SC
Medical University of South Carolina
8.01 incidents / 1,000 students
Charleston, SC · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Medical University of South Carolina
Across 2022–2024, Medical University of South Carolina reported 60 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, with no net change between the first and last filed year; largest filed category is Aggravated Assault.
- 8.01
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,855
- Rank of 2,072
- #54
- SC rank
- 3,246
- Enrolled students
8.01 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Medical University of South Carolina reports 8.01 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 49% above West Virginia State University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: West Virginia State University (4.00/1k); Augsburg University (5.23/1k); South Carolina State University (8.95/1k); Everglades University (0.00/1k); The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (8.64/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes South Carolina State University (8.95/1k); Columbia International University (0.00/1k); Bob Jones University (1.10/1k); Citadel Military College of South Carolina (2.90/1k); Charleston Southern University (2.09/1k); Furman University (9.79/1k); University of South Carolina Aiken (0.50/1k); Francis Marion University (0.97/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Aggravated Assault.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 8.01
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,855
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 90%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 19
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 218335 · Medical University of South 8.01/1k score rate · #1,855/2,072
RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE
- RATE-HOT 8.01/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,855/2,072
- ST-MID #54 in state
- BELOW-PEER The University of Texas · 0.63 back
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-FLAT Flat
- CAT-LEAD Aggravated Assault
- ENR-SMALL 3,246
- FIRE-NONE No res filing
Nearest enrollment peer: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (+0.63/1k)
Medical University of South Carolina sheet RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE · peer The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. 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 · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (+0.63/1k). National rank #1,855 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Medical University of South Carolina reports 8.01 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 49% above West Virginia State University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: West Virginia State University (4.00/1k); Augsburg University (5.23/1k); South Carolina State University (8.95/1k); Everglades University (0.00/1k); The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (8.64/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes South Carolina State University (8.95/1k); Columbia International University (0.00/1k); Bob Jones University (1.10/1k); Citadel Military College of South Carolina (2.90/1k); Charleston Southern University (2.09/1k); Furman University (9.79/1k); University of South Carolina Aiken (0.50/1k); Francis Marion University (0.97/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Aggravated Assault.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Medical University of
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Medical on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Everglades University · lowest peer 0
Everglades University — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Augsburg University · near
Augsburg University — near
5.23 per 1,000 students
- Medical University of South · this campus
Medical University of South Carolina — this campus
8.01 per 1,000 students
- The University of Texas · near
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston — near
8.64 per 1,000 students
- South Carolina State University · highest peer
South Carolina State University — highest peer
8.95 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Medical University of South Carolina's 8.01/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Medical University of South Carolina decreased from 22 to 19 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 SC 4-year peers in this comparison, Medical University of South Carolina is larger than 72% 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 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Medical University of Sout…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton College | 126 | 0.00 | 0 | 72 |
| American College of the Building Arts | 155 | 0.00 | 3 | 72 |
| Morris College | 383 | 13.05 | 6 | 3 |
| Sherman College of Chiropractic | 387 | 0.00 | 8 | 72 |
| South University-Columbia | 504 | 0.00 | 11 | 72 |
| Voorhees University | 578 | 0.00 | 14 | 72 |
| Allen University | 610 | 0.00 | 17 | 72 |
| Charleston School of Law | 692 | 0.00 | 19 | 72 |
| Erskine College | 912 | 0.00 | 22 | 72 |
| Southern Wesleyan University | 980 | 0.00 | 25 | 72 |
| Presbyterian College | 1,095 | 6.39 | 28 | 22 |
| Medical University of South Carolina (this campus) | 3,246 | 8.01 | 72 | 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 Medical University of South Carolina fell from 22 to 19 (-14%). The increase shows up in Rape (0 to 6) and Arson (0 to 1). Falling over the same period: Motor Vehicle Theft (5 to 2), Robbery (3 to 0) and Burglary (3 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 Medical University of South Carolina
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 7 Clery Act categories here: Aggravated Assault, Motor Vehicle Theft, Fondling, Burglary, Rape, Robbery and Arson.
The remaining 4 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter, Negligent Manslaughter and Statutory Rape. 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 onlyMedical University of South Carolina: Criminal Offenses by year
Stable 0% (19 → 19 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 19 |
| 2023 | 22 |
| 2024 | 19 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aggravated Assault | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Fondling | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Rape | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Arson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 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
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 2 | 3 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 2 | 4 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 3 | 1 |
Medical University of South Carolina 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).
WV
West Virginia State University
4.00 incidents / 1,000 students
MN
Augsburg University
5.23 incidents / 1,000 students
Academic & Financial Profile
Outcomes
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $77,677
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $88,420
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 90%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,237 similar institutions by enrollment size.
West Virginia State University
Institute, WV · 3,246 enrolled
Safety Score 4.00
Augsburg University
Minneapolis, MN · 3,249 enrolled
Safety Score 5.23
South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, SC · 3,242 enrolled
Safety Score 8.95
Everglades University
Boca Raton, FL · 3,242 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Galveston, TX · 3,241 enrolled
Safety Score 8.64
Closest by National Rank
Medical University of South Carolina (national rank #1855) sits near Northern Arizona University (#1856) and Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College (#1854) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ
National Rank #1856
Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College
Goodland, KS
National Rank #1854
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt
Arcata, CA
National Rank #1857
Occidental College
Los Angeles, CA
National Rank #1853
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
National Rank #1858
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Medical University of South Carolina, both outside SC so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
West Virginia State University
Institute, WV · 3,246 enrolled
Safety score 4.00
Augsburg University
Minneapolis, MN · 3,249 enrolled
Safety score 5.23
Everglades University
Boca Raton, FL · 3,242 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Galveston, TX · 3,241 enrolled
Safety score 8.64
Northwestern Michigan College
Traverse City, MI · 3,253 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
University of Northwestern-St Paul
Saint Paul, MN · 3,234 enrolled
Safety score 1.24
Champlain College
Burlington, VT · 3,259 enrolled
Safety score 2.45
Shawnee State University
Portsmouth, OH · 3,231 enrolled
Safety score 1.55
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Occidental College
Los Angeles, CA · 1,881 enrolled
Safety score 7.97
Lafayette College
Easton, PA · 2,775 enrolled
Safety score 7.93
Eckerd College
Saint Petersburg, FL · 1,893 enrolled
Safety score 7.92
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ · 28,467 enrolled
Safety score 8.11
Berea College
Berea, KY · 1,527 enrolled
Safety score 7.86
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt
Arcata, CA · 6,237 enrolled
Safety score 8.18
Duke University
Durham, NC · 17,499 enrolled
Safety score 7.83
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
River Falls, WI · 5,243 enrolled
Safety score 7.82
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Medical University of South Carolina safe?
Medical University of South Carolina has a safety score of 8.01 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,855 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: West Virginia State University (4.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: South Carolina State University (8.95/1k); Columbia International University (0.00/1k); Bob Jones University (1.10/1k); Citadel Military College of South Carolina (2.90/1k); Charleston Southern University (2.09/1k); Furman University (9.79/1k); University of South Carolina Aiken (0.50/1k); Francis Marion University (0.97/1k).
What crimes are reported at Medical University of South Carolina?
For calendar year 2024, Medical University of South Carolina reported Rape (6), Aggravated Assault (5), Fondling (4), Motor Vehicle Theft (2) and Arson (1), and 1 further category in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Medical University of South Carolina compare to similar schools?
Medical University of South Carolina reports 49% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than West Virginia State University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: West Virginia State University (4.00/1k); Augsburg University (5.23/1k); South Carolina State University (8.95/1k); Everglades University (0.00/1k); The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (8.64/1k). Same-state same-level set: South Carolina State University (8.95/1k); Columbia International University (0.00/1k); Bob Jones University (1.10/1k); Citadel Military College of South Carolina (2.90/1k); Charleston Southern University (2.09/1k); Furman University (9.79/1k); University of South Carolina Aiken (0.50/1k); Francis Marion University (0.97/1k).
Does Medical University of South Carolina have fire safety data?
Medical University of South Carolina has no on-campus residential fire filing in this Clery release.
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