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University of Illinois Chicago
6.87 incidents / 1,000 students
Chicago, IL · Clery Act 2024 · Public
University of Illinois Chicago
Across 2022–2024, University of Illinois Chicago reported 316 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Motor Vehicle Theft). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Chamberlain University-Illinois.
- 6.87
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,785
- Rank of 2,072
- #107
- IL rank
- 33,906
- Enrolled students
6.87 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
University of Illinois Chicago reports 6.87 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 237% above The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Similar-enrollment scored peers: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (0.80/1k); Colorado State University-Fort Collins (3.23/1k); East Los Angeles College (0.36/1k); Auburn University (4.04/1k); University of Arkansas (1.79/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Chamberlain University-Illinois (0.00/1k); DeVry University-Illinois (0.00/1k); Northwestern University (6.50/1k); Illinois State University (3.20/1k); DePaul University (2.07/1k); University of Chicago (3.72/1k); Loyola University Chicago (2.36/1k); Northern Illinois University (9.60/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 6.87
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,785
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 86%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 133
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 145600 · University of Illinois Chicago 6.87/1k score rate · #1,785/2,072
RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-HOT 6.87/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,785/2,072
- ST-MID #107 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Auburn University · +2.83
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 118%
- CAT-LEAD Motor Vehicle Th…
- ENR-LARGE 33,906
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Auburn University (-2.83/1k)
University of Illinois Chicago sheet RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-ZERO · peer Auburn 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 · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Auburn University (-2.83/1k). National rank #1,785 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 Illinois Chicago reports 6.87 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 237% above The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Similar-enrollment scored peers: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (0.80/1k); Colorado State University-Fort Collins (3.23/1k); East Los Angeles College (0.36/1k); Auburn University (4.04/1k); University of Arkansas (1.79/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Chamberlain University-Illinois (0.00/1k); DeVry University-Illinois (0.00/1k); Northwestern University (6.50/1k); Illinois State University (3.20/1k); DePaul University (2.07/1k); University of Chicago (3.72/1k); Loyola University Chicago (2.36/1k); Northern Illinois University (9.60/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around University of Illinois
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest University on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- East Los Angeles College · lowest peer 0.36
East Los Angeles College — lowest peer
0.36 per 1,000 students
- University of Arkansas · near 1.79
University of Arkansas — near
1.79 per 1,000 students
- Colorado State University-Fort Collins · near
Colorado State University-Fort Collins — near
3.23 per 1,000 students
- Auburn University · near
Auburn University — near
4.04 per 1,000 students
- University of Illinois Chicago · this campus · highest
University of Illinois Chicago — this campus · highest
6.87 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around University of Illinois Chicago's 6.87/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
University of Illinois Chicago increased from 122 to 133 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, University of Illinois Chicago is larger than 97% 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 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- University of Illinois Chi…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwestern University-Downers Grove | 2,567 | 0.00 | 0 | 92 |
| Augustana College | 2,570 | 5.84 | 3 | 14 |
| Rush University | 2,769 | 15.89 | 6 | 0 |
| Wheaton College | 2,874 | 6.26 | 8 | 11 |
| Benedictine University | 2,917 | 1.37 | 11 | 67 |
| North Central College | 3,003 | 3.00 | 14 | 47 |
| University of St Francis | 3,074 | 0.65 | 17 | 83 |
| Olivet Nazarene University | 3,339 | 3.59 | 19 | 36 |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | 3,394 | 0.29 | 22 | 86 |
| Saint Xavier University | 3,485 | 1.72 | 25 | 58 |
| Dominican University | 3,803 | 5.00 | 28 | 19 |
| University of Illinois Chicago (this campus) | 33,906 | 6.87 | 97 | 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 33,906 enrolled students, University of Illinois Chicago is the 84th largest of the 5,585 institutions in this dataset with a reported enrollment, ahead of 5,501 of them. Closest same-state same-level scored peers by enrollment: Chamberlain University-Illinois (0.00/1k); DeVry University-Illinois (0.00/1k); Northwestern University (6.50/1k); Illinois State University (3.20/1k); DePaul University (2.07/1k); University of Chicago (3.72/1k); Loyola University Chicago (2.36/1k); Northern Illinois University (9.60/1k). 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 (The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is the nearest similar-enrollment comparison on this profile).
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at University of Illinois Chicago rose from 122 to 133 (+9%). The increase shows up in Motor Vehicle Theft (50 to 65) and Robbery (2 to 6). Falling over the same period: Rape (13 to 9), Aggravated Assault (11 to 9) and Arson (2 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 University of Illinois Chicago
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 7 Clery Act categories here: Motor Vehicle Theft, Burglary, Aggravated Assault, Rape, Fondling, Robbery and Arson.
The remaining 4 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter, Negligent Manslaughter and Statutory Rape. 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 Illinois Chicago: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 118% (61 → 133 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 61 |
| 2023 | 122 |
| 2024 | 133 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 65 | 50 | 13 |
| Burglary | 38 | 38 | 20 |
| Aggravated Assault | 9 | 11 | 12 |
| Rape | 9 | 13 | 6 |
| Fondling | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Robbery | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Arson | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
63 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 36 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
University of Illinois Chicago 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).
TX
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
0.80 incidents / 1,000 students
CO
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
3.23 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where University of Illinois Chicago sits on price and outcomes
At $10,974, University of Illinois Chicago's reported average net price is cheaper than 30% among 178 Illinois colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $15,405.
- $10,974
- average net price
- $15,405
- Illinois median
- 3.2×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $17,518
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $7,529, while those above $110,000 record $25,047 - roughly 3.3 times as much. A published average of $10,974 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six years after enrolling, the median former student who received federal aid reports $53,218 - about 4.8 times one year of the reported net price here. On that ratio the cost is recovered quickly.
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
- $14,338
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $29,884
- Avg Net Price
- $10,974
- Median Debt
- $16,704
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 49%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- SAT Average
- 1250
- SAT Math Range
- 560-680
- ACT Average
- 27
- ACT Range
- 25-31
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 61%
- Retention Rate
- 80%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $53,218
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $68,740
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 76%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 252 similar institutions by enrollment size.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX · 33,881 enrolled
Safety Score 0.80
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO · 34,096 enrolled
Safety Score 3.23
East Los Angeles College
Monterey Park, CA · 33,677 enrolled
Safety Score 0.36
Auburn University
Auburn, AL · 34,145 enrolled
Safety Score 4.04
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR · 33,610 enrolled
Safety Score 1.79
Closest by National Rank
University of Illinois Chicago (national rank #1785) sits near St. John's College (#1784) and Assumption University (#1786) 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 University of Illinois Chicago, 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 Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX · 33,881 enrolled
Safety score 0.80
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO · 34,096 enrolled
Safety score 3.23
Auburn University
Auburn, AL · 34,145 enrolled
Safety score 4.04
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR · 33,610 enrolled
Safety score 1.79
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY · 34,709 enrolled
Safety score 8.53
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV · 32,911 enrolled
Safety score 3.16
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA · 34,944 enrolled
Safety score 1.55
Weber State University
Ogden, UT · 32,701 enrolled
Safety score 1.28
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Assumption University
Worcester, MA · 2,037 enrolled
Safety score 6.87
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX · 12,938 enrolled
Safety score 6.88
St. John's College
Annapolis, MD · 583 enrolled
Safety score 6.86
Texas Wesleyan University
Fort Worth, TX · 2,487 enrolled
Safety score 6.84
Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME · 1,881 enrolled
Safety score 6.91
University of California-Merced
Merced, CA · 9,110 enrolled
Safety score 6.92
North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC · 14,311 enrolled
Safety score 6.92
University of Minnesota-Rochester
Rochester, MN · 578 enrolled
Safety score 6.92
Frequently Asked Questions
Is University of Illinois Chicago safe?
University of Illinois Chicago has a safety score of 6.87 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,785 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (0.80/1k). Same-state same-level set: Chamberlain University-Illinois (0.00/1k); DeVry University-Illinois (0.00/1k); Northwestern University (6.50/1k); Illinois State University (3.20/1k); DePaul University (2.07/1k); University of Chicago (3.72/1k); Loyola University Chicago (2.36/1k); Northern Illinois University (9.60/1k).
What crimes are reported at University of Illinois Chicago?
For calendar year 2024, University of Illinois Chicago reported Motor Vehicle Theft (65), Burglary (38), Aggravated Assault (9), Rape (9) and Fondling (6), 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 Illinois Chicago compare to similar schools?
University of Illinois Chicago reports 237% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (0.80/1k); Colorado State University-Fort Collins (3.23/1k); East Los Angeles College (0.36/1k); Auburn University (4.04/1k); University of Arkansas (1.79/1k). Same-state same-level set: Chamberlain University-Illinois (0.00/1k); DeVry University-Illinois (0.00/1k); Northwestern University (6.50/1k); Illinois State University (3.20/1k); DePaul University (2.07/1k); University of Chicago (3.72/1k); Loyola University Chicago (2.36/1k); Northern Illinois University (9.60/1k).
Does University of Illinois Chicago have fire safety data?
Yes. University of Illinois Chicago 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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