SC
University of South Carolina-Sumter
0.54 incidents / 1,000 students
Sumter, SC · Clery Act 2024 · Public
University of South Carolina-Sumter
Across 2022–2024, University of South Carolina-Sumter reported 2 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: Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College.
- 0.54
- Incidents / 1k students
- #365
- Rank of 2,072
- #28
- SC rank
- 1,845
- Enrolled students
0.54 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
University of South Carolina-Sumter reports 0.54 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 94% below Crown College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Crown College (0.00/1k); Hobart William Smith Colleges (34.22/1k); Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton (0.00/1k); Carl Albert State College (2.16/1k); Claflin University (6.48/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College (0.00/1k); Northeastern Technical College (0.00/1k); University of South Carolina-Union (0.00/1k); Aiken Technical College (0.00/1k); Technical College of the Lowcountry (0.00/1k); University of South Carolina-Lancaster (0.00/1k); Central Carolina Technical College (0.35/1k); University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie (0.00/1k). 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
- 0.54
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #365
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 82%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 1
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 218690 · University of South Carolina-Sumter 0.54/1k score rate · #365/2,072
RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE
- RATE-QUIET 0.54/1k
- RANK-UPPER #365/2,072
- ST-MID #28 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Crown College · +0.54
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ trend
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-SMALL 1,845
- FIRE-NONE No res filing
Nearest enrollment peer: Crown College (-0.54/1k)
University of South Carolina-Sumter sheet RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE · peer Crown 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-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Crown College (-0.54/1k). National rank #365 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 Carolina-Sumter reports 0.54 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 94% below Crown College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Crown College (0.00/1k); Hobart William Smith Colleges (34.22/1k); Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton (0.00/1k); Carl Albert State College (2.16/1k); Claflin University (6.48/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College (0.00/1k); Northeastern Technical College (0.00/1k); University of South Carolina-Union (0.00/1k); Aiken Technical College (0.00/1k); Technical College of the Lowcountry (0.00/1k); University of South Carolina-Lancaster (0.00/1k); Central Carolina Technical College (0.35/1k); University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie (0.00/1k). 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.
- Crown College · lowest peer 0
Crown College — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Tennessee College of Applied · near 0
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton — near
0 per 1,000 students
- University of South Carolina-Sumter · this campus 0.54
University of South Carolina-Sumter — this campus
0.54 per 1,000 students
- Carl Albert State College · near 2.16
Carl Albert State College — near
2.16 per 1,000 students
- Hobart William Smith Colleges · highest peer
Hobart William Smith Colleges — highest peer
34.22 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around University of South Carolina-Sumter's 0.54/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
University of South Carolina-Sumter was unchanged from 1 to 1 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 23 SC 2-year peers in this comparison, University of South Carolina-Sumter is larger than 41% and safer-reporting than 18% - the smaller, 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 45, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 32, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 55, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 59, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 23
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 27, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 23, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 18, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 9, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 9
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 5, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 5
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 68, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 73, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 77, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 82, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 91, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 95, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 27
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 32
- University of South Caroli…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 41, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 18
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern College-Charleston | 226 | 4.42 | 0 | 5 |
| Southeastern College-Columbia | 267 | 0.00 | 5 | 36 |
| Fortis College-Columbia | 582 | 1.72 | 9 | 9 |
| Williamsburg Technical College | 668 | 0.00 | 14 | 36 |
| Denmark Technical College | 675 | 4.44 | 18 | 0 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle Beach | 743 | 0.00 | 23 | 36 |
| University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie | 799 | 0.00 | 27 | 36 |
| University of South Carolina-Union | 1,402 | 0.00 | 32 | 36 |
| Northeastern Technical College | 1,428 | 0.00 | 36 | 36 |
| University of South Carolina-Sumter (this campus) | 1,845 | 0.54 | 41 | 18 |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College | 2,106 | 0.00 | 45 | 36 |
| Aiken Technical College | 2,307 | 0.00 | 50 | 36 |
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 actually gets reported at University of South Carolina-Sumter
Across 3 reporting years, the only Clery Act category with a recorded on-campus incident here is Burglary.
The remaining 10 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Fondling and Incest. 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 Carolina-Sumter: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 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
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
University of South Carolina-Sumter 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).
MN
Crown College
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
NY
Hobart William Smith Colleges
34.22 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where University of South Carolina-Sumter sits on price and outcomes
At $7,712, University of South Carolina-Sumter's reported average net price is cheaper than 12% among 81 South Carolina colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $16,525.
- $7,712
- average net price
- $16,525
- South Carolina median
- 3.9×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $6,486
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $5,894, while those above $110,000 record $12,380 - roughly 2.1 times as much. A published average of $7,712 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six years after enrolling, the median former student who received federal aid reports $36,439 - about 4.7 times one year of the reported net price here. On that ratio the cost is recovered quickly. Only 38% complete within six years. Most students here do not finish, which is the single most important number on this page for anyone weighing the cost.
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
- $7,558
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $18,238
- Avg Net Price
- $7,712
- Median Debt
- $9,250
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 18%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
Outcomes
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $36,439
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $42,437
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 45%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,316 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Crown College
Saint Bonifacius, MN · 1,846 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Hobart William Smith Colleges
Geneva, NY · 1,841 enrolled
Safety Score 34.22
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton
Elizabethton, TN · 1,850 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Carl Albert State College
Poteau, OK · 1,851 enrolled
Safety Score 2.16
Claflin University
Orangeburg, SC · 1,852 enrolled
Safety Score 6.48
Closest by National Rank
University of South Carolina-Sumter (national rank #365) sits near Cameron University (#364) and Klamath Community College (#366) 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 Carolina-Sumter, both outside SC so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton
Elizabethton, TN · 1,850 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Carl Albert State College
Poteau, OK · 1,851 enrolled
Safety score 2.16
Allen County Community College
Iola, KS · 1,855 enrolled
Safety score 0.54
Beaufort County Community College
Washington, NC · 1,856 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
John Wood Community College
Quincy, IL · 1,856 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Klamath Community College
Klamath Falls, OR · 1,834 enrolled
Safety score 0.55
Marshalltown Community College
Marshalltown, IA · 1,857 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Wilson Community College
Wilson, NC · 1,832 enrolled
Safety score 0.55
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Community College of Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD · 16,451 enrolled
Safety score 0.55
Evergreen Valley College
San Jose, CA · 9,336 enrolled
Safety score 0.54
York County Community College
Wells, ME · 1,875 enrolled
Safety score 0.53
Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield, MA · 5,447 enrolled
Safety score 0.55
Lamar State College-Orange
Orange, TX · 3,629 enrolled
Safety score 0.55
Frequently Asked Questions
Is University of South Carolina-Sumter safe?
University of South Carolina-Sumter has a safety score of 0.54 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #365 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Crown College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College (0.00/1k); Northeastern Technical College (0.00/1k); University of South Carolina-Union (0.00/1k); Aiken Technical College (0.00/1k); Technical College of the Lowcountry (0.00/1k); University of South Carolina-Lancaster (0.00/1k); Central Carolina Technical College (0.35/1k); University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at University of South Carolina-Sumter?
For calendar year 2024, University of South Carolina-Sumter reported Burglary (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 South Carolina-Sumter compare to similar schools?
University of South Carolina-Sumter reports 94% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Crown College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Crown College (0.00/1k); Hobart William Smith Colleges (34.22/1k); Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton (0.00/1k); Carl Albert State College (2.16/1k); Claflin University (6.48/1k). Same-state same-level set: Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College (0.00/1k); Northeastern Technical College (0.00/1k); University of South Carolina-Union (0.00/1k); Aiken Technical College (0.00/1k); Technical College of the Lowcountry (0.00/1k); University of South Carolina-Lancaster (0.00/1k); Central Carolina Technical College (0.35/1k); University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie (0.00/1k).
Does University of South Carolina-Sumter have fire safety data?
University of South Carolina-Sumter has no on-campus residential fire filing in this Clery release.
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