Virginia Beach, VA · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit

Virginia Wesleyan University

Across 2022–2024, Virginia Wesleyan University reported 5 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Fondling). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Roanoke College.

2.16
Incidents / 1k students
#1,078
Rank of 2,072
#46
VA rank
1,853
Enrolled students

2.16 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students

Virginia Wesleyan University reports 2.16 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 39% below Claflin University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Claflin University (6.48/1k); Allen County Community College (0.54/1k); Carl Albert State College (2.16/1k); John Wood Community College (0.00/1k); Grand View University (8.62/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Roanoke College (4.43/1k); Mary Baldwin University (3.95/1k); Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach (0.00/1k); Strayer University-Virginia (0.00/1k); Randolph-Macon College (9.48/1k); Virginia Union University (3.65/1k); University of Virginia's College at Wise (24.00/1k); Virginia Military Institute (7.20/1k). 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
2.16
of 2,072 ranked nationally
#1,078
report fewer incidents than this campus
52%
Criminal Offenses, 2024
2
View my watchlist

Data updated August 2026

Clery Act plate

Sheet 234173 · Virginia Wesleyan University 2.16/1k score rate · #1,078/2,072

RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO

  • RATE-MID 2.16/1k
  • RANK-LOWER #1,078/2,072
  • ST-MID #46 in state
  • PEER-FINISH Carl Albert State College · ±0.00
  • ZERO-NONE Scored
  • TREND-DOWN ↓ 33%
  • CAT-LEAD Fondling
  • ENR-SMALL 1,853
  • FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed

Nearest enrollment peer: Carl Albert State College (+0.00/1k)

Virginia Wesleyan University sheet RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Carl Albert State 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-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Carl Albert State College (+0.00/1k). National rank #1,078 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.

Virginia Wesleyan University reports 2.16 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 39% below Claflin University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Claflin University (6.48/1k); Allen County Community College (0.54/1k); Carl Albert State College (2.16/1k); John Wood Community College (0.00/1k); Grand View University (8.62/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Roanoke College (4.43/1k); Mary Baldwin University (3.95/1k); Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach (0.00/1k); Strayer University-Virginia (0.00/1k); Randolph-Macon College (9.48/1k); Virginia Union University (3.65/1k); University of Virginia's College at Wise (24.00/1k); Virginia Military Institute (7.20/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Fondling.

Peer-rate neighbourhood around Virginia Wesleyan University

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

per 1,000 students

What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Virginia Wesleyan University's 2.16/1k 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

+2 reported incidents

Virginia Wesleyan University increased from 0 to 2 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, Virginia Wesleyan University is larger than 86% and safer-reporting than 47% - 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-reporting026.352.578.8105014.729.444.158.8Enrollment size, percentile in sampleSafer-reporting percentile (lower rate)Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 83 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 33Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 81 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 78 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 56Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 89 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 56Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 75 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 8Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 72 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 44Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 92 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 0Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 69 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 17Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 67 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 11Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 94 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 19Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 64 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 3Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 97 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 14Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 61 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 58 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 31Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 56 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 28Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 53 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 56Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 100 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 56Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 50 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 50Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 47 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 25Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 44 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 36Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 42 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 6Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 39 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 56Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 36 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 42Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 33 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 56Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 31 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 56Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 28 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 56Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 25 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 53Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 22 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 56Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 19 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 56Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 17 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 56Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 14 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 56Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 11 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 56Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 8 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 56Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 6 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 56Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 3 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 56Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 0 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 56Virginia Wesleyan University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 86 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 47
Enrollment vs Clery incidents per 1,000 (inverted to safety percentile), 2024 reporting year
Read the chart as text
  • Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
  • Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
  • Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
  • Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
  • Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
  • Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
  • Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
  • Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
  • Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
  • Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
  • Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
  • Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
  • Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
  • Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
  • Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
  • Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
  • Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
  • Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
  • Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
  • Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
  • Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
  • Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
  • Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
  • Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
  • Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
  • Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
  • Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
  • Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
  • Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
  • Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
  • Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
  • Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
  • Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
  • Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
  • Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
  • Virginia Wesleyan University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
Read the chart as a table
CampusEnrollmentRate / 1kSize pctSafety pct
South University-Virginia Beach2580.00056
Sentara College of Health Sciences3120.00356
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church3480.00656
Riverside College of Health Careers3500.00856
South University-Richmond3950.001156
Sweet Briar College4440.001456
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine4570.001756
Divine Mercy University4630.001956
University of the Potomac-VA Campus5510.002256
Chamberlain University-Virginia5571.802553
Virginia University of Lynchburg5810.002856
Virginia Wesleyan University (this campus)1,8532.168647

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 Virginia Wesleyan University rose from 0 to 2. The increase shows up in Aggravated Assault (0 to 1) and Fondling (0 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 Virginia Wesleyan University

Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 4 Clery Act categories here: Fondling, Aggravated Assault, Arson and Rape.

The remaining 7 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Burglary, 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

Virginia Wesleyan University: Criminal Offenses by year

Declining 33% (3 → 2 incidents)

01234 202220232024 On-campus incidents, 2022: 3On-campus incidents, 2023: 0On-campus incidents, 2024: 2 3 2 ▼ -33.3%
Read the chart as text
Period On-campus incidents
2022 3
2023 0
2024 2
Crime Type 202420232022
Fondling 101
Aggravated Assault 100
Arson 001
Rape 001
Burglary 000
Incest 000
Motor Vehicle Theft 000
Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter 000
Negligent Manslaughter 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 0
Liquor 2024 1 18
Weapons 2024 0 0
Drugs 2023 0 4
Liquor 2023 0 7
Weapons 2023 0 0
Drugs 2022 0 2
Liquor 2022 0 15
Weapons 2022 0 0

Virginia Wesleyan 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).

Selected

VA

Virginia Wesleyan University

2.16 incidents / 1,000 students
National rank
#1,078
Enrollment
1,853
Data year
2024

SC

Claflin University

6.48 incidents / 1,000 students
National rank
#1,755
Enrollment
1,852
Data year
2024

Cost context

Where Virginia Wesleyan University sits on price and outcomes

See Virginia's cost ranking

At $19,676, Virginia Wesleyan University's reported average net price is cheaper than 51% among 107 Virginia colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $19,096.

$19,676
average net price
$19,096
Virginia median
1.5×
six-year earnings to median debt
$10,702
reported income-bracket spread

Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $14,080, while those above $110,000 record $24,782 - roughly 1.8 times as much. A published average of $19,676 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.

Six-year median earnings of $39,200 run about 2.0 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
$37,500
Out-of-State Tuition
$37,500
Avg Net Price
$19,676
Median Debt
$27,000
Pell Grant Recipients
27%
How does this cost rank in VA? →

Admissions

Acceptance Rate
73%
ACT Average
29

Outcomes

4-Year Graduation Rate
46%
Retention Rate
74%
Median Earnings (6yr)
$39,200
Median Earnings (10yr)
$50,074
Loan Repayment (3yr)
69%

Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.

Similar Institutions

Showing 5 of 1,320 similar institutions by enrollment size.

Claflin University
Orangeburg, SC · 1,852 enrolled
Safety Score 6.48
Allen County Community College
Iola, KS · 1,855 enrolled
Safety Score 0.54
Carl Albert State College
Poteau, OK · 1,851 enrolled
Safety Score 2.16
John Wood Community College
Quincy, IL · 1,856 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Grand View University
Des Moines, IA · 1,856 enrolled
Safety Score 8.62

Closest by National Rank

Virginia Wesleyan University (national rank #1078) sits near Western Connecticut State University (#1079) and Piedmont University (#1077) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.

Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, CT
National Rank #1079
Piedmont University
Demorest, GA
National Rank #1077
Ouachita Baptist University
Arkadelphia, AR
National Rank #1076
University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
National Rank #1080
University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA
National Rank #1081

Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate

Two Clery-derived peer sets for Virginia Wesleyan University, 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)

Claflin University
Orangeburg, SC · 1,852 enrolled
Safety score 6.48
Grand View University
Des Moines, IA · 1,856 enrolled
Safety score 8.62
Big Bend Community College
Moses Lake, WA · 1,857 enrolled
Safety score 1.08
Piedmont University
Demorest, GA · 1,857 enrolled
Safety score 2.15
Ouachita Baptist University
Arkadelphia, AR · 1,858 enrolled
Safety score 2.15
Crown College
Saint Bonifacius, MN · 1,846 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
AdventHealth University
Orlando, FL · 1,861 enrolled
Safety score 4.84
Rhodes College
Memphis, TN · 1,861 enrolled
Safety score 9.13

Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)

Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, CT · 4,169 enrolled
Safety score 2.16
University of Toledo
Toledo, OH · 14,358 enrolled
Safety score 2.16
University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA · 6,944 enrolled
Safety score 2.16
California State University-Chico
Chico, CA · 15,257 enrolled
Safety score 2.16
Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY · 10,685 enrolled
Safety score 2.15
University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD · 10,619 enrolled
Safety score 2.17

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Virginia Wesleyan University safe?
Virginia Wesleyan University has a safety score of 2.16 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,078 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Claflin University (6.48/1k). Same-state same-level set: Roanoke College (4.43/1k); Mary Baldwin University (3.95/1k); Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach (0.00/1k); Strayer University-Virginia (0.00/1k); Randolph-Macon College (9.48/1k); Virginia Union University (3.65/1k); University of Virginia's College at Wise (24.00/1k); Virginia Military Institute (7.20/1k).
What crimes are reported at Virginia Wesleyan University?
For calendar year 2024, Virginia Wesleyan University reported Aggravated Assault (1) 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 Virginia Wesleyan University compare to similar schools?
Virginia Wesleyan University reports 39% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Claflin University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Claflin University (6.48/1k); Allen County Community College (0.54/1k); Carl Albert State College (2.16/1k); John Wood Community College (0.00/1k); Grand View University (8.62/1k). Same-state same-level set: Roanoke College (4.43/1k); Mary Baldwin University (3.95/1k); Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach (0.00/1k); Strayer University-Virginia (0.00/1k); Randolph-Macon College (9.48/1k); Virginia Union University (3.65/1k); University of Virginia's College at Wise (24.00/1k); Virginia Military Institute (7.20/1k).
Does Virginia Wesleyan University have fire safety data?
Yes. Virginia Wesleyan 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.

Every figure on PlainCampus is rendered directly from federal Clery Act source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on federal Clery Act source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

PlainCampus is for informational purposes only and does not constitute safety, security, legal, or enrollment advice; the data describes reported on-campus activity, it is not a complete picture of safety at any campus and cannot predict any individual student's experience. See our appropriate use guidance.

PlainCampus is for informational purposes only and does not constitute safety, security, legal, or enrollment advice.