ND
Dickinson State University
1.42 incidents / 1,000 students
Dickinson, ND · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Dickinson State University
Across 2022–2024, Dickinson State University reported 5 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, with no net change between the first and last filed year; largest filed category is Aggravated Assault.
- 1.42
- Incidents / 1k students
- #802
- Rank of 2,072
- #7
- ND rank
- 1,410
- Enrolled students
1.42 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Dickinson State University reports 1.42 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 899% above Colby Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Colby Community College (0.71/1k); University of Akron Wayne College (0.00/1k); SUNY Maritime College (0.00/1k); Blue Mountain Community College (0.00/1k); Logan University (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes University of Jamestown (8.72/1k); Mayville State University (0.88/1k); Valley City State University (1.66/1k); Turtle Mountain Community College (0.00/1k); United Tribes Technical College (34.72/1k); Sitting Bull College (0.00/1k); Trinity Bible College and Graduate School (0.00/1k); Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Aggravated Assault.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 1.42
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #802
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 61%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 2
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 200059 · Dickinson State University 1.42/1k score rate · #802/2,072
RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-LOW 1.42/1k
- RANK-MID #802/2,072
- ST-UPPER #7 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Colby Community College · +0.71
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-FLAT Flat
- CAT-LEAD Aggravated Assault
- ENR-SMALL 1,410
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Colby Community College (-0.71/1k)
Dickinson State University sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Colby 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-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Colby Community College (-0.71/1k). National rank #802 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Dickinson State University reports 1.42 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 899% above Colby Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Colby Community College (0.71/1k); University of Akron Wayne College (0.00/1k); SUNY Maritime College (0.00/1k); Blue Mountain Community College (0.00/1k); Logan University (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes University of Jamestown (8.72/1k); Mayville State University (0.88/1k); Valley City State University (1.66/1k); Turtle Mountain Community College (0.00/1k); United Tribes Technical College (34.72/1k); Sitting Bull College (0.00/1k); Trinity Bible College and Graduate School (0.00/1k); Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Aggravated Assault.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Dickinson State University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Dickinson on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- University of Akron Wayne · lowest peer 0
University of Akron Wayne College — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- SUNY Maritime College · near 0
SUNY Maritime College — near
0 per 1,000 students
- Colby Community College · near
Colby Community College — near
0.71 per 1,000 students
- Dickinson State University · this campus · highest
Dickinson State University — this campus · highest
1.42 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Dickinson State University's 1.42/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Dickinson State University increased from 1 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 15 ND 4-year peers in this comparison, Dickinson State University is larger than 57% and safer-reporting than 50% - 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 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 7
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 43, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 71
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 29, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 21, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 71
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 71
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 7, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 71
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 71, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 71
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 79, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 43
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 57
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 93, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 21
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 29
- Dickinson State University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 57, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen University-North Dakota | 52 | 0.00 | 0 | 71 |
| Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College | 233 | 0.00 | 7 | 71 |
| Trinity Bible College and Graduate School | 275 | 0.00 | 14 | 71 |
| Sitting Bull College | 309 | 0.00 | 21 | 71 |
| United Tribes Technical College | 576 | 34.72 | 29 | 0 |
| Turtle Mountain Community College | 872 | 0.00 | 36 | 71 |
| Mayville State University | 1,134 | 0.88 | 43 | 64 |
| University of Jamestown | 1,376 | 8.72 | 50 | 7 |
| Dickinson State University (this campus) | 1,410 | 1.42 | 57 | 50 |
| Valley City State University | 1,806 | 1.66 | 64 | 36 |
| Minot State University | 2,751 | 2.54 | 71 | 14 |
| University of Mary | 3,861 | 1.55 | 79 | 43 |
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 Dickinson State University rose from 1 to 2 (+100%). The increase shows up in 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 Dickinson State University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 3 Clery Act categories here: Aggravated Assault, Motor Vehicle Theft and Rape. Aggravated Assault accounts for most of them.
The remaining 8 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Burglary, 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 onlyDickinson State University: Criminal Offenses by year
Stable 0% (2 → 2 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aggravated Assault | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burglary | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 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
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 1 | 16 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 2 | 38 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 13 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Dickinson State 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).
KS
Colby Community College
0.71 incidents / 1,000 students
OH
University of Akron Wayne College
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Dickinson State University sits on price and outcomes
At $14,092, Dickinson State University's reported average net price is cheaper than 63% among 24 North Dakota colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $12,773.
- $14,092
- average net price
- $12,773
- North Dakota median
- 2.6×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $6,443
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $10,479 for families reporting under $30,000 against $16,922 above $110,000, a difference of $6,443. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $14,092 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $48,628, roughly 3.5 times a year of net price. That is a workable ratio, though it says nothing about how long the programme takes to finish.
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
- $9,118
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $9,118
- Avg Net Price
- $14,092
- Median Debt
- $18,442
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 21%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- ACT Average
- 19
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 47%
- Retention Rate
- 67%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $48,628
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $50,720
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 88%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,282 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Colby Community College
Colby, KS · 1,409 enrolled
Safety Score 0.71
University of Akron Wayne College
Orrville, OH · 1,411 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
SUNY Maritime College
Throggs Neck, NY · 1,413 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Blue Mountain Community College
Pendleton, OR · 1,407 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Logan University
Chesterfield, MO · 1,406 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Closest by National Rank
Dickinson State University (national rank #802) sits near Suffolk University (#801) and Liberty University (#803) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Suffolk University
Boston, MA
National Rank #801
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
National Rank #803
Iowa Central Community College
Fort Dodge, IA
National Rank #800
Strayer University-South Carolina
Greenville, SC
National Rank #804
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS
National Rank #805
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Dickinson State University, both outside ND so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
SUNY Maritime College
Throggs Neck, NY · 1,413 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Logan University
Chesterfield, MO · 1,406 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Flushing, NY · 1,405 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Centre College
Danville, KY · 1,404 enrolled
Safety score 10.68
Lawrence University
Appleton, WI · 1,417 enrolled
Safety score 18.35
Mount Mercy University
Cedar Rapids, IA · 1,417 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
North Carolina Wesleyan University
Rocky Mount, NC · 1,419 enrolled
Safety score 4.23
Arizona Christian University
Glendale, AZ · 1,421 enrolled
Safety score 0.70
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA · 104,327 enrolled
Safety score 1.42
Suffolk University
Boston, MA · 6,356 enrolled
Safety score 1.42
Strayer University-South Carolina
Greenville, SC · 2,110 enrolled
Safety score 1.42
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS · 23,150 enrolled
Safety score 1.43
Lindsey Wilson College
Columbia, KY · 4,193 enrolled
Safety score 1.43
Universidad Central de Bayamon
Bayamã³N, PR · 698 enrolled
Safety score 1.43
University of Hawaii Maui College
Kahului, HI · 2,792 enrolled
Safety score 1.43
Daytona State College
Daytona Beach, FL · 12,820 enrolled
Safety score 1.40
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dickinson State University safe?
Dickinson State University has a safety score of 1.42 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #802 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Colby Community College (0.71/1k). Same-state same-level set: University of Jamestown (8.72/1k); Mayville State University (0.88/1k); Valley City State University (1.66/1k); Turtle Mountain Community College (0.00/1k); United Tribes Technical College (34.72/1k); Sitting Bull College (0.00/1k); Trinity Bible College and Graduate School (0.00/1k); Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at Dickinson State University?
For calendar year 2024, Dickinson State University reported Aggravated Assault (1) and Motor Vehicle Theft (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Dickinson State University compare to similar schools?
Dickinson State University reports 899% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Colby Community College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Colby Community College (0.71/1k); University of Akron Wayne College (0.00/1k); SUNY Maritime College (0.00/1k); Blue Mountain Community College (0.00/1k); Logan University (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: University of Jamestown (8.72/1k); Mayville State University (0.88/1k); Valley City State University (1.66/1k); Turtle Mountain Community College (0.00/1k); United Tribes Technical College (34.72/1k); Sitting Bull College (0.00/1k); Trinity Bible College and Graduate School (0.00/1k); Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College (0.00/1k).
Does Dickinson State University have fire safety data?
Yes. Dickinson State 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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