VT
Vermont State University
4.71 incidents / 1,000 students
Randolph, VT · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Vermont State University
Across 2022–2024, Vermont State University reported 39 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Champlain College.
- 4.71
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,580
- Rank of 2,072
- #6
- VT rank
- 5,093
- Enrolled students
4.71 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Vermont State University reports 4.71 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 243% above Barton County Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Barton County Community College (1.18/1k); Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (4.12/1k); Jackson College (0.98/1k); Hagerstown Community College (0.59/1k); Clark State College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Champlain College (2.45/1k); Norwich University (4.76/1k); Middlebury College (10.70/1k); Saint Michael's College (10.58/1k); Bennington College (63.65/1k); Vermont Law and Graduate School (0.00/1k); Landmark College (11.90/1k); SIT Graduate Institute (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
- 4.71
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,580
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 76%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 15
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 231165 · Vermont State University 4.71/1k score rate · #1,580/2,072
RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-HIGH 4.71/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,580/2,072
- ST-UPPER #6 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Texas Tech University Health · +0.59
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 12%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-MID 5,093
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (-0.59/1k)
Vermont State University sheet RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO · peer Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. 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-BOTTOM · ST-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (-0.59/1k). National rank #1,580 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Vermont State University reports 4.71 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 243% above Barton County Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Barton County Community College (1.18/1k); Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (4.12/1k); Jackson College (0.98/1k); Hagerstown Community College (0.59/1k); Clark State College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Champlain College (2.45/1k); Norwich University (4.76/1k); Middlebury College (10.70/1k); Saint Michael's College (10.58/1k); Bennington College (63.65/1k); Vermont Law and Graduate School (0.00/1k); Landmark College (11.90/1k); SIT Graduate Institute (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Vermont State University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Vermont on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Clark State College · lowest peer 0
Clark State College — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Jackson College · near 0.98
Jackson College — near
0.98 per 1,000 students
- Barton County Community College · near 1.18
Barton County Community College — near
1.18 per 1,000 students
- Texas Tech University Health · near
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center — near
4.12 per 1,000 students
- Vermont State University · this campus · highest
Vermont State University — this campus · highest
4.71 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Vermont State University's 4.71/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Vermont State University increased from 7 to 15 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 12 VT 4-year peers in this comparison, Vermont State University is larger than 91% and safer-reporting than 55% - the larger, safer-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 82, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 73
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 73, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 45
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 27
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 55, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 45, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 82
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 27, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 18
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 18, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 82
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 9, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 82
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 9
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Vermont State University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 91, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 55
Read the chart as a table
| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling College | 57 | 35.09 | 0 | 9 |
| Vermont College of Fine Arts | 190 | 0.00 | 9 | 82 |
| SIT Graduate Institute | 644 | 0.00 | 18 | 82 |
| Landmark College | 672 | 11.90 | 27 | 18 |
| Vermont Law and Graduate School | 722 | 0.00 | 36 | 82 |
| Bennington College | 927 | 63.65 | 45 | 0 |
| Saint Michael's College | 1,323 | 10.58 | 55 | 36 |
| Middlebury College | 2,803 | 10.70 | 64 | 27 |
| Norwich University | 3,149 | 4.76 | 73 | 45 |
| Champlain College | 3,259 | 2.45 | 82 | 73 |
| Vermont State University (this campus) | 5,093 | 4.71 | 91 | 55 |
| University of Vermont | 14,476 | 2.63 | 100 | 64 |
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 Vermont State University rose from 7 to 15 (+114%). The increase shows up in Burglary (5 to 8), Arson (0 to 1) and Fondling (1 to 2).
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 Vermont State University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 6 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Rape, Fondling, Statutory Rape, Arson and Motor Vehicle Theft.
The remaining 5 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, 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 onlyVermont State University: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 12% (17 → 15 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 15 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| Rape | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Fondling | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Statutory Rape | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Arson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 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 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 1 | 8 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 1 | 17 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 56 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 21 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 1 | 44 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 5 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 1 | 34 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 16 |
Vermont State University 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).
KS
Barton County Community College
1.18 incidents / 1,000 students
TX
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
4.12 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Vermont State University sits on price and outcomes
At $18,212, Vermont State University's reported average net price is cheaper than 9% among 11 Vermont colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $25,239.
- $18,212
- average net price
- $25,239
- Vermont median
- 2.8×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $9,362
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $14,645 for families reporting under $30,000 against $24,007 above $110,000, a difference of $9,362. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $18,212 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Six-year median earnings of $41,340 run about 2.3 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here.
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
- $11,952
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $22,296
- Avg Net Price
- $18,212
- Median Debt
- $15,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 34%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 48%
- Retention Rate
- 68%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $41,340
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $50,331
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 85%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,089 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Barton County Community College
Great Bend, KS · 5,092 enrolled
Safety Score 1.18
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, TX · 5,098 enrolled
Safety Score 4.12
Jackson College
Jackson, MI · 5,086 enrolled
Safety Score 0.98
Hagerstown Community College
Hagerstown, MD · 5,085 enrolled
Safety Score 0.59
Clark State College
Springfield, OH · 5,077 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Closest by National Rank
Vermont State University (national rank #1580) sits near Ohio State University-Marion Campus (#1579) and Otterbein University (#1581) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Ohio State University-Marion Campus
Marion, OH
National Rank #1579
Otterbein University
Westerville, OH
National Rank #1581
Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus
Mansfield, OH
National Rank #1578
Northwest Indian College
Bellingham, WA
National Rank #1582
California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, CA
National Rank #1577
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Vermont State University, both outside VT so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, TX · 5,098 enrolled
Safety score 4.12
Jackson College
Jackson, MI · 5,086 enrolled
Safety score 0.98
Clark State College
Springfield, OH · 5,077 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Southern Oregon University
Ashland, OR · 5,113 enrolled
Safety score 3.91
College of the Mainland
Texas City, TX · 5,127 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Dalton State College
Dalton, GA · 5,135 enrolled
Safety score 1.75
Universidad del Sagrado Corazon
Santurce, PR · 5,037 enrolled
Safety score 0.20
Grambling State University
Grambling, LA · 5,150 enrolled
Safety score 4.66
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus
Mansfield, OH · 849 enrolled
Safety score 4.71
Ohio State University-Marion Campus
Marion, OH · 849 enrolled
Safety score 4.71
Northwest Indian College
Bellingham, WA · 636 enrolled
Safety score 4.72
Otterbein University
Westerville, OH · 2,332 enrolled
Safety score 4.72
California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, CA · 1,277 enrolled
Safety score 4.70
Peru State College
Peru, NE · 1,492 enrolled
Safety score 4.69
Adelphi University
Garden City, NY · 7,603 enrolled
Safety score 4.74
Moravian University
Bethlehem, PA · 2,745 enrolled
Safety score 4.74
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Vermont State University safe?
Vermont State University has a safety score of 4.71 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,580 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Barton County Community College (1.18/1k). Same-state same-level set: Champlain College (2.45/1k); Norwich University (4.76/1k); Middlebury College (10.70/1k); Saint Michael's College (10.58/1k); Bennington College (63.65/1k); Vermont Law and Graduate School (0.00/1k); Landmark College (11.90/1k); SIT Graduate Institute (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at Vermont State University?
For calendar year 2024, Vermont State University reported Burglary (8), Fondling (2), Rape (2), Arson (1) and Motor Vehicle Theft (1), 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 Vermont State University compare to similar schools?
Vermont State University reports 243% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Barton County Community College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Barton County Community College (1.18/1k); Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (4.12/1k); Jackson College (0.98/1k); Hagerstown Community College (0.59/1k); Clark State College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Champlain College (2.45/1k); Norwich University (4.76/1k); Middlebury College (10.70/1k); Saint Michael's College (10.58/1k); Bennington College (63.65/1k); Vermont Law and Graduate School (0.00/1k); Landmark College (11.90/1k); SIT Graduate Institute (0.00/1k).
Does Vermont State University have fire safety data?
Yes. Vermont State University 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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