VT
Saint Michael's College
10.58 incidents / 1,000 students
Colchester, VT · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Saint Michael's College
Across 2022–2024, Saint Michael's College reported 32 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: Bennington College.
- 10.58
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,948
- Rank of 2,072
- #8
- VT rank
- 1,323
- Enrolled students
10.58 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Saint Michael's College reports 10.58 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 150% above Pratt Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Pratt Community College (0.00/1k); Union Commonwealth University (0.00/1k); Relay Graduate School of Education (0.00/1k); Juniata College (9.08/1k); University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg (12.11/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Bennington College (63.65/1k); Vermont Law and Graduate School (0.00/1k); Landmark College (11.90/1k); SIT Graduate Institute (0.00/1k); Vermont College of Fine Arts (0.00/1k); Sterling College (35.09/1k); Middlebury College (10.70/1k); Norwich University (4.76/1k). 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
- 10.58
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,948
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 94%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 12
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 231059 · Saint Michael's College 10.58/1k score rate · #1,948/2,072
RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-HOT 10.58/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,948/2,072
- ST-UPPER #8 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Juniata College · +1.50
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 20%
- CAT-LEAD Rape
- ENR-SMALL 1,323
- FIRE-REPORT 10 fires
Nearest enrollment peer: Juniata College (-1.50/1k)
Saint Michael's College sheet RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT · peer Juniata 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-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Juniata College (-1.50/1k). National rank #1,948 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Saint Michael's College reports 10.58 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 150% above Pratt Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Pratt Community College (0.00/1k); Union Commonwealth University (0.00/1k); Relay Graduate School of Education (0.00/1k); Juniata College (9.08/1k); University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg (12.11/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Bennington College (63.65/1k); Vermont Law and Graduate School (0.00/1k); Landmark College (11.90/1k); SIT Graduate Institute (0.00/1k); Vermont College of Fine Arts (0.00/1k); Sterling College (35.09/1k); Middlebury College (10.70/1k); Norwich University (4.76/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Saint Michael's College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Saint on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Pratt Community College · lowest peer 0
Pratt Community College — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Juniata College · near
Juniata College — near
9.08 per 1,000 students
- Saint Michael's College · this campus
Saint Michael's College — this campus
10.58 per 1,000 students
- University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg · highest peer
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg — highest peer
12.11 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Saint Michael's College's 10.58/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Saint Michael's College increased from 10 to 12 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 12 VT 4-year peers in this comparison, Saint Michael's College is larger than 55% and safer-reporting than 36% - 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 45, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 82
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 27, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 18
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 18, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 82
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 9, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 82
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 9
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 27
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 73, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 45
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 82, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 73
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 91, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 55
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Saint Michael's College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 55, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
Read the chart as a table
| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling College | 57 | 35.09 | 0 | 9 |
| Vermont College of Fine Arts | 190 | 0.00 | 9 | 82 |
| SIT Graduate Institute | 644 | 0.00 | 18 | 82 |
| Landmark College | 672 | 11.90 | 27 | 18 |
| Vermont Law and Graduate School | 722 | 0.00 | 36 | 82 |
| Bennington College | 927 | 63.65 | 45 | 0 |
| Saint Michael's College (this campus) | 1,323 | 10.58 | 55 | 36 |
| Middlebury College | 2,803 | 10.70 | 64 | 27 |
| Norwich University | 3,149 | 4.76 | 73 | 45 |
| Champlain College | 3,259 | 2.45 | 82 | 73 |
| Vermont State University | 5,093 | 4.71 | 91 | 55 |
| University of Vermont | 14,476 | 2.63 | 100 | 64 |
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 Saint Michael's College rose from 10 to 12 (+20%). The increase shows up in Burglary (0 to 5) and Arson (0 to 4). Falling over the same period: Motor Vehicle Theft (6 to 0) and Fondling (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 Saint Michael's College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 5 Clery Act categories here: Rape, Motor Vehicle Theft, Arson, Burglary and Fondling.
The remaining 6 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter and 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 onlySaint Michael's College: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 20% (10 → 12 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rape | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Arson | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Burglary | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 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 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 29 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 48 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 18 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 2 | 43 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 27 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 9 | 57 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Saint Michael's 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).
KS
Pratt Community College
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
KY
Union Commonwealth University
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Saint Michael's College sits on price and outcomes
At $25,239, Saint Michael's College's reported average net price is cheaper than 45% among 11 Vermont colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $25,239.
- $25,239
- average net price
- $25,239
- Vermont median
- 1.7×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $21,714
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $12,825, while those above $110,000 record $34,539 - roughly 2.7 times as much. A published average of $25,239 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six-year median earnings of $46,898 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
- $51,450
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $51,450
- Avg Net Price
- $25,239
- Median Debt
- $26,922
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 24%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- SAT Average
- 1245
- SAT Math Range
- 550-620
- ACT Range
- 26-31
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 71%
- Retention Rate
- 80%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $46,898
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $61,317
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 90%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,266 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Pratt Community College
Pratt, KS · 1,322 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Union Commonwealth University
Barbourville, KY · 1,324 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Relay Graduate School of Education
New York, NY · 1,324 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Juniata College
Huntingdon, PA · 1,321 enrolled
Safety Score 9.08
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
Greensburg, PA · 1,321 enrolled
Safety Score 12.11
Closest by National Rank
Saint Michael's College (national rank #1948) sits near Knox College (#1947) and Earlham College (#1949) 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 Saint Michael's College, both outside VT so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Relay Graduate School of Education
New York, NY · 1,324 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Union Commonwealth University
Barbourville, KY · 1,324 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Coker University
Hartsville, SC · 1,325 enrolled
Safety score 4.53
Juniata College
Huntingdon, PA · 1,321 enrolled
Safety score 9.08
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
Greensburg, PA · 1,321 enrolled
Safety score 12.11
Schreiner University
Kerrville, TX · 1,326 enrolled
Safety score 6.03
Shorter University
Rome, GA · 1,318 enrolled
Safety score 0.76
Alverno College
Milwaukee, WI · 1,317 enrolled
Safety score 2.28
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Knox College
Galesburg, IL · 1,136 enrolled
Safety score 10.56
Texas Lutheran University
Seguin, TX · 1,423 enrolled
Safety score 10.54
Earlham College
Richmond, IN · 753 enrolled
Safety score 10.62
Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City, NC · 2,258 enrolled
Safety score 10.63
Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY · 4,767 enrolled
Safety score 10.49
Babson College
Wellesley, MA · 3,932 enrolled
Safety score 10.68
Centre College
Danville, KY · 1,404 enrolled
Safety score 10.68
Southwestern University
Georgetown, TX · 1,440 enrolled
Safety score 10.42
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Saint Michael's College safe?
Saint Michael's College has a safety score of 10.58 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,948 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Pratt Community College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Bennington College (63.65/1k); Vermont Law and Graduate School (0.00/1k); Landmark College (11.90/1k); SIT Graduate Institute (0.00/1k); Vermont College of Fine Arts (0.00/1k); Sterling College (35.09/1k); Middlebury College (10.70/1k); Norwich University (4.76/1k).
What crimes are reported at Saint Michael's College?
For calendar year 2024, Saint Michael's College reported Burglary (5), Arson (4), Rape (2) and Fondling (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Saint Michael's College compare to similar schools?
Saint Michael's College reports 150% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Pratt Community College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Pratt Community College (0.00/1k); Union Commonwealth University (0.00/1k); Relay Graduate School of Education (0.00/1k); Juniata College (9.08/1k); University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg (12.11/1k). Same-state same-level set: Bennington College (63.65/1k); Vermont Law and Graduate School (0.00/1k); Landmark College (11.90/1k); SIT Graduate Institute (0.00/1k); Vermont College of Fine Arts (0.00/1k); Sterling College (35.09/1k); Middlebury College (10.70/1k); Norwich University (4.76/1k).
Does Saint Michael's College have fire safety data?
Yes. Saint Michael's College reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 10 fires were reported in the most recent year.
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