MN
Minnesota State University Moorhead
2.28 incidents / 1,000 students
Moorhead, MN · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Across 2022–2024, Minnesota State University Moorhead reported 18 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Rape). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Saint Mary's University of Minnesota.
- 2.28
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,111
- Rank of 2,072
- #44
- MN rank
- 4,386
- Enrolled students
2.28 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Minnesota State University Moorhead reports 2.28 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 150% above Bevill State Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Bevill State Community College (0.23/1k); Endicott College (3.19/1k); Lander University (0.91/1k); Governors State University (0.23/1k); Baltimore City Community College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (0.00/1k); Bemidji State University (1.23/1k); St Catherine University (0.82/1k); Bethel University (2.22/1k); Augsburg University (5.23/1k); University of Northwestern-St Paul (1.24/1k); St Olaf College (5.12/1k); The College of Saint Scholastica (1.71/1k). 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
- 2.28
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,111
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 54%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 10
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 174358 · Minnesota State University Moorhead 2.28/1k score rate · #1,111/2,072
RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-MID 2.28/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,111/2,072
- ST-MID #44 in state
- BELOW-PEER Endicott College · 0.91 back
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 400%
- CAT-LEAD Rape
- ENR-SMALL 4,386
- FIRE-REPORT 2 fires
Nearest enrollment peer: Endicott College (+0.91/1k)
Minnesota State University Moorhead sheet RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT · peer Endicott 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-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Endicott College (+0.91/1k). National rank #1,111 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Minnesota State University Moorhead reports 2.28 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 150% above Bevill State Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Bevill State Community College (0.23/1k); Endicott College (3.19/1k); Lander University (0.91/1k); Governors State University (0.23/1k); Baltimore City Community College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (0.00/1k); Bemidji State University (1.23/1k); St Catherine University (0.82/1k); Bethel University (2.22/1k); Augsburg University (5.23/1k); University of Northwestern-St Paul (1.24/1k); St Olaf College (5.12/1k); The College of Saint Scholastica (1.71/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Minnesota State University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Minnesota on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Baltimore City Community College · lowest peer 0
Baltimore City Community College — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Bevill State Community College · near 0.23
Bevill State Community College — near
0.23 per 1,000 students
- Lander University · near 0.91
Lander University — near
0.91 per 1,000 students
- Minnesota State University Moorhead · this campus
Minnesota State University Moorhead — this campus
2.28 per 1,000 students
- Endicott College · highest peer
Endicott College — highest peer
3.19 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Minnesota State University Moorhead's 2.28/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Minnesota State University Moorhead increased from 6 to 10 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 MN 4-year peers in this comparison, Minnesota State University Moorhead is larger than 86% and safer-reporting than 53% - 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 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Minnesota State University…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities | 226 | 0.00 | 0 | 81 |
| Adler Graduate School | 275 | 0.00 | 3 | 81 |
| Luther Seminary | 371 | 0.00 | 6 | 81 |
| University of Minnesota-Rochester | 578 | 6.92 | 8 | 19 |
| Herzing University-Minneapolis | 748 | 0.00 | 11 | 81 |
| Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 831 | 7.22 | 14 | 14 |
| North Central University | 852 | 28.17 | 17 | 3 |
| Martin Luther College | 878 | 11.39 | 19 | 8 |
| Bethany Lutheran College | 899 | 3.34 | 22 | 42 |
| University of Minnesota-Morris | 981 | 2.04 | 25 | 58 |
| Northwestern Health Sciences University | 1,101 | 0.00 | 28 | 81 |
| Minnesota State University Moorhead (this campus) | 4,386 | 2.28 | 86 | 53 |
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 Minnesota State University Moorhead rose from 6 to 10 (+67%). The increase shows up in Rape (2 to 5), Arson (0 to 1) and Burglary (0 to 1). Falling over the same period: Fondling (2 to 1) and Motor Vehicle Theft (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 Minnesota State University Moorhead
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 6 Clery Act categories here: Rape, Motor Vehicle Theft, Fondling, Burglary, Arson and Incest.
The remaining 5 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter, Negligent Manslaughter and Robbery. 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 onlyMinnesota State University Moorhead: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 400% (2 → 10 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rape | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Fondling | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Burglary | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Arson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 6 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 3 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 22 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
Minnesota State University Moorhead 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).
AL
Bevill State Community College
0.23 incidents / 1,000 students
MA
Endicott College
3.19 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Minnesota State University Moorhead sits on price and outcomes
At $17,997, Minnesota State University Moorhead's reported average net price is cheaper than 59% among 80 Minnesota colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $16,863.
- $17,997
- average net price
- $16,863
- Minnesota median
- 2.3×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $11,291
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $11,129, while those above $110,000 record $22,420 - roughly 2.0 times as much. A published average of $17,997 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 $45,873, roughly 2.5 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
- $10,428
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $10,428
- Avg Net Price
- $17,997
- Median Debt
- $20,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 28%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- SAT Average
- 1090
- ACT Average
- 22
- ACT Range
- 18-25
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 56%
- Retention Rate
- 75%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $45,873
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $50,527
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 77%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,134 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Bevill State Community College
Jasper, AL · 4,378 enrolled
Safety Score 0.23
Endicott College
Beverly, MA · 4,394 enrolled
Safety Score 3.19
Lander University
Greenwood, SC · 4,378 enrolled
Safety Score 0.91
Governors State University
University Park, IL · 4,397 enrolled
Safety Score 0.23
Baltimore City Community College
Baltimore, MD · 4,375 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Closest by National Rank
Minnesota State University Moorhead (national rank #1111) sits near San Jose State University (#1112) and University of Idaho (#1110) 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 Minnesota State University Moorhead, both outside MN so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Endicott College
Beverly, MA · 4,394 enrolled
Safety score 3.19
Lander University
Greenwood, SC · 4,378 enrolled
Safety score 0.91
Governors State University
University Park, IL · 4,397 enrolled
Safety score 0.23
Teachers College at Columbia University
New York, NY · 4,401 enrolled
Safety score 2.04
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
San Marcos, CA · 4,370 enrolled
Safety score 0.92
University of Maine at Augusta
Augusta, ME · 4,412 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Eastern Connecticut State University
Willimantic, CT · 4,355 enrolled
Safety score 2.07
Roger Williams University
Bristol, RI · 4,350 enrolled
Safety score 5.75
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID · 12,286 enrolled
Safety score 2.28
Alverno College
Milwaukee, WI · 1,317 enrolled
Safety score 2.28
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA · 37,661 enrolled
Safety score 2.28
Davenport University
Grand Rapids, MI · 4,815 enrolled
Safety score 2.28
Rhode Island College
Providence, RI · 6,155 enrolled
Safety score 2.27
Brevard College
Brevard, NC · 875 enrolled
Safety score 2.29
Glenville State University
Glenville, WV · 1,765 enrolled
Safety score 2.27
Florida International University
Miami, FL · 54,723 enrolled
Safety score 2.27
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Minnesota State University Moorhead safe?
Minnesota State University Moorhead has a safety score of 2.28 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,111 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Bevill State Community College (0.23/1k). Same-state same-level set: Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (0.00/1k); Bemidji State University (1.23/1k); St Catherine University (0.82/1k); Bethel University (2.22/1k); Augsburg University (5.23/1k); University of Northwestern-St Paul (1.24/1k); St Olaf College (5.12/1k); The College of Saint Scholastica (1.71/1k).
What crimes are reported at Minnesota State University Moorhead?
For calendar year 2024, Minnesota State University Moorhead reported Rape (5), Arson (1), Burglary (1), Fondling (1) and Incest (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 Minnesota State University Moorhead compare to similar schools?
Minnesota State University Moorhead reports 150% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Bevill State Community College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Bevill State Community College (0.23/1k); Endicott College (3.19/1k); Lander University (0.91/1k); Governors State University (0.23/1k); Baltimore City Community College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (0.00/1k); Bemidji State University (1.23/1k); St Catherine University (0.82/1k); Bethel University (2.22/1k); Augsburg University (5.23/1k); University of Northwestern-St Paul (1.24/1k); St Olaf College (5.12/1k); The College of Saint Scholastica (1.71/1k).
Does Minnesota State University Moorhead have fire safety data?
Yes. Minnesota State University Moorhead reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 2 fires were reported in the most recent year.
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