ME
University of Southern Maine
3.02 incidents / 1,000 students
Portland, ME · Clery Act 2024 · Public
University of Southern Maine
Across 2022–2024, University of Southern Maine reported 42 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Rape). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Unity Environmental University.
- 3.02
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,288
- Rank of 2,072
- #18
- ME rank
- 7,604
- Enrolled students
3.02 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
University of Southern Maine reports 3.02 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 74% above Adelphi University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Adelphi University (4.74/1k); Ensign College (1.19/1k); Camden County College (0.13/1k); Chattanooga State Community College (0.26/1k); Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2.37/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Unity Environmental University (0.00/1k); University of New England (1.52/1k); University of Maine at Augusta (0.00/1k); Husson University (2.08/1k); University of Maine (2.08/1k); University of Maine at Presque Isle (0.35/1k); Colby College (9.12/1k); University of Maine at Farmington (6.67/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 3.02
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,288
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 62%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 11
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 161554 · University of Southern Maine 3.02/1k score rate · #1,288/2,072
RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-MID 3.02/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,288/2,072
- ST-MID #18 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Worcester Polytechnic Institute · +0.65
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 8%
- CAT-LEAD Rape
- ENR-MID 7,604
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (-0.65/1k)
University of Southern Maine sheet RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO · peer Worcester Polytechnic Institute. 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-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Worcester Polytechnic Institute (-0.65/1k). National rank #1,288 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 Southern Maine reports 3.02 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 74% above Adelphi University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Adelphi University (4.74/1k); Ensign College (1.19/1k); Camden County College (0.13/1k); Chattanooga State Community College (0.26/1k); Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2.37/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Unity Environmental University (0.00/1k); University of New England (1.52/1k); University of Maine at Augusta (0.00/1k); Husson University (2.08/1k); University of Maine (2.08/1k); University of Maine at Presque Isle (0.35/1k); Colby College (9.12/1k); University of Maine at Farmington (6.67/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around University of Southern
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest University on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Camden County College · lowest peer 0.13
Camden County College — lowest peer
0.13 per 1,000 students
- Ensign College · near 1.19
Ensign College — near
1.19 per 1,000 students
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute · near
Worcester Polytechnic Institute — near
2.37 per 1,000 students
- University of Southern Maine · this campus
University of Southern Maine — this campus
3.02 per 1,000 students
- Adelphi University · highest peer
Adelphi University — highest peer
4.74 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around University of Southern Maine's 3.02/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
University of Southern Maine decreased from 19 to 11 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 21 ME 4-year peers in this comparison, University of Southern Maine is larger than 95% and safer-reporting than 30% - 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 90, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 60
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 85, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 80, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 60
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 40
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 45
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 70, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 55
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 65, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 60, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 10
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 55, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 5
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 15
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 45, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 60
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 40, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 60
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 35, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 30, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 60
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 60
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 20, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 20
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 15, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 35
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 10, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 60
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 5, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 60
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 60
- University of Southern Maine: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 95, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 30
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Media College | 42 | 0.00 | 0 | 60 |
| Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts | 99 | 0.00 | 5 | 60 |
| Maine College of Health Professions | 239 | 0.00 | 10 | 60 |
| College of the Atlantic | 358 | 2.79 | 15 | 35 |
| Maine College of Art & Design | 475 | 4.21 | 20 | 20 |
| Beal University | 504 | 0.00 | 25 | 60 |
| Maine Maritime Academy | 971 | 0.00 | 30 | 60 |
| Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 1,454 | 4.13 | 35 | 25 |
| University of Maine at Fort Kent | 1,562 | 0.00 | 40 | 60 |
| Thomas College | 1,635 | 0.00 | 45 | 60 |
| Bates College | 1,760 | 6.25 | 50 | 15 |
| University of Southern Maine (this campus) | 7,604 | 3.02 | 95 | 30 |
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 Southern Maine fell from 19 to 11 (-42%). The decrease shows up in Fondling (6 to 1) and Arson (3 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 Southern Maine
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 4 Clery Act categories here: Rape, Fondling, Arson and Motor Vehicle Theft. Rape accounts for most of them.
The remaining 7 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Burglary, 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 Southern Maine: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 8% (12 → 11 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2023 | 19 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rape | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| Fondling | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Arson | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burglary | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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
36 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 4 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 4 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 20 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 48 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 6 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 109 |
University of Southern Maine 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).
NY
Adelphi University
4.74 incidents / 1,000 students
UT
Ensign College
1.19 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where University of Southern Maine sits on price and outcomes
At $13,596, University of Southern Maine's reported average net price is cheaper than 32% among 31 Maine colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $17,510.
- $13,596
- average net price
- $17,510
- Maine median
- 2.5×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $9,181
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $9,999, while those above $110,000 record $19,180 - roughly 1.9 times as much. A published average of $13,596 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $47,107, roughly 3.5 times a year of net price. That is a workable ratio, though it says nothing about how long the programme takes to finish.
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
- $11,284
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $27,944
- Avg Net Price
- $13,596
- Median Debt
- $19,060
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 28%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- SAT Average
- 1116
- SAT Math Range
- 490-600
- ACT Average
- 22
- ACT Range
- 24-28
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 43%
- Retention Rate
- 74%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $47,107
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $49,958
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 78%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 915 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Adelphi University
Garden City, NY · 7,603 enrolled
Safety Score 4.74
Ensign College
Salt Lake City, UT · 7,594 enrolled
Safety Score 1.19
Camden County College
Blackwood, NJ · 7,622 enrolled
Safety Score 0.13
Chattanooga State Community College
Chattanooga, TN · 7,623 enrolled
Safety Score 0.26
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA · 7,584 enrolled
Safety Score 2.37
Closest by National Rank
University of Southern Maine (national rank #1288) sits near Southern University and A & M College (#1287) and University of Mississippi (#1289) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Southern University and A & M College
Baton Rouge, LA
National Rank #1287
University of Mississippi
University, MS
National Rank #1289
University of New Hampshire at Manchester
Manchester, NH
National Rank #1286
Fairmont State University
Fairmont, WV
National Rank #1290
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Boston, MA
National Rank #1285
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for University of Southern Maine, both outside ME so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Adelphi University
Garden City, NY · 7,603 enrolled
Safety score 4.74
Ensign College
Salt Lake City, UT · 7,594 enrolled
Safety score 1.19
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA · 7,584 enrolled
Safety score 2.37
St. Thomas University
Miami Gardens, FL · 7,652 enrolled
Safety score 0.91
Nevada State University
Henderson, NV · 7,549 enrolled
Safety score 1.19
Thomas Edison State University
Trenton, NJ · 7,544 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Pembroke, NC · 7,674 enrolled
Safety score 9.38
Westcliff University
Irvine, CA · 7,686 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
University of Mississippi
University, MS · 26,449 enrolled
Safety score 3.02
Fairmont State University
Fairmont, WV · 3,305 enrolled
Safety score 3.03
Southern University and A & M College
Baton Rouge, LA · 8,279 enrolled
Safety score 3.02
Chatham University
Pittsburgh, PA · 2,309 enrolled
Safety score 3.03
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Boston, MA · 1,989 enrolled
Safety score 3.02
University of New Hampshire at Manchester
Manchester, NH · 663 enrolled
Safety score 3.02
Walla Walla Community College
Walla Walla, WA · 2,967 enrolled
Safety score 3.03
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Norman, OK · 30,851 enrolled
Safety score 3.01
Frequently Asked Questions
Is University of Southern Maine safe?
University of Southern Maine has a safety score of 3.02 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,288 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Adelphi University (4.74/1k). Same-state same-level set: Unity Environmental University (0.00/1k); University of New England (1.52/1k); University of Maine at Augusta (0.00/1k); Husson University (2.08/1k); University of Maine (2.08/1k); University of Maine at Presque Isle (0.35/1k); Colby College (9.12/1k); University of Maine at Farmington (6.67/1k).
What crimes are reported at University of Southern Maine?
For calendar year 2024, University of Southern Maine reported Rape (10) and Fondling (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 Southern Maine compare to similar schools?
University of Southern Maine reports 74% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Adelphi University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Adelphi University (4.74/1k); Ensign College (1.19/1k); Camden County College (0.13/1k); Chattanooga State Community College (0.26/1k); Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2.37/1k). Same-state same-level set: Unity Environmental University (0.00/1k); University of New England (1.52/1k); University of Maine at Augusta (0.00/1k); Husson University (2.08/1k); University of Maine (2.08/1k); University of Maine at Presque Isle (0.35/1k); Colby College (9.12/1k); University of Maine at Farmington (6.67/1k).
Does University of Southern Maine have fire safety data?
Yes. University of Southern Maine 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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