AR
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
2.11 incidents / 1,000 students
Magnolia, AR · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
Across 2022–2024, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus reported 13 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: Harding University.
- 2.11
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,069
- Rank of 2,072
- #38
- AR rank
- 4,732
- Enrolled students
2.11 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus reports 2.11 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 138% above University of Scranton. Similar-enrollment scored peers: University of Scranton (2.54/1k); Northern Essex Community College (0.42/1k); Northwest Florida State College (0.00/1k); Jones County Junior College (0.00/1k); Central Maine Community College (1.47/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Harding University (1.06/1k); University of Arkansas-Fort Smith (1.46/1k); University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (5.17/1k); University of Arkansas at Monticello (2.10/1k); John Brown University (1.70/1k); Henderson State University (1.95/1k); University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (21.45/1k); Ouachita Baptist University (2.15/1k). 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
- 2.11
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,069
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 52%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 8
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 107983 · Southern Arkansas University Main 2.11/1k score rate · #1,069/2,072
RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-MID 2.11/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,069/2,072
- ST-MID #38 in state
- BELOW-PEER University of Scranton · 0.43 back
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 100%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-SMALL 4,732
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: University of Scranton (+0.43/1k)
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus sheet RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer University of Scranton. 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-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is University of Scranton (+0.43/1k). National rank #1,069 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus reports 2.11 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 138% above University of Scranton. Similar-enrollment scored peers: University of Scranton (2.54/1k); Northern Essex Community College (0.42/1k); Northwest Florida State College (0.00/1k); Jones County Junior College (0.00/1k); Central Maine Community College (1.47/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Harding University (1.06/1k); University of Arkansas-Fort Smith (1.46/1k); University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (5.17/1k); University of Arkansas at Monticello (2.10/1k); John Brown University (1.70/1k); Henderson State University (1.95/1k); University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (21.45/1k); Ouachita Baptist University (2.15/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Southern Arkansas University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Southern on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Northwest Florida State College · lowest peer 0
Northwest Florida State College — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Northern Essex Community College · near 0.42
Northern Essex Community College — near
0.42 per 1,000 students
- Central Maine Community College · near
Central Maine Community College — near
1.47 per 1,000 students
- Southern Arkansas University Main · this campus
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus — this campus
2.11 per 1,000 students
- University of Scranton · highest peer
University of Scranton — highest peer
2.54 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Southern Arkansas University Main Campus's 2.11/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus increased from 1 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 changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 27 AR 4-year peers in this comparison, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is larger than 77% and safer-reporting than 31% - 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 73, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 62
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 15
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 65, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 35
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 62, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 54, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 27
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 85, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 65
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 46, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 23
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 38, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 35, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 88, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 38
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 27, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 4
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 23, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 15, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 12
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 12, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 4, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 96, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 54
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 46
- Southern Arkansas Universi…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 77, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Theological Seminary | 7 | 0.00 | 0 | 69 |
| Ecclesia College | 111 | 0.00 | 4 | 69 |
| Champion Christian College | 146 | 0.00 | 8 | 69 |
| Crowley's Ridge College | 241 | 0.00 | 12 | 69 |
| Arkansas Baptist College | 342 | 5.85 | 15 | 12 |
| Williams Baptist University | 517 | 0.00 | 19 | 69 |
| Central Baptist College | 547 | 0.00 | 23 | 69 |
| Lyon College | 659 | 15.17 | 27 | 4 |
| Strayer University-Arkansas | 741 | 0.00 | 31 | 69 |
| University of the Ozarks | 778 | 6.43 | 35 | 8 |
| Philander Smith University | 780 | 0.00 | 38 | 69 |
| Southern Arkansas University Main Campus (this campus) | 4,732 | 2.11 | 77 | 31 |
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 Southern Arkansas University Main Campus rose from 1 to 8 (+700%). The increase shows up in Burglary (0 to 6) and Rape (0 to 2). Falling over the same period: Aggravated Assault (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 Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 4 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Rape, 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 onlySouthern Arkansas University Main Campus: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 100% (4 → 8 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 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 | 12 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 17 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 2 | 9 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 2 | 34 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus 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
University of Scranton
2.54 incidents / 1,000 students
MA
Northern Essex Community College
0.42 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Southern Arkansas University Main Campus sits on price and outcomes
At $14,027, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus's reported average net price is cheaper than 48% among 69 Arkansas colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $14,060.
- $14,027
- average net price
- $14,060
- Arkansas median
- 2.0×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $6,057
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $13,187 for families reporting under $30,000 against $19,244 above $110,000, a difference of $6,057. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $14,027 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $37,008, roughly 2.6 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
- $9,960
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $15,690
- Avg Net Price
- $14,027
- Median Debt
- $18,750
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 48%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- SAT Average
- 1047
- SAT Math Range
- 425-540
- ACT Average
- 22
- ACT Range
- 17-24
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 48%
- Retention Rate
- 66%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $37,008
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $42,386
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 68%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,114 similar institutions by enrollment size.
University of Scranton
Scranton, PA · 4,724 enrolled
Safety Score 2.54
Northern Essex Community College
Haverhill, MA · 4,721 enrolled
Safety Score 0.42
Northwest Florida State College
Niceville, FL · 4,752 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Jones County Junior College
Ellisville, MS · 4,753 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Central Maine Community College
Auburn, ME · 4,754 enrolled
Safety Score 1.47
Closest by National Rank
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus (national rank #1069) sits near Briar Cliff University (#1068) and SUNY College at Potsdam (#1070) 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 Southern Arkansas University Main Campus, both outside AR so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
University of Scranton
Scranton, PA · 4,724 enrolled
Safety score 2.54
Northwest Florida State College
Niceville, FL · 4,752 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Anderson University
Anderson, SC · 4,710 enrolled
Safety score 1.49
SUNY Old Westbury
Old Westbury, NY · 4,709 enrolled
Safety score 4.88
Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, CA · 4,757 enrolled
Safety score 1.89
Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY · 4,767 enrolled
Safety score 10.49
Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ · 4,767 enrolled
Safety score 1.47
Concordia University-Chicago
River Forest, IL · 4,770 enrolled
Safety score 1.68
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Briar Cliff University
Sioux City, IA · 947 enrolled
Safety score 2.11
Auburn University at Montgomery
Montgomery, AL · 5,217 enrolled
Safety score 2.11
SUNY College at Potsdam
Potsdam, NY · 2,832 enrolled
Safety score 2.12
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL · 31,607 enrolled
Safety score 2.12
Fordham University
Bronx, NY · 16,150 enrolled
Safety score 2.11
Thiel College
Greenville, PA · 950 enrolled
Safety score 2.11
Bethune-Cookman University
Daytona Beach, FL · 2,853 enrolled
Safety score 2.10
University of Portland
Portland, OR · 3,285 enrolled
Safety score 2.13
DOE Enforcement Actions
2014 Clery Act Violation $35,000
Failure to comply with Clery Act crime reporting requirements and daily crime log maintenance.
Fine paid.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Southern Arkansas University Main Campus safe?
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus has a safety score of 2.11 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,069 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: University of Scranton (2.54/1k). Same-state same-level set: Harding University (1.06/1k); University of Arkansas-Fort Smith (1.46/1k); University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (5.17/1k); University of Arkansas at Monticello (2.10/1k); John Brown University (1.70/1k); Henderson State University (1.95/1k); University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (21.45/1k); Ouachita Baptist University (2.15/1k).
What crimes are reported at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus?
For calendar year 2024, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus reported Burglary (6) 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 Southern Arkansas University Main Campus compare to similar schools?
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus reports 138% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than University of Scranton. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: University of Scranton (2.54/1k); Northern Essex Community College (0.42/1k); Northwest Florida State College (0.00/1k); Jones County Junior College (0.00/1k); Central Maine Community College (1.47/1k). Same-state same-level set: Harding University (1.06/1k); University of Arkansas-Fort Smith (1.46/1k); University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (5.17/1k); University of Arkansas at Monticello (2.10/1k); John Brown University (1.70/1k); Henderson State University (1.95/1k); University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (21.45/1k); Ouachita Baptist University (2.15/1k).
Does Southern Arkansas University Main Campus have fire safety data?
Yes. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus 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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