FL
Miami Dade College
0.34 incidents / 1,000 students
Miami, FL · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Miami Dade College
Across 2022–2024, Miami Dade College reported 25 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: University of Florida.
- 0.34
- Incidents / 1k students
- #213
- Rank of 2,072
- #83
- FL rank
- 58,941
- Enrolled students
0.34 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Miami Dade College reports 0.34 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 91% below Purdue University-Main Campus. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Purdue University-Main Campus (3.51/1k); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (4.19/1k); University of Washington-Seattle Campus (5.51/1k); New York University (1.39/1k); University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (3.46/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes University of Florida (8.42/1k); Florida International University (2.27/1k); University of South Florida (4.63/1k); University of Central Florida (2.41/1k); Valencia College (0.38/1k); Florida State University (3.51/1k); Florida Atlantic University (2.12/1k); Broward College (1.04/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 0.34
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #213
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 90%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 9
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 135717 · Miami Dade College 0.34/1k score rate · #213/2,072
RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-NONE
- RATE-QUIET 0.34/1k
- RANK-UPPER #213/2,072
- ST-MID #83 in state
- BELOW-PEER New York University · 1.05 back
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 13%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-LARGE 58,941
- FIRE-NONE No res filing
Nearest enrollment peer: New York University (+1.05/1k)
Miami Dade College sheet RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-NONE · peer New York 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-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-NONE. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is New York University (+1.05/1k). National rank #213 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Miami Dade College reports 0.34 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 91% below Purdue University-Main Campus. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Purdue University-Main Campus (3.51/1k); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (4.19/1k); University of Washington-Seattle Campus (5.51/1k); New York University (1.39/1k); University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (3.46/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes University of Florida (8.42/1k); Florida International University (2.27/1k); University of South Florida (4.63/1k); University of Central Florida (2.41/1k); Valencia College (0.38/1k); Florida State University (3.51/1k); Florida Atlantic University (2.12/1k); Broward College (1.04/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Miami Dade College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Miami on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Miami Dade College · this campus · lowest 0.34
Miami Dade College — this campus · lowest
0.34 per 1,000 students
- New York University · near 1.39
New York University — near
1.39 per 1,000 students
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · near
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities — near
3.46 per 1,000 students
- Purdue University-Main Campus · near
Purdue University-Main Campus — near
3.51 per 1,000 students
- University of Washington-Seattle Campus · highest peer
University of Washington-Seattle Campus — highest peer
5.51 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Miami Dade College's 0.34/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Miami Dade College increased from 8 to 9 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 FL 4-year peers in this comparison, Miami Dade College is larger than 97% and safer-reporting than 67% - 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 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 97
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 100
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Miami Dade College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Institute of Technology | 8,992 | 2.89 | 0 | 8 |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 9,313 | 2.47 | 3 | 14 |
| Pasco-Hernando State College | 9,410 | 0.21 | 6 | 78 |
| Pensacola State College | 9,491 | 0.53 | 8 | 53 |
| Saint Leo University | 9,692 | 1.65 | 11 | 31 |
| Polk State College | 10,318 | 0.29 | 14 | 72 |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | 11,426 | 1.58 | 17 | 33 |
| The University of Tampa | 11,433 | 2.62 | 19 | 11 |
| Southeastern University | 11,510 | 1.56 | 22 | 36 |
| Tallahassee State College | 12,455 | 0.08 | 25 | 92 |
| Santa Fe College | 12,758 | 0.31 | 28 | 69 |
| Miami Dade College (this campus) | 58,941 | 0.34 | 97 | 67 |
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.
Enrollment scale
How campus size shapes the safety figures
With 58,941 enrolled students, Miami Dade College is the 15th largest of the 5,585 institutions in this dataset with a reported enrollment, ahead of 5,570 of them. Closest same-state same-level scored peers by enrollment: University of Florida (8.42/1k); Florida International University (2.27/1k); University of South Florida (4.63/1k); University of Central Florida (2.41/1k); Valencia College (0.38/1k); Florida State University (3.51/1k); Florida Atlantic University (2.12/1k); Broward College (1.04/1k). The score above normalizes 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students, so compare it with similarly sized campuses instead of treating a higher raw count as evidence that a campus is less safe (Purdue University-Main Campus is the nearest similar-enrollment comparison on this profile).
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Miami Dade College rose from 8 to 9 (+13%). The increase shows up in Burglary (1 to 4) and Motor Vehicle Theft (1 to 4). Falling over the same period: Fondling (4 to 0) and Robbery (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 Miami Dade College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 5 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Fondling, Motor Vehicle Theft, Aggravated Assault and Robbery.
The remaining 6 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter and 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 onlyMiami Dade College: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 13% (8 → 9 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Fondling | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Aggravated Assault | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 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
72 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
Miami Dade 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).
IN
Purdue University-Main Campus
3.51 incidents / 1,000 students
IL
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
4.19 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Miami Dade College sits on price and outcomes
At $5,463, Miami Dade College's reported average net price is cheaper than 9% among 263 Florida colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $19,849.
- $5,463
- average net price
- $19,849
- Florida median
- 3.6×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $4,358
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $4,822, while those above $110,000 record $9,180 - roughly 1.9 times as much. A published average of $5,463 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six years after enrolling, the median former student who received federal aid reports $33,107 - about 6.1 times one year of the reported net price here. On that ratio the cost is recovered quickly.
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
- $2,838
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $9,661
- Avg Net Price
- $5,463
- Median Debt
- $9,252
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 50%
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 45%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $33,107
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $40,654
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 51%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 111 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN · 58,658 enrolled
Safety Score 3.51
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL · 59,238 enrolled
Safety Score 4.19
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA · 56,997 enrolled
Safety Score 5.51
New York University
New York, NY · 56,832 enrolled
Safety Score 1.39
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN · 56,666 enrolled
Safety Score 3.46
Closest by National Rank
Miami Dade College (national rank #213) sits near Community College of Aurora (#214) and Murray State College (#212) 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 Miami Dade College, both outside FL so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN · 58,658 enrolled
Safety score 3.51
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL · 59,238 enrolled
Safety score 4.19
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA · 56,997 enrolled
Safety score 5.51
New York University
New York, NY · 56,832 enrolled
Safety score 1.39
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN · 56,666 enrolled
Safety score 3.46
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH · 61,443 enrolled
Safety score 5.91
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ · 56,365 enrolled
Safety score 3.51
University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD · 63,012 enrolled
Safety score 5.68
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Newman University
Wichita, KS · 2,939 enrolled
Safety score 0.34
University of Maine at Presque Isle
Presque Isle, ME · 2,873 enrolled
Safety score 0.35
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
Portales, NM · 5,725 enrolled
Safety score 0.35
Schoolcraft Community College District
Livonia, MI · 8,587 enrolled
Safety score 0.35
The Master's University and Seminary
Santa Clarita, CA · 2,860 enrolled
Safety score 0.35
Indiana University-Northwest
Gary, IN · 3,041 enrolled
Safety score 0.33
Missouri Baptist University
Saint Louis, MO · 5,699 enrolled
Safety score 0.35
College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, NV · 28,313 enrolled
Safety score 0.35
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Miami Dade College safe?
Miami Dade College has a safety score of 0.34 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #213 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Purdue University-Main Campus (3.51/1k). Same-state same-level set: University of Florida (8.42/1k); Florida International University (2.27/1k); University of South Florida (4.63/1k); University of Central Florida (2.41/1k); Valencia College (0.38/1k); Florida State University (3.51/1k); Florida Atlantic University (2.12/1k); Broward College (1.04/1k).
What crimes are reported at Miami Dade College?
For calendar year 2024, Miami Dade College reported Burglary (4), Motor Vehicle Theft (4) and Aggravated Assault (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Miami Dade College compare to similar schools?
Miami Dade College reports 91% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Purdue University-Main Campus. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Purdue University-Main Campus (3.51/1k); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (4.19/1k); University of Washington-Seattle Campus (5.51/1k); New York University (1.39/1k); University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (3.46/1k). Same-state same-level set: University of Florida (8.42/1k); Florida International University (2.27/1k); University of South Florida (4.63/1k); University of Central Florida (2.41/1k); Valencia College (0.38/1k); Florida State University (3.51/1k); Florida Atlantic University (2.12/1k); Broward College (1.04/1k).
Does Miami Dade College have fire safety data?
Miami Dade College has no on-campus residential fire filing in this Clery release.
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