FL
Palm Beach State College
0.12 incidents / 1,000 students
Lake Worth, FL · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Palm Beach State College
Across 2022–2024, Palm Beach State College reported 1 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, with no net change between the first and last filed year; largest filed category is Burglary.
- 0.12
- Incidents / 1k students
- #40
- Rank of 2,072
- #74
- FL rank
- 25,916
- Enrolled students
0.12 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Palm Beach State College reports 0.12 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 97% below University of California-Santa Barbara. Similar-enrollment scored peers: University of California-Santa Barbara (11.71/1k); Washington State University (2.41/1k); College of DuPage (0.08/1k); El Paso Community College (0.20/1k); Ohio University-Main Campus (3.08/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Full Sail University (0.04/1k); St Petersburg College (0.00/1k); Florida State College at Jacksonville (0.47/1k); Hillsborough Community College (0.19/1k); Broward College (1.04/1k); Nova Southeastern University (1.87/1k); Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale (0.29/1k); Florida Atlantic University (2.12/1k). 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
- 0.12
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #40
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 98%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 0
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 136358 · Palm Beach State College 0.12/1k score rate · #40/2,072
RATE-QUIET · RANK-TOP · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-NONE
- RATE-QUIET 0.12/1k
- RANK-TOP #40/2,072
- ST-MID #74 in state
- PEER-FINISH College of DuPage · ±0.04
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-FLAT Flat
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-LARGE 25,916
- FIRE-NONE No res filing
Nearest enrollment peer: College of DuPage (-0.04/1k)
Palm Beach State College sheet RATE-QUIET · RANK-TOP · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-NONE · peer College of DuPage. 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-TOP · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-NONE. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is College of DuPage (-0.04/1k). National rank #40 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Palm Beach State College reports 0.12 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 97% below University of California-Santa Barbara. Similar-enrollment scored peers: University of California-Santa Barbara (11.71/1k); Washington State University (2.41/1k); College of DuPage (0.08/1k); El Paso Community College (0.20/1k); Ohio University-Main Campus (3.08/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Full Sail University (0.04/1k); St Petersburg College (0.00/1k); Florida State College at Jacksonville (0.47/1k); Hillsborough Community College (0.19/1k); Broward College (1.04/1k); Nova Southeastern University (1.87/1k); Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale (0.29/1k); Florida Atlantic University (2.12/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Palm Beach State
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Palm on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- College of DuPage · lowest peer 0.08
College of DuPage — lowest peer
0.08 per 1,000 students
- Palm Beach State College · this campus 0.12
Palm Beach State College — this campus
0.12 per 1,000 students
- El Paso Community College · near 0.2
El Paso Community College — near
0.2 per 1,000 students
- Washington State University · near 2.41
Washington State University — near
2.41 per 1,000 students
- University of California-Santa Barbara · highest peer
University of California-Santa Barbara — highest peer
11.71 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Palm Beach State College's 0.12/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Palm Beach State College decreased from 1 to 0 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, Palm Beach State College is larger than 89% and safer-reporting than 81% - 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 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- 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) 83
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Palm Beach State College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Central Florida | 5,928 | 1.35 | 0 | 31 |
| Barry University | 6,825 | 0.88 | 3 | 42 |
| St. Thomas University | 7,652 | 0.91 | 6 | 39 |
| Saint Johns River State College | 7,927 | 0.00 | 8 | 94 |
| Ana G. Mendez University | 8,378 | 0.00 | 11 | 94 |
| State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota | 8,750 | 0.11 | 14 | 83 |
| Florida Institute of Technology | 8,992 | 2.89 | 17 | 3 |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 9,313 | 2.47 | 19 | 8 |
| Pasco-Hernando State College | 9,410 | 0.21 | 22 | 69 |
| Pensacola State College | 9,491 | 0.53 | 25 | 50 |
| Saint Leo University | 9,692 | 1.65 | 28 | 19 |
| Palm Beach State College (this campus) | 25,916 | 0.12 | 89 | 81 |
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 25,916 enrolled students, Palm Beach State College is the 142nd largest of the 5,585 institutions in this dataset with a reported enrollment, ahead of 5,443 of them. Closest same-state same-level scored peers by enrollment: Full Sail University (0.04/1k); St Petersburg College (0.00/1k); Florida State College at Jacksonville (0.47/1k); Hillsborough Community College (0.19/1k); Broward College (1.04/1k); Nova Southeastern University (1.87/1k); Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale (0.29/1k); Florida Atlantic University (2.12/1k). 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 (University of California-Santa Barbara is the nearest similar-enrollment comparison on this profile).
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Palm Beach State College fell from 1 to 0 (-100%). The decrease shows up in Burglary (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 Palm Beach State College
Across 3 reporting years, the only Clery Act category with a recorded on-campus incident here is Burglary.
The remaining 10 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, 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 onlyPalm Beach State College: Criminal Offenses by year
Stable
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 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
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
45 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 |
| 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 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
Palm Beach State 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).
CA
University of California-Santa Barbara
11.71 incidents / 1,000 students
WA
Washington State University
2.41 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Palm Beach State College sits on price and outcomes
At $9,182, Palm Beach State College's reported average net price is cheaper than 19% among 263 Florida colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $19,849.
- $9,182
- average net price
- $19,849
- Florida median
- 4.8×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $3,882
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $8,131 for families reporting under $30,000 against $12,013 above $110,000, a difference of $3,882. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $9,182 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $33,729, roughly 3.7 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
- $3,050
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $10,910
- Avg Net Price
- $9,182
- Median Debt
- $7,081
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 38%
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 41%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $33,729
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $41,923
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 50%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 342 similar institutions by enrollment size.
University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA · 26,133 enrolled
Safety Score 11.71
Washington State University
Pullman, WA · 25,685 enrolled
Safety Score 2.41
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL · 26,224 enrolled
Safety Score 0.08
El Paso Community College
El Paso, TX · 25,567 enrolled
Safety Score 0.20
Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens, OH · 26,323 enrolled
Safety Score 3.08
Closest by National Rank
Palm Beach State College (national rank #40) sits near Aims Community College (#41) and J Sargeant Reynolds Community College (#39) 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 Palm Beach State 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)
University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA · 26,133 enrolled
Safety score 11.71
Washington State University
Pullman, WA · 25,685 enrolled
Safety score 2.41
Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens, OH · 26,323 enrolled
Safety score 3.08
Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH · 26,374 enrolled
Safety score 2.20
University of California-Riverside
Riverside, CA · 26,384 enrolled
Safety score 19.25
University of Virginia-Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA · 26,409 enrolled
Safety score 13.75
University of Mississippi
University, MS · 26,449 enrolled
Safety score 3.02
George Washington University
Washington, DC · 25,374 enrolled
Safety score 3.23
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Aims Community College
Greeley, CO · 8,542 enrolled
Safety score 0.12
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, CA · 27,248 enrolled
Safety score 0.11
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH · 189,531 enrolled
Safety score 0.11
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
New York, NY · 9,536 enrolled
Safety score 0.10
Beth Medrash Govoha
Lakewood, NJ · 9,657 enrolled
Safety score 0.10
Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses
Angola, IN · 9,868 enrolled
Safety score 0.10
Odessa College
Odessa, TX · 9,981 enrolled
Safety score 0.10
Pueblo Community College
Pueblo, CO · 7,284 enrolled
Safety score 0.14
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Palm Beach State College safe?
Palm Beach State College has a safety score of 0.12 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #40 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: University of California-Santa Barbara (11.71/1k). Same-state same-level set: Full Sail University (0.04/1k); St Petersburg College (0.00/1k); Florida State College at Jacksonville (0.47/1k); Hillsborough Community College (0.19/1k); Broward College (1.04/1k); Nova Southeastern University (1.87/1k); Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale (0.29/1k); Florida Atlantic University (2.12/1k).
What crimes are reported at Palm Beach State College?
None in the Criminal Offenses section. Palm Beach State College reported zero in every category in that section for calendar year 2024. VAWA, arrests, disciplinary referrals, and fire records are separate tables.
How does Palm Beach State College compare to similar schools?
Palm Beach State College reports 97% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than University of California-Santa Barbara. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: University of California-Santa Barbara (11.71/1k); Washington State University (2.41/1k); College of DuPage (0.08/1k); El Paso Community College (0.20/1k); Ohio University-Main Campus (3.08/1k). Same-state same-level set: Full Sail University (0.04/1k); St Petersburg College (0.00/1k); Florida State College at Jacksonville (0.47/1k); Hillsborough Community College (0.19/1k); Broward College (1.04/1k); Nova Southeastern University (1.87/1k); Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale (0.29/1k); Florida Atlantic University (2.12/1k).
Does Palm Beach State College have fire safety data?
Palm Beach State College has no on-campus residential fire filing in this Clery release.
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