KS
Washburn University
1.33 incidents / 1,000 students
Topeka, KS · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Washburn University
Across 2022–2024, Washburn University reported 27 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: Pittsburg State University.
- 1.33
- Incidents / 1k students
- #774
- Rank of 2,072
- #26
- KS rank
- 6,033
- Enrolled students
1.33 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Washburn University reports 1.33 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 57% below Nicholls State University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Nicholls State University (1.16/1k); Winona State University (3.80/1k); University of Hartford (3.16/1k); Parkland College (1.33/1k); Norfolk State University (5.95/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Pittsburg State University (2.78/1k); Emporia State University (2.85/1k); Newman University (0.34/1k); Benedictine College (1.97/1k); Baker University (3.47/1k); Friends University (3.57/1k); MidAmerica Nazarene University (3.90/1k); University of Saint Mary (5.47/1k). 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
- 1.33
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #774
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 63%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 6
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 156082 · Washburn University 1.33/1k score rate · #774/2,072
RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-LOW 1.33/1k
- RANK-MID #774/2,072
- ST-MID #26 in state
- PEER-FINISH Parkland College · ±0.00
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 50%
- CAT-LEAD Motor Vehicle Th…
- ENR-MID 6,033
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Parkland College (+0.00/1k)
Washburn University sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO · peer Parkland 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-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Parkland College (+0.00/1k). National rank #774 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Washburn University reports 1.33 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 57% below Nicholls State University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Nicholls State University (1.16/1k); Winona State University (3.80/1k); University of Hartford (3.16/1k); Parkland College (1.33/1k); Norfolk State University (5.95/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Pittsburg State University (2.78/1k); Emporia State University (2.85/1k); Newman University (0.34/1k); Benedictine College (1.97/1k); Baker University (3.47/1k); Friends University (3.57/1k); MidAmerica Nazarene University (3.90/1k); University of Saint Mary (5.47/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Washburn University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Washburn on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Nicholls State University · lowest peer 1.16
Nicholls State University — lowest peer
1.16 per 1,000 students
- Washburn University · this campus 1.33
Washburn University — this campus
1.33 per 1,000 students
- Parkland College · near 1.33
Parkland College — near
1.33 per 1,000 students
- University of Hartford · near
University of Hartford — near
3.16 per 1,000 students
- Norfolk State University · highest peer
Norfolk State University — highest peer
5.95 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Washburn University's 1.33/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Washburn University decreased from 17 to 6 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 33 KS 4-year peers in this comparison, Washburn University is larger than 88% and safer-reporting than 72% - 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.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 84, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 66
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 38
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 66, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 34
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 63, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 59, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 84
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 9
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 13
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 41, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 38, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 34, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 84
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 63
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 84
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 16, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 13, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 84
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 9, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 84
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 84
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 91, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 59
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 16
- Washburn University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 88, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Paul School of Theology | 91 | 241.76 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas Christian College | 145 | 13.79 | 3 | 6 |
| Manhattan Christian College | 160 | 0.00 | 6 | 84 |
| Barclay College | 219 | 0.00 | 9 | 84 |
| Rasmussen University-Kansas | 359 | 0.00 | 13 | 84 |
| Hesston College | 373 | 21.45 | 16 | 3 |
| Donnelly College | 395 | 0.00 | 19 | 84 |
| Kansas Health Science University | 401 | 2.49 | 22 | 63 |
| Central Christian College of Kansas | 469 | 4.26 | 25 | 31 |
| Bethel College-North Newton | 509 | 5.89 | 28 | 19 |
| Ottawa University-Kansas City | 528 | 0.00 | 31 | 84 |
| Washburn University (this campus) | 6,033 | 1.33 | 88 | 72 |
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 Washburn University fell from 17 to 6 (-65%). The increase shows up in Fondling (0 to 1) and Robbery (0 to 1). Falling over the same period: Motor Vehicle Theft (8 to 2), Burglary (5 to 0) and Aggravated Assault (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 Washburn University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 6 Clery Act categories here: Motor Vehicle Theft, Burglary, Rape, Aggravated Assault, Fondling and Robbery.
The remaining 5 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 onlyWashburn University: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 50% (4 → 6 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Burglary | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Rape | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Fondling | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 2 | 7 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 1 | 23 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 13 | 1 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 28 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 21 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 3 | 38 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Washburn 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).
LA
Nicholls State University
1.16 incidents / 1,000 students
MN
Winona State University
3.80 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Washburn University sits on price and outcomes
At $15,280, Washburn University's reported average net price is cheaper than 49% among 72 Kansas colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $15,313.
- $15,280
- average net price
- $15,313
- Kansas median
- 2.4×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $4,838
- reported income-bracket spread
This institution reports an unusual pattern: families under $30,000 record a HIGHER net price ($20,310) than those above $110,000 ($15,472). Fewer than 2% of institutions reporting both brackets show this shape. It can reflect small bracket samples or programme mix rather than aid policy, so treat it as a question to raise with the financial-aid office rather than a finding.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $42,881, roughly 2.8 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
- $9,945
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $20,949
- Avg Net Price
- $15,280
- Median Debt
- $18,127
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 34%
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 53%
- Retention Rate
- 68%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $42,881
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $49,774
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 66%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,012 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, LA · 6,043 enrolled
Safety Score 1.16
Winona State University
Winona, MN · 6,045 enrolled
Safety Score 3.80
University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT · 6,015 enrolled
Safety Score 3.16
Parkland College
Champaign, IL · 6,014 enrolled
Safety Score 1.33
Norfolk State University
Norfolk, VA · 6,053 enrolled
Safety Score 5.95
Closest by National Rank
Washburn University (national rank #774) sits near Casa Loma College-Los Angeles (#773) and South Dakota State University (#775) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Washburn University, both outside KS so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, LA · 6,043 enrolled
Safety score 1.16
Winona State University
Winona, MN · 6,045 enrolled
Safety score 3.80
University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT · 6,015 enrolled
Safety score 3.16
Norfolk State University
Norfolk, VA · 6,053 enrolled
Safety score 5.95
University of Washington-Bothell Campus
Bothell, WA · 6,058 enrolled
Safety score 0.99
Concordia University-Saint Paul
Saint Paul, MN · 6,003 enrolled
Safety score 0.17
Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate, TN · 6,081 enrolled
Safety score 1.81
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah, NJ · 5,981 enrolled
Safety score 1.67
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD · 12,056 enrolled
Safety score 1.33
Casa Loma College-Los Angeles
Sherman Oaks, CA · 759 enrolled
Safety score 1.32
Marshall University
Huntington, WV · 11,958 enrolled
Safety score 1.34
St. Francis College
Brooklyn, NY · 4,567 enrolled
Safety score 1.31
Drew University
Madison, NJ · 2,232 enrolled
Safety score 1.34
Wartburg College
Waverly, IA · 1,483 enrolled
Safety score 1.35
College of Central Florida
Ocala, FL · 5,928 enrolled
Safety score 1.35
Monroe University
Bronx, NY · 8,141 enrolled
Safety score 1.35
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Washburn University safe?
Washburn University has a safety score of 1.33 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #774 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Nicholls State University (1.16/1k). Same-state same-level set: Pittsburg State University (2.78/1k); Emporia State University (2.85/1k); Newman University (0.34/1k); Benedictine College (1.97/1k); Baker University (3.47/1k); Friends University (3.57/1k); MidAmerica Nazarene University (3.90/1k); University of Saint Mary (5.47/1k).
What crimes are reported at Washburn University?
For calendar year 2024, Washburn University reported Motor Vehicle Theft (2), Rape (2), Fondling (1) and Robbery (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Washburn University compare to similar schools?
Washburn University reports 57% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Nicholls State University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Nicholls State University (1.16/1k); Winona State University (3.80/1k); University of Hartford (3.16/1k); Parkland College (1.33/1k); Norfolk State University (5.95/1k). Same-state same-level set: Pittsburg State University (2.78/1k); Emporia State University (2.85/1k); Newman University (0.34/1k); Benedictine College (1.97/1k); Baker University (3.47/1k); Friends University (3.57/1k); MidAmerica Nazarene University (3.90/1k); University of Saint Mary (5.47/1k).
Does Washburn University have fire safety data?
Yes. Washburn 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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