MA
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
6.70 incidents / 1,000 students
North Adams, MA · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Across 2022–2024, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts reported 12 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Fondling). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Boston Architectural College.
- 6.70
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,772
- Rank of 2,072
- #75
- MA rank
- 896
- Enrolled students
6.70 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts reports 6.70 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 652% above Glendale Career College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Glendale Career College (0.00/1k); University of New Mexico-Taos Campus (1.12/1k); Piedmont Community College (0.00/1k); Lake Technical College (0.00/1k); Bethany Lutheran College (3.34/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Boston Architectural College (0.00/1k); The New England Conservatory of Music (5.86/1k); Hampshire College (4.74/1k); William James College (0.00/1k); Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology (0.00/1k); Dean College (8.24/1k); New England Law-Boston (0.00/1k); Anna Maria College (4.16/1k). 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
- 6.70
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,772
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 86%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 4
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 167288 · Massachusetts College of Liberal 6.70/1k score rate · #1,772/2,072
RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-HOT 6.70/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,772/2,072
- ST-MID #75 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Bethany Lutheran College · +3.36
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 20%
- CAT-LEAD Fondling
- ENR-SMALL 896
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Bethany Lutheran College (-3.36/1k)
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts sheet RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Bethany Lutheran 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-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Bethany Lutheran College (-3.36/1k). National rank #1,772 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts reports 6.70 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 652% above Glendale Career College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Glendale Career College (0.00/1k); University of New Mexico-Taos Campus (1.12/1k); Piedmont Community College (0.00/1k); Lake Technical College (0.00/1k); Bethany Lutheran College (3.34/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Boston Architectural College (0.00/1k); The New England Conservatory of Music (5.86/1k); Hampshire College (4.74/1k); William James College (0.00/1k); Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology (0.00/1k); Dean College (8.24/1k); New England Law-Boston (0.00/1k); Anna Maria College (4.16/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Fondling.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Massachusetts College of
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Massachusetts on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Glendale Career College · lowest peer 0
Glendale Career College — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- University of New Mexico-Taos · near 1.12
University of New Mexico-Taos Campus — near
1.12 per 1,000 students
- Bethany Lutheran College · near
Bethany Lutheran College — near
3.34 per 1,000 students
- Massachusetts College of Liberal · this campus · highest
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts — this campus · highest
6.7 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts's 6.70/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts increased from 3 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 37 MA 4-year peers in this comparison, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is larger than 50% and safer-reporting than 14% - 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 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Massachusetts College of L…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway School of Landscape Design | 17 | 0.00 | 0 | 47 |
| Boston Baptist College | 43 | 23.26 | 3 | 0 |
| Saint John's Seminary | 86 | 0.00 | 6 | 47 |
| Northpoint Bible College | 122 | 0.00 | 8 | 47 |
| Hebrew College | 163 | 0.00 | 11 | 47 |
| Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc | 169 | 0.00 | 14 | 47 |
| Montserrat College of Art | 227 | 0.00 | 17 | 47 |
| Massachusetts School of Law | 273 | 0.00 | 19 | 47 |
| Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology | 274 | 0.00 | 22 | 47 |
| Longy School of Music of Bard College | 317 | 0.00 | 25 | 47 |
| Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education | 380 | 0.00 | 28 | 47 |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (this campus) | 896 | 6.70 | 50 | 14 |
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 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts rose from 3 to 4 (+33%). The increase shows up in Fondling (1 to 3). Falling over the same period: Rape (2 to 1).
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 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 3 Clery Act categories here: Fondling, Rape and Aggravated Assault.
The remaining 8 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Burglary, Incest and Motor Vehicle Theft. 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 onlyMassachusetts College of Liberal Arts: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 20% (5 → 4 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fondling | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Rape | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 5 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 11 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 22 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 5 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 5 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts 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).
CA
Glendale Career College
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
NM
University of New Mexico-Taos Campus
1.12 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts sits on price and outcomes
At $16,068, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts's reported average net price is cheaper than 23% among 117 Massachusetts colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $24,402.
- $16,068
- average net price
- $24,402
- Massachusetts median
- 1.5×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $12,853
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $9,845, while those above $110,000 record $22,698 - roughly 2.3 times as much. A published average of $16,068 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six-year median earnings of $36,803 run about 2.3 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
- $12,436
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $21,381
- Avg Net Price
- $16,068
- Median Debt
- $23,750
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 41%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 52%
- Retention Rate
- 76%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $36,803
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $48,102
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 69%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,197 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Glendale Career College
Glendale, CA · 896 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
University of New Mexico-Taos Campus
Ranchos De Taos, NM · 896 enrolled
Safety Score 1.12
Piedmont Community College
Roxboro, NC · 896 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Lake Technical College
Eustis, FL · 894 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Bethany Lutheran College
Mankato, MN · 899 enrolled
Safety Score 3.34
Closest by National Rank
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (national rank #1772) sits near Loyola Marymount University (#1771) and College of the Holy Cross (#1773) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA
National Rank #1771
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA
National Rank #1773
University of Maine at Farmington
Farmington, ME
National Rank #1770
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
Norton, MA
National Rank #1774
Widener University
Chester, PA
National Rank #1769
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, 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)
Glendale Career College
Glendale, CA · 896 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Bethany Lutheran College
Mankato, MN · 899 enrolled
Safety score 3.34
Amberton University
Garland, TX · 892 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell, SD · 892 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Huntingdon College
Montgomery, AL · 892 enrolled
Safety score 1.12
Warner University
Lake Wales, FL · 900 enrolled
Safety score 3.33
Baptist Health Sciences University
Memphis, TN · 891 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Pfeiffer University
Misenheimer, NC · 889 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA · 10,179 enrolled
Safety score 6.68
University of Maine at Farmington
Farmington, ME · 2,100 enrolled
Safety score 6.67
Widener University
Chester, PA · 5,713 enrolled
Safety score 6.65
California State University-Monterey Bay
Seaside, CA · 7,713 enrolled
Safety score 6.74
Texas A&M University-Texarkana
Texarkana, TX · 2,412 enrolled
Safety score 6.63
University of Evansville
Evansville, IN · 2,114 enrolled
Safety score 6.62
Texas Southern University
Houston, TX · 8,704 enrolled
Safety score 6.78
Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ · 21,026 enrolled
Safety score 6.61
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts safe?
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts has a safety score of 6.70 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,772 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Glendale Career College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Boston Architectural College (0.00/1k); The New England Conservatory of Music (5.86/1k); Hampshire College (4.74/1k); William James College (0.00/1k); Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology (0.00/1k); Dean College (8.24/1k); New England Law-Boston (0.00/1k); Anna Maria College (4.16/1k).
What crimes are reported at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts?
For calendar year 2024, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts reported Fondling (3) and Rape (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts compare to similar schools?
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts reports 652% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Glendale Career College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Glendale Career College (0.00/1k); University of New Mexico-Taos Campus (1.12/1k); Piedmont Community College (0.00/1k); Lake Technical College (0.00/1k); Bethany Lutheran College (3.34/1k). Same-state same-level set: Boston Architectural College (0.00/1k); The New England Conservatory of Music (5.86/1k); Hampshire College (4.74/1k); William James College (0.00/1k); Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology (0.00/1k); Dean College (8.24/1k); New England Law-Boston (0.00/1k); Anna Maria College (4.16/1k).
Does Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts have fire safety data?
Yes. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts 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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