PA
Lancaster Bible College
1.59 incidents / 1,000 students
Lancaster, PA · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Lancaster Bible College
Across 2022–2024, Lancaster Bible College reported 1 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, with no net change between the first and last filed year; largest filed category is Fondling.
- 1.59
- Incidents / 1k students
- #889
- Rank of 2,072
- #62
- PA rank
- 2,519
- Enrolled students
1.59 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Lancaster Bible College reports 1.59 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 59% below Bryan University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Bryan University (0.00/1k); Rhode Island School of Design (19.05/1k); Regis College (0.40/1k); Ranger College (0.00/1k); Coconino Community College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Immaculata University (0.40/1k); Marywood University (0.79/1k); Carlow University (0.00/1k); Mercyhurst University (4.56/1k); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona (9.70/1k); Dickinson College (17.29/1k); Chatham University (3.03/1k); Moravian University (4.74/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Fondling.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 1.59
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #889
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 57%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 0
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 213400 · Lancaster Bible College 1.59/1k score rate · #889/2,072
RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-LOW 1.59/1k
- RANK-MID #889/2,072
- ST-MID #62 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Regis College · +1.19
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-FLAT Flat
- CAT-LEAD Fondling
- ENR-SMALL 2,519
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Regis College (-1.19/1k)
Lancaster Bible College sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Regis 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 · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Regis College (-1.19/1k). National rank #889 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Lancaster Bible College reports 1.59 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 59% below Bryan University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Bryan University (0.00/1k); Rhode Island School of Design (19.05/1k); Regis College (0.40/1k); Ranger College (0.00/1k); Coconino Community College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Immaculata University (0.40/1k); Marywood University (0.79/1k); Carlow University (0.00/1k); Mercyhurst University (4.56/1k); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona (9.70/1k); Dickinson College (17.29/1k); Chatham University (3.03/1k); Moravian University (4.74/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Fondling.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Lancaster Bible College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Lancaster on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Bryan University · lowest peer 0
Bryan University — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Ranger College · near 0
Ranger College — near
0 per 1,000 students
- Regis College · near 0.4
Regis College — near
0.4 per 1,000 students
- Lancaster Bible College · this campus 1.59
Lancaster Bible College — this campus
1.59 per 1,000 students
- Rhode Island School of · highest peer
Rhode Island School of Design — highest peer
19.05 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Lancaster Bible College's 1.59/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Lancaster Bible College decreased from 1 to 0 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 PA 4-year peers in this comparison, Lancaster Bible College is larger than 61% and safer-reporting than 64% - 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 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 97
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 97
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Lancaster Bible College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryn Mawr College | 1,679 | 4.17 | 0 | 44 |
| Muhlenberg College | 1,788 | 4.47 | 3 | 39 |
| Franklin and Marshall College | 1,808 | 8.85 | 6 | 17 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 1,813 | 1.10 | 8 | 69 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks | 1,884 | 12.74 | 11 | 6 |
| Wilson College | 1,907 | 2.62 | 14 | 58 |
| Seton Hill University | 1,927 | 1.04 | 17 | 72 |
| King's College | 1,939 | 1.03 | 19 | 75 |
| Gwynedd Mercy University | 2,017 | 2.97 | 22 | 56 |
| Lebanon Valley College | 2,146 | 2.33 | 25 | 61 |
| La Roche University | 2,153 | 0.46 | 28 | 89 |
| Lancaster Bible College (this campus) | 2,519 | 1.59 | 61 | 64 |
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 Lancaster Bible College fell from 1 to 0 (-100%). The decrease shows up in Fondling (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 Lancaster Bible College
Across 3 reporting years, the only Clery Act category with a recorded on-campus incident here is Fondling.
The remaining 10 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Burglary 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 onlyLancaster Bible College: Criminal Offenses by year
Stable
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fondling | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burglary | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 3 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 4 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 5 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Lancaster Bible College 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).
AZ
Bryan University
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
RI
Rhode Island School of Design
19.05 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Lancaster Bible College sits on price and outcomes
At $25,480, Lancaster Bible College's reported average net price is cheaper than 75% among 261 Pennsylvania colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $19,954.
- $25,480
- average net price
- $19,954
- Pennsylvania median
- 1.8×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $5,471
- reported income-bracket spread
Price barely responds to income at this institution. Families under $30,000 report $24,486 and those above $110,000 report $29,957, a difference of just $5,471. Where the curve is this flat, need-based aid is doing little of the work and the sticker figure is close to what most families actually pay.
Median earnings six years after entry ($36,747) are less than 1.4 years of the reported net price. That is a thin margin, and it is the figure worth pressing the school on before enrolling.
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
- $29,990
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $29,990
- Avg Net Price
- $25,480
- Median Debt
- $20,500
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 35%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- SAT Average
- 1180
- SAT Math Range
- 540-615
- ACT Average
- 23
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 69%
- Retention Rate
- 79%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $36,747
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $44,096
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 76%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,270 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Bryan University
Tempe, AZ · 2,519 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI · 2,520 enrolled
Safety Score 19.05
Regis College
Weston, MA · 2,517 enrolled
Safety Score 0.40
Ranger College
Ranger, TX · 2,522 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Coconino Community College
Flagstaff, AZ · 2,524 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Closest by National Rank
Lancaster Bible College (national rank #889) sits near Hunter Business School (#888) and Manhattanville University (#890) 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 Lancaster Bible College, both outside PA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Bryan University
Tempe, AZ · 2,519 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI · 2,520 enrolled
Safety score 19.05
Regis College
Weston, MA · 2,517 enrolled
Safety score 0.40
University of Northwestern Ohio
Lima, OH · 2,525 enrolled
Safety score 0.79
Manhattanville University
Purchase, NY · 2,512 enrolled
Safety score 1.59
Strayer University-Texas
Farmers Branch, TX · 2,508 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Albizu University-San Juan
San Juan, PR · 2,504 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Benedictine College
Atchison, KS · 2,535 enrolled
Safety score 1.97
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
South Georgia State College
Douglas, GA · 1,893 enrolled
Safety score 1.58
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX · 3,786 enrolled
Safety score 1.58
Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, MN · 10,732 enrolled
Safety score 1.58
Malone University
Canton, OH · 1,256 enrolled
Safety score 1.59
Paul Quinn College
Dallas, TX · 628 enrolled
Safety score 1.59
Lewis-Clark State College
Lewiston, ID · 3,801 enrolled
Safety score 1.58
Columbia Basin College
Pasco, WA · 7,510 enrolled
Safety score 1.60
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Lancaster Bible College safe?
Lancaster Bible College has a safety score of 1.59 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #889 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Bryan University (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Immaculata University (0.40/1k); Marywood University (0.79/1k); Carlow University (0.00/1k); Mercyhurst University (4.56/1k); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona (9.70/1k); Dickinson College (17.29/1k); Chatham University (3.03/1k); Moravian University (4.74/1k).
What crimes are reported at Lancaster Bible College?
None in the Criminal Offenses section. Lancaster Bible College reported zero in every category in that section for calendar year 2024. VAWA, arrests, disciplinary referrals, and fire records are separate tables.
How does Lancaster Bible College compare to similar schools?
Lancaster Bible College reports 59% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Bryan University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Bryan University (0.00/1k); Rhode Island School of Design (19.05/1k); Regis College (0.40/1k); Ranger College (0.00/1k); Coconino Community College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Immaculata University (0.40/1k); Marywood University (0.79/1k); Carlow University (0.00/1k); Mercyhurst University (4.56/1k); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona (9.70/1k); Dickinson College (17.29/1k); Chatham University (3.03/1k); Moravian University (4.74/1k).
Does Lancaster Bible College have fire safety data?
Yes. Lancaster Bible College 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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