VA
University of Virginia-Main Campus
13.75 incidents / 1,000 students
Charlottesville, VA · Clery Act 2024 · Public
University of Virginia-Main Campus
Across 2022–2024, University of Virginia-Main Campus reported 637 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Motor Vehicle Theft). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Virginia Commonwealth University.
- 13.75
- Incidents / 1k students
- #2,004
- Rank of 2,072
- #74
- VA rank
- 26,409
- Enrolled students
13.75 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
University of Virginia-Main Campus reports 13.75 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 149% above University of California-Riverside. Similar-enrollment scored peers: University of California-Riverside (19.25/1k); Kent State University at Kent (2.20/1k); University of Mississippi (3.02/1k); Ohio University-Main Campus (3.08/1k); College of DuPage (0.08/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Virginia Commonwealth University (6.99/1k); Old Dominion University (3.92/1k); James Madison University (0.97/1k); Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1.16/1k); George Mason University (3.12/1k); ECPI University (0.08/1k); Regent University (0.19/1k); William & Mary (3.16/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 13.75
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #2,004
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 97%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 254
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 234076 · University of Virginia-Main Campus 13.75/1k score rate · #2,004/2,072
RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-HOT 13.75/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #2,004/2,072
- ST-MID #74 in state
- BELOW-PEER University of California-Riverside · 5.51 back
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 23%
- CAT-LEAD Motor Vehicle Th…
- ENR-LARGE 26,409
- FIRE-REPORT 7 fires
Nearest enrollment peer: University of California-Riverside (+5.51/1k)
University of Virginia-Main Campus sheet RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-REPORT · peer University of California-Riverside. 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-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is University of California-Riverside (+5.51/1k). National rank #2,004 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 Virginia-Main Campus reports 13.75 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 149% above University of California-Riverside. Similar-enrollment scored peers: University of California-Riverside (19.25/1k); Kent State University at Kent (2.20/1k); University of Mississippi (3.02/1k); Ohio University-Main Campus (3.08/1k); College of DuPage (0.08/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Virginia Commonwealth University (6.99/1k); Old Dominion University (3.92/1k); James Madison University (0.97/1k); Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1.16/1k); George Mason University (3.12/1k); ECPI University (0.08/1k); Regent University (0.19/1k); William & Mary (3.16/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around University of Virginia-Main
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest University on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- College of DuPage · lowest peer 0.08
College of DuPage — lowest peer
0.08 per 1,000 students
- University of Mississippi · near 3.02
University of Mississippi — near
3.02 per 1,000 students
- Ohio University-Main Campus · near 3.08
Ohio University-Main Campus — near
3.08 per 1,000 students
- University of Virginia-Main Campus · this campus
University of Virginia-Main Campus — this campus
13.75 per 1,000 students
- University of California-Riverside · highest peer
University of California-Riverside — highest peer
19.25 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around University of Virginia-Main Campus's 13.75/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
University of Virginia-Main Campus increased from 177 to 254 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 VA 4-year peers in this comparison, University of Virginia-Main Campus is larger than 92% and safer-reporting than 3% - 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 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- University of Virginia-Mai…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington University of Science and Technology | 1,096 | 0.00 | 0 | 92 |
| Eastern Mennonite University | 1,154 | 5.20 | 3 | 36 |
| Eastern Virginia Medical School | 1,216 | 4.93 | 6 | 39 |
| Emory & Henry University | 1,311 | 5.34 | 8 | 33 |
| Bridgewater College | 1,448 | 12.43 | 11 | 6 |
| Averett University | 1,476 | 7.45 | 14 | 17 |
| Virginia Military Institute | 1,527 | 7.20 | 17 | 22 |
| Virginia Union University | 1,646 | 3.65 | 19 | 53 |
| Randolph-Macon College | 1,687 | 9.48 | 22 | 14 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach | 1,717 | 0.00 | 25 | 92 |
| Mary Baldwin University | 1,772 | 3.95 | 28 | 47 |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus (this campus) | 26,409 | 13.75 | 92 | 3 |
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.
Enrollment scale
How campus size shapes the safety figures
With 26,409 enrolled students, University of Virginia-Main Campus is the 136th largest of the 5,585 institutions in this dataset with a reported enrollment, ahead of 5,449 of them. Closest same-state same-level scored peers by enrollment: Virginia Commonwealth University (6.99/1k); Old Dominion University (3.92/1k); James Madison University (0.97/1k); Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1.16/1k); George Mason University (3.12/1k); ECPI University (0.08/1k); Regent University (0.19/1k); William & Mary (3.16/1k). The score above normalizes 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students, so compare it with similarly sized campuses instead of treating a higher raw count as evidence that a campus is less safe (University of California-Riverside is the nearest similar-enrollment comparison on this profile).
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at University of Virginia-Main Campus rose from 177 to 254 (+44%). The increase shows up in Fondling (25 to 68) and Motor Vehicle Theft (86 to 127). Falling over the same period: Robbery (4 to 0), Arson (2 to 1) and Burglary (14 to 13).
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 Virginia-Main Campus
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 8 Clery Act categories here: Motor Vehicle Theft, Fondling, Aggravated Assault, Rape, Burglary, Robbery, Arson and Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter. Motor Vehicle Theft accounts for most of them.
The remaining 3 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, Incest, 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 Virginia-Main Campus: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 23% (206 → 254 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 206 |
| 2023 | 177 |
| 2024 | 254 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 127 | 86 | 107 |
| Fondling | 68 | 25 | 25 |
| Aggravated Assault | 24 | 24 | 30 |
| Rape | 21 | 21 | 25 |
| Burglary | 13 | 14 | 12 |
| Robbery | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Arson | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Incest | 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 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
54 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 2 | 38 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 4 | 207 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 5 | 0 |
University of Virginia-Main Campus 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).
CA
University of California-Riverside
19.25 incidents / 1,000 students
OH
Kent State University at Kent
2.20 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where University of Virginia-Main Campus sits on price and outcomes
At $21,565, University of Virginia-Main Campus's reported average net price is cheaper than 60% among 107 Virginia colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $19,096.
- $21,565
- average net price
- $19,096
- Virginia median
- 4.1×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $27,228
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $8,174, while those above $110,000 record $35,402 - roughly 4.3 times as much. A published average of $21,565 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 $72,359, 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
- $21,803
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $59,512
- Avg Net Price
- $21,565
- Median Debt
- $17,500
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 16%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- SAT Average
- 1480
- SAT Math Range
- 710-780
- ACT Average
- 34
- ACT Range
- 32-35
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 95%
- Retention Rate
- 98%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $72,359
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $86,863
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 89%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 338 similar institutions by enrollment size.
University of California-Riverside
Riverside, CA · 26,384 enrolled
Safety Score 19.25
Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH · 26,374 enrolled
Safety Score 2.20
University of Mississippi
University, MS · 26,449 enrolled
Safety Score 3.02
Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens, OH · 26,323 enrolled
Safety Score 3.08
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL · 26,224 enrolled
Safety Score 0.08
Closest by National Rank
University of Virginia-Main Campus (national rank #2004) sits near Stillman College (#2003) and Johnson C Smith University (#2005) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Stillman College
Tuscaloosa, AL
National Rank #2003
Johnson C Smith University
Charlotte, NC
National Rank #2005
Amherst College
Amherst, MA
National Rank #2002
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
Saint Louis, MO
National Rank #2006
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
National Rank #2001
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for University of Virginia-Main Campus, both outside VA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
University of California-Riverside
Riverside, CA · 26,384 enrolled
Safety score 19.25
Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH · 26,374 enrolled
Safety score 2.20
University of Mississippi
University, MS · 26,449 enrolled
Safety score 3.02
Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens, OH · 26,323 enrolled
Safety score 3.08
University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA · 26,133 enrolled
Safety score 11.71
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY · 26,689 enrolled
Safety score 2.62
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY · 26,793 enrolled
Safety score 4.22
Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth, FL · 25,916 enrolled
Safety score 0.12
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Stillman College
Tuscaloosa, AL · 731 enrolled
Safety score 13.68
Johnson C Smith University
Charlotte, NC · 1,302 enrolled
Safety score 13.82
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
Saint Louis, MO · 648 enrolled
Safety score 13.89
Amherst College
Amherst, MA · 1,914 enrolled
Safety score 13.58
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA · 2,430 enrolled
Safety score 13.58
Miles College
Fairfield, AL · 1,180 enrolled
Safety score 13.56
Saint Edward's University
Austin, TX · 3,033 enrolled
Safety score 13.52
University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, CA · 44,256 enrolled
Safety score 13.49
Frequently Asked Questions
Is University of Virginia-Main Campus safe?
University of Virginia-Main Campus has a safety score of 13.75 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #2,004 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: University of California-Riverside (19.25/1k). Same-state same-level set: Virginia Commonwealth University (6.99/1k); Old Dominion University (3.92/1k); James Madison University (0.97/1k); Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1.16/1k); George Mason University (3.12/1k); ECPI University (0.08/1k); Regent University (0.19/1k); William & Mary (3.16/1k).
What crimes are reported at University of Virginia-Main Campus?
For calendar year 2024, University of Virginia-Main Campus reported Motor Vehicle Theft (127), Fondling (68), Aggravated Assault (24), Rape (21) and Burglary (13), 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 Virginia-Main Campus compare to similar schools?
University of Virginia-Main Campus reports 149% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than University of California-Riverside. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: University of California-Riverside (19.25/1k); Kent State University at Kent (2.20/1k); University of Mississippi (3.02/1k); Ohio University-Main Campus (3.08/1k); College of DuPage (0.08/1k). Same-state same-level set: Virginia Commonwealth University (6.99/1k); Old Dominion University (3.92/1k); James Madison University (0.97/1k); Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1.16/1k); George Mason University (3.12/1k); ECPI University (0.08/1k); Regent University (0.19/1k); William & Mary (3.16/1k).
Does University of Virginia-Main Campus have fire safety data?
Yes. University of Virginia-Main Campus reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 7 fires were reported in the most recent year.
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