NY
University at Albany
5.24 incidents / 1,000 students
Albany, NY · Clery Act 2024 · Public
University at Albany
Across 2022–2024, University at Albany reported 105 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: Rochester Institute of Technology.
- 5.24
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,641
- Rank of 2,072
- #172
- NY rank
- 17,560
- Enrolled students
5.24 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
University at Albany reports 5.24 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 165% above Bowling Green State University-Main Campus. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Bowling Green State University-Main Campus (1.14/1k); Duke University (7.83/1k); Mt San Jacinto Community College District (0.17/1k); Rio Hondo College (0.17/1k); Georgia State University-Perimeter College (0.57/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Rochester Institute of Technology (3.10/1k); Long Island University (0.78/1k); Binghamton University (8.93/1k); Fordham University (2.11/1k); CUNY Queens College (1.00/1k); St. John's University-New York (1.50/1k); CUNY City College (1.48/1k); CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (0.05/1k). 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
- 5.24
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,641
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 79%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 42
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 196060 · University at Albany 5.24/1k score rate · #1,641/2,072
RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-HIGH 5.24/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,641/2,072
- ST-MID #172 in state
- BELOW-PEER Duke University · 2.59 back
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 20%
- CAT-LEAD Fondling
- ENR-MID 17,560
- FIRE-REPORT 3 fires
Nearest enrollment peer: Duke University (+2.59/1k)
University at Albany sheet RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT · peer Duke 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-BOTTOM · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Duke University (+2.59/1k). National rank #1,641 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
University at Albany reports 5.24 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 165% above Bowling Green State University-Main Campus. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Bowling Green State University-Main Campus (1.14/1k); Duke University (7.83/1k); Mt San Jacinto Community College District (0.17/1k); Rio Hondo College (0.17/1k); Georgia State University-Perimeter College (0.57/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Rochester Institute of Technology (3.10/1k); Long Island University (0.78/1k); Binghamton University (8.93/1k); Fordham University (2.11/1k); CUNY Queens College (1.00/1k); St. John's University-New York (1.50/1k); CUNY City College (1.48/1k); CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (0.05/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Fondling.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around University at Albany
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest University on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Mt San Jacinto Community · lowest peer 0.17
Mt San Jacinto Community College District — lowest peer
0.17 per 1,000 students
- Georgia State University-Perimeter College · near 0.57
Georgia State University-Perimeter College — near
0.57 per 1,000 students
- Bowling Green State University-Main · near 1.14
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus — near
1.14 per 1,000 students
- University at Albany · this campus
University at Albany — this campus
5.24 per 1,000 students
- Duke University · highest peer
Duke University — highest peer
7.83 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around University at Albany's 5.24/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
University at Albany increased from 28 to 42 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 NY 4-year peers in this comparison, University at Albany is larger than 81% 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 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- University at Albany: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Institute of Technology | 6,877 | 3.34 | 0 | 22 |
| State University of New York at Cortland | 6,938 | 4.90 | 3 | 11 |
| Yeshiva University | 6,965 | 0.43 | 6 | 83 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 7,040 | 1.56 | 8 | 42 |
| SUNY Brockport | 7,482 | 5.48 | 11 | 3 |
| Adelphi University | 7,603 | 4.74 | 14 | 14 |
| State University of New York at New Paltz | 7,898 | 2.41 | 17 | 31 |
| Monroe University | 8,141 | 1.35 | 19 | 50 |
| Fashion Institute of Technology | 8,206 | 0.73 | 22 | 72 |
| Mercy University | 8,991 | 1.22 | 25 | 53 |
| The New School | 9,068 | 0.99 | 28 | 61 |
| University at Albany (this campus) | 17,560 | 5.24 | 81 | 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.
Enrollment scale
How campus size shapes the safety figures
With 17,560 enrolled students, University at Albany is the 249th largest of the 5,585 institutions in this dataset with a reported enrollment, ahead of 5,336 of them. Closest same-state same-level scored peers by enrollment: Rochester Institute of Technology (3.10/1k); Long Island University (0.78/1k); Binghamton University (8.93/1k); Fordham University (2.11/1k); CUNY Queens College (1.00/1k); St. John's University-New York (1.50/1k); CUNY City College (1.48/1k); CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (0.05/1k). The score above normalizes 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students, so compare it with similarly sized campuses instead of treating a higher raw count as evidence that a campus is less safe (Bowling Green State University-Main Campus is the nearest similar-enrollment comparison on this profile).
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at University at Albany rose from 28 to 42 (+50%). The increase shows up in Burglary (7 to 13), Aggravated Assault (0 to 5) and Robbery (1 to 6). Falling over the same period: Motor Vehicle Theft (4 to 1) and Rape (8 to 7).
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 University at Albany
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 6 Clery Act categories here: Fondling, Burglary, Rape, Robbery, Aggravated Assault and Motor Vehicle Theft.
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 onlyUniversity at Albany: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 20% (35 → 42 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 35 |
| 2023 | 28 |
| 2024 | 42 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fondling | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| Burglary | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Rape | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Robbery | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Aggravated Assault | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 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
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
18 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 3 | 273 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 255 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 2 | 6 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 1 | 399 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 162 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 3 | 9 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 1 | 193 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 187 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 3 | 3 |
University at Albany 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).
OH
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
1.14 incidents / 1,000 students
NC
Duke University
7.83 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where University at Albany sits on price and outcomes
At $17,167, University at Albany's reported average net price is cheaper than 48% among 326 New York colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $17,940.
- $17,167
- average net price
- $17,940
- New York median
- 2.6×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $12,973
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $11,112, while those above $110,000 record $24,085 - roughly 2.2 times as much. A published average of $17,167 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 $51,380, roughly 3.0 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
- $10,866
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $31,256
- Avg Net Price
- $17,167
- Median Debt
- $19,500
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 44%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- ACT Average
- 26
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 63%
- Retention Rate
- 83%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $51,380
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $67,979
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 74%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 539 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH · 17,594 enrolled
Safety Score 1.14
Duke University
Durham, NC · 17,499 enrolled
Safety Score 7.83
Mt San Jacinto Community College District
San Jacinto, CA · 17,627 enrolled
Safety Score 0.17
Rio Hondo College
Whittier, CA · 17,441 enrolled
Safety Score 0.17
Georgia State University-Perimeter College
Atlanta, GA · 17,437 enrolled
Safety Score 0.57
Closest by National Rank
University at Albany (national rank #1641) sits near Metropolitan State University of Denver (#1642) and Augsburg University (#1640) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, CO
National Rank #1642
Augsburg University
Minneapolis, MN
National Rank #1640
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
National Rank #1639
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney, VA
National Rank #1643
Thomas Aquinas College
Santa Paula, CA
National Rank #1644
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for University at Albany, both outside NY so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH · 17,594 enrolled
Safety score 1.14
Duke University
Durham, NC · 17,499 enrolled
Safety score 7.83
Rio Hondo College
Whittier, CA · 17,441 enrolled
Safety score 0.17
Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX · 17,433 enrolled
Safety score 1.15
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL · 17,384 enrolled
Safety score 2.36
Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, AL · 17,763 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Lamar University
Beaumont, TX · 17,772 enrolled
Safety score 2.48
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI · 17,210 enrolled
Safety score 1.22
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Augsburg University
Minneapolis, MN · 3,249 enrolled
Safety score 5.23
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO · 14,732 enrolled
Safety score 5.23
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, CO · 18,453 enrolled
Safety score 5.26
The University of the South
Sewanee, TN · 1,724 enrolled
Safety score 5.22
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO · 17,059 enrolled
Safety score 5.22
Stockton University
Galloway, NJ · 8,631 enrolled
Safety score 5.21
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ · 79,818 enrolled
Safety score 5.21
University of St Thomas
Saint Paul, MN · 9,410 enrolled
Safety score 5.21
Frequently Asked Questions
Is University at Albany safe?
University at Albany has a safety score of 5.24 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,641 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Bowling Green State University-Main Campus (1.14/1k). Same-state same-level set: Rochester Institute of Technology (3.10/1k); Long Island University (0.78/1k); Binghamton University (8.93/1k); Fordham University (2.11/1k); CUNY Queens College (1.00/1k); St. John's University-New York (1.50/1k); CUNY City College (1.48/1k); CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (0.05/1k).
What crimes are reported at University at Albany?
For calendar year 2024, University at Albany reported Burglary (13), Fondling (10), Rape (7), Robbery (6) and Aggravated Assault (5), and 1 further category in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does University at Albany compare to similar schools?
University at Albany reports 165% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Bowling Green State University-Main Campus. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Bowling Green State University-Main Campus (1.14/1k); Duke University (7.83/1k); Mt San Jacinto Community College District (0.17/1k); Rio Hondo College (0.17/1k); Georgia State University-Perimeter College (0.57/1k). Same-state same-level set: Rochester Institute of Technology (3.10/1k); Long Island University (0.78/1k); Binghamton University (8.93/1k); Fordham University (2.11/1k); CUNY Queens College (1.00/1k); St. John's University-New York (1.50/1k); CUNY City College (1.48/1k); CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (0.05/1k).
Does University at Albany have fire safety data?
Yes. University at Albany reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 3 fires were reported in the most recent year.
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