OH
University of Northwestern Ohio
0.79 incidents / 1,000 students
Lima, OH · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
University of Northwestern Ohio
Across 2022–2024, University of Northwestern Ohio reported 5 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, with no net change between the first and last filed year; largest filed category is Fondling.
- 0.79
- Incidents / 1k students
- #519
- Rank of 2,072
- #66
- OH rank
- 2,525
- Enrolled students
0.79 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
University of Northwestern Ohio reports 0.79 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 80% below Coconino Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Coconino Community College (0.00/1k); Ranger College (0.00/1k); Marywood University (0.79/1k); Rhode Island School of Design (19.05/1k); Bryan University (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Ohio State University-Newark Campus (1.18/1k); North Central State College (0.39/1k); Miami University-Hamilton (0.81/1k); University of Mount Union (0.41/1k); Denison University (11.28/1k); Central State University (1.11/1k); Otterbein University (4.72/1k); Mount St. Joseph University (0.88/1k). 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
- 0.79
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #519
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 75%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 2
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 204486 · University of Northwestern Ohio 0.79/1k score rate · #519/2,072
RATE-QUIET · RANK-MID · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-QUIET 0.79/1k
- RANK-MID #519/2,072
- ST-MID #66 in state
- PEER-FINISH Marywood University · ±0.00
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-FLAT Flat
- CAT-LEAD Fondling
- ENR-SMALL 2,525
- FIRE-REPORT 18 fires
Nearest enrollment peer: Marywood University (-0.00/1k)
University of Northwestern Ohio sheet RATE-QUIET · RANK-MID · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT · peer Marywood 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-QUIET · RANK-MID · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Marywood University (-0.00/1k). National rank #519 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 Northwestern Ohio reports 0.79 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 80% below Coconino Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Coconino Community College (0.00/1k); Ranger College (0.00/1k); Marywood University (0.79/1k); Rhode Island School of Design (19.05/1k); Bryan University (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Ohio State University-Newark Campus (1.18/1k); North Central State College (0.39/1k); Miami University-Hamilton (0.81/1k); University of Mount Union (0.41/1k); Denison University (11.28/1k); Central State University (1.11/1k); Otterbein University (4.72/1k); Mount St. Joseph University (0.88/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Fondling.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around University of Northwestern
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest University on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Coconino Community College · lowest peer 0
Coconino Community College — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Ranger College · near 0
Ranger College — near
0 per 1,000 students
- University of Northwestern Ohio · this campus 0.79
University of Northwestern Ohio — this campus
0.79 per 1,000 students
- Marywood University · near 0.79
Marywood University — near
0.79 per 1,000 students
- Rhode Island School of · highest peer
Rhode Island School of Design — highest peer
19.05 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around University of Northwestern Ohio's 0.79/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
University of Northwestern Ohio increased from 1 to 2 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 OH 4-year peers in this comparison, University of Northwestern Ohio is larger than 69% and safer-reporting than 50% - the larger, safer-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 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- 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) 6
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- University of Northwestern…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Wesleyan University | 1,525 | 9.84 | 0 | 3 |
| Kent State University at Salem | 1,633 | 0.00 | 3 | 67 |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene University | 1,671 | 2.99 | 6 | 22 |
| Ohio University-Southern Campus | 1,716 | 0.00 | 8 | 67 |
| The College of Wooster | 1,738 | 9.21 | 11 | 6 |
| Kent State University at Ashtabula | 1,739 | 0.00 | 14 | 67 |
| Muskingum University | 1,751 | 8.57 | 17 | 11 |
| Zane State College | 1,769 | 0.00 | 19 | 67 |
| Ohio University-Zanesville Campus | 2,009 | 0.00 | 22 | 67 |
| Washington State College of Ohio | 2,025 | 0.00 | 25 | 67 |
| Bowling Green State University-Firelands | 2,097 | 0.00 | 28 | 67 |
| University of Northwestern Ohio (this campus) | 2,525 | 0.79 | 69 | 50 |
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 Northwestern Ohio rose from 1 to 2 (+100%). The increase shows up in Fondling (0 to 2). Falling over the same period: Motor Vehicle Theft (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 Northwestern Ohio
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 3 Clery Act categories here: Fondling, Motor Vehicle Theft and Burglary.
The remaining 8 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Incest and Murder / Non-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 Northwestern Ohio: Criminal Offenses by year
Stable 0% (2 → 2 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fondling | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Burglary | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 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 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 13 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 31 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 34 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 3 |
University of Northwestern Ohio 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).
AZ
Coconino Community College
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
TX
Ranger College
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where University of Northwestern Ohio sits on price and outcomes
At $21,807, University of Northwestern Ohio's reported average net price is cheaper than 66% among 228 Ohio colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $17,989.
- $21,807
- average net price
- $17,989
- Ohio median
- 2.7×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $9,181
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $16,009 for families reporting under $30,000 against $25,190 above $110,000, a difference of $9,181. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $21,807 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Six-year median earnings of $45,639 run about 2.1 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here.
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
- $13,875
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $13,875
- Avg Net Price
- $21,807
- Median Debt
- $17,084
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 34%
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 54%
- Retention Rate
- 61%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $45,639
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $50,968
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 68%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,269 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Coconino Community College
Flagstaff, AZ · 2,524 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Ranger College
Ranger, TX · 2,522 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Marywood University
Scranton, PA · 2,530 enrolled
Safety Score 0.79
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI · 2,520 enrolled
Safety Score 19.05
Bryan University
Tempe, AZ · 2,519 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Closest by National Rank
University of Northwestern Ohio (national rank #519) sits near Central Arizona College (#518) and City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College (#520) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Central Arizona College
Coolidge, AZ
National Rank #518
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College
Chicago, IL
National Rank #520
Coastal Alabama Community College
Bay Minette, AL
National Rank #521
Kean University
Union, NJ
National Rank #517
University of Mount Saint Vincent
Bronx, NY
National Rank #522
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for University of Northwestern Ohio, both outside OH so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Marywood University
Scranton, PA · 2,530 enrolled
Safety score 0.79
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI · 2,520 enrolled
Safety score 19.05
Bryan University
Tempe, AZ · 2,519 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Lancaster Bible College
Lancaster, PA · 2,519 enrolled
Safety score 1.59
Regis College
Weston, MA · 2,517 enrolled
Safety score 0.40
Benedictine College
Atchison, KS · 2,535 enrolled
Safety score 1.97
Immaculata University
Immaculata, PA · 2,512 enrolled
Safety score 0.40
Manhattanville University
Purchase, NY · 2,512 enrolled
Safety score 1.59
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Kean University
Union, NJ · 13,905 enrolled
Safety score 0.79
Dakota State University
Madison, SD · 3,774 enrolled
Safety score 0.79
University of Mount Saint Vincent
Bronx, NY · 3,774 enrolled
Safety score 0.79
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX · 33,881 enrolled
Safety score 0.80
CUNY Hunter College
New York, NY · 22,538 enrolled
Safety score 0.80
Taylor University
Upland, IN · 2,548 enrolled
Safety score 0.78
Florida Memorial University
Miami Gardens, FL · 1,277 enrolled
Safety score 0.78
Frequently Asked Questions
Is University of Northwestern Ohio safe?
University of Northwestern Ohio has a safety score of 0.79 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #519 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Coconino Community College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Ohio State University-Newark Campus (1.18/1k); North Central State College (0.39/1k); Miami University-Hamilton (0.81/1k); University of Mount Union (0.41/1k); Denison University (11.28/1k); Central State University (1.11/1k); Otterbein University (4.72/1k); Mount St. Joseph University (0.88/1k).
What crimes are reported at University of Northwestern Ohio?
For calendar year 2024, University of Northwestern Ohio reported Fondling (2) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does University of Northwestern Ohio compare to similar schools?
University of Northwestern Ohio reports 80% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Coconino Community College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Coconino Community College (0.00/1k); Ranger College (0.00/1k); Marywood University (0.79/1k); Rhode Island School of Design (19.05/1k); Bryan University (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Ohio State University-Newark Campus (1.18/1k); North Central State College (0.39/1k); Miami University-Hamilton (0.81/1k); University of Mount Union (0.41/1k); Denison University (11.28/1k); Central State University (1.11/1k); Otterbein University (4.72/1k); Mount St. Joseph University (0.88/1k).
Does University of Northwestern Ohio have fire safety data?
Yes. University of Northwestern Ohio reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 18 fires were reported in the most recent year.
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