WI
Milwaukee School of Engineering
6.43 incidents / 1,000 students
Milwaukee, WI · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Across 2022–2024, Milwaukee School of Engineering reported 63 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Motor Vehicle Theft). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Carthage College.
- 6.43
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,751
- Rank of 2,072
- #48
- WI rank
- 2,953
- Enrolled students
6.43 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Milwaukee School of Engineering reports 6.43 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 2273% above Prairie State College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Prairie State College (0.00/1k); Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio (0.00/1k); Southern University at Shreveport (1.02/1k); Mount Aloysius College (0.00/1k); Murray State College (0.34/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Carthage College (4.57/1k); University of Wisconsin-Superior (0.71/1k); Lakeland University (0.36/1k); Carroll University (2.55/1k); Edgewood College (1.63/1k); Viterbo University (1.91/1k); Saint Norbert College (3.44/1k); University of Wisconsin-Parkside (1.27/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 6.43
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,751
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 85%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 19
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 239318 · Milwaukee School of Engineering 6.43/1k score rate · #1,751/2,072
RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-HOT 6.43/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,751/2,072
- ST-MID #48 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Southern University at Shreveport · +5.42
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 46%
- CAT-LEAD Motor Vehicle Th…
- ENR-SMALL 2,953
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Southern University at Shreveport (-5.42/1k)
Milwaukee School of Engineering sheet RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Southern University at Shreveport. 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 Southern University at Shreveport (-5.42/1k). National rank #1,751 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Milwaukee School of Engineering reports 6.43 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 2273% above Prairie State College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Prairie State College (0.00/1k); Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio (0.00/1k); Southern University at Shreveport (1.02/1k); Mount Aloysius College (0.00/1k); Murray State College (0.34/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Carthage College (4.57/1k); University of Wisconsin-Superior (0.71/1k); Lakeland University (0.36/1k); Carroll University (2.55/1k); Edgewood College (1.63/1k); Viterbo University (1.91/1k); Saint Norbert College (3.44/1k); University of Wisconsin-Parkside (1.27/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Milwaukee School of
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Milwaukee on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Prairie State College · lowest peer 0
Prairie State College — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Murray State College · near 0.34
Murray State College — near
0.34 per 1,000 students
- Southern University at Shreveport · near 1.02
Southern University at Shreveport — near
1.02 per 1,000 students
- Milwaukee School of Engineering · this campus · highest
Milwaukee School of Engineering — this campus · highest
6.43 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Milwaukee School of Engineering's 6.43/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Milwaukee School of Engineering increased from 9 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 WI 4-year peers in this comparison, Milwaukee School of Engineering is larger than 75% and safer-reporting than 11% - 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 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Milwaukee School of Engine…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine | 37 | 0.00 | 0 | 67 |
| Rasmussen University-Wisconsin | 55 | 0.00 | 3 | 67 |
| Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology | 78 | 0.00 | 6 | 67 |
| Ottawa University-Milwaukee | 116 | 0.00 | 8 | 67 |
| Nashotah House | 143 | 0.00 | 11 | 67 |
| Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University | 204 | 0.00 | 14 | 67 |
| College of Menominee Nation | 300 | 0.00 | 17 | 67 |
| Herzing University-Brookfield | 385 | 0.00 | 19 | 67 |
| Herzing University-Kenosha | 526 | 0.00 | 22 | 67 |
| Ripon College | 709 | 8.46 | 25 | 3 |
| Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design | 838 | 0.00 | 28 | 67 |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering (this campus) | 2,953 | 6.43 | 75 | 11 |
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 Milwaukee School of Engineering rose from 9 to 19 (+111%). The increase shows up in Rape (1 to 10) and Motor Vehicle Theft (6 to 7).
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 Milwaukee School of Engineering
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 4 Clery Act categories here: Motor Vehicle Theft, Aggravated Assault, Rape and Robbery.
The remaining 7 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Burglary, Fondling 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 onlyMilwaukee School of Engineering: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 46% (35 → 19 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 35 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 19 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 7 | 6 | 15 |
| Aggravated Assault | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Rape | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| Robbery | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burglary | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 0 | 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
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 | 2 | 2 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 2 | 36 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 8 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 4 | 2 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 3 | 7 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 11 | 21 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
Milwaukee School of Engineering 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).
IL
Prairie State College
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
TX
Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Milwaukee School of Engineering sits on price and outcomes
At $22,453, Milwaukee School of Engineering's reported average net price is cheaper than 76% among 71 Wisconsin colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $16,210.
- $22,453
- average net price
- $16,210
- Wisconsin median
- 2.8×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $18,685
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $11,607, while those above $110,000 record $30,292 - roughly 2.6 times as much. A published average of $22,453 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $75,114, roughly 3.3 times a year of net price. That is a workable ratio, though it says nothing about how long the programme takes to finish.
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
- $50,480
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $50,480
- Avg Net Price
- $22,453
- Median Debt
- $27,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 24%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- ACT Average
- 27
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 69%
- Retention Rate
- 84%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $75,114
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $89,070
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 95%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,242 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Prairie State College
Chicago Heights, IL · 2,953 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX · 2,953 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Southern University at Shreveport
Shreveport, LA · 2,951 enrolled
Safety Score 1.02
Mount Aloysius College
Cresson, PA · 2,955 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Murray State College
Tishomingo, OK · 2,949 enrolled
Safety Score 0.34
Closest by National Rank
Milwaukee School of Engineering (national rank #1751) sits near University of Pennsylvania (#1752) and West Virginia University (#1750) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
National Rank #1752
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
National Rank #1750
University of the Ozarks
Clarksville, AR
National Rank #1749
Andrews University
Berrien Springs, MI
National Rank #1753
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO
National Rank #1754
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Milwaukee School of Engineering, both outside WI so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX · 2,953 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Mount Aloysius College
Cresson, PA · 2,955 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel
Monroe, NY · 2,957 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Saint Francis University
Loretto, PA · 2,963 enrolled
Safety score 3.38
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR · 2,942 enrolled
Safety score 12.58
Andrews University
Berrien Springs, MI · 2,940 enrolled
Safety score 6.46
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, OK · 2,966 enrolled
Safety score 8.43
Newman University
Wichita, KS · 2,939 enrolled
Safety score 0.34
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV · 23,643 enrolled
Safety score 6.43
University of the Ozarks
Clarksville, AR · 778 enrolled
Safety score 6.43
Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI · 9,959 enrolled
Safety score 6.43
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill
Schuylkill Haven, PA · 624 enrolled
Safety score 6.41
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA · 29,109 enrolled
Safety score 6.46
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO · 38,799 enrolled
Safety score 6.47
Presbyterian College
Clinton, SC · 1,095 enrolled
Safety score 6.39
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Milwaukee School of Engineering safe?
Milwaukee School of Engineering has a safety score of 6.43 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,751 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Prairie State College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Carthage College (4.57/1k); University of Wisconsin-Superior (0.71/1k); Lakeland University (0.36/1k); Carroll University (2.55/1k); Edgewood College (1.63/1k); Viterbo University (1.91/1k); Saint Norbert College (3.44/1k); University of Wisconsin-Parkside (1.27/1k).
What crimes are reported at Milwaukee School of Engineering?
For calendar year 2024, Milwaukee School of Engineering reported Rape (10), Motor Vehicle Theft (7), Aggravated Assault (1) and Robbery (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Milwaukee School of Engineering compare to similar schools?
Milwaukee School of Engineering reports 2273% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Prairie State College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Prairie State College (0.00/1k); Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio (0.00/1k); Southern University at Shreveport (1.02/1k); Mount Aloysius College (0.00/1k); Murray State College (0.34/1k). Same-state same-level set: Carthage College (4.57/1k); University of Wisconsin-Superior (0.71/1k); Lakeland University (0.36/1k); Carroll University (2.55/1k); Edgewood College (1.63/1k); Viterbo University (1.91/1k); Saint Norbert College (3.44/1k); University of Wisconsin-Parkside (1.27/1k).
Does Milwaukee School of Engineering have fire safety data?
Yes. Milwaukee School of Engineering 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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