Wesleyan University | 2,487 | 6.84 | 19 | 8 |
| Strayer University-Texas | 2,508 | 0.00 | 22 | 83 |
| University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center | 2,549 | 29.03 | 25 | 0 |
| Dallas Theological Seminary | 2,589 | 0.39 | 28 | 78 |
| Dallas Baptist University (this campus) | 4,124 | 1.70 | 67 | 47 |
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 Dallas Baptist University rose from 4 to 6 (+50%). The increase shows up in Rape (0 to 3) and Fondling (2 to 3). Falling over the same period: Burglary (1 to 0) and Motor Vehicle Theft (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 Dallas Baptist University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 4 Clery Act categories here: Fondling, Burglary, Rape and Motor Vehicle Theft.
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 onlyDallas Baptist University: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 14% (7 → 6 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fondling | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Burglary | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rape | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 1 | 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 |
| 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
18 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 5 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 21 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 6 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 8 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 5 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 29 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Baptist 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).
OH
James A. Rhodes State College
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
CA
Woodland Community College
1.70 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Dallas Baptist University sits on price and outcomes
At $28,516, Dallas Baptist University's reported average net price is cheaper than 89% among 337 Texas colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $18,267.
- $28,516
- average net price
- $18,267
- Texas median
- 2.1×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $6,947
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $25,326 for families reporting under $30,000 against $32,273 above $110,000, a difference of $6,947. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $28,516 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Six-year median earnings of $45,138 run about 1.6 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
- $40,190
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $40,190
- Avg Net Price
- $28,516
- Median Debt
- $21,591
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 23%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- SAT Average
- 1120
- SAT Math Range
- 470-593
- ACT Average
- 23
- ACT Range
- 20-26
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 59%
- Retention Rate
- 64%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $45,138
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $56,807
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 67%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,147 similar institutions by enrollment size.
James A. Rhodes State College
Lima, OH · 4,124 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Woodland Community College
Woodland, CA · 4,128 enrolled
Safety Score 1.70
Montana State University Billings
Billings, MT · 4,129 enrolled
Safety Score 3.15
Coastal Pines Technical College
Waycross, GA · 4,130 enrolled
Safety Score 0.48
Sandhills Community College
Pinehurst, NC · 4,115 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Closest by National Rank
Dallas Baptist University (national rank #927) sits near Alice Lloyd College (#928) and Woodland Community College (#926) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Alice Lloyd College
Pippa Passes, KY
National Rank #928
Woodland Community College
Woodland, CA
National Rank #926
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
National Rank #925
Northern Wyoming Community College District
Sheridan, WY
National Rank #929
Wor-Wic Community College
Salisbury, MD
National Rank #930
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Dallas Baptist University, both outside TX so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
James A. Rhodes State College
Lima, OH · 4,124 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Montana State University Billings
Billings, MT · 4,129 enrolled
Safety score 3.15
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Erie, PA · 4,133 enrolled
Safety score 2.18
Francis Marion University
Florence, SC · 4,112 enrolled
Safety score 0.97
Ashland University
Ashland, OH · 4,106 enrolled
Safety score 0.73
Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD · 4,104 enrolled
Safety score 5.60
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro
San Juan, PR · 4,101 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Missouri Southern State University
Joplin, MO · 4,147 enrolled
Safety score 0.72
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Alice Lloyd College
Pippa Passes, KY · 589 enrolled
Safety score 1.70
Cleveland University-Kansas City
Overland Park, KS · 588 enrolled
Safety score 1.70
John Brown University
Siloam Springs, AR · 2,350 enrolled
Safety score 1.70
Sinte Gleska University
Mission, SD · 592 enrolled
Safety score 1.69
The College of Saint Scholastica
Duluth, MN · 2,930 enrolled
Safety score 1.71
Palm Beach Atlantic University
West Palm Beach, FL · 4,147 enrolled
Safety score 1.69
Emerson College
Boston, MA · 5,263 enrolled
Safety score 1.71
Concordia University-Chicago
River Forest, IL · 4,770 enrolled
Safety score 1.68
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dallas Baptist University safe?
Dallas Baptist University has a safety score of 1.70 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #927 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: James A. Rhodes State College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Houston Christian University (0.94/1k); University of St Thomas (2.79/1k); Grayson College (0.00/1k); Brazosport College (0.00/1k); University of North Texas at Dallas (0.53/1k); The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (1.58/1k); The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest (0.00/1k); University of Houston-Victoria (1.95/1k).
What crimes are reported at Dallas Baptist University?
For calendar year 2024, Dallas Baptist University reported Fondling (3) and Rape (3) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Dallas Baptist University compare to similar schools?
Dallas Baptist University reports 59% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than James A. Rhodes State College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: James A. Rhodes State College (0.00/1k); Woodland Community College (1.70/1k); Montana State University Billings (3.15/1k); Coastal Pines Technical College (0.48/1k); Sandhills Community College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Houston Christian University (0.94/1k); University of St Thomas (2.79/1k); Grayson College (0.00/1k); Brazosport College (0.00/1k); University of North Texas at Dallas (0.53/1k); The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (1.58/1k); The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest (0.00/1k); University of Houston-Victoria (1.95/1k).
Does Dallas Baptist University have fire safety data?
Yes. Dallas Baptist 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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