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University of Virginia's College at Wise

Across 2022–2024, University of Virginia's College at Wise reported 69 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Fondling). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Washington and Lee University.

24.00
Incidents / 1k students
#2,049
Rank of 2,072
#75
VA rank
2,167
Enrolled students

24.00 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students

University of Virginia's College at Wise reports 24.00 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 862% above American Career College-Los Angeles. Similar-enrollment scored peers: American Career College-Los Angeles (0.92/1k); Williams College (9.24/1k); Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus (0.00/1k); Palmer College of Chiropractic (2.31/1k); Charter College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Washington and Lee University (7.14/1k); University of Lynchburg (7.34/1k); Strayer University-Virginia (0.00/1k); Virginia Wesleyan University (2.16/1k); Roanoke College (4.43/1k); Mary Baldwin University (3.95/1k); Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach (0.00/1k); Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Fondling.

Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey

incidents / 1,000 students
24.00
of 2,072 ranked nationally
#2,049
report fewer incidents than this campus
99%
Criminal Offenses, 2024
50
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Data updated August 2026

Clery Act plate

Sheet 233897 · University of Virginia's College 24.00/1k score rate · #2,049/2,072

RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO

  • RATE-HOT 24.00/1k
  • RANK-BOTTOM #2,049/2,072
  • ST-MID #75 in state
  • ABOVE-PEER Williams College · +14.75
  • ZERO-NONE Scored
  • TREND-UP ↑ 1567%
  • CAT-LEAD Fondling
  • ENR-SMALL 2,167
  • FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed

Nearest enrollment peer: Williams College (-14.75/1k)

University of Virginia's College at Wise sheet RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Williams 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-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Williams College (-14.75/1k). National rank #2,049 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's College at Wise reports 24.00 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 862% above American Career College-Los Angeles. Similar-enrollment scored peers: American Career College-Los Angeles (0.92/1k); Williams College (9.24/1k); Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus (0.00/1k); Palmer College of Chiropractic (2.31/1k); Charter College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Washington and Lee University (7.14/1k); University of Lynchburg (7.34/1k); Strayer University-Virginia (0.00/1k); Virginia Wesleyan University (2.16/1k); Roanoke College (4.43/1k); Mary Baldwin University (3.95/1k); Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach (0.00/1k); Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Fondling.

Peer-rate neighbourhood around University of Virginia's

Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest University on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.

per 1,000 students

What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around University of Virginia's College at Wise's 24.00/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.

Source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey (Clery Act) As of 2024

Reporting-period change

What changed in 2024

+34 reported incidents

University of Virginia's College at Wise increased from 16 to 50 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 changes

Signature insight · size does not equal danger

Campus size vs reported safety rate

Among 37 VA 4-year peers in this comparison, University of Virginia's College at Wise is larger than 86% and safer-reporting than 0% - 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.

Smaller · Safer-reportingLarger · Safer-reportingSmaller · Higher-reportingLarger · Higher-reporting026.352.578.8105016.032.048.064.0Enrollment size, percentile in sampleSafer-reporting percentile (lower rate)Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 89 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 19Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 92 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 14Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 83 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 61Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 81 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 50Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 78 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 33Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 75 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 72 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 61Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 94 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 61Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 69 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 8Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 67 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 44Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 64 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 17Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 61 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 11Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 58 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 3Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 56 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 53 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 31Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 50 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 28Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 47 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 61Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 44 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 53Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 42 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 25Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 39 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 36Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 36 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 6Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 33 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 61Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 31 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 42Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 28 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 61Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 97 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 58Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 25 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 61Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 22 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 61Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 19 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 56Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 17 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 61Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 100 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 47Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 14 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 61Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 11 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 61Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 8 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 61Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 6 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 61Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 3 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 61Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 0 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 61University of Virginia's C…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 86 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 0
Enrollment vs Clery incidents per 1,000 (inverted to safety percentile), 2024 reporting year
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  • Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
  • Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
  • Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
  • Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
  • Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
  • Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
  • Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
  • Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
  • Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
  • Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
  • Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
  • Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
  • Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
  • Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
  • Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
  • Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
  • Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
  • Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
  • Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
  • Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
  • Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
  • Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
  • Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
  • Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
  • Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
  • Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
  • Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
  • Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
  • Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
  • Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
  • Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
  • Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
  • Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
  • Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
  • Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
  • University of Virginia's C…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
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CampusEnrollmentRate / 1kSize pctSafety pct
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church3480.00061
Riverside College of Health Careers3500.00361
South University-Richmond3950.00661
Sweet Briar College4440.00861
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine4570.001161
Divine Mercy University4630.001461
University of the Potomac-VA Campus5510.001761
Chamberlain University-Virginia5571.801956
Virginia University of Lynchburg5810.002261
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing5910.002561
Hollins University7610.002861
University of Virginia's College at Wise (this campus)2,16724.00860

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 Virginia's College at Wise rose from 16 to 50 (+213%). The increase shows up in Fondling (1 to 49). Falling over the same period: Aggravated Assault (12 to 0) and Burglary (3 to 1).

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's College at Wise

Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 3 Clery Act categories here: Fondling, Aggravated Assault and Burglary. Fondling accounts for most of them.

The remaining 8 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Incest, Motor Vehicle Theft 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 only

University of Virginia's College at Wise: Criminal Offenses by year

Rising 1567% (3 → 50 incidents)

0204060 202220232024 On-campus incidents, 2022: 3On-campus incidents, 2023: 16On-campus incidents, 2024: 50 3 50 ▲ +1566.7%
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Period On-campus incidents
2022 3
2023 16
2024 50
Crime Type 202420232022
Fondling 4910
Aggravated Assault 0121
Burglary 132
Arson 000
Incest 000
Motor Vehicle Theft 000
Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter 000
Negligent Manslaughter 000
Rape 000
Robbery 000
Statutory Rape 000

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

9 category-year records
Disposition26%47%27%ArrestsDisciplinary referralsNo action
9 reported records
Category Year Arrests Discipline
Drugs 2024 0 8
Liquor 2024 1 9
Weapons 2024 0 0
Drugs 2023 0 17
Liquor 2023 0 13
Weapons 2023 0 0
Drugs 2022 0 0
Liquor 2022 3 4
Weapons 2022 0 27

University of Virginia's College at Wise 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).

Selected

VA

University of Virginia's College at Wise

24.00 incidents / 1,000 students
National rank
#2,049
Enrollment
2,167
Data year
2024

MA

Williams College

9.24 incidents / 1,000 students
National rank
#1,909
Enrollment
2,164
Data year
2024

Cost context

Where University of Virginia's College at Wise sits on price and outcomes

See Virginia's cost ranking

At $9,210, University of Virginia's College at Wise's reported average net price is cheaper than 21% among 107 Virginia colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $19,096.

$9,210
average net price
$19,096
Virginia median
2.4×
six-year earnings to median debt
$7,285
reported income-bracket spread

Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $8,891, while those above $110,000 record $16,176 - roughly 1.8 times as much. A published average of $9,210 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 $39,725 - about 4.3 times one year of the reported net price here. On that ratio the cost is recovered quickly.

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
$11,780
Out-of-State Tuition
$28,010
Avg Net Price
$9,210
Median Debt
$16,750
Pell Grant Recipients
40%
How does this cost rank in VA? →

Admissions

Acceptance Rate
29%
SAT Average
1050
SAT Math Range
425-540
ACT Average
22
ACT Range
18-22

Outcomes

4-Year Graduation Rate
48%
Retention Rate
72%
Median Earnings (6yr)
$39,725
Median Earnings (10yr)
$45,325
Loan Repayment (3yr)
71%

Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.

Similar Institutions

Showing 5 of 1,307 similar institutions by enrollment size.

American Career College-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · 2,168 enrolled
Safety Score 0.92
Williams College
Williamstown, MA · 2,164 enrolled
Safety Score 9.24
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus
Chillicothe, OH · 2,170 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Palmer College of Chiropractic
Davenport, IA · 2,161 enrolled
Safety Score 2.31
Charter College
Anchorage, AK · 2,157 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00

Closest by National Rank

University of Virginia's College at Wise (national rank #2049) sits near Prairie View A & M University (#2050) and Pacific Lutheran University (#2048) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.

Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, TX
National Rank #2050
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA
National Rank #2048
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
National Rank #2051
Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, NY
National Rank #2047
Bryan College of Health Sciences
Lincoln, NE
National Rank #2046

Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate

Two Clery-derived peer sets for University of Virginia's College at Wise, 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)

Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus
Chillicothe, OH · 2,170 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Williams College
Williamstown, MA · 2,164 enrolled
Safety score 9.24
Palmer College of Chiropractic
Davenport, IA · 2,161 enrolled
Safety score 2.31
Charter College
Anchorage, AK · 2,157 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Berkeley College-New York
New York, NY · 2,156 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Willamette University
Salem, OR · 2,180 enrolled
Safety score 8.72
La Roche University
Pittsburgh, PA · 2,153 enrolled
Safety score 0.46
Peninsula College
Port Angeles, WA · 2,153 enrolled
Safety score 1.39

Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)

Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, TX · 9,922 enrolled
Safety score 24.29
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA · 2,797 enrolled
Safety score 23.24
Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, NY · 1,341 enrolled
Safety score 23.12
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH · 6,938 enrolled
Safety score 25.37
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport
Shreveport, LA · 1,103 enrolled
Safety score 25.39
Bryan College of Health Sciences
Lincoln, NE · 765 enrolled
Safety score 22.22
Albany Medical College
Albany, NY · 814 enrolled
Safety score 25.80
East Georgia State College
Swainsboro, GA · 1,820 enrolled
Safety score 21.98

Frequently Asked Questions

Is University of Virginia's College at Wise safe?
University of Virginia's College at Wise has a safety score of 24.00 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #2,049 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: American Career College-Los Angeles (0.92/1k). Same-state same-level set: Washington and Lee University (7.14/1k); University of Lynchburg (7.34/1k); Strayer University-Virginia (0.00/1k); Virginia Wesleyan University (2.16/1k); Roanoke College (4.43/1k); Mary Baldwin University (3.95/1k); Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach (0.00/1k); Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at University of Virginia's College at Wise?
For calendar year 2024, University of Virginia's College at Wise reported Fondling (49) and 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 Virginia's College at Wise compare to similar schools?
University of Virginia's College at Wise reports 862% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than American Career College-Los Angeles. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: American Career College-Los Angeles (0.92/1k); Williams College (9.24/1k); Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus (0.00/1k); Palmer College of Chiropractic (2.31/1k); Charter College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Washington and Lee University (7.14/1k); University of Lynchburg (7.34/1k); Strayer University-Virginia (0.00/1k); Virginia Wesleyan University (2.16/1k); Roanoke College (4.43/1k); Mary Baldwin University (3.95/1k); Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach (0.00/1k); Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (0.00/1k).
Does University of Virginia's College at Wise have fire safety data?
Yes. University of Virginia's College at Wise 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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