NJ
Drew University
1.34 incidents / 1,000 students
Madison, NJ · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Drew University
Across 2022–2024, Drew University reported 20 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Rape). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Felician University.
- 1.34
- Incidents / 1k students
- #780
- Rank of 2,072
- #48
- NJ rank
- 2,232
- Enrolled students
1.34 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Drew University reports 1.34 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 50% below Flathead Valley Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Flathead Valley Community College (1.79/1k); Cowley County Community College (1.34/1k); New Mexico Junior College (0.00/1k); Southern State Community College (0.00/1k); Trinity College (10.28/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Felician University (4.12/1k); Georgian Court University (2.48/1k); Caldwell University (1.50/1k); Berkeley College-Woodland Park (0.00/1k); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus (1.04/1k); Centenary University (7.15/1k); Chamberlain University-New Jersey (0.82/1k); Eastwick College-Ramsey (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 1.34
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #780
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 62%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 1
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 184348 · Drew University 1.34/1k score rate · #780/2,072
RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-LOW 1.34/1k
- RANK-MID #780/2,072
- ST-MID #48 in state
- PEER-FINISH Cowley County Community College · ±0.00
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 92%
- CAT-LEAD Rape
- ENR-SMALL 2,232
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Cowley County Community College (-0.00/1k)
Drew University sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Cowley County 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 Cowley County Community College (-0.00/1k). National rank #780 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Drew University reports 1.34 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 50% below Flathead Valley Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Flathead Valley Community College (1.79/1k); Cowley County Community College (1.34/1k); New Mexico Junior College (0.00/1k); Southern State Community College (0.00/1k); Trinity College (10.28/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Felician University (4.12/1k); Georgian Court University (2.48/1k); Caldwell University (1.50/1k); Berkeley College-Woodland Park (0.00/1k); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus (1.04/1k); Centenary University (7.15/1k); Chamberlain University-New Jersey (0.82/1k); Eastwick College-Ramsey (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Drew University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Drew on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- New Mexico Junior College · lowest peer 0
New Mexico Junior College — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Drew University · this campus 1.34
Drew University — this campus
1.34 per 1,000 students
- Cowley County Community College · near 1.34
Cowley County Community College — near
1.34 per 1,000 students
- Flathead Valley Community College · near 1.79
Flathead Valley Community College — near
1.79 per 1,000 students
- Trinity College · highest peer
Trinity College — highest peer
10.28 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Drew University's 1.34/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Drew University decreased from 6 to 1 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 NJ 4-year peers in this comparison, Drew University is larger than 89% and safer-reporting than 19% - 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 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Drew University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talmudical Academy-New Jersey | 72 | 0.00 | 0 | 31 |
| Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah | 72 | 0.00 | 0 | 31 |
| Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok | 72 | 0.00 | 0 | 31 |
| Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah | 76 | 0.00 | 8 | 31 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch | 81 | 0.00 | 11 | 31 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake Village | 87 | 0.00 | 14 | 31 |
| Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok | 90 | 0.00 | 17 | 31 |
| Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim | 96 | 0.00 | 19 | 31 |
| Yeshivas Emek Hatorah | 101 | 0.00 | 22 | 31 |
| Rabbi Jacob Joseph School | 115 | 0.00 | 25 | 31 |
| Beth Medrash of Asbury Park | 124 | 0.00 | 28 | 31 |
| Drew University (this campus) | 2,232 | 1.34 | 89 | 19 |
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 Drew University fell from 6 to 1 (-83%). The decrease shows up in Fondling (4 to 0) and Aggravated Assault (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 Drew University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 5 Clery Act categories here: Rape, Fondling, Motor Vehicle Theft, Burglary and Aggravated Assault.
The remaining 6 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter and 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 onlyDrew University: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 92% (13 → 1 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rape | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Fondling | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Burglary | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 1 | 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
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 11 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 37 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 11 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 48 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 3 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 39 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 76 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
Drew 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).
MT
Flathead Valley Community College
1.79 incidents / 1,000 students
KS
Cowley County Community College
1.34 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Drew University sits on price and outcomes
At $24,280, Drew University's reported average net price is cheaper than 72% among 129 New Jersey colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $18,173.
- $24,280
- average net price
- $18,173
- New Jersey median
- 1.9×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $20,288
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $15,224, while those above $110,000 record $35,512 - roughly 2.3 times as much. A published average of $24,280 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six-year median earnings of $47,562 run about 2.0 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
- $47,100
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $47,100
- Avg Net Price
- $24,280
- Median Debt
- $25,288
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 29%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- SAT Average
- 1227
- SAT Math Range
- 533-650
- ACT Range
- 24-30
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 71%
- Retention Rate
- 88%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $47,562
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $63,646
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 81%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,300 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Flathead Valley Community College
Kalispell, MT · 2,234 enrolled
Safety Score 1.79
Cowley County Community College
Arkansas City, KS · 2,235 enrolled
Safety Score 1.34
New Mexico Junior College
Hobbs, NM · 2,235 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Southern State Community College
Hillsboro, OH · 2,227 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Trinity College
Hartford, CT · 2,238 enrolled
Safety Score 10.28
Closest by National Rank
Drew University (national rank #780) sits near Wartburg College (#781) and Cowley County Community College (#779) 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 Drew University, both outside NJ so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Chicago State University
Chicago, IL · 2,238 enrolled
Safety score 0.45
Trinity College
Hartford, CT · 2,238 enrolled
Safety score 10.28
Waldorf University
Forest City, IA · 2,225 enrolled
Safety score 8.54
United Talmudical Seminary
Brooklyn, NY · 2,241 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA · 2,241 enrolled
Safety score 7.14
Centralia College
Centralia, WA · 2,244 enrolled
Safety score 5.79
Neumann University
Aston, PA · 2,244 enrolled
Safety score 4.46
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Brooklyn, NY · 2,220 enrolled
Safety score 3.15
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Wartburg College
Waverly, IA · 1,483 enrolled
Safety score 1.35
College of Central Florida
Ocala, FL · 5,928 enrolled
Safety score 1.35
Marshall University
Huntington, WV · 11,958 enrolled
Safety score 1.34
Monroe University
Bronx, NY · 8,141 enrolled
Safety score 1.35
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD · 12,056 enrolled
Safety score 1.33
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
Marion, IN · 2,204 enrolled
Safety score 1.36
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA · 41,137 enrolled
Safety score 1.36
Washburn University
Topeka, KS · 6,033 enrolled
Safety score 1.33
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Drew University safe?
Drew University has a safety score of 1.34 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #780 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Flathead Valley Community College (1.79/1k). Same-state same-level set: Felician University (4.12/1k); Georgian Court University (2.48/1k); Caldwell University (1.50/1k); Berkeley College-Woodland Park (0.00/1k); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus (1.04/1k); Centenary University (7.15/1k); Chamberlain University-New Jersey (0.82/1k); Eastwick College-Ramsey (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at Drew University?
For calendar year 2024, Drew University reported Rape (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Drew University compare to similar schools?
Drew University reports 50% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Flathead Valley Community College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Flathead Valley Community College (1.79/1k); Cowley County Community College (1.34/1k); New Mexico Junior College (0.00/1k); Southern State Community College (0.00/1k); Trinity College (10.28/1k). Same-state same-level set: Felician University (4.12/1k); Georgian Court University (2.48/1k); Caldwell University (1.50/1k); Berkeley College-Woodland Park (0.00/1k); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus (1.04/1k); Centenary University (7.15/1k); Chamberlain University-New Jersey (0.82/1k); Eastwick College-Ramsey (0.00/1k).
Does Drew University have fire safety data?
Yes. Drew 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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