NC
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
5.66 incidents / 1,000 students
Greensboro, NC · Clery Act 2024 · Public
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Across 2022–2024, University of North Carolina at Greensboro reported 124 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: Duke University.
- 5.66
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,687
- Rank of 2,072
- #93
- NC rank
- 18,012
- Enrolled students
5.66 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
University of North Carolina at Greensboro reports 5.66 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 1202% above College of the Canyons. Similar-enrollment scored peers: College of the Canyons (0.17/1k); Blinn College District (0.44/1k); CUNY Kingsborough Community College (0.17/1k); Santa Rosa Junior College (0.73/1k); Cuyahoga Community College District (0.67/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Duke University (7.83/1k); University of North Carolina Wilmington (4.19/1k); Appalachian State University (3.20/1k); North Carolina A & T State University (6.92/1k); Western Carolina University (4.54/1k); Wake Forest University (10.19/1k); East Carolina University (3.12/1k); North Carolina Central University (5.13/1k). 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
- 5.66
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,687
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 81%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 47
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 199148 · University of North Carolina 5.66/1k score rate · #1,687/2,072
RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-HOT 5.66/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,687/2,072
- ST-MID #93 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Santa Rosa Junior College · +4.93
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 27%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-MID 18,012
- FIRE-REPORT 5 fires
Nearest enrollment peer: Santa Rosa Junior College (-4.93/1k)
University of North Carolina at Greensboro sheet RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT · peer Santa Rosa Junior College. 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-MID · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Santa Rosa Junior College (-4.93/1k). National rank #1,687 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 North Carolina at Greensboro reports 5.66 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 1202% above College of the Canyons. Similar-enrollment scored peers: College of the Canyons (0.17/1k); Blinn College District (0.44/1k); CUNY Kingsborough Community College (0.17/1k); Santa Rosa Junior College (0.73/1k); Cuyahoga Community College District (0.67/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Duke University (7.83/1k); University of North Carolina Wilmington (4.19/1k); Appalachian State University (3.20/1k); North Carolina A & T State University (6.92/1k); Western Carolina University (4.54/1k); Wake Forest University (10.19/1k); East Carolina University (3.12/1k); North Carolina Central University (5.13/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around University of North
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest University on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- CUNY Kingsborough Community College · lowest peer 0.17
CUNY Kingsborough Community College — lowest peer
0.17 per 1,000 students
- Blinn College District · near 0.44
Blinn College District — near
0.44 per 1,000 students
- Cuyahoga Community College District · near 0.67
Cuyahoga Community College District — near
0.67 per 1,000 students
- Santa Rosa Junior College · near 0.73
Santa Rosa Junior College — near
0.73 per 1,000 students
- University of North Carolina · this campus · highest
University of North Carolina at Greensboro — this campus · highest
5.66 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around University of North Carolina at Greensboro's 5.66/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
University of North Carolina at Greensboro increased from 40 to 47 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 NC 4-year peers in this comparison, University of North Carolina at Greensboro is larger than 86% and safer-reporting than 39% - 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 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- 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) 92
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- 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) 53
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- 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) 86
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- University of North Caroli…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 1,111 | 5.40 | 0 | 42 |
| Guilford College | 1,180 | 0.00 | 3 | 92 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte | 1,184 | 4.22 | 6 | 56 |
| Barton College | 1,235 | 2.43 | 8 | 86 |
| Johnson C Smith University | 1,302 | 13.82 | 11 | 3 |
| Catawba College | 1,376 | 6.54 | 14 | 31 |
| Belmont Abbey College | 1,388 | 5.76 | 17 | 36 |
| North Carolina Wesleyan University | 1,419 | 4.23 | 19 | 53 |
| Meredith College | 1,465 | 3.41 | 22 | 72 |
| Queens University of Charlotte | 1,599 | 6.25 | 25 | 33 |
| Methodist University | 1,822 | 9.33 | 28 | 14 |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro (this campus) | 18,012 | 5.66 | 86 | 39 |
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 18,012 enrolled students, University of North Carolina at Greensboro is the 242nd largest of the 5,585 institutions in this dataset with a reported enrollment, ahead of 5,343 of them. Closest same-state same-level scored peers by enrollment: Duke University (7.83/1k); University of North Carolina Wilmington (4.19/1k); Appalachian State University (3.20/1k); North Carolina A & T State University (6.92/1k); Western Carolina University (4.54/1k); Wake Forest University (10.19/1k); East Carolina University (3.12/1k); North Carolina Central University (5.13/1k). 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 (College of the Canyons is the nearest similar-enrollment comparison on this profile).
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at University of North Carolina at Greensboro rose from 40 to 47 (+18%). The increase shows up in Motor Vehicle Theft (4 to 15) and Robbery (1 to 2). Falling over the same period: Burglary (12 to 10), Fondling (10 to 8) and Rape (11 to 10).
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 North Carolina at Greensboro
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 6 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Fondling, Rape, Motor Vehicle Theft, Aggravated Assault 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 onlyUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 27% (37 → 47 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 37 |
| 2023 | 40 |
| 2024 | 47 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| Fondling | 8 | 10 | 11 |
| Rape | 10 | 11 | 8 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 15 | 4 | 2 |
| Aggravated Assault | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Robbery | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
18 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 15 | 75 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 3 | 43 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 8 | 6 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 8 | 82 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 1 | 44 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 8 | 2 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 19 | 96 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 5 | 55 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 12 | 4 |
University of North Carolina at Greensboro 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).
CA
College of the Canyons
0.17 incidents / 1,000 students
TX
Blinn College District
0.44 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where University of North Carolina at Greensboro sits on price and outcomes
At $10,965, University of North Carolina at Greensboro's reported average net price is cheaper than 41% among 145 North Carolina colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $14,086.
- $10,965
- average net price
- $14,086
- North Carolina median
- 1.7×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $12,275
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $7,305, while those above $110,000 record $19,580 - roughly 2.7 times as much. A published average of $10,965 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 $39,869, roughly 3.6 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
- $7,661
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $24,012
- Avg Net Price
- $10,965
- Median Debt
- $22,858
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 50%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- SAT Average
- 1193
- SAT Math Range
- 560-670
- ACT Average
- 24
- ACT Range
- 22-27
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 57%
- Retention Rate
- 79%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $39,869
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $48,160
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 64%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 523 similar institutions by enrollment size.
College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA · 18,075 enrolled
Safety Score 0.17
Blinn College District
Brenham, TX · 18,095 enrolled
Safety Score 0.44
CUNY Kingsborough Community College
Brooklyn, NY · 18,165 enrolled
Safety Score 0.17
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, CA · 17,854 enrolled
Safety Score 0.73
Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland, OH · 17,840 enrolled
Safety Score 0.67
Closest by National Rank
University of North Carolina at Greensboro (national rank #1687) sits near University of San Diego (#1686) and University of Maryland Global Campus (#1688) 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 North Carolina at Greensboro, both outside NC so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Lamar University
Beaumont, TX · 17,772 enrolled
Safety score 2.48
Modesto Junior College
Modesto, CA · 18,258 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, AL · 17,763 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH · 17,594 enrolled
Safety score 1.14
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, CO · 18,453 enrolled
Safety score 5.26
University at Albany
Albany, NY · 17,560 enrolled
Safety score 5.24
California State University-San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA · 18,492 enrolled
Safety score 2.00
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, GA · 18,550 enrolled
Safety score 1.73
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
University of San Diego
San Diego, CA · 9,714 enrolled
Safety score 5.66
Florida Polytechnic University
Lakeland, FL · 1,769 enrolled
Safety score 5.65
University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD · 63,012 enrolled
Safety score 5.68
Columbus State University
Columbus, GA · 7,913 enrolled
Safety score 5.69
Hanover College
Hanover, IN · 1,243 enrolled
Safety score 5.63
Alabama A & M University
Normal, AL · 7,295 enrolled
Safety score 5.62
Roberts Wesleyan University
Rochester, NY · 1,960 enrolled
Safety score 5.61
Monmouth College
Monmouth, IL · 713 enrolled
Safety score 5.61
Frequently Asked Questions
Is University of North Carolina at Greensboro safe?
University of North Carolina at Greensboro has a safety score of 5.66 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,687 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: College of the Canyons (0.17/1k). Same-state same-level set: Duke University (7.83/1k); University of North Carolina Wilmington (4.19/1k); Appalachian State University (3.20/1k); North Carolina A & T State University (6.92/1k); Western Carolina University (4.54/1k); Wake Forest University (10.19/1k); East Carolina University (3.12/1k); North Carolina Central University (5.13/1k).
What crimes are reported at University of North Carolina at Greensboro?
For calendar year 2024, University of North Carolina at Greensboro reported Motor Vehicle Theft (15), Burglary (10), Rape (10), Fondling (8) and Aggravated Assault (2), 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 North Carolina at Greensboro compare to similar schools?
University of North Carolina at Greensboro reports 1202% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than College of the Canyons. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: College of the Canyons (0.17/1k); Blinn College District (0.44/1k); CUNY Kingsborough Community College (0.17/1k); Santa Rosa Junior College (0.73/1k); Cuyahoga Community College District (0.67/1k). Same-state same-level set: Duke University (7.83/1k); University of North Carolina Wilmington (4.19/1k); Appalachian State University (3.20/1k); North Carolina A & T State University (6.92/1k); Western Carolina University (4.54/1k); Wake Forest University (10.19/1k); East Carolina University (3.12/1k); North Carolina Central University (5.13/1k).
Does University of North Carolina at Greensboro have fire safety data?
Yes. University of North Carolina at Greensboro reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 5 fires were reported in the most recent year.
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