NE
Doane University
6.05 incidents / 1,000 students
Crete, NE · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Doane University
Across 2022–2024, Doane University reported 17 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: Chadron State College.
- 6.05
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,727
- Rank of 2,072
- #23
- NE rank
- 1,985
- Enrolled students
6.05 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Doane University reports 6.05 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 58% above Arkansas State University Three Rivers. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Arkansas State University Three Rivers (0.00/1k); Emmanuel College (2.52/1k); SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill (3.52/1k); Massachusetts College of Art and Design (3.02/1k); Connecticut College (10.05/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Chadron State College (6.20/1k); Nebraska Wesleyan University (19.35/1k); Midland University (3.21/1k); Peru State College (4.69/1k); Clarkson College (1.78/1k); Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health (0.00/1k); Hastings College (2.09/1k); College of Saint Mary (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
- 6.05
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,727
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 83%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 6
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 181020 · Doane University 6.05/1k score rate · #1,727/2,072
RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-HOT 6.05/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,727/2,072
- ST-MID #23 in state
- ABOVE-PEER SUNY College of Agriculture · +2.52
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 14%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-SMALL 1,985
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill (-2.52/1k)
Doane University sheet RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill. 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-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill (-2.52/1k). National rank #1,727 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Doane University reports 6.05 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 58% above Arkansas State University Three Rivers. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Arkansas State University Three Rivers (0.00/1k); Emmanuel College (2.52/1k); SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill (3.52/1k); Massachusetts College of Art and Design (3.02/1k); Connecticut College (10.05/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Chadron State College (6.20/1k); Nebraska Wesleyan University (19.35/1k); Midland University (3.21/1k); Peru State College (4.69/1k); Clarkson College (1.78/1k); Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health (0.00/1k); Hastings College (2.09/1k); College of Saint Mary (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Doane University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Doane on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Arkansas State University Three · lowest peer 0
Arkansas State University Three Rivers — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Emmanuel College · near 2.52
Emmanuel College — near
2.52 per 1,000 students
- Massachusetts College of Art · near 3.02
Massachusetts College of Art and Design — near
3.02 per 1,000 students
- SUNY College of Agriculture · near 3.52
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill — near
3.52 per 1,000 students
- Doane University · this campus
Doane University — this campus
6.05 per 1,000 students
- Connecticut College · highest peer
Connecticut College — highest peer
10.05 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Doane University's 6.05/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Doane 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 23 NE 4-year peers in this comparison, Doane University is larger than 59% and safer-reporting than 18% - 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.
Read the chart as text
- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 55, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 5
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 45, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 27
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 41, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 59
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 32, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 45
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 27, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 23, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 18, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 9, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 68, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 5, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 73, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 23
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 77, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 55
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 82, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 32
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 9
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 91, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 95, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Doane University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 59, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 18
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Health School of Radiologic Technology | 29 | 0.00 | 0 | 64 |
| Summit Christian College | 32 | 0.00 | 5 | 64 |
| York University | 532 | 0.00 | 9 | 64 |
| Nebraska Indian Community College | 620 | 0.00 | 14 | 64 |
| Union Adventist University | 729 | 0.00 | 18 | 64 |
| Bryan College of Health Sciences | 765 | 22.22 | 23 | 0 |
| College of Saint Mary | 786 | 0.00 | 27 | 64 |
| Hastings College | 956 | 2.09 | 32 | 45 |
| Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health | 1,067 | 0.00 | 36 | 64 |
| Clarkson College | 1,121 | 1.78 | 41 | 59 |
| Peru State College | 1,492 | 4.69 | 45 | 27 |
| Doane University (this campus) | 1,985 | 6.05 | 59 | 18 |
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 Doane University rose from 4 to 6 (+50%). The increase shows up in Rape (2 to 4) and Burglary (1 to 2). Falling over the same period: 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 Doane University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 4 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Rape, Fondling 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 onlyDoane 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Rape | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Fondling | 0 | 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
27 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 1 | 9 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 6 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Doane 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).
AR
Arkansas State University Three Rivers
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
MA
Emmanuel College
2.52 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Doane University sits on price and outcomes
At $26,364, Doane University's reported average net price is cheaper than 89% among 35 Nebraska colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $16,590.
- $26,364
- average net price
- $16,590
- Nebraska median
- 1.8×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $8,281
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $21,129 for families reporting under $30,000 against $29,410 above $110,000, a difference of $8,281. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $26,364 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Six-year median earnings of $46,009 run about 1.7 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
- $43,985
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $43,985
- Avg Net Price
- $26,364
- Median Debt
- $25,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 27%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 98%
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 56%
- Retention Rate
- 79%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $46,009
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $53,316
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 73%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,305 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Arkansas State University Three Rivers
Malvern, AR · 1,983 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Emmanuel College
Boston, MA · 1,983 enrolled
Safety Score 2.52
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill
Cobleskill, NY · 1,988 enrolled
Safety Score 3.52
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Boston, MA · 1,989 enrolled
Safety Score 3.02
Connecticut College
New London, CT · 1,990 enrolled
Safety Score 10.05
Closest by National Rank
Doane University (national rank #1727) sits near Jefferson College (#1728) and Schreiner University (#1726) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Jefferson College
Hillsboro, MO
National Rank #1728
Schreiner University
Kerrville, TX
National Rank #1726
University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD
National Rank #1729
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX
National Rank #1725
NHTI-Concord's Community College
Concord, NH
National Rank #1724
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Doane University, both outside NE so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Emmanuel College
Boston, MA · 1,983 enrolled
Safety score 2.52
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill
Cobleskill, NY · 1,988 enrolled
Safety score 3.52
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Boston, MA · 1,989 enrolled
Safety score 3.02
Connecticut College
New London, CT · 1,990 enrolled
Safety score 10.05
St Lawrence University
Canton, NY · 1,991 enrolled
Safety score 7.03
Curry College
Milton, MA · 1,994 enrolled
Safety score 4.51
Berkeley College-Woodland Park
Woodland Park, NJ · 1,996 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Strayer University-Virginia
Arlington, VA · 1,998 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Schreiner University
Kerrville, TX · 1,326 enrolled
Safety score 6.03
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX · 12,116 enrolled
Safety score 6.03
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
Erie, PA · 3,336 enrolled
Safety score 6.00
Lewis & Clark College
Portland, OR · 3,504 enrolled
Safety score 5.99
Lincoln University
Lincoln University, PA · 1,670 enrolled
Safety score 5.99
Stonehill College
Easton, MA · 2,674 enrolled
Safety score 5.98
University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD · 13,906 enrolled
Safety score 6.11
Allegheny College
Meadville, PA · 1,171 enrolled
Safety score 5.98
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Doane University safe?
Doane University has a safety score of 6.05 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,727 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Arkansas State University Three Rivers (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Chadron State College (6.20/1k); Nebraska Wesleyan University (19.35/1k); Midland University (3.21/1k); Peru State College (4.69/1k); Clarkson College (1.78/1k); Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health (0.00/1k); Hastings College (2.09/1k); College of Saint Mary (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at Doane University?
For calendar year 2024, Doane University reported Rape (4) and Burglary (2) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Doane University compare to similar schools?
Doane University reports 58% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Arkansas State University Three Rivers. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Arkansas State University Three Rivers (0.00/1k); Emmanuel College (2.52/1k); SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill (3.52/1k); Massachusetts College of Art and Design (3.02/1k); Connecticut College (10.05/1k). Same-state same-level set: Chadron State College (6.20/1k); Nebraska Wesleyan University (19.35/1k); Midland University (3.21/1k); Peru State College (4.69/1k); Clarkson College (1.78/1k); Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health (0.00/1k); Hastings College (2.09/1k); College of Saint Mary (0.00/1k).
Does Doane University have fire safety data?
Yes. Doane 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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