KY
Morehead State University
0.91 incidents / 1,000 students
Morehead, KY · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Morehead State University
Across 2022–2024, Morehead State University reported 18 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Rape). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Murray State University.
- 0.91
- Incidents / 1k students
- #582
- Rank of 2,072
- #29
- KY rank
- 8,791
- Enrolled students
0.91 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Morehead State University reports 0.91 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 49% below Reedley College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Reedley College (0.45/1k); Belmont University (3.86/1k); Northampton County Area Community College (3.75/1k); Texas Southmost College (0.68/1k); State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota (0.11/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Murray State University (2.59/1k); Campbellsville University (0.55/1k); Galen College of Nursing-Louisville (0.00/1k); Lindsey Wilson College (1.43/1k); Bellarmine University (3.81/1k); Frontier Nursing University (0.00/1k); University of Pikeville (1.18/1k); Sullivan University (0.00/1k). 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
- 0.91
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #582
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 72%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 4
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 157386 · Morehead State University 0.91/1k score rate · #582/2,072
RATE-QUIET · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-QUIET 0.91/1k
- RANK-MID #582/2,072
- ST-MID #29 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Texas Southmost College · +0.23
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 33%
- CAT-LEAD Rape
- ENR-MID 8,791
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Texas Southmost College (-0.23/1k)
Morehead State University sheet RATE-QUIET · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO · peer Texas Southmost 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-QUIET · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Texas Southmost College (-0.23/1k). National rank #582 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Morehead State University reports 0.91 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 49% below Reedley College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Reedley College (0.45/1k); Belmont University (3.86/1k); Northampton County Area Community College (3.75/1k); Texas Southmost College (0.68/1k); State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota (0.11/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Murray State University (2.59/1k); Campbellsville University (0.55/1k); Galen College of Nursing-Louisville (0.00/1k); Lindsey Wilson College (1.43/1k); Bellarmine University (3.81/1k); Frontier Nursing University (0.00/1k); University of Pikeville (1.18/1k); Sullivan University (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Morehead State University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Morehead on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota · lowest peer 0.11
State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota — lowest peer
0.11 per 1,000 students
- Reedley College · near 0.45
Reedley College — near
0.45 per 1,000 students
- Texas Southmost College · near 0.68
Texas Southmost College — near
0.68 per 1,000 students
- Morehead State University · this campus 0.91
Morehead State University — this campus
0.91 per 1,000 students
- Belmont University · highest peer
Belmont University — highest peer
3.86 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Morehead State University's 0.91/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Morehead State University decreased from 8 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 KY 4-year peers in this comparison, Morehead State University is larger than 78% and safer-reporting than 58% - 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.
Read the chart as text
- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Morehead State University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Theological Seminary | 82 | 0.00 | 0 | 75 |
| Kentucky Mountain Bible College | 94 | 0.00 | 3 | 75 |
| Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary | 103 | 0.00 | 6 | 75 |
| Clear Creek Baptist Bible College | 183 | 21.86 | 8 | 0 |
| American National University-Pikeville | 444 | 2.25 | 11 | 42 |
| Simmons College of Kentucky | 506 | 3.95 | 14 | 28 |
| Beckfield College-Florence | 536 | 0.00 | 17 | 75 |
| Kentucky Christian University | 550 | 7.27 | 19 | 17 |
| Alice Lloyd College | 589 | 1.70 | 22 | 47 |
| Brescia University | 690 | 8.70 | 25 | 6 |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College | 887 | 0.00 | 28 | 75 |
| Morehead State University (this campus) | 8,791 | 0.91 | 78 | 58 |
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 Morehead State University fell from 8 to 4 (-50%). The decrease shows up in Rape (4 to 2), Aggravated Assault (1 to 0) and Motor Vehicle Theft (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 Morehead State University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 4 Clery Act categories here: Rape, Burglary, Motor Vehicle Theft and Aggravated Assault.
The remaining 7 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Fondling, Incest and Murder / Non-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 onlyMorehead State University: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 33% (6 → 4 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rape | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 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 | 8 | 2 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 14 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 4 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 1 | 23 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 10 | 1 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 28 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Morehead State University 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
Reedley College
0.45 incidents / 1,000 students
TN
Belmont University
3.86 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Morehead State University sits on price and outcomes
At $9,793, Morehead State University's reported average net price is cheaper than 30% among 79 Kentucky colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $16,512.
- $9,793
- average net price
- $16,512
- Kentucky median
- 1.7×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $8,014
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $7,150, while those above $110,000 record $15,164 - roughly 2.1 times as much. A published average of $9,793 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 $37,131, roughly 3.8 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
- $10,024
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $14,980
- Avg Net Price
- $9,793
- Median Debt
- $22,250
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 30%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 50%
- Retention Rate
- 65%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $37,131
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $43,197
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 60%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 847 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Reedley College
Reedley, CA · 8,796 enrolled
Safety Score 0.45
Belmont University
Nashville, TN · 8,803 enrolled
Safety Score 3.86
Northampton County Area Community College
Bethlehem, PA · 8,810 enrolled
Safety Score 3.75
Texas Southmost College
Brownsville, TX · 8,828 enrolled
Safety Score 0.68
State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota
Bradenton, FL · 8,750 enrolled
Safety Score 0.11
Closest by National Rank
Morehead State University (national rank #582) sits near Glendale Community College (#583) and Baldwin Wallace University (#581) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Glendale Community College
Glendale, CA
National Rank #583
Baldwin Wallace University
Berea, OH
National Rank #581
Western Iowa Tech Community College
Sioux City, IA
National Rank #584
College of Staten Island CUNY
Staten Island, NY
National Rank #580
Lackawanna College
Scranton, PA
National Rank #579
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Morehead State University, both outside KY so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Belmont University
Nashville, TN · 8,803 enrolled
Safety score 3.86
State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota
Bradenton, FL · 8,750 enrolled
Safety score 0.11
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL · 8,834 enrolled
Safety score 1.25
Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR · 8,746 enrolled
Safety score 2.06
Eastern University
Saint Davids, PA · 8,727 enrolled
Safety score 1.26
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO · 8,869 enrolled
Safety score 8.23
Texas Southern University
Houston, TX · 8,704 enrolled
Safety score 6.78
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA · 8,913 enrolled
Safety score 3.48
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Baldwin Wallace University
Berea, OH · 3,305 enrolled
Safety score 0.91
College of Staten Island CUNY
Staten Island, NY · 11,033 enrolled
Safety score 0.91
Lander University
Greenwood, SC · 4,378 enrolled
Safety score 0.91
St. Thomas University
Miami Gardens, FL · 7,652 enrolled
Safety score 0.91
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
San Marcos, CA · 4,370 enrolled
Safety score 0.92
Lackawanna College
Scranton, PA · 2,211 enrolled
Safety score 0.90
Salus University
Elkins Park, PA · 1,106 enrolled
Safety score 0.90
Edmonds College
Lynnwood, WA · 6,549 enrolled
Safety score 0.92
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Morehead State University safe?
Morehead State University has a safety score of 0.91 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #582 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Reedley College (0.45/1k). Same-state same-level set: Murray State University (2.59/1k); Campbellsville University (0.55/1k); Galen College of Nursing-Louisville (0.00/1k); Lindsey Wilson College (1.43/1k); Bellarmine University (3.81/1k); Frontier Nursing University (0.00/1k); University of Pikeville (1.18/1k); Sullivan University (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at Morehead State University?
For calendar year 2024, Morehead State University reported Burglary (2) and Rape (2) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Morehead State University compare to similar schools?
Morehead State University reports 49% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Reedley College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Reedley College (0.45/1k); Belmont University (3.86/1k); Northampton County Area Community College (3.75/1k); Texas Southmost College (0.68/1k); State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota (0.11/1k). Same-state same-level set: Murray State University (2.59/1k); Campbellsville University (0.55/1k); Galen College of Nursing-Louisville (0.00/1k); Lindsey Wilson College (1.43/1k); Bellarmine University (3.81/1k); Frontier Nursing University (0.00/1k); University of Pikeville (1.18/1k); Sullivan University (0.00/1k).
Does Morehead State University have fire safety data?
Yes. Morehead State University 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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