Ithaca College — Campus Safety & Crime Statistics

Ithaca College reports Clery Act campus safety data across 3 years , accumulating 70 total on-campus incidents across 11 distinct crime categories. Its safety score of 8.29 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students places it at national rank #2822 and #182 within NY out of 5,600+ institutions surveyed by the US Department of Education's OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. With 4,828 enrolled students, this campus sits in the small college bracket, which shapes how raw incident counts should be interpreted.

The most frequently reported category at Ithaca College is "rape" with 24 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Year-over-year, on-campus incident volume is rising — moving from 18 in 2021 to 28 in 2023. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in NY averaging 1.45 incidents per 1,000 students, Ithaca College reports 472% more incidents per student.

Fire safety data covers 60 reporting years for on-campus residential facilities, logging 17 total fires, 1 injuries. Arrests and disciplinary actions span 27 category-year records, covering liquor law violations, drug law violations, and weapons possession on-campus. No Department of Education Clery Act enforcement actions are recorded against this institution. Safety scores should always be read alongside enrollment size, campus geography, and reporting culture — institutions with active reporting programs often show higher counts that reflect transparency rather than risk.