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University of Northern Iowa
6.14 incidents / 1,000 students
Cedar Falls, IA · Clery Act 2024 · Public
University of Northern Iowa
Across 2022–2024, University of Northern Iowa reported 58 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, with no net change between the first and last filed year; largest filed category is Rape.
- 6.14
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,731
- Rank of 2,072
- #38
- IA rank
- 9,278
- Enrolled students
6.14 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
University of Northern Iowa reports 6.14 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 2487% above Montgomery County Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Montgomery County Community College (0.11/1k); Solano Community College (0.22/1k); Amarillo College (0.32/1k); Maryville University of Saint Louis (0.32/1k); West Los Angeles College (0.22/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Drake University (3.68/1k); Upper Iowa University (1.27/1k); Maharishi International University (4.24/1k); Saint Ambrose University (6.81/1k); Waldorf University (8.54/1k); Palmer College of Chiropractic (2.31/1k); Morningside University (2.43/1k); Dordt University (1.02/1k). 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
- 6.14
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,731
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 84%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 18
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 154095 · University of Northern Iowa 6.14/1k score rate · #1,731/2,072
RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-HOT 6.14/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,731/2,072
- ST-MID #38 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Amarillo College · +5.82
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-FLAT Flat
- CAT-LEAD Rape
- ENR-MID 9,278
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Amarillo College (-5.82/1k)
University of Northern Iowa sheet RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO · peer Amarillo 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-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Amarillo College (-5.82/1k). National rank #1,731 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 Northern Iowa reports 6.14 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 2487% above Montgomery County Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Montgomery County Community College (0.11/1k); Solano Community College (0.22/1k); Amarillo College (0.32/1k); Maryville University of Saint Louis (0.32/1k); West Los Angeles College (0.22/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Drake University (3.68/1k); Upper Iowa University (1.27/1k); Maharishi International University (4.24/1k); Saint Ambrose University (6.81/1k); Waldorf University (8.54/1k); Palmer College of Chiropractic (2.31/1k); Morningside University (2.43/1k); Dordt University (1.02/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around University of Northern
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest University on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Montgomery County Community College · lowest peer 0.11
Montgomery County Community College — lowest peer
0.11 per 1,000 students
- West Los Angeles College · near 0.22
West Los Angeles College — near
0.22 per 1,000 students
- Amarillo College · near 0.32
Amarillo College — near
0.32 per 1,000 students
- Maryville University of Saint · near 0.32
Maryville University of Saint Louis — near
0.32 per 1,000 students
- University of Northern Iowa · this campus · highest
University of Northern Iowa — this campus · highest
6.14 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around University of Northern Iowa's 6.14/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
University of Northern Iowa decreased from 22 to 18 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 IA 4-year peers in this comparison, University of Northern Iowa is larger than 94% and safer-reporting than 25% - 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 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- University of Northern Iowa: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orion Technical College | 41 | 0.00 | 0 | 83 |
| Divine Word College | 64 | 0.00 | 3 | 83 |
| Wartburg Theological Seminary | 161 | 0.00 | 6 | 83 |
| St Luke's College | 176 | 0.00 | 8 | 83 |
| Emmaus Bible College | 234 | 0.00 | 11 | 83 |
| Allen College | 483 | 2.07 | 14 | 67 |
| Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary | 611 | 0.00 | 17 | 83 |
| Mercy College of Health Sciences | 869 | 3.45 | 19 | 50 |
| Briar Cliff University | 947 | 2.11 | 22 | 64 |
| Clarke University | 962 | 4.16 | 25 | 44 |
| Central College | 1,084 | 7.38 | 28 | 19 |
| University of Northern Iowa (this campus) | 9,278 | 6.14 | 94 | 25 |
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 University of Northern Iowa fell from 22 to 18 (-18%). The increase shows up in Motor Vehicle Theft (0 to 2), Aggravated Assault (0 to 1) and Rape (8 to 9). Falling over the same period: Fondling (6 to 2), Burglary (7 to 4) 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 University of Northern Iowa
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 6 Clery Act categories here: Rape, Burglary, Fondling, Aggravated Assault, Motor Vehicle Theft 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 Northern Iowa: Criminal Offenses by year
Stable 0% (18 → 18 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 18 |
| 2023 | 22 |
| 2024 | 18 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rape | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Burglary | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Fondling | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Aggravated Assault | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Robbery | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 21 | 10 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 4 | 89 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 41 | 10 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 11 | 89 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 34 | 5 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 8 | 138 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 2 | 2 |
University of Northern Iowa 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).
PA
Montgomery County Community College
0.11 incidents / 1,000 students
CA
Solano Community College
0.22 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where University of Northern Iowa sits on price and outcomes
At $15,901, University of Northern Iowa's reported average net price is cheaper than 41% among 68 Iowa colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $17,813.
- $15,901
- average net price
- $17,813
- Iowa median
- 2.4×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $7,843
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $10,863 for families reporting under $30,000 against $18,706 above $110,000, a difference of $7,843. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $15,901 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $47,222, 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
- $9,936
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $21,712
- Avg Net Price
- $15,901
- Median Debt
- $19,691
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 27%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- SAT Average
- 1122
- SAT Math Range
- 500-630
- ACT Average
- 23
- ACT Range
- 19-26
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 68%
- Retention Rate
- 82%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $47,222
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $55,177
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 81%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 819 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Montgomery County Community College
Blue Bell, PA · 9,278 enrolled
Safety Score 0.11
Solano Community College
Fairfield, CA · 9,282 enrolled
Safety Score 0.22
Amarillo College
Amarillo, TX · 9,262 enrolled
Safety Score 0.32
Maryville University of Saint Louis
Saint Louis, MO · 9,261 enrolled
Safety Score 0.32
West Los Angeles College
Culver City, CA · 9,255 enrolled
Safety Score 0.22
Closest by National Rank
University of Northern Iowa (national rank #1731) sits near Saint Anselm College (#1732) and Seattle Central College (#1730) 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 Northern Iowa, both outside IA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Solano Community College
Fairfield, CA · 9,282 enrolled
Safety score 0.22
Maryville University of Saint Louis
Saint Louis, MO · 9,261 enrolled
Safety score 0.32
West Los Angeles College
Culver City, CA · 9,255 enrolled
Safety score 0.22
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Duluth, MN · 9,253 enrolled
Safety score 3.13
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Tallahassee, FL · 9,313 enrolled
Safety score 2.47
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC · 9,322 enrolled
Safety score 10.19
University of New Haven
West Haven, CT · 9,229 enrolled
Safety score 1.73
Lorain County Community College
Elyria, OH · 9,350 enrolled
Safety score 0.96
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Saint Anselm College
Manchester, NH · 2,111 enrolled
Safety score 6.16
Seattle Central College
Seattle, WA · 5,396 enrolled
Safety score 6.12
University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD · 13,906 enrolled
Safety score 6.11
Bluffton University
Bluffton, OH · 646 enrolled
Safety score 6.19
Chadron State College
Chadron, NE · 2,098 enrolled
Safety score 6.20
Doane University
Crete, NE · 1,985 enrolled
Safety score 6.05
Bates College
Lewiston, ME · 1,760 enrolled
Safety score 6.25
Queens University of Charlotte
Charlotte, NC · 1,599 enrolled
Safety score 6.25
Frequently Asked Questions
Is University of Northern Iowa safe?
University of Northern Iowa has a safety score of 6.14 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,731 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Montgomery County Community College (0.11/1k). Same-state same-level set: Drake University (3.68/1k); Upper Iowa University (1.27/1k); Maharishi International University (4.24/1k); Saint Ambrose University (6.81/1k); Waldorf University (8.54/1k); Palmer College of Chiropractic (2.31/1k); Morningside University (2.43/1k); Dordt University (1.02/1k).
What crimes are reported at University of Northern Iowa?
For calendar year 2024, University of Northern Iowa reported Rape (9), Burglary (4), Fondling (2), Motor Vehicle Theft (2) and Aggravated Assault (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does University of Northern Iowa compare to similar schools?
University of Northern Iowa reports 2487% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Montgomery County Community College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Montgomery County Community College (0.11/1k); Solano Community College (0.22/1k); Amarillo College (0.32/1k); Maryville University of Saint Louis (0.32/1k); West Los Angeles College (0.22/1k). Same-state same-level set: Drake University (3.68/1k); Upper Iowa University (1.27/1k); Maharishi International University (4.24/1k); Saint Ambrose University (6.81/1k); Waldorf University (8.54/1k); Palmer College of Chiropractic (2.31/1k); Morningside University (2.43/1k); Dordt University (1.02/1k).
Does University of Northern Iowa have fire safety data?
Yes. University of Northern Iowa 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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