CA
University of San Francisco
3.48 incidents / 1,000 students
San Francisco, CA · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
University of San Francisco
Across 2022–2024, University of San Francisco reported 65 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: Pepperdine University.
- 3.48
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,390
- Rank of 2,072
- #260
- CA rank
- 8,913
- Enrolled students
3.48 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
University of San Francisco reports 3.48 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 103% above National Louis University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: National Louis University (0.00/1k); Cuyamaca College (0.22/1k); Ultimate Medical Academy (0.00/1k); Imperial Valley College (0.11/1k); University of Northern Colorado (8.23/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Pepperdine University (2.23/1k); Shasta College (1.10/1k); University of California-Merced (6.92/1k); West Los Angeles College (0.22/1k); Solano Community College (0.22/1k); Skyline College (0.21/1k); University of San Diego (5.66/1k); California State University-Stanislaus (2.06/1k). 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
- 3.48
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,390
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 67%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 21
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 122612 · University of San Francisco 3.48/1k score rate · #1,390/2,072
RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-MID 3.48/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,390/2,072
- ST-MID #260 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Cuyamaca College · +3.25
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 31%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-MID 8,913
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Cuyamaca College (-3.25/1k)
University of San Francisco sheet RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO · peer Cuyamaca 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-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Cuyamaca College (-3.25/1k). National rank #1,390 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 San Francisco reports 3.48 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 103% above National Louis University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: National Louis University (0.00/1k); Cuyamaca College (0.22/1k); Ultimate Medical Academy (0.00/1k); Imperial Valley College (0.11/1k); University of Northern Colorado (8.23/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Pepperdine University (2.23/1k); Shasta College (1.10/1k); University of California-Merced (6.92/1k); West Los Angeles College (0.22/1k); Solano Community College (0.22/1k); Skyline College (0.21/1k); University of San Diego (5.66/1k); California State University-Stanislaus (2.06/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around University of San
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest University on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- National Louis University · lowest peer 0
National Louis University — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Imperial Valley College · near 0.11
Imperial Valley College — near
0.11 per 1,000 students
- Cuyamaca College · near 0.22
Cuyamaca College — near
0.22 per 1,000 students
- University of San Francisco · this campus
University of San Francisco — this campus
3.48 per 1,000 students
- University of Northern Colorado · highest peer
University of Northern Colorado — highest peer
8.23 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around University of San Francisco's 3.48/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
University of San Francisco decreased from 28 to 21 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 CA 4-year peers in this comparison, University of San Francisco is larger than 53% and safer-reporting than 31% - 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 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- University of San Francisco: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia University-Irvine | 3,658 | 1.09 | 0 | 64 |
| Western University of Health Sciences | 3,665 | 3.00 | 3 | 33 |
| Loma Linda University | 4,210 | 5.94 | 6 | 14 |
| University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences | 4,370 | 0.92 | 8 | 67 |
| Alliant International University-San Diego | 4,530 | 0.00 | 11 | 92 |
| West Coast University-Orange County | 4,586 | 0.00 | 14 | 92 |
| Point Loma Nazarene University | 4,757 | 1.89 | 17 | 58 |
| University of La Verne | 5,021 | 4.58 | 19 | 22 |
| Biola University | 5,434 | 2.02 | 22 | 53 |
| Los Angeles Film School | 5,472 | 0.00 | 25 | 92 |
| Academy of Art University | 5,498 | 2.00 | 28 | 56 |
| University of San Francisco (this campus) | 8,913 | 3.48 | 53 | 31 |
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 San Francisco fell from 28 to 21 (-25%). The increase shows up in Motor Vehicle Theft (2 to 4) and Fondling (0 to 1). Falling over the same period: Burglary (11 to 7), Rape (9 to 6) and Aggravated Assault (4 to 2).
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 San Francisco
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 6 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Rape, Aggravated Assault, Motor Vehicle Theft, Arson and Fondling.
The remaining 5 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter, Negligent Manslaughter and Robbery. 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 San Francisco: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 31% (16 → 21 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2023 | 28 |
| 2024 | 21 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 7 | 11 | 4 |
| Rape | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| Aggravated Assault | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Arson | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Fondling | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
54 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 59 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
University of San Francisco 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).
IL
National Louis University
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
CA
Cuyamaca College
0.22 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where University of San Francisco sits on price and outcomes
At $41,431, University of San Francisco's reported average net price is cheaper than 93% among 492 California colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $20,161.
- $41,431
- average net price
- $20,161
- California median
- 3.0×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $20,960
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $31,537 for families reporting under $30,000 against $52,497 above $110,000, a difference of $20,960. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $41,431 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Six-year median earnings of $69,951 run about 1.7 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
- $60,492
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $60,492
- Avg Net Price
- $41,431
- Median Debt
- $23,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 28%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- SAT Average
- 1295
- SAT Math Range
- 580-690
- ACT Average
- 29
- ACT Range
- 25-30
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 71%
- Retention Rate
- 84%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $69,951
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $89,812
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 78%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 843 similar institutions by enrollment size.
National Louis University
Chicago, IL · 8,915 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Cuyamaca College
El Cajon, CA · 8,905 enrolled
Safety Score 0.22
Ultimate Medical Academy
Clearwater, FL · 8,932 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Imperial Valley College
Imperial, CA · 8,873 enrolled
Safety Score 0.11
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO · 8,869 enrolled
Safety Score 8.23
Closest by National Rank
University of San Francisco (national rank #1390) sits near Baker University (#1389) and Pacific University (#1391) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Baker University
Baldwin City, KS
National Rank #1389
Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR
National Rank #1391
Northern New Mexico College
Espanola, NM
National Rank #1392
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TX
National Rank #1388
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
National Rank #1393
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for University of San Francisco, both outside CA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
National Louis University
Chicago, IL · 8,915 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO · 8,869 enrolled
Safety score 8.23
Rice University
Houston, TX · 8,961 enrolled
Safety score 16.85
Mercy University
Dobbs Ferry, NY · 8,991 enrolled
Safety score 1.22
Texas A & M International University
Laredo, TX · 8,991 enrolled
Safety score 1.22
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL · 8,992 enrolled
Safety score 2.89
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL · 8,834 enrolled
Safety score 1.25
Belmont University
Nashville, TN · 8,803 enrolled
Safety score 3.86
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Baker University
Baldwin City, KS · 2,017 enrolled
Safety score 3.47
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TX · 11,266 enrolled
Safety score 3.46
Carroll College
Helena, MT · 1,156 enrolled
Safety score 3.46
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN · 56,666 enrolled
Safety score 3.46
Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR · 3,427 enrolled
Safety score 3.50
Mercy College of Health Sciences
Des Moines, IA · 869 enrolled
Safety score 3.45
Northern New Mexico College
Espanola, NM · 1,425 enrolled
Safety score 3.51
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL · 43,889 enrolled
Safety score 3.51
Frequently Asked Questions
Is University of San Francisco safe?
University of San Francisco has a safety score of 3.48 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,390 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: National Louis University (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Pepperdine University (2.23/1k); Shasta College (1.10/1k); University of California-Merced (6.92/1k); West Los Angeles College (0.22/1k); Solano Community College (0.22/1k); Skyline College (0.21/1k); University of San Diego (5.66/1k); California State University-Stanislaus (2.06/1k).
What crimes are reported at University of San Francisco?
For calendar year 2024, University of San Francisco reported Burglary (7), Rape (6), Motor Vehicle Theft (4), Aggravated Assault (2) and Arson (1), 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 San Francisco compare to similar schools?
University of San Francisco reports 103% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than National Louis University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: National Louis University (0.00/1k); Cuyamaca College (0.22/1k); Ultimate Medical Academy (0.00/1k); Imperial Valley College (0.11/1k); University of Northern Colorado (8.23/1k). Same-state same-level set: Pepperdine University (2.23/1k); Shasta College (1.10/1k); University of California-Merced (6.92/1k); West Los Angeles College (0.22/1k); Solano Community College (0.22/1k); Skyline College (0.21/1k); University of San Diego (5.66/1k); California State University-Stanislaus (2.06/1k).
Does University of San Francisco have fire safety data?
Yes. University of San Francisco 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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