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University of the District of Columbia
3.57 incidents / 1,000 students
Washington, DC · Clery Act 2024 · Public
University of the District of Columbia
Across 2022–2024, University of the District of Columbia reported 24 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Aggravated Assault). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: The Catholic University of America.
- 3.57
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,407
- Rank of 2,072
- #8
- DC rank
- 4,202
- Enrolled students
3.57 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
University of the District of Columbia reports 3.57 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 128% above Blue Ridge Community and Technical College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Blue Ridge Community and Technical College (0.24/1k); Holyoke Community College (0.24/1k); Bismarck State College (0.95/1k); Ogden-Weber Technical College (0.48/1k); Loma Linda University (5.94/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes The Catholic University of America (0.57/1k); Trinity Washington University (0.00/1k); Gallaudet University (100.37/1k); University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus (0.00/1k); The Chicago School at Washington DC (0.00/1k); Wesley Theological Seminary (0.00/1k); Strayer University-District of Columbia (0.00/1k); Institute of World Politics (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Aggravated Assault.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 3.57
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,407
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 68%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 11
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 131399 · University of the District 3.57/1k score rate · #1,407/2,072
RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-HIGH 3.57/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,407/2,072
- ST-UPPER #8 in state
- BELOW-PEER Loma Linda University · 2.37 back
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 120%
- CAT-LEAD Aggravated Assault
- ENR-SMALL 4,202
- FIRE-REPORT 2 fires
Nearest enrollment peer: Loma Linda University (+2.37/1k)
University of the District of Columbia sheet RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT · peer Loma Linda 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-LOWER · ST-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Loma Linda University (+2.37/1k). National rank #1,407 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 the District of Columbia reports 3.57 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 128% above Blue Ridge Community and Technical College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Blue Ridge Community and Technical College (0.24/1k); Holyoke Community College (0.24/1k); Bismarck State College (0.95/1k); Ogden-Weber Technical College (0.48/1k); Loma Linda University (5.94/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes The Catholic University of America (0.57/1k); Trinity Washington University (0.00/1k); Gallaudet University (100.37/1k); University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus (0.00/1k); The Chicago School at Washington DC (0.00/1k); Wesley Theological Seminary (0.00/1k); Strayer University-District of Columbia (0.00/1k); Institute of World Politics (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Aggravated Assault.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around University of the
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest University on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Blue Ridge Community and · lowest peer 0.24
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College — lowest peer
0.24 per 1,000 students
- Ogden-Weber Technical College · near 0.48
Ogden-Weber Technical College — near
0.48 per 1,000 students
- Bismarck State College · near 0.95
Bismarck State College — near
0.95 per 1,000 students
- University of the District · this campus
University of the District of Columbia — this campus
3.57 per 1,000 students
- Loma Linda University · highest peer
Loma Linda University — highest peer
5.94 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around University of the District of Columbia's 3.57/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
University of the District of Columbia increased from 8 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 15 DC 4-year peers in this comparison, University of the District of Columbia is larger than 64% and safer-reporting than 21% - 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.
Read the chart as text
- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 71, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 57, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 57
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 43, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 57
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 57
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 29, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 57
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 21, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 57
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 57
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 7, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 57
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 7
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 79, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 43
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 93, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 29
- University of the District…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 21
Read the chart as a table
| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family | 65 | 46.15 | 0 | 7 |
| Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies | 74 | 0.00 | 7 | 57 |
| Institute of World Politics | 173 | 0.00 | 14 | 57 |
| Strayer University-District of Columbia | 188 | 0.00 | 21 | 57 |
| Wesley Theological Seminary | 374 | 0.00 | 29 | 57 |
| The Chicago School at Washington DC | 564 | 0.00 | 36 | 57 |
| University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus | 1,241 | 0.00 | 43 | 57 |
| Gallaudet University | 1,335 | 100.37 | 50 | 0 |
| Trinity Washington University | 1,948 | 0.00 | 57 | 57 |
| University of the District of Columbia (this campus) | 4,202 | 3.57 | 64 | 21 |
| The Catholic University of America | 5,243 | 0.57 | 71 | 50 |
| American University | 12,321 | 2.19 | 79 | 43 |
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 the District of Columbia rose from 8 to 11 (+38%). The increase shows up in Motor Vehicle Theft (2 to 5) and Aggravated Assault (4 to 6). Falling over the same period: 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 the District of Columbia
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 4 Clery Act categories here: Aggravated Assault, Motor Vehicle Theft, Burglary and Fondling.
The remaining 7 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 the District of Columbia: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 120% (5 → 11 incidents)
Read the chart as text
| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aggravated Assault | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Burglary | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fondling | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 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
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
63 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
University of the District of Columbia 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).
WV
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
0.24 incidents / 1,000 students
MA
Holyoke Community College
0.24 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where University of the District of Columbia sits on price and outcomes
At $10,648, University of the District of Columbia's reported average net price is cheaper than 9% among 11 District of Columbia colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $29,561.
- $10,648
- average net price
- $29,561
- District of Columbia median
- 1.5×
- six-year earnings to median debt
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $36,358, roughly 3.4 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
- $5,662
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $12,514
- Avg Net Price
- $10,648
- Median Debt
- $24,872
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 36%
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 30%
- Retention Rate
- 68%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $36,358
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $44,236
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 47%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,140 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
Martinsburg, WV · 4,203 enrolled
Safety Score 0.24
Holyoke Community College
Holyoke, MA · 4,200 enrolled
Safety Score 0.24
Bismarck State College
Bismarck, ND · 4,206 enrolled
Safety Score 0.95
Ogden-Weber Technical College
Ogden, UT · 4,207 enrolled
Safety Score 0.48
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA · 4,210 enrolled
Safety Score 5.94
Closest by National Rank
University of the District of Columbia (national rank #1407) sits near Friends University (#1406) and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg (#1408) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Friends University
Wichita, KS
National Rank #1406
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
Middletown, PA
National Rank #1408
Salve Regina University
Newport, RI
National Rank #1409
Tulsa Welding School-Houston
Houston, TX
National Rank #1405
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL
National Rank #1404
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for University of the District of Columbia, both outside DC so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Bismarck State College
Bismarck, ND · 4,206 enrolled
Safety score 0.95
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA · 4,210 enrolled
Safety score 5.94
Laramie County Community College
Cheyenne, WY · 4,193 enrolled
Safety score 0.48
Lindsey Wilson College
Columbia, KY · 4,193 enrolled
Safety score 1.43
Belhaven University
Jackson, MS · 4,213 enrolled
Safety score 0.24
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston, MA · 4,191 enrolled
Safety score 9.31
Gannon University
Erie, PA · 4,189 enrolled
Safety score 1.19
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico
Hato Rey, PR · 4,223 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Friends University
Wichita, KS · 1,961 enrolled
Safety score 3.57
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
Middletown, PA · 4,478 enrolled
Safety score 3.57
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL · 11,790 enrolled
Safety score 3.56
Salve Regina University
Newport, RI · 2,791 enrolled
Safety score 3.58
Radford University
Radford, VA · 7,812 enrolled
Safety score 3.58
California State University-Northridge
Northridge, CA · 38,313 enrolled
Safety score 3.55
Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL · 3,339 enrolled
Safety score 3.59
Daemen University
Amherst, NY · 2,540 enrolled
Safety score 3.54
Frequently Asked Questions
Is University of the District of Columbia safe?
University of the District of Columbia has a safety score of 3.57 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,407 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Blue Ridge Community and Technical College (0.24/1k). Same-state same-level set: The Catholic University of America (0.57/1k); Trinity Washington University (0.00/1k); Gallaudet University (100.37/1k); University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus (0.00/1k); The Chicago School at Washington DC (0.00/1k); Wesley Theological Seminary (0.00/1k); Strayer University-District of Columbia (0.00/1k); Institute of World Politics (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at University of the District of Columbia?
For calendar year 2024, University of the District of Columbia reported Aggravated Assault (6) and Motor Vehicle Theft (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 the District of Columbia compare to similar schools?
University of the District of Columbia reports 128% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Blue Ridge Community and Technical College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Blue Ridge Community and Technical College (0.24/1k); Holyoke Community College (0.24/1k); Bismarck State College (0.95/1k); Ogden-Weber Technical College (0.48/1k); Loma Linda University (5.94/1k). Same-state same-level set: The Catholic University of America (0.57/1k); Trinity Washington University (0.00/1k); Gallaudet University (100.37/1k); University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus (0.00/1k); The Chicago School at Washington DC (0.00/1k); Wesley Theological Seminary (0.00/1k); Strayer University-District of Columbia (0.00/1k); Institute of World Politics (0.00/1k).
Does University of the District of Columbia have fire safety data?
Yes. University of the District of Columbia reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 2 fires were reported in the most recent year.
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