AL
University of South Alabama
3.21 incidents / 1,000 students
Mobile, AL · Clery Act 2024 · Public
University of South Alabama
Across 2022–2024, University of South Alabama reported 74 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Troy University.
- 3.21
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,338
- Rank of 2,072
- #41
- AL rank
- 14,003
- Enrolled students
3.21 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
University of South Alabama reports 3.21 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 201% above William Rainey Harper College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: William Rainey Harper College (0.29/1k); Eastern Florida State College (0.14/1k); San Bernardino Valley College (1.00/1k); Cleveland State University (3.84/1k); Cape Fear Community College (0.07/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Troy University (0.37/1k); Columbia Southern University (0.00/1k); University of North Alabama (3.04/1k); Jacksonville State University (2.61/1k); University of Alabama in Huntsville (1.87/1k); Alabama A & M University (5.62/1k); University of Alabama at Birmingham (9.66/1k); University of West Alabama (1.17/1k). 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
- 3.21
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,338
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 65%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 23
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 102094 · University of South Alabama 3.21/1k score rate · #1,338/2,072
RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-MID 3.21/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,338/2,072
- ST-MID #41 in state
- BELOW-PEER Cleveland State University · 0.62 back
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 23%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-MID 14,003
- FIRE-REPORT 3 fires
Nearest enrollment peer: Cleveland State University (+0.62/1k)
University of South Alabama sheet RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT · peer Cleveland State 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-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Cleveland State University (+0.62/1k). National rank #1,338 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 South Alabama reports 3.21 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 201% above William Rainey Harper College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: William Rainey Harper College (0.29/1k); Eastern Florida State College (0.14/1k); San Bernardino Valley College (1.00/1k); Cleveland State University (3.84/1k); Cape Fear Community College (0.07/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Troy University (0.37/1k); Columbia Southern University (0.00/1k); University of North Alabama (3.04/1k); Jacksonville State University (2.61/1k); University of Alabama in Huntsville (1.87/1k); Alabama A & M University (5.62/1k); University of Alabama at Birmingham (9.66/1k); University of West Alabama (1.17/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around University of South
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest University on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Cape Fear Community College · lowest peer 0.07
Cape Fear Community College — lowest peer
0.07 per 1,000 students
- William Rainey Harper College · near 0.29
William Rainey Harper College — near
0.29 per 1,000 students
- San Bernardino Valley College · near 1
San Bernardino Valley College — near
1 per 1,000 students
- University of South Alabama · this campus
University of South Alabama — this campus
3.21 per 1,000 students
- Cleveland State University · highest peer
Cleveland State University — highest peer
3.84 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around University of South Alabama's 3.21/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
University of South Alabama increased from 21 to 23 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 32 AL 4-year peers in this comparison, University of South Alabama is larger than 87% and safer-reporting than 29% - 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 84, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 90, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 32
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 77, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 74, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 48
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 71, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 16
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 10
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 68, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 52
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 65, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 45
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 55, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 52, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 65
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 48, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 45, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 35, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 26
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 32, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 29, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 26, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 55
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 23, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 13
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 16, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 13, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 10, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 23
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 35
- University of South Alabama: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 87, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 29
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville Bible College | 98 | 0.00 | 0 | 68 |
| Heritage Christian University | 178 | 0.00 | 3 | 68 |
| South University-Montgomery | 303 | 0.00 | 6 | 68 |
| United States Sports University | 367 | 0.00 | 10 | 68 |
| Herzing University-Birmingham | 444 | 0.00 | 13 | 68 |
| Stillman College | 731 | 13.68 | 16 | 0 |
| Talladega College | 760 | 6.58 | 19 | 13 |
| Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine | 778 | 0.00 | 23 | 68 |
| Huntingdon College | 892 | 1.12 | 26 | 55 |
| Spring Hill College | 919 | 13.06 | 29 | 6 |
| Miles College | 1,180 | 13.56 | 32 | 3 |
| University of South Alabama (this campus) | 14,003 | 3.21 | 87 | 29 |
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 South Alabama rose from 21 to 23 (+10%). The increase shows up in Burglary (3 to 10), Motor Vehicle Theft (3 to 6) and Aggravated Assault (2 to 3). Falling over the same period: Arson (4 to 1), Rape (5 to 2) and Fondling (2 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 South Alabama
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 7 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Aggravated Assault, Motor Vehicle Theft, Rape, Arson, Fondling and Robbery.
The remaining 4 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter, Negligent Manslaughter and Statutory Rape. 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 South Alabama: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 23% (30 → 23 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 30 |
| 2023 | 21 |
| 2024 | 23 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 10 | 3 | 10 |
| Aggravated Assault | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Rape | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Arson | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Fondling | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Robbery | 1 | 2 | 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
18 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 1 | 6 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 2 | 10 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 4 | 8 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 5 | 1 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 16 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 3 | 1 |
University of South Alabama 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
William Rainey Harper College
0.29 incidents / 1,000 students
FL
Eastern Florida State College
0.14 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where University of South Alabama sits on price and outcomes
At $17,648, University of South Alabama's reported average net price is cheaper than 60% among 65 Alabama colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $15,258.
- $17,648
- average net price
- $15,258
- Alabama median
- 1.7×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $12,665
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $12,657, while those above $110,000 record $25,322 - roughly 2.0 times as much. A published average of $17,648 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six-year median earnings of $41,307 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
- $10,116
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $19,092
- Avg Net Price
- $17,648
- Median Debt
- $24,929
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 38%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- SAT Average
- 1147
- SAT Math Range
- 470-580
- ACT Average
- 23
- ACT Range
- 20-26
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 53%
- Retention Rate
- 76%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $41,307
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $49,379
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 63%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 630 similar institutions by enrollment size.
William Rainey Harper College
Palatine, IL · 13,988 enrolled
Safety Score 0.29
Eastern Florida State College
Melbourne, FL · 14,053 enrolled
Safety Score 0.14
San Bernardino Valley College
San Bernardino, CA · 14,055 enrolled
Safety Score 1.00
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH · 14,074 enrolled
Safety Score 3.84
Cape Fear Community College
Wilmington, NC · 14,082 enrolled
Safety Score 0.07
Closest by National Rank
University of South Alabama (national rank #1338) sits near Tabor College (#1339) and Midland University (#1337) 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 South Alabama, both outside AL so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Eastern Florida State College
Melbourne, FL · 14,053 enrolled
Safety score 0.14
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH · 14,074 enrolled
Safety score 3.84
Glendale Community College
Glendale, AZ · 13,914 enrolled
Safety score 0.57
University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD · 13,906 enrolled
Safety score 6.11
Kean University
Union, NJ · 13,905 enrolled
Safety score 0.79
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NY · 13,763 enrolled
Safety score 1.60
Wilmington University
New Castle, DE · 13,746 enrolled
Safety score 0.07
University of Houston-Downtown
Houston, TX · 13,730 enrolled
Safety score 0.29
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Midland University
Fremont, NE · 1,558 enrolled
Safety score 3.21
Tabor College
Hillsboro, KS · 621 enrolled
Safety score 3.22
McNeese State University
Lake Charles, LA · 6,241 enrolled
Safety score 3.20
Illinois State University
Normal, IL · 21,546 enrolled
Safety score 3.20
Russell Sage College
Troy, NY · 2,790 enrolled
Safety score 3.23
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO · 34,096 enrolled
Safety score 3.23
Chamberlain University-Louisiana
Jefferson, LA · 625 enrolled
Safety score 3.20
Snow College
Ephraim, UT · 5,577 enrolled
Safety score 3.23
Frequently Asked Questions
Is University of South Alabama safe?
University of South Alabama has a safety score of 3.21 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,338 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: William Rainey Harper College (0.29/1k). Same-state same-level set: Troy University (0.37/1k); Columbia Southern University (0.00/1k); University of North Alabama (3.04/1k); Jacksonville State University (2.61/1k); University of Alabama in Huntsville (1.87/1k); Alabama A & M University (5.62/1k); University of Alabama at Birmingham (9.66/1k); University of West Alabama (1.17/1k).
What crimes are reported at University of South Alabama?
For calendar year 2024, University of South Alabama reported Burglary (10), Motor Vehicle Theft (6), Aggravated Assault (3), Rape (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 South Alabama compare to similar schools?
University of South Alabama reports 201% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than William Rainey Harper College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: William Rainey Harper College (0.29/1k); Eastern Florida State College (0.14/1k); San Bernardino Valley College (1.00/1k); Cleveland State University (3.84/1k); Cape Fear Community College (0.07/1k). Same-state same-level set: Troy University (0.37/1k); Columbia Southern University (0.00/1k); University of North Alabama (3.04/1k); Jacksonville State University (2.61/1k); University of Alabama in Huntsville (1.87/1k); Alabama A & M University (5.62/1k); University of Alabama at Birmingham (9.66/1k); University of West Alabama (1.17/1k).
Does University of South Alabama have fire safety data?
Yes. University of South Alabama reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 3 fires were reported in the most recent year.
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