NY
University of Rochester
5.02 incidents / 1,000 students
Rochester, NY · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
University of Rochester
Across 2022–2024, University of Rochester reported 148 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: Touro University.
- 5.02
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,617
- Rank of 2,072
- #170
- NY rank
- 11,946
- Enrolled students
5.02 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
University of Rochester reports 5.02 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 126% above North Dakota State University-Main Campus. Similar-enrollment scored peers: North Dakota State University-Main Campus (2.09/1k); Touro University (0.17/1k); Brown University (5.10/1k); Marshall University (1.34/1k); College of Charleston (2.43/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Touro University (0.17/1k); College of Staten Island CUNY (0.91/1k); Excelsior University (0.00/1k); Hofstra University (2.15/1k); CUNY Lehman College (0.60/1k); Empire State University (0.00/1k); Pace University (1.10/1k); CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (1.60/1k). 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
- 5.02
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,617
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 78%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 51
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 195030 · University of Rochester 5.02/1k score rate · #1,617/2,072
RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-HIGH 5.02/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,617/2,072
- ST-MID #170 in state
- PEER-FINISH Brown University · ±0.08
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 13%
- CAT-LEAD Motor Vehicle Th…
- ENR-MID 11,946
- FIRE-REPORT 5 fires
Nearest enrollment peer: Brown University (+0.08/1k)
University of Rochester sheet RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT · peer Brown 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-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Brown University (+0.08/1k). National rank #1,617 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 Rochester reports 5.02 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 126% above North Dakota State University-Main Campus. Similar-enrollment scored peers: North Dakota State University-Main Campus (2.09/1k); Touro University (0.17/1k); Brown University (5.10/1k); Marshall University (1.34/1k); College of Charleston (2.43/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Touro University (0.17/1k); College of Staten Island CUNY (0.91/1k); Excelsior University (0.00/1k); Hofstra University (2.15/1k); CUNY Lehman College (0.60/1k); Empire State University (0.00/1k); Pace University (1.10/1k); CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (1.60/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around University of Rochester
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest University on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Touro University · lowest peer 0.17
Touro University — lowest peer
0.17 per 1,000 students
- North Dakota State University-Main · near
North Dakota State University-Main Campus — near
2.09 per 1,000 students
- College of Charleston · near
College of Charleston — near
2.43 per 1,000 students
- University of Rochester · this campus
University of Rochester — this campus
5.02 per 1,000 students
- Brown University · highest peer
Brown University — highest peer
5.1 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around University of Rochester's 5.02/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
University of Rochester decreased from 52 to 51 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 NY 4-year peers in this comparison, University of Rochester is larger than 64% and safer-reporting than 14% - 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 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- University of Rochester: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUNY Oneonta | 5,337 | 6.56 | 0 | 6 |
| Pratt Institute-Main | 5,356 | 2.80 | 3 | 33 |
| CUNY York College | 6,174 | 0.16 | 6 | 89 |
| SUNY Buffalo State University | 6,188 | 6.79 | 8 | 3 |
| Marist University | 6,356 | 4.41 | 11 | 25 |
| State University of New York at Oswego | 6,715 | 4.91 | 14 | 17 |
| New York Institute of Technology | 6,877 | 3.34 | 17 | 28 |
| State University of New York at Cortland | 6,938 | 4.90 | 19 | 19 |
| Yeshiva University | 6,965 | 0.43 | 22 | 83 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 7,040 | 1.56 | 25 | 47 |
| SUNY Brockport | 7,482 | 5.48 | 28 | 8 |
| University of Rochester (this campus) | 11,946 | 5.02 | 64 | 14 |
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 Rochester fell from 52 to 51 (-2%). The increase shows up in Burglary (2 to 9), Fondling (6 to 12) and Aggravated Assault (7 to 9). Falling over the same period: Motor Vehicle Theft (26 to 16) and Rape (11 to 5).
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 Rochester
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 6 Clery Act categories here: Motor Vehicle Theft, Rape, Aggravated Assault, Fondling, Burglary 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 Rochester: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 13% (45 → 51 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 45 |
| 2023 | 52 |
| 2024 | 51 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 16 | 26 | 6 |
| Rape | 5 | 11 | 17 |
| Aggravated Assault | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| Fondling | 12 | 6 | 7 |
| Burglary | 9 | 2 | 5 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 126 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 406 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 4 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 110 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 413 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 140 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 393 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
University of Rochester 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).
ND
North Dakota State University-Main Campus
2.09 incidents / 1,000 students
NY
Touro University
0.17 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where University of Rochester sits on price and outcomes
At $29,278, University of Rochester's reported average net price is cheaper than 81% among 326 New York colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $17,940.
- $29,278
- average net price
- $17,940
- New York median
- 3.3×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $37,123
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $9,678, while those above $110,000 record $46,801 - roughly 4.8 times as much. A published average of $29,278 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six-year median earnings of $68,333 run about 2.3 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
- $67,080
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $67,080
- Avg Net Price
- $29,278
- Median Debt
- $21,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 17%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 40%
- SAT Average
- 1488
- SAT Math Range
- 730-790
- ACT Average
- 33
- ACT Range
- 31-34
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 85%
- Retention Rate
- 91%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $68,333
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $79,042
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 84%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 712 similar institutions by enrollment size.
North Dakota State University-Main Campus
Fargo, ND · 11,952 enrolled
Safety Score 2.09
Touro University
New York, NY · 11,937 enrolled
Safety Score 0.17
Brown University
Providence, RI · 11,956 enrolled
Safety Score 5.10
Marshall University
Huntington, WV · 11,958 enrolled
Safety Score 1.34
College of Charleston
Charleston, SC · 11,926 enrolled
Safety Score 2.43
Closest by National Rank
University of Rochester (national rank #1617) sits near Whittier College (#1618) and University of Nebraska Medical Center (#1616) 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 Rochester, both outside NY so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
North Dakota State University-Main Campus
Fargo, ND · 11,952 enrolled
Safety score 2.09
Brown University
Providence, RI · 11,956 enrolled
Safety score 5.10
Marshall University
Huntington, WV · 11,958 enrolled
Safety score 1.34
College of Charleston
Charleston, SC · 11,926 enrolled
Safety score 2.43
California Baptist University
Riverside, CA · 11,902 enrolled
Safety score 2.77
Greenville Technical College
Greenville, SC · 11,999 enrolled
Safety score 0.08
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL · 11,893 enrolled
Safety score 1.01
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA · 11,886 enrolled
Safety score 3.53
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE · 3,988 enrolled
Safety score 5.01
Whittier College
Whittier, CA · 795 enrolled
Safety score 5.03
Savannah State University
Savannah, GA · 3,193 enrolled
Safety score 5.01
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN · 11,775 enrolled
Safety score 5.01
University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN · 5,000 enrolled
Safety score 5.00
Loras College
Dubuque, IA · 1,189 enrolled
Safety score 5.05
Dominican University
River Forest, IL · 3,803 enrolled
Safety score 5.00
Luther College
Decorah, IA · 1,384 enrolled
Safety score 5.06
Frequently Asked Questions
Is University of Rochester safe?
University of Rochester has a safety score of 5.02 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,617 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: North Dakota State University-Main Campus (2.09/1k). Same-state same-level set: Touro University (0.17/1k); College of Staten Island CUNY (0.91/1k); Excelsior University (0.00/1k); Hofstra University (2.15/1k); CUNY Lehman College (0.60/1k); Empire State University (0.00/1k); Pace University (1.10/1k); CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (1.60/1k).
What crimes are reported at University of Rochester?
For calendar year 2024, University of Rochester reported Motor Vehicle Theft (16), Fondling (12), Aggravated Assault (9), Burglary (9) and Rape (5) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does University of Rochester compare to similar schools?
University of Rochester reports 126% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than North Dakota State University-Main Campus. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: North Dakota State University-Main Campus (2.09/1k); Touro University (0.17/1k); Brown University (5.10/1k); Marshall University (1.34/1k); College of Charleston (2.43/1k). Same-state same-level set: Touro University (0.17/1k); College of Staten Island CUNY (0.91/1k); Excelsior University (0.00/1k); Hofstra University (2.15/1k); CUNY Lehman College (0.60/1k); Empire State University (0.00/1k); Pace University (1.10/1k); CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (1.60/1k).
Does University of Rochester have fire safety data?
Yes. University of Rochester 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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