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The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
8.64 incidents / 1,000 students
Galveston, TX · Clery Act 2024 · Public
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Across 2022–2024, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston reported 30 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Fondling). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: McMurry University.
- 8.64
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,883
- Rank of 2,072
- #178
- TX rank
- 3,241
- Enrolled students
8.64 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston reports 8.64 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 95% above South Carolina State University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: South Carolina State University (8.95/1k); Everglades University (0.00/1k); Medical University of South Carolina (8.01/1k); West Virginia State University (4.00/1k); University of Northwestern-St Paul (1.24/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes McMurry University (1.89/1k); University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (6.32/1k); LeTourneau University (0.00/1k); Saint Edward's University (13.52/1k); St. Mary's University (6.37/1k); Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio (0.00/1k); University of Houston-Victoria (1.95/1k); Wayland Baptist University (5.34/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Fondling.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 8.64
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,883
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 91%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 14
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 228653 · The University of Texas 8.64/1k score rate · #1,883/2,072
RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE
- RATE-HOT 8.64/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,883/2,072
- ST-MID #178 in state
- BELOW-PEER South Carolina State University · 0.31 back
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 133%
- CAT-LEAD Fondling
- ENR-SMALL 3,241
- FIRE-NONE No res filing
Nearest enrollment peer: South Carolina State University (+0.31/1k)
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston sheet RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE · peer South Carolina State 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-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is South Carolina State University (+0.31/1k). National rank #1,883 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston reports 8.64 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 95% above South Carolina State University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: South Carolina State University (8.95/1k); Everglades University (0.00/1k); Medical University of South Carolina (8.01/1k); West Virginia State University (4.00/1k); University of Northwestern-St Paul (1.24/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes McMurry University (1.89/1k); University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (6.32/1k); LeTourneau University (0.00/1k); Saint Edward's University (13.52/1k); St. Mary's University (6.37/1k); Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio (0.00/1k); University of Houston-Victoria (1.95/1k); Wayland Baptist University (5.34/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Fondling.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around The University of
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest The on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Everglades University · lowest peer 0
Everglades University — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- West Virginia State University · near
West Virginia State University — near
4 per 1,000 students
- Medical University of South · near
Medical University of South Carolina — near
8.01 per 1,000 students
- The University of Texas · this campus
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston — this campus
8.64 per 1,000 students
- South Carolina State University · highest peer
South Carolina State University — highest peer
8.95 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston's 8.64/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston increased from 10 to 14 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 TX 4-year peers in this comparison, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is larger than 67% and safer-reporting than 6% - 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 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- The University of Texas Me…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin-Simmons University | 1,665 | 4.20 | 0 | 25 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | 1,774 | 1.69 | 3 | 44 |
| Nelson University | 1,794 | 1.67 | 6 | 47 |
| East Texas Baptist University | 1,813 | 2.76 | 8 | 31 |
| West Coast University-Texas | 1,887 | 0.00 | 11 | 81 |
| Our Lady of the Lake University | 1,968 | 1.52 | 14 | 56 |
| University of Dallas | 2,078 | 0.48 | 17 | 67 |
| Southwest University at El Paso | 2,130 | 0.00 | 19 | 81 |
| Chamberlain University-Texas | 2,270 | 0.44 | 22 | 69 |
| Parker University | 2,308 | 0.43 | 25 | 72 |
| University of North Texas Health Science Center | 2,332 | 0.86 | 28 | 61 |
| The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (this campus) | 3,241 | 8.64 | 67 | 6 |
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 The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston rose from 10 to 14 (+40%). The increase shows up in Fondling (1 to 6) and Aggravated Assault (2 to 5). Falling over the same period: Burglary (2 to 0), Motor Vehicle Theft (3 to 2) and Robbery (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 The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 6 Clery Act categories here: Fondling, Aggravated Assault, Motor Vehicle Theft, Burglary, Rape and Robbery.
The remaining 5 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 onlyThe University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 133% (6 → 14 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 14 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fondling | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Aggravated Assault | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Burglary | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rape | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 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
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 17 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 47 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 11 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston 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).
SC
South Carolina State University
8.95 incidents / 1,000 students
FL
Everglades University
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Academic & Financial Profile
Outcomes
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $82,535
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $92,961
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 81%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,238 similar institutions by enrollment size.
South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, SC · 3,242 enrolled
Safety Score 8.95
Everglades University
Boca Raton, FL · 3,242 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC · 3,246 enrolled
Safety Score 8.01
West Virginia State University
Institute, WV · 3,246 enrolled
Safety Score 4.00
University of Northwestern-St Paul
Saint Paul, MN · 3,234 enrolled
Safety Score 1.24
Closest by National Rank
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (national rank #1883) sits near Grand View University (#1882) and Brescia University (#1884) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Grand View University
Des Moines, IA
National Rank #1882
Brescia University
Owensboro, KY
National Rank #1884
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
Durham, NH
National Rank #1885
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana
Las Cruces, NM
National Rank #1881
University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD
National Rank #1880
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, both outside TX so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Everglades University
Boca Raton, FL · 3,242 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, SC · 3,242 enrolled
Safety score 8.95
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC · 3,246 enrolled
Safety score 8.01
West Virginia State University
Institute, WV · 3,246 enrolled
Safety score 4.00
University of Northwestern-St Paul
Saint Paul, MN · 3,234 enrolled
Safety score 1.24
Augsburg University
Minneapolis, MN · 3,249 enrolled
Safety score 5.23
Shawnee State University
Portsmouth, OH · 3,231 enrolled
Safety score 1.55
Northwestern Michigan College
Traverse City, MI · 3,253 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Grand View University
Des Moines, IA · 1,856 enrolled
Safety score 8.62
Brescia University
Owensboro, KY · 690 enrolled
Safety score 8.70
University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD · 41,725 enrolled
Safety score 8.58
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
Durham, NH · 13,554 enrolled
Safety score 8.71
Muskingum University
New Concord, OH · 1,751 enrolled
Safety score 8.57
Willamette University
Salem, OR · 2,180 enrolled
Safety score 8.72
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS · 29,792 enrolled
Safety score 8.56
University of Jamestown
Jamestown, ND · 1,376 enrolled
Safety score 8.72
Frequently Asked Questions
Is The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston safe?
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has a safety score of 8.64 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,883 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: South Carolina State University (8.95/1k). Same-state same-level set: McMurry University (1.89/1k); University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (6.32/1k); LeTourneau University (0.00/1k); Saint Edward's University (13.52/1k); St. Mary's University (6.37/1k); Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio (0.00/1k); University of Houston-Victoria (1.95/1k); Wayland Baptist University (5.34/1k).
What crimes are reported at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston?
For calendar year 2024, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston reported Fondling (6), Aggravated Assault (5), Motor Vehicle Theft (2) and Rape (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston compare to similar schools?
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston reports 95% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than South Carolina State University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: South Carolina State University (8.95/1k); Everglades University (0.00/1k); Medical University of South Carolina (8.01/1k); West Virginia State University (4.00/1k); University of Northwestern-St Paul (1.24/1k). Same-state same-level set: McMurry University (1.89/1k); University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (6.32/1k); LeTourneau University (0.00/1k); Saint Edward's University (13.52/1k); St. Mary's University (6.37/1k); Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio (0.00/1k); University of Houston-Victoria (1.95/1k); Wayland Baptist University (5.34/1k).
Does The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have fire safety data?
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has no on-campus residential fire filing in this Clery release.
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