MA
Lasell University
3.60 incidents / 1,000 students
Newton, MA · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Lasell University
Across 2022–2024, Lasell University reported 18 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, with no net change between the first and last filed year; largest filed category is Rape.
- 3.60
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,412
- Rank of 2,072
- #60
- MA rank
- 1,668
- Enrolled students
3.60 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Lasell University reports 3.60 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 15% above Ringling College of Art and Design. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Ringling College of Art and Design (2.40/1k); Lincoln University (5.99/1k); Mount Vernon Nazarene University (2.99/1k); Hardin-Simmons University (4.20/1k); MGH Institute of Health Professions (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes MGH Institute of Health Professions (0.00/1k); Fisher College (2.42/1k); Gordon College (3.13/1k); Wheaton College (Massachusetts) (6.72/1k); Cambridge College (0.00/1k); University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (16.12/1k); Massachusetts Maritime Academy (0.00/1k); Amherst College (13.58/1k). 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
- 3.60
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,412
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 68%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 5
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 166391 · Lasell University 3.60/1k score rate · #1,412/2,072
RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-HIGH 3.60/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,412/2,072
- ST-MID #60 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Mount Vernon Nazarene University · +0.60
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-FLAT Flat
- CAT-LEAD Rape
- ENR-SMALL 1,668
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Mount Vernon Nazarene University (-0.60/1k)
Lasell University sheet RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Mount Vernon Nazarene 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-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Mount Vernon Nazarene University (-0.60/1k). National rank #1,412 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Lasell University reports 3.60 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 15% above Ringling College of Art and Design. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Ringling College of Art and Design (2.40/1k); Lincoln University (5.99/1k); Mount Vernon Nazarene University (2.99/1k); Hardin-Simmons University (4.20/1k); MGH Institute of Health Professions (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes MGH Institute of Health Professions (0.00/1k); Fisher College (2.42/1k); Gordon College (3.13/1k); Wheaton College (Massachusetts) (6.72/1k); Cambridge College (0.00/1k); University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (16.12/1k); Massachusetts Maritime Academy (0.00/1k); Amherst College (13.58/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Lasell University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Lasell on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- MGH Institute of Health · lowest peer 0
MGH Institute of Health Professions — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Ringling College of Art · near
Ringling College of Art and Design — near
2.4 per 1,000 students
- Mount Vernon Nazarene University · near
Mount Vernon Nazarene University — near
2.99 per 1,000 students
- Lasell University · this campus
Lasell University — this campus
3.6 per 1,000 students
- Hardin-Simmons University · near
Hardin-Simmons University — near
4.2 per 1,000 students
- Lincoln University · highest peer
Lincoln University — highest peer
5.99 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Lasell University's 3.60/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Lasell University decreased from 8 to 5 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 MA 4-year peers in this comparison, Lasell University is larger than 50% and safer-reporting than 44% - 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 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Lasell University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England College of Optometry | 515 | 1.94 | 0 | 64 |
| Laboure College of Healthcare | 530 | 0.00 | 3 | 72 |
| Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology | 744 | 0.00 | 6 | 72 |
| Hampshire College | 844 | 4.74 | 8 | 31 |
| Boston Architectural College | 853 | 0.00 | 11 | 72 |
| The New England Conservatory of Music | 853 | 5.86 | 11 | 28 |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 896 | 6.70 | 17 | 19 |
| William James College | 967 | 0.00 | 19 | 72 |
| Dean College | 1,092 | 8.24 | 22 | 11 |
| New England Law-Boston | 1,131 | 0.00 | 25 | 72 |
| Anna Maria College | 1,202 | 4.16 | 28 | 39 |
| Lasell University (this campus) | 1,668 | 3.60 | 50 | 44 |
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 Lasell University fell from 8 to 5 (-37%). The increase shows up in Fondling (1 to 2). Falling over the same period: Burglary (3 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 Lasell University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 4 Clery Act categories here: Rape, Fondling, Burglary and Aggravated Assault.
The remaining 7 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Incest, Motor Vehicle Theft 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 onlyLasell University: Criminal Offenses by year
Stable 0% (5 → 5 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rape | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Fondling | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Burglary | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Arson | 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 |
| 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 | 20 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 54 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 21 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 33 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 16 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 30 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 1 | 1 |
Lasell 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).
FL
Ringling College of Art and Design
2.40 incidents / 1,000 students
PA
Lincoln University
5.99 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Lasell University sits on price and outcomes
At $27,511, Lasell University's reported average net price is cheaper than 64% among 117 Massachusetts colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $24,402.
- $27,511
- average net price
- $24,402
- Massachusetts median
- 1.7×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $14,613
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $18,334, while those above $110,000 record $32,947 - roughly 1.8 times as much. A published average of $27,511 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six-year median earnings of $45,468 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
- $27,040
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $27,040
- Avg Net Price
- $27,511
- Median Debt
- $26,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 31%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- SAT Average
- 1100
- SAT Math Range
- 500-560
- ACT Average
- 27
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 56%
- Retention Rate
- 70%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $45,468
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $49,705
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 76%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,320 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Ringling College of Art and Design
Sarasota, FL · 1,666 enrolled
Safety Score 2.40
Lincoln University
Lincoln University, PA · 1,670 enrolled
Safety Score 5.99
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Mount Vernon, OH · 1,671 enrolled
Safety Score 2.99
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene, TX · 1,665 enrolled
Safety Score 4.20
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Boston, MA · 1,672 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Closest by National Rank
Lasell University (national rank #1412) sits near Olivet Nazarene University (#1411) and SUNY College of Technology at Delhi (#1413) 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 Lasell University, both outside MA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Lincoln University
Lincoln University, PA · 1,670 enrolled
Safety score 5.99
Ringling College of Art and Design
Sarasota, FL · 1,666 enrolled
Safety score 2.40
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene, TX · 1,665 enrolled
Safety score 4.20
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Mount Vernon, OH · 1,671 enrolled
Safety score 2.99
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI · 1,677 enrolled
Safety score 2.39
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr, PA · 1,679 enrolled
Safety score 4.17
Franklin Pierce University
Rindge, NH · 1,654 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE · 1,654 enrolled
Safety score 19.35
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
Delhi, NY · 3,056 enrolled
Safety score 3.60
Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL · 3,339 enrolled
Safety score 3.59
Hendrix College
Conway, AR · 1,110 enrolled
Safety score 3.60
University of North Texas
Denton, TX · 46,864 enrolled
Safety score 3.61
Marietta College
Marietta, OH · 1,109 enrolled
Safety score 3.61
Radford University
Radford, VA · 7,812 enrolled
Safety score 3.58
Salve Regina University
Newport, RI · 2,791 enrolled
Safety score 3.58
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
Middletown, PA · 4,478 enrolled
Safety score 3.57
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Lasell University safe?
Lasell University has a safety score of 3.60 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,412 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Ringling College of Art and Design (2.40/1k). Same-state same-level set: MGH Institute of Health Professions (0.00/1k); Fisher College (2.42/1k); Gordon College (3.13/1k); Wheaton College (Massachusetts) (6.72/1k); Cambridge College (0.00/1k); University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (16.12/1k); Massachusetts Maritime Academy (0.00/1k); Amherst College (13.58/1k).
What crimes are reported at Lasell University?
For calendar year 2024, Lasell University reported Rape (3) and Fondling (2) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Lasell University compare to similar schools?
Lasell University reports 15% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Ringling College of Art and Design. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Ringling College of Art and Design (2.40/1k); Lincoln University (5.99/1k); Mount Vernon Nazarene University (2.99/1k); Hardin-Simmons University (4.20/1k); MGH Institute of Health Professions (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: MGH Institute of Health Professions (0.00/1k); Fisher College (2.42/1k); Gordon College (3.13/1k); Wheaton College (Massachusetts) (6.72/1k); Cambridge College (0.00/1k); University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (16.12/1k); Massachusetts Maritime Academy (0.00/1k); Amherst College (13.58/1k).
Does Lasell University have fire safety data?
Yes. Lasell 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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