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University of Delaware
2.38 incidents / 1,000 students
Newark, DE · Clery Act 2024 · Public
University of Delaware
Across 2022–2024, University of Delaware reported 108 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Rape). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Wilmington University.
- 2.38
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,142
- Rank of 2,072
- #5
- DE rank
- 24,412
- Enrolled students
2.38 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
University of Delaware reports 2.38 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 41% below University of Oregon. Similar-enrollment scored peers: University of Oregon (6.52/1k); California State University-Fresno (8.23/1k); University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2.83/1k); Missouri State University-Springfield (1.52/1k); Pasadena City College (1.06/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Wilmington University (0.07/1k); Delaware Technical Community College-Terry (0.52/1k); Delaware State University (18.58/1k); Goldey-Beacom College (0.00/1k); Strayer University-Delaware (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 2.38
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,142
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 55%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 30
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 130943 · University of Delaware 2.38/1k score rate · #1,142/2,072
RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-MID 2.38/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,142/2,072
- ST-UPPER #5 in state
- BELOW-PEER University of Nebraska-Lincoln · 0.45 back
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 27%
- CAT-LEAD Rape
- ENR-LARGE 24,412
- FIRE-REPORT 9 fires
Nearest enrollment peer: University of Nebraska-Lincoln (+0.45/1k)
University of Delaware sheet RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-REPORT · peer University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 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-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is University of Nebraska-Lincoln (+0.45/1k). National rank #1,142 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
University of Delaware reports 2.38 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 41% below University of Oregon. Similar-enrollment scored peers: University of Oregon (6.52/1k); California State University-Fresno (8.23/1k); University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2.83/1k); Missouri State University-Springfield (1.52/1k); Pasadena City College (1.06/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Wilmington University (0.07/1k); Delaware Technical Community College-Terry (0.52/1k); Delaware State University (18.58/1k); Goldey-Beacom College (0.00/1k); Strayer University-Delaware (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around University of Delaware
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest University on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Pasadena City College · lowest peer 1.06
Pasadena City College — lowest peer
1.06 per 1,000 students
- Missouri State University-Springfield · near 1.52
Missouri State University-Springfield — near
1.52 per 1,000 students
- University of Delaware · this campus 2.38
University of Delaware — this campus
2.38 per 1,000 students
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln · near 2.83
University of Nebraska-Lincoln — near
2.83 per 1,000 students
- California State University-Fresno · highest peer
California State University-Fresno — highest peer
8.23 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around University of Delaware's 2.38/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
University of Delaware decreased from 37 to 30 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 changesEnrollment scale
How campus size shapes the safety figures
With 24,412 enrolled students, University of Delaware is the 151st largest of the 5,585 institutions in this dataset with a reported enrollment, ahead of 5,434 of them. Closest same-state same-level scored peers by enrollment: Wilmington University (0.07/1k); Delaware Technical Community College-Terry (0.52/1k); Delaware State University (18.58/1k); Goldey-Beacom College (0.00/1k); Strayer University-Delaware (0.00/1k). 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 (University of Oregon is the nearest similar-enrollment comparison on this profile).
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at University of Delaware fell from 37 to 30 (-19%). The increase shows up in Rape (5 to 10) and Fondling (1 to 5). Falling over the same period: Arson (14 to 3), Burglary (10 to 6) and Motor Vehicle Theft (4 to 3).
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 of Delaware
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 8 Clery Act categories here: Rape, Arson, Burglary, Fondling, Aggravated Assault, Motor Vehicle Theft, Statutory Rape and Robbery.
The remaining 3 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, 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 of Delaware: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 27% (41 → 30 incidents)
Read the chart as text
| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 41 |
| 2023 | 37 |
| 2024 | 30 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rape | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Arson | 3 | 14 | 6 |
| Burglary | 6 | 10 | 7 |
| Fondling | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Aggravated Assault | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 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 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
45 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
University of Delaware 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).
OR
University of Oregon
6.52 incidents / 1,000 students
CA
California State University-Fresno
8.23 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where University of Delaware sits on price and outcomes
At $17,799, University of Delaware's reported average net price is cheaper than 75% among 12 Delaware colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $15,644.
- $17,799
- average net price
- $15,644
- Delaware median
- 2.4×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $14,679
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $10,901, while those above $110,000 record $25,580 - roughly 2.3 times as much. A published average of $17,799 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 $58,846, roughly 3.3 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
- $16,810
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $41,400
- Avg Net Price
- $17,799
- Median Debt
- $24,572
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 16%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- SAT Average
- 1292
- SAT Math Range
- 590-680
- ACT Average
- 29
- ACT Range
- 28-32
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 80%
- Retention Rate
- 92%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $58,846
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $72,950
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 85%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 373 similar institutions by enrollment size.
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR · 24,404 enrolled
Safety Score 6.52
California State University-Fresno
Fresno, CA · 24,427 enrolled
Safety Score 8.23
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE · 24,393 enrolled
Safety Score 2.83
Missouri State University-Springfield
Springfield, MO · 24,360 enrolled
Safety Score 1.52
Pasadena City College
Pasadena, CA · 24,597 enrolled
Safety Score 1.06
Closest by National Rank
University of Delaware (national rank #1142) sits near Worcester Polytechnic Institute (#1141) and Oklahoma State University-Main Campus (#1143) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA
National Rank #1141
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Stillwater, OK
National Rank #1143
American Samoa Community College
Pago Pago, AS
National Rank #1140
University of North Georgia
Dahlonega, GA
National Rank #1144
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
Gallup, NM
National Rank #1139
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for University of Delaware, both outside DE so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR · 24,404 enrolled
Safety score 6.52
California State University-Fresno
Fresno, CA · 24,427 enrolled
Safety score 8.23
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE · 24,393 enrolled
Safety score 2.83
Missouri State University-Springfield
Springfield, MO · 24,360 enrolled
Safety score 1.52
St Petersburg College
St. Petersburg, FL · 23,936 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL · 23,856 enrolled
Safety score 6.50
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI · 23,803 enrolled
Safety score 2.31
The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, TX · 25,039 enrolled
Safety score 1.12
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA · 7,584 enrolled
Safety score 2.37
American Samoa Community College
Pago Pago, AS · 843 enrolled
Safety score 2.37
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Stillwater, OK · 27,278 enrolled
Safety score 2.38
Asbury Theological Seminary
Wilmore, KY · 1,689 enrolled
Safety score 2.37
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN · 20,276 enrolled
Safety score 2.37
University of North Georgia
Dahlonega, GA · 19,291 enrolled
Safety score 2.38
Green River College
Auburn, WA · 7,967 enrolled
Safety score 2.38
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI · 1,677 enrolled
Safety score 2.39
Frequently Asked Questions
Is University of Delaware safe?
University of Delaware has a safety score of 2.38 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,142 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: University of Oregon (6.52/1k). Same-state same-level set: Wilmington University (0.07/1k); Delaware Technical Community College-Terry (0.52/1k); Delaware State University (18.58/1k); Goldey-Beacom College (0.00/1k); Strayer University-Delaware (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at University of Delaware?
For calendar year 2024, University of Delaware reported Rape (10), Burglary (6), Fondling (5), Aggravated Assault (3) and Arson (3), 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 of Delaware compare to similar schools?
University of Delaware reports 41% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than University of Oregon. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: University of Oregon (6.52/1k); California State University-Fresno (8.23/1k); University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2.83/1k); Missouri State University-Springfield (1.52/1k); Pasadena City College (1.06/1k). Same-state same-level set: Wilmington University (0.07/1k); Delaware Technical Community College-Terry (0.52/1k); Delaware State University (18.58/1k); Goldey-Beacom College (0.00/1k); Strayer University-Delaware (0.00/1k).
Does University of Delaware have fire safety data?
Yes. University of Delaware reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 9 fires were reported in the most recent year.
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