IL
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
3.56 incidents / 1,000 students
Carbondale, IL · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Across 2022–2024, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale reported 53 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: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
- 3.56
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,404
- Rank of 2,072
- #91
- IL rank
- 11,790
- Enrolled students
3.56 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale reports 3.56 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 53% above The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. Similar-enrollment scored peers: The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga (5.01/1k); Fayetteville Technical Community College (0.00/1k); Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (0.17/1k); Marquette University (3.41/1k); University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (3.06/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (1.01/1k); National Louis University (0.00/1k); Illinois Institute of Technology (1.25/1k); Eastern Illinois University (4.47/1k); Northern Illinois University (9.60/1k); Lewis University (0.86/1k); Western Illinois University (3.63/1k); Loyola University Chicago (2.36/1k). 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
- 3.56
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,404
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 68%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 23
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 149222 · Southern Illinois University-Carbondale 3.56/1k score rate · #1,404/2,072
RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-HIGH 3.56/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,404/2,072
- ST-MID #91 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Marquette University · +0.16
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 35%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-MID 11,790
- FIRE-REPORT 2 fires
Nearest enrollment peer: Marquette University (-0.16/1k)
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale sheet RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT · peer Marquette University. 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-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Marquette University (-0.16/1k). National rank #1,404 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale reports 3.56 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 53% above The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. Similar-enrollment scored peers: The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga (5.01/1k); Fayetteville Technical Community College (0.00/1k); Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (0.17/1k); Marquette University (3.41/1k); University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (3.06/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (1.01/1k); National Louis University (0.00/1k); Illinois Institute of Technology (1.25/1k); Eastern Illinois University (4.47/1k); Northern Illinois University (9.60/1k); Lewis University (0.86/1k); Western Illinois University (3.63/1k); Loyola University Chicago (2.36/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Southern on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Fayetteville Technical Community College · lowest peer 0
Fayetteville Technical Community College — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater · near
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater — near
3.06 per 1,000 students
- Marquette University · near
Marquette University — near
3.41 per 1,000 students
- Southern Illinois University-Carbondale · this campus
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale — this campus
3.56 per 1,000 students
- The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga · highest peer
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga — highest peer
5.01 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Southern Illinois University-Carbondale's 3.56/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale increased from 13 to 23 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 IL 4-year peers in this comparison, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale is larger than 83% 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 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 97
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 97
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Southern Illinois Universi…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science | 2,021 | 2.47 | 0 | 44 |
| Moody Bible Institute | 2,202 | 3.18 | 3 | 39 |
| Chicago State University | 2,238 | 0.45 | 6 | 89 |
| McKendree University | 2,392 | 1.25 | 8 | 67 |
| North Park University | 2,557 | 0.78 | 11 | 78 |
| Midwestern University-Downers Grove | 2,567 | 0.00 | 14 | 97 |
| Augustana College | 2,570 | 5.84 | 17 | 8 |
| Rush University | 2,769 | 15.89 | 19 | 0 |
| Wheaton College | 2,874 | 6.26 | 22 | 6 |
| Benedictine University | 2,917 | 1.37 | 25 | 64 |
| North Central College | 3,003 | 3.00 | 28 | 42 |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (this campus) | 11,790 | 3.56 | 83 | 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 Illinois University-Carbondale rose from 13 to 23 (+77%). The increase shows up in Burglary (2 to 10), Rape (4 to 9) and Motor Vehicle Theft (0 to 2). Falling over the same period: Aggravated Assault (6 to 2) 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 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 5 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Rape, Aggravated Assault, Motor Vehicle Theft and Fondling.
The remaining 6 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, 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 onlySouthern Illinois University-Carbondale: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 35% (17 → 23 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2024 | 23 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 10 | 2 | 6 |
| Rape | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| Aggravated Assault | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Fondling | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Arson | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
18 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 17 | 19 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 81 | 6 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 3 | 21 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 24 | 13 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 6 | 3 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 16 | 16 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale 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).
TN
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
5.01 incidents / 1,000 students
NC
Fayetteville Technical Community College
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Southern Illinois University-Carbondale sits on price and outcomes
At $13,297, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale's reported average net price is cheaper than 44% among 178 Illinois colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $15,405.
- $13,297
- average net price
- $15,405
- Illinois median
- 2.0×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $13,839
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $9,415, while those above $110,000 record $23,254 - roughly 2.5 times as much. A published average of $13,297 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $43,087, roughly 3.2 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
- $13,334
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $13,334
- Avg Net Price
- $13,297
- Median Debt
- $21,543
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 39%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- SAT Average
- 1055
- SAT Math Range
- 430-570
- ACT Average
- 24
- ACT Range
- 18-25
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 59%
- Retention Rate
- 67%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $43,087
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $53,390
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 64%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 716 similar institutions by enrollment size.
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN · 11,775 enrolled
Safety Score 5.01
Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville, NC · 11,755 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay, WI · 11,826 enrolled
Safety Score 0.17
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI · 11,746 enrolled
Safety Score 3.41
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Whitewater, WI · 11,746 enrolled
Safety Score 3.06
Closest by National Rank
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (national rank #1404) sits near California State University-Northridge (#1403) and Tulsa Welding School-Houston (#1405) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
California State University-Northridge
Northridge, CA
National Rank #1403
Tulsa Welding School-Houston
Houston, TX
National Rank #1405
Friends University
Wichita, KS
National Rank #1406
Daemen University
Amherst, NY
National Rank #1402
University of the District of Columbia
Washington, DC
National Rank #1407
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, both outside IL so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN · 11,775 enrolled
Safety score 5.01
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI · 11,746 enrolled
Safety score 3.41
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Whitewater, WI · 11,746 enrolled
Safety score 3.06
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA · 11,873 enrolled
Safety score 1.26
Tyler Junior College
Tyler, TX · 11,885 enrolled
Safety score 1.51
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA · 11,886 enrolled
Safety score 3.53
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC · 11,686 enrolled
Safety score 4.54
California Baptist University
Riverside, CA · 11,902 enrolled
Safety score 2.77
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Friends University
Wichita, KS · 1,961 enrolled
Safety score 3.57
University of the District of Columbia
Washington, DC · 4,202 enrolled
Safety score 3.57
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
Middletown, PA · 4,478 enrolled
Safety score 3.57
California State University-Northridge
Northridge, CA · 38,313 enrolled
Safety score 3.55
Daemen University
Amherst, NY · 2,540 enrolled
Safety score 3.54
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
La Crosse, WI · 10,446 enrolled
Safety score 3.54
Salve Regina University
Newport, RI · 2,791 enrolled
Safety score 3.58
Radford University
Radford, VA · 7,812 enrolled
Safety score 3.58
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Southern Illinois University-Carbondale safe?
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale has a safety score of 3.56 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,404 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga (5.01/1k). Same-state same-level set: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (1.01/1k); National Louis University (0.00/1k); Illinois Institute of Technology (1.25/1k); Eastern Illinois University (4.47/1k); Northern Illinois University (9.60/1k); Lewis University (0.86/1k); Western Illinois University (3.63/1k); Loyola University Chicago (2.36/1k).
What crimes are reported at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale?
For calendar year 2024, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale reported Burglary (10), Rape (9), Aggravated Assault (2) and Motor Vehicle Theft (2) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Southern Illinois University-Carbondale compare to similar schools?
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale reports 53% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga (5.01/1k); Fayetteville Technical Community College (0.00/1k); Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (0.17/1k); Marquette University (3.41/1k); University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (3.06/1k). Same-state same-level set: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (1.01/1k); National Louis University (0.00/1k); Illinois Institute of Technology (1.25/1k); Eastern Illinois University (4.47/1k); Northern Illinois University (9.60/1k); Lewis University (0.86/1k); Western Illinois University (3.63/1k); Loyola University Chicago (2.36/1k).
Does Southern Illinois University-Carbondale have fire safety data?
Yes. Southern Illinois University-Carbondale 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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