NH
Rivier University
0.72 incidents / 1,000 students
Nashua, NH · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Rivier University
Across 2022–2024, Rivier University reported 6 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: Keene State College.
- 0.72
- Incidents / 1k students
- #473
- Rank of 2,072
- #13
- NH rank
- 2,777
- Enrolled students
0.72 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Rivier University reports 0.72 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 78% below Lafayette College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Lafayette College (7.93/1k); Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies (0.00/1k); Meridian Community College (2.88/1k); Nash Community College (0.00/1k); Indiana Institute of Technology (5.42/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Keene State College (7.02/1k); New England College (0.61/1k); Saint Anselm College (6.16/1k); Plymouth State University (7.28/1k); Franklin Pierce University (0.00/1k); Antioch University-New England (0.00/1k); Colby-Sawyer College (0.00/1k); University of New Hampshire-Franklin Pierce School of Law (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
- 0.72
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #473
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 77%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 0
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 183211 · Rivier University 0.72/1k score rate · #473/2,072
RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-QUIET 0.72/1k
- RANK-UPPER #473/2,072
- ST-MID #13 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Indiana Institute of Technology-College · +0.72
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 100%
- CAT-LEAD Rape
- ENR-SMALL 2,777
- FIRE-REPORT 1 fire
Nearest enrollment peer: Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies (-0.72/1k)
Rivier University sheet RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT · peer Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies. 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 · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies (-0.72/1k). National rank #473 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Rivier University reports 0.72 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 78% below Lafayette College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Lafayette College (7.93/1k); Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies (0.00/1k); Meridian Community College (2.88/1k); Nash Community College (0.00/1k); Indiana Institute of Technology (5.42/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Keene State College (7.02/1k); New England College (0.61/1k); Saint Anselm College (6.16/1k); Plymouth State University (7.28/1k); Franklin Pierce University (0.00/1k); Antioch University-New England (0.00/1k); Colby-Sawyer College (0.00/1k); University of New Hampshire-Franklin Pierce School of Law (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Rivier University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Rivier on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Indiana Institute of Technology-College · lowest peer 0
Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Nash Community College · near 0
Nash Community College — near
0 per 1,000 students
- Rivier University · this campus 0.72
Rivier University — this campus
0.72 per 1,000 students
- Meridian Community College · near 2.88
Meridian Community College — near
2.88 per 1,000 students
- Lafayette College · highest peer
Lafayette College — highest peer
7.93 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Rivier University's 0.72/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Rivier University decreased from 5 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 15 NH 4-year peers in this comparison, Rivier University is larger than 57% and safer-reporting than 43% - 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.
Read the chart as text
- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 21
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 71, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 29
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 79, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 43, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 29, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 21, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 7, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 93, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 7
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 57
- Rivier University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 57, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 43
Read the chart as a table
| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Valley Educators Institute | 51 | 0.00 | 0 | 64 |
| Thomas More College of Liberal Arts | 97 | 0.00 | 7 | 64 |
| University of New Hampshire at Manchester | 663 | 3.02 | 14 | 36 |
| University of New Hampshire-Franklin Pierce School of Law | 718 | 0.00 | 21 | 64 |
| Colby-Sawyer College | 972 | 0.00 | 29 | 64 |
| Antioch University-New England | 992 | 0.00 | 36 | 64 |
| Franklin Pierce University | 1,654 | 0.00 | 43 | 64 |
| Saint Anselm College | 2,111 | 6.16 | 50 | 29 |
| Rivier University (this campus) | 2,777 | 0.72 | 57 | 43 |
| Keene State College | 2,848 | 7.02 | 64 | 21 |
| New England College | 3,275 | 0.61 | 71 | 50 |
| Plymouth State University | 3,707 | 7.28 | 79 | 14 |
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 Rivier University fell from 5 to 0 (-100%). The decrease shows up in Rape (4 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 Rivier University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 2 Clery Act categories here: Rape and Motor Vehicle Theft. Rape accounts for most of them.
The remaining 9 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Burglary and Fondling. 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 onlyRivier University: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 100% (1 → 0 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rape | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 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 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 6 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 1 | 17 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 6 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 7 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 27 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Rivier 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).
PA
Lafayette College
7.93 incidents / 1,000 students
IN
Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Rivier University sits on price and outcomes
At $28,082, Rivier University's reported average net price is cheaper than 76% among 25 New Hampshire colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $18,489.
- $28,082
- average net price
- $18,489
- New Hampshire median
- 2.0×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $8,038
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $23,321 for families reporting under $30,000 against $31,359 above $110,000, a difference of $8,038. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $28,082 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Six-year median earnings of $54,599 run about 1.9 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here.
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
- $39,488
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $39,488
- Avg Net Price
- $28,082
- Median Debt
- $26,956
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 28%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- SAT Average
- 1070
- SAT Math Range
- 510-585
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 55%
- Retention Rate
- 76%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $54,599
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $52,248
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 78%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,269 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Lafayette College
Easton, PA · 2,775 enrolled
Safety Score 7.93
Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies
Fort Wayne, IN · 2,779 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Meridian Community College
Meridian, MS · 2,780 enrolled
Safety Score 2.88
Nash Community College
Rocky Mount, NC · 2,780 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Indiana Institute of Technology
Fort Wayne, IN · 2,770 enrolled
Safety Score 5.42
Closest by National Rank
Rivier University (national rank #473) sits near Hill College (#474) and North Seattle College (#472) 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 Rivier University, both outside NH so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies
Fort Wayne, IN · 2,779 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Lafayette College
Easton, PA · 2,775 enrolled
Safety score 7.93
Indiana Institute of Technology
Fort Wayne, IN · 2,770 enrolled
Safety score 5.42
Rush University
Chicago, IL · 2,769 enrolled
Safety score 15.89
Avila University
Kansas City, MO · 2,768 enrolled
Safety score 1.45
Russell Sage College
Troy, NY · 2,790 enrolled
Safety score 3.23
Salve Regina University
Newport, RI · 2,791 enrolled
Safety score 3.58
University of Hawaii Maui College
Kahului, HI · 2,792 enrolled
Safety score 1.43
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
North Seattle College
Seattle, WA · 5,569 enrolled
Safety score 0.72
Missouri Southern State University
Joplin, MO · 4,147 enrolled
Safety score 0.72
Pikes Peak State College
Colorado Springs, CO · 12,556 enrolled
Safety score 0.72
Concordia University Texas
Austin, TX · 1,396 enrolled
Safety score 0.72
Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, CO · 9,785 enrolled
Safety score 0.72
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans
New Orleans, LA · 2,750 enrolled
Safety score 0.73
Ashland University
Ashland, OH · 4,106 enrolled
Safety score 0.73
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY · 8,206 enrolled
Safety score 0.73
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Rivier University safe?
Rivier University has a safety score of 0.72 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #473 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Lafayette College (7.93/1k). Same-state same-level set: Keene State College (7.02/1k); New England College (0.61/1k); Saint Anselm College (6.16/1k); Plymouth State University (7.28/1k); Franklin Pierce University (0.00/1k); Antioch University-New England (0.00/1k); Colby-Sawyer College (0.00/1k); University of New Hampshire-Franklin Pierce School of Law (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at Rivier University?
None in the Criminal Offenses section. Rivier University reported zero in every category in that section for calendar year 2024. VAWA, arrests, disciplinary referrals, and fire records are separate tables.
How does Rivier University compare to similar schools?
Rivier University reports 78% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Lafayette College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Lafayette College (7.93/1k); Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies (0.00/1k); Meridian Community College (2.88/1k); Nash Community College (0.00/1k); Indiana Institute of Technology (5.42/1k). Same-state same-level set: Keene State College (7.02/1k); New England College (0.61/1k); Saint Anselm College (6.16/1k); Plymouth State University (7.28/1k); Franklin Pierce University (0.00/1k); Antioch University-New England (0.00/1k); Colby-Sawyer College (0.00/1k); University of New Hampshire-Franklin Pierce School of Law (0.00/1k).
Does Rivier University have fire safety data?
Yes. Rivier University reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 1 fire was reported in the most recent year.
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