OK
East Central University
1.48 incidents / 1,000 students
Ada, OK · Clery Act 2024 · Public
East Central University
Across 2022–2024, East Central University reported 13 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, with no net change between the first and last filed year; largest filed category is Burglary.
- 1.48
- Incidents / 1k students
- #834
- Rank of 2,072
- #40
- OK rank
- 3,377
- Enrolled students
1.48 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
East Central University reports 1.48 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 55% below Messiah University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Messiah University (10.97/1k); Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College (0.00/1k); North Dakota State College of Science (3.27/1k); Husson University (2.08/1k); School of the Art Institute of Chicago (0.29/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Rogers State University (3.67/1k); University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center (7.07/1k); Cameron University (0.54/1k); Oklahoma City University (8.43/1k); Oklahoma Christian University (0.70/1k); University of Tulsa (12.01/1k); Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City (0.00/1k); Mid-America Christian University (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
- 1.48
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #834
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 60%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 4
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 207041 · East Central University 1.48/1k score rate · #834/2,072
RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-LOW 1.48/1k
- RANK-MID #834/2,072
- ST-MID #40 in state
- BELOW-PEER Husson University · 0.60 back
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-FLAT Flat
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-SMALL 3,377
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Husson University (+0.60/1k)
East Central University sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Husson University. 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 · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Husson University (+0.60/1k). National rank #834 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
East Central University reports 1.48 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 55% below Messiah University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Messiah University (10.97/1k); Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College (0.00/1k); North Dakota State College of Science (3.27/1k); Husson University (2.08/1k); School of the Art Institute of Chicago (0.29/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Rogers State University (3.67/1k); University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center (7.07/1k); Cameron University (0.54/1k); Oklahoma City University (8.43/1k); Oklahoma Christian University (0.70/1k); University of Tulsa (12.01/1k); Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City (0.00/1k); Mid-America Christian University (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around East Central University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest East on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Southeast Kentucky Community & · lowest peer 0
Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- School of the Art · near 0.29
School of the Art Institute of Chicago — near
0.29 per 1,000 students
- East Central University · this campus 1.48
East Central University — this campus
1.48 per 1,000 students
- Husson University · near 2.08
Husson University — near
2.08 per 1,000 students
- Messiah University · highest peer
Messiah University — highest peer
10.97 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around East Central University's 1.48/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
East Central University decreased from 5 to 4 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 30 OK 4-year peers in this comparison, East Central University is larger than 62% and safer-reporting than 48% - 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 59, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 21
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 66, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 10
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 55, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 7
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 52, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 66
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 76, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 79
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 48, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 79
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 45, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 34
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 41, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 79
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 38, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 76
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 34, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 79
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 79, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 45
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 24, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 21, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 59
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 62
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 24
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 52
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 10, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 79
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 7, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 79
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 79
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 90, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 93, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 55
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 38
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- East Central University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 62, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 48
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips Theological Seminary | 103 | 0.00 | 0 | 79 |
| Randall University | 298 | 3.36 | 3 | 28 |
| Family of Faith Christian University | 320 | 0.00 | 7 | 79 |
| Southwestern Christian University | 399 | 0.00 | 10 | 79 |
| Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology | 840 | 1.19 | 14 | 52 |
| Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 880 | 3.41 | 17 | 24 |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State University | 1,021 | 0.98 | 21 | 59 |
| University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma | 1,027 | 5.84 | 24 | 14 |
| Oklahoma Baptist University | 1,569 | 4.46 | 28 | 17 |
| Langston University | 1,937 | 36.14 | 31 | 0 |
| Northwestern Oklahoma State University | 2,079 | 0.00 | 34 | 79 |
| East Central University (this campus) | 3,377 | 1.48 | 62 | 48 |
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 East Central University fell from 5 to 4 (-20%). The increase shows up in Motor Vehicle Theft (0 to 1). Falling over the same period: Burglary (5 to 3).
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 East Central University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 2 Clery Act categories here: Burglary and Motor Vehicle Theft. Burglary accounts for most of them.
The remaining 9 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, 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 onlyEast Central University: Criminal Offenses by year
Stable 0% (4 → 4 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 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 | 2 | 19 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 48 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 16 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 38 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 12 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
East Central 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).
PA
Messiah University
10.97 incidents / 1,000 students
KY
Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where East Central University sits on price and outcomes
At $8,683, East Central University's reported average net price is cheaper than 31% among 84 Oklahoma colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $12,710.
- $8,683
- average net price
- $12,710
- Oklahoma median
- 2.3×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $2,551
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $8,151 for families reporting under $30,000 against $10,702 above $110,000, a difference of $2,551. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $8,683 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Six years after enrolling, the median former student who received federal aid reports $40,677 - about 4.7 times one year of the reported net price here. On that ratio the cost is recovered quickly.
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
- $8,032
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $17,842
- Avg Net Price
- $8,683
- Median Debt
- $17,671
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 45%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- SAT Average
- 1049
- SAT Math Range
- 440-560
- ACT Average
- 20
- ACT Range
- 17-24
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 34%
- Retention Rate
- 61%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $40,677
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $44,962
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 64%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,228 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA · 3,373 enrolled
Safety Score 10.97
Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College
Cumberland, KY · 3,371 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
North Dakota State College of Science
Wahpeton, ND · 3,367 enrolled
Safety Score 3.27
Husson University
Bangor, ME · 3,367 enrolled
Safety Score 2.08
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL · 3,394 enrolled
Safety Score 0.29
Closest by National Rank
East Central University (national rank #834) sits near Jamestown Community College (#833) and Anderson University (#835) 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 East Central University, both outside OK so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA · 3,373 enrolled
Safety score 10.97
Husson University
Bangor, ME · 3,367 enrolled
Safety score 2.08
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL · 3,394 enrolled
Safety score 0.29
Hope College
Holland, MI · 3,395 enrolled
Safety score 3.53
California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA · 3,351 enrolled
Safety score 3.88
Arcadia University
Glenside, PA · 3,404 enrolled
Safety score 2.94
Clarkson University
Potsdam, NY · 3,348 enrolled
Safety score 1.49
Black Hills State University
Spearfish, SD · 3,346 enrolled
Safety score 0.90
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
CUNY City College
New York, NY · 15,544 enrolled
Safety score 1.48
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education
Kirkland, WA · 1,352 enrolled
Safety score 1.48
Anderson University
Anderson, SC · 4,710 enrolled
Safety score 1.49
Wright State University-Lake Campus
Celina, OH · 1,356 enrolled
Safety score 1.47
St. Thomas Aquinas College
Sparkill, NY · 2,037 enrolled
Safety score 1.47
Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ · 4,767 enrolled
Safety score 1.47
Brewton-Parker College
Mount Vernon, GA · 1,338 enrolled
Safety score 1.49
Frequently Asked Questions
Is East Central University safe?
East Central University has a safety score of 1.48 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #834 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Messiah University (10.97/1k). Same-state same-level set: Rogers State University (3.67/1k); University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center (7.07/1k); Cameron University (0.54/1k); Oklahoma City University (8.43/1k); Oklahoma Christian University (0.70/1k); University of Tulsa (12.01/1k); Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City (0.00/1k); Mid-America Christian University (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at East Central University?
For calendar year 2024, East Central University reported Burglary (3) 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 East Central University compare to similar schools?
East Central University reports 55% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Messiah University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Messiah University (10.97/1k); Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College (0.00/1k); North Dakota State College of Science (3.27/1k); Husson University (2.08/1k); School of the Art Institute of Chicago (0.29/1k). Same-state same-level set: Rogers State University (3.67/1k); University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center (7.07/1k); Cameron University (0.54/1k); Oklahoma City University (8.43/1k); Oklahoma Christian University (0.70/1k); University of Tulsa (12.01/1k); Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City (0.00/1k); Mid-America Christian University (0.00/1k).
Does East Central University have fire safety data?
Yes. East Central 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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