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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Across 2022–2024, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania reported 16 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Robert Morris University.

1.55
Incidents / 1k students
#869
Rank of 2,072
#60
PA rank
5,161
Enrolled students

1.55 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania reports 1.55 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 43% above Durham Technical Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Durham Technical Community College (0.00/1k); Grambling State University (4.66/1k); Piedmont Technical College (0.00/1k); Itawamba Community College (0.78/1k); Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Robert Morris University (1.14/1k); Wilkes University (2.04/1k); University of Scranton (2.54/1k); East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (5.86/1k); Widener University (6.65/1k); Pennsylvania College of Technology (0.66/1k); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg (3.57/1k); Gannon University (1.19/1k). 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
1.55
of 2,072 ranked nationally
#869
safer than ranked campuses its size
58%
Criminal Offenses, 2024
8
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Data updated August 2026

Clery Act plate

Sheet 216010 · Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 1.55/1k score rate · #869/2,072

RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT

  • RATE-LOW 1.55/1k
  • RANK-MID #869/2,072
  • ST-MID #60 in state
  • ABOVE-PEER Itawamba Community College · +0.77
  • ZERO-NONE Scored
  • TREND-UP ↑ 100%
  • CAT-LEAD Burglary
  • ENR-MID 5,161
  • FIRE-REPORT 2 fires

Nearest enrollment peer: Itawamba Community College (-0.77/1k)

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT · peer Itawamba Community 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-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Itawamba Community College (-0.77/1k). National rank #869 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania reports 1.55 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 43% above Durham Technical Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Durham Technical Community College (0.00/1k); Grambling State University (4.66/1k); Piedmont Technical College (0.00/1k); Itawamba Community College (0.78/1k); Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Robert Morris University (1.14/1k); Wilkes University (2.04/1k); University of Scranton (2.54/1k); East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (5.86/1k); Widener University (6.65/1k); Pennsylvania College of Technology (0.66/1k); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg (3.57/1k); Gannon University (1.19/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.

Peer-rate neighbourhood around Shippensburg University of

Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Shippensburg on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.

per 1,000 students

What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania's 1.55/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.

Source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey (Clery Act) As of 2024

Reporting-period change

What changed in 2024

+4 reported incidents

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania increased from 4 to 8 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 changes

Signature insight · size does not equal danger

Campus size vs reported safety rate

Among 37 PA 4-year peers in this comparison, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is larger than 78% and safer-reporting than 64% - 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.

Smaller · Safer-reportingLarger · Safer-reportingSmaller · Higher-reportingLarger · Higher-reporting026.352.578.8105025.550.976.4101.8Enrollment size, percentile in sampleSafer-reporting percentile (lower rate)Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 81 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 72Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 83 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 58Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 75 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 50Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 86 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 89 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 17Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 72 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 81Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 69 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 33Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 67 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 67Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 64 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 56Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 61 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 11Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 58 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 31Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 56 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 94Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 53 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 92Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 50 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 47Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 47 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 6Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 92 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 69Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 44 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 19Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 42 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 83Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 94 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 42Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 39 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 3Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 36 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 33 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 36Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 31 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 97Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 28 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 78Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 25 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 14Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 97 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 44Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 22 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 0Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 19 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 89Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 17 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 8Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 14 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 25Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 11 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 28Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 100 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 53Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 8 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 75Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 6 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 61Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 3 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 86Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 0 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 97Shippensburg University of…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 78 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 64
Enrollment vs Clery incidents per 1,000 (inverted to safety percentile), 2024 reporting year
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  • Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
  • Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
  • Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
  • Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
  • Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
  • Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
  • Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
  • Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
  • Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
  • Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
  • Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
  • Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
  • Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
  • Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
  • Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
  • Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
  • Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
  • Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
  • Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
  • Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
  • Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
  • Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 97
  • Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
  • Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
  • Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
  • Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
  • Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
  • Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
  • Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
  • Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
  • Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
  • Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
  • Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
  • Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
  • Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 97
  • Shippensburg University of…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
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CampusEnrollmentRate / 1kSize pctSafety pct
Carlow University2,4160.00097
Immaculata University2,5120.40386
Lancaster Bible College2,5191.59661
Marywood University2,5300.79875
Mercyhurst University2,6324.561128
Moravian University2,7454.741425
Lafayette College2,7757.93178
Alvernia University2,7960.361989
Gettysburg College2,81212.80220
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington2,8857.282514
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine2,9010.692878
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (this campus)5,1611.557864

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 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania rose from 4 to 8 (+100%). The increase shows up in Burglary (1 to 8). Falling over the same period: Rape (2 to 0) and Fondling (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 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 4 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Rape, Fondling and Statutory Rape. Burglary accounts for most of them.

The remaining 7 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Incest and Motor Vehicle Theft. 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 only

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania: Criminal Offenses by year

Rising 100% (4 → 8 incidents)

246810 202220232024 On-campus incidents, 2022: 4On-campus incidents, 2023: 4On-campus incidents, 2024: 8 4 8 ▲ +100.0%
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Period On-campus incidents
2022 4
2023 4
2024 8
Crime Type 202420232022
Burglary 811
Rape 021
Fondling 011
Statutory Rape 001
Aggravated Assault 000
Arson 000
Incest 000
Motor Vehicle Theft 000
Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter 000
Negligent Manslaughter 000
Robbery 000

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
Disposition26%47%27%ArrestsDisciplinary referralsNo action
9 reported records
Category Year Arrests Discipline
Drugs 2024 18 28
Liquor 2024 19 28
Weapons 2024 0 0
Drugs 2023 14 20
Liquor 2023 40 34
Weapons 2023 0 0
Drugs 2022 25 20
Liquor 2022 40 33
Weapons 2022 0 0

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 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).

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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

1.55 incidents / 1,000 students
National rank
#869
Enrollment
5,161
Data year
2024

Cost context

Where Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania sits on price and outcomes

See Pennsylvania's cost ranking

At $23,726, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania's reported average net price is cheaper than 68% among 261 Pennsylvania colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $19,954.

$23,726
average net price
$19,954
Pennsylvania median
1.8×
six-year earnings to median debt
$9,678
reported income-bracket spread

Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $18,709 for families reporting under $30,000 against $28,387 above $110,000, a difference of $9,678. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $23,726 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.

Six-year median earnings of $45,010 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
$13,720
Out-of-State Tuition
$15,974
Avg Net Price
$23,726
Median Debt
$25,000
Pell Grant Recipients
30%
How does this cost rank in PA? →

Admissions

Acceptance Rate
87%
SAT Average
1120
ACT Range
16-28

Outcomes

4-Year Graduation Rate
54%
Retention Rate
77%
Median Earnings (6yr)
$45,010
Median Earnings (10yr)
$56,351
Loan Repayment (3yr)
84%

Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.

Similar Institutions

Showing 5 of 1,076 similar institutions by enrollment size.

Durham Technical Community College
Durham, NC · 5,157 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Grambling State University
Grambling, LA · 5,150 enrolled
Safety Score 4.66
Piedmont Technical College
Greenwood, SC · 5,143 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Itawamba Community College
Fulton, MS · 5,139 enrolled
Safety Score 0.78
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus
Carolina, PR · 5,185 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00

Closest by National Rank

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (national rank #869) sits near Central New Mexico Community College (#870) and Shawnee State University (#868) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.

Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM
National Rank #870
Shawnee State University
Portsmouth, OH
National Rank #868
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
National Rank #867
University of Puerto Rico-Humacao
Humacao, PR
National Rank #871
University of Mary
Bismarck, ND
National Rank #872

Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate

Two Clery-derived peer sets for Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, both outside PA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).

Similar enrollment (nationwide)

Grambling State University
Grambling, LA · 5,150 enrolled
Safety score 4.66
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus
Carolina, PR · 5,185 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Weatherford, OK · 5,186 enrolled
Safety score 1.54
Dalton State College
Dalton, GA · 5,135 enrolled
Safety score 1.75
College of the Mainland
Texas City, TX · 5,127 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA · 5,205 enrolled
Safety score 2.31
Southern Oregon University
Ashland, OR · 5,113 enrolled
Safety score 3.91
South Seattle College
Seattle, WA · 5,210 enrolled
Safety score 1.15

Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)

University of Puerto Rico-Humacao
Humacao, PR · 2,577 enrolled
Safety score 1.55
Shawnee State University
Portsmouth, OH · 3,231 enrolled
Safety score 1.55
University of Mary
Bismarck, ND · 3,861 enrolled
Safety score 1.55
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA · 34,944 enrolled
Safety score 1.55
Olympic College
Bremerton, WA · 5,784 enrolled
Safety score 1.56
California Western School of Law
San Diego, CA · 650 enrolled
Safety score 1.54
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY · 7,040 enrolled
Safety score 1.56

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania safe?
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania has a safety score of 1.55 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #869 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Durham Technical Community College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Robert Morris University (1.14/1k); Wilkes University (2.04/1k); University of Scranton (2.54/1k); East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (5.86/1k); Widener University (6.65/1k); Pennsylvania College of Technology (0.66/1k); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg (3.57/1k); Gannon University (1.19/1k).
What crimes are reported at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania?
For calendar year 2024, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania reported Burglary (8) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania compare to similar schools?
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania reports 43% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Durham Technical Community College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Durham Technical Community College (0.00/1k); Grambling State University (4.66/1k); Piedmont Technical College (0.00/1k); Itawamba Community College (0.78/1k); Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Robert Morris University (1.14/1k); Wilkes University (2.04/1k); University of Scranton (2.54/1k); East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (5.86/1k); Widener University (6.65/1k); Pennsylvania College of Technology (0.66/1k); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg (3.57/1k); Gannon University (1.19/1k).
Does Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania have fire safety data?
Yes. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 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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