MD
Washington College
5.42 incidents / 1,000 students
Chestertown, MD · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Washington College
Across 2022–2024, Washington College reported 15 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, with no net change between the first and last filed year; largest filed category is Fondling.
- 5.42
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,656
- Rank of 2,072
- #34
- MD rank
- 923
- Enrolled students
5.42 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Washington College reports 5.42 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 65% below Aveda Institute-South Florida. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Aveda Institute-South Florida (0.00/1k); Cabarrus College of Health Sciences (0.00/1k); University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus (1.09/1k); Spring Hill College (13.06/1k); Bennington College (63.65/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Capitol Technology University (0.00/1k); Washington Adventist University (0.00/1k); St. John's College (6.86/1k); Strayer University-Maryland (0.00/1k); Maryland University of Integrative Health (0.00/1k); Ner Israel Rabbinical College (0.00/1k); Goucher College (2.06/1k); St. Mary's College of Maryland (15.95/1k). 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
- 5.42
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,656
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 80%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 4
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 164216 · Washington College 5.42/1k score rate · #1,656/2,072
RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-HIGH 5.42/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,656/2,072
- ST-MID #34 in state
- ABOVE-PEER University of New Mexico-Valencia · +4.33
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-FLAT Flat
- CAT-LEAD Fondling
- ENR-SMALL 923
- FIRE-REPORT 2 fires
Nearest enrollment peer: University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus (-4.33/1k)
Washington College sheet RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT · peer University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus. 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-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus (-4.33/1k). National rank #1,656 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Washington College reports 5.42 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 65% below Aveda Institute-South Florida. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Aveda Institute-South Florida (0.00/1k); Cabarrus College of Health Sciences (0.00/1k); University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus (1.09/1k); Spring Hill College (13.06/1k); Bennington College (63.65/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Capitol Technology University (0.00/1k); Washington Adventist University (0.00/1k); St. John's College (6.86/1k); Strayer University-Maryland (0.00/1k); Maryland University of Integrative Health (0.00/1k); Ner Israel Rabbinical College (0.00/1k); Goucher College (2.06/1k); St. Mary's College of Maryland (15.95/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Fondling.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Washington College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Washington on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Aveda Institute-South Florida · lowest peer 0
Aveda Institute-South Florida — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Cabarrus College of Health · near 0
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences — near
0 per 1,000 students
- University of New Mexico-Valencia · near 1.09
University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus — near
1.09 per 1,000 students
- Washington College · this campus 5.42
Washington College — this campus
5.42 per 1,000 students
- Bennington College · highest peer
Bennington College — highest peer
63.65 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Washington College's 5.42/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Washington College decreased from 7 to 4 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 32 MD 4-year peers in this comparison, Washington College is larger than 23% and safer-reporting than 45% - the smaller, 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 26, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 77
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 77
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 16, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 29, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 77
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 13, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 77
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 10, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 77
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 32, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 65
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 35, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 77
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 23
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 77
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 55
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 77
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 45, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 74
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 48, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 52, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 10
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 55, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 52
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 71
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 65, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 68, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 71, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 48
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 74, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 77, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 29
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 84, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 32
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 87, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 26
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 90, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 16
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 13
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 35
- Washington College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 23, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 45
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital | 56 | 0.00 | 0 | 77 |
| Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore | 87 | 0.00 | 3 | 77 |
| Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College | 161 | 0.00 | 6 | 77 |
| Ner Israel Rabbinical College | 449 | 0.00 | 10 | 77 |
| Maryland University of Integrative Health | 544 | 0.00 | 13 | 77 |
| St. John's College | 583 | 6.86 | 16 | 19 |
| Washington Adventist University | 612 | 0.00 | 19 | 77 |
| Washington College (this campus) | 923 | 5.42 | 23 | 45 |
| Capitol Technology University | 1,065 | 0.00 | 26 | 77 |
| Strayer University-Maryland | 1,290 | 0.00 | 29 | 77 |
| Goucher College | 1,459 | 2.06 | 32 | 65 |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | 1,630 | 15.95 | 35 | 0 |
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 Washington College fell from 7 to 4 (-43%). The decrease shows up in Aggravated Assault (2 to 1), Motor Vehicle Theft (2 to 1) and Rape (1 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 Washington College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 4 Clery Act categories here: Fondling, Aggravated Assault, Motor Vehicle Theft and Rape.
The remaining 7 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Burglary, Incest 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 onlyWashington College: Criminal Offenses by year
Stable 0% (4 → 4 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fondling | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Aggravated Assault | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rape | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burglary | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 50 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 18 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 24 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Washington College 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).
FL
Aveda Institute-South Florida
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
NC
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Washington College sits on price and outcomes
At $27,898, Washington College's reported average net price is cheaper than 87% among 67 Maryland colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $17,140.
- $27,898
- average net price
- $17,140
- Maryland median
- 1.8×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $16,176
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $17,804, while those above $110,000 record $33,980 - roughly 1.9 times as much. A published average of $27,898 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six-year median earnings of $48,763 run about 1.7 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
- $55,326
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $55,326
- Avg Net Price
- $27,898
- Median Debt
- $26,956
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 23%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- SAT Average
- 1280
- SAT Math Range
- 560-680
- ACT Range
- 27-31
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 70%
- Retention Rate
- 84%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $48,763
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $65,518
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 90%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,207 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Aveda Institute-South Florida
Davie, FL · 923 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences
Concord, NC · 924 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus
Los Lunas, NM · 921 enrolled
Safety Score 1.09
Spring Hill College
Mobile, AL · 919 enrolled
Safety Score 13.06
Bennington College
Bennington, VT · 927 enrolled
Safety Score 63.65
Closest by National Rank
Washington College (national rank #1656) sits near Indiana Institute of Technology (#1655) and Coppin State University (#1657) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Indiana Institute of Technology
Fort Wayne, IN
National Rank #1655
Coppin State University
Baltimore, MD
National Rank #1657
Ozark Christian College
Joplin, MO
National Rank #1658
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Winston Salem, NC
National Rank #1654
Mercer University
Macon, GA
National Rank #1659
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Washington College, both outside MD so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences
Concord, NC · 924 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Bellin College
Green Bay, WI · 927 enrolled
Safety score 1.08
Bennington College
Bennington, VT · 927 enrolled
Safety score 63.65
Spring Hill College
Mobile, AL · 919 enrolled
Safety score 13.06
Peirce College
Philadelphia, PA · 929 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Columbus College of Art & Design
Columbus, OH · 916 enrolled
Safety score 4.37
Miami Regional University
Miami Springs, FL · 916 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Fielding Graduate University
Santa Barbara, CA · 915 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Indiana Institute of Technology
Fort Wayne, IN · 2,770 enrolled
Safety score 5.42
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Winston Salem, NC · 1,111 enrolled
Safety score 5.40
Ozark Christian College
Joplin, MO · 736 enrolled
Safety score 5.43
Mercer University
Macon, GA · 9,196 enrolled
Safety score 5.44
Bradley University
Peoria, IL · 4,777 enrolled
Safety score 5.44
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN · 13,042 enrolled
Safety score 5.44
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI · 12,631 enrolled
Safety score 5.46
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, TX · 4,938 enrolled
Safety score 5.47
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Washington College safe?
Washington College has a safety score of 5.42 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,656 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Aveda Institute-South Florida (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Capitol Technology University (0.00/1k); Washington Adventist University (0.00/1k); St. John's College (6.86/1k); Strayer University-Maryland (0.00/1k); Maryland University of Integrative Health (0.00/1k); Ner Israel Rabbinical College (0.00/1k); Goucher College (2.06/1k); St. Mary's College of Maryland (15.95/1k).
What crimes are reported at Washington College?
For calendar year 2024, Washington College reported Fondling (2), Aggravated Assault (1) and Motor Vehicle Theft (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Washington College compare to similar schools?
Washington College reports 65% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Aveda Institute-South Florida. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Aveda Institute-South Florida (0.00/1k); Cabarrus College of Health Sciences (0.00/1k); University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus (1.09/1k); Spring Hill College (13.06/1k); Bennington College (63.65/1k). Same-state same-level set: Capitol Technology University (0.00/1k); Washington Adventist University (0.00/1k); St. John's College (6.86/1k); Strayer University-Maryland (0.00/1k); Maryland University of Integrative Health (0.00/1k); Ner Israel Rabbinical College (0.00/1k); Goucher College (2.06/1k); St. Mary's College of Maryland (15.95/1k).
Does Washington College have fire safety data?
Yes. Washington College reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 2 fires were reported in the most recent year.
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