NE
Wayne State College
1.93 incidents / 1,000 students
Wayne, NE · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Wayne State College
Across 2022–2024, Wayne State College reported 10 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Rape). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: University of Nebraska Medical Center.
- 1.93
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,010
- Rank of 2,072
- #15
- NE rank
- 4,666
- Enrolled students
1.93 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Wayne State College reports 1.93 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 4% below Simmons University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Simmons University (3.64/1k); Providence College (3.86/1k); Northwest Shoals Community College (0.00/1k); Lamar State College-Port Arthur (0.85/1k); Trine University (1.72/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes University of Nebraska Medical Center (5.01/1k); Concordia University-Nebraska (0.00/1k); University of Nebraska at Kearney (3.74/1k); Chadron State College (6.20/1k); Doane University (6.05/1k); Nebraska Wesleyan University (19.35/1k); Midland University (3.21/1k); Peru State College (4.69/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 1.93
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,010
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 51%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 7
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 181783 · Wayne State College 1.93/1k score rate · #1,010/2,072
RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-LOW 1.93/1k
- RANK-MID #1,010/2,072
- ST-MID #15 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Trine University · +0.21
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 600%
- CAT-LEAD Rape
- ENR-SMALL 4,666
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Trine University (-0.21/1k)
Wayne State College sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Trine University. 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 · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Trine University (-0.21/1k). National rank #1,010 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Wayne State College reports 1.93 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 4% below Simmons University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Simmons University (3.64/1k); Providence College (3.86/1k); Northwest Shoals Community College (0.00/1k); Lamar State College-Port Arthur (0.85/1k); Trine University (1.72/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes University of Nebraska Medical Center (5.01/1k); Concordia University-Nebraska (0.00/1k); University of Nebraska at Kearney (3.74/1k); Chadron State College (6.20/1k); Doane University (6.05/1k); Nebraska Wesleyan University (19.35/1k); Midland University (3.21/1k); Peru State College (4.69/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Wayne State College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Wayne on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Northwest Shoals Community College · lowest peer 0
Northwest Shoals Community College — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Lamar State College-Port Arthur · near 0.85
Lamar State College-Port Arthur — near
0.85 per 1,000 students
- Trine University · near
Trine University — near
1.72 per 1,000 students
- Wayne State College · this campus
Wayne State College — this campus
1.93 per 1,000 students
- Simmons University · near
Simmons University — near
3.64 per 1,000 students
- Providence College · highest peer
Providence College — highest peer
3.86 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Wayne State College's 1.93/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Wayne State College increased from 2 to 7 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 23 NE 4-year peers in this comparison, Wayne State College is larger than 77% 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 73, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 23
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 68, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 82, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 32
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 59, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 18
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 55, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 5
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 45, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 27
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 41, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 59
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 32, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 45
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 27, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 23, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 9
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 18, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 9, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 5, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 91, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 95, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Wayne State College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 77, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 55
Read the chart as a table
| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Health School of Radiologic Technology | 29 | 0.00 | 0 | 64 |
| Summit Christian College | 32 | 0.00 | 5 | 64 |
| York University | 532 | 0.00 | 9 | 64 |
| Nebraska Indian Community College | 620 | 0.00 | 14 | 64 |
| Union Adventist University | 729 | 0.00 | 18 | 64 |
| Bryan College of Health Sciences | 765 | 22.22 | 23 | 0 |
| College of Saint Mary | 786 | 0.00 | 27 | 64 |
| Hastings College | 956 | 2.09 | 32 | 45 |
| Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health | 1,067 | 0.00 | 36 | 64 |
| Clarkson College | 1,121 | 1.78 | 41 | 59 |
| Peru State College | 1,492 | 4.69 | 45 | 27 |
| Wayne State College (this campus) | 4,666 | 1.93 | 77 | 55 |
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 Wayne State College rose from 2 to 7 (+250%). The increase shows up in Rape (1 to 6).
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 Wayne State College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 2 Clery Act categories here: Rape and Burglary. Rape accounts for most of them.
The remaining 9 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Fondling and Incest. 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 onlyWayne State College: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 600% (1 → 7 incidents)
Read the chart as text
| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rape | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Burglary | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 2 | 3 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 1 | 28 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 4 | 2 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 21 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 5 | 1 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 28 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Wayne State 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).
MA
Simmons University
3.64 incidents / 1,000 students
RI
Providence College
3.86 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Wayne State College sits on price and outcomes
At $15,360, Wayne State College's reported average net price is cheaper than 37% among 35 Nebraska colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $16,590.
- $15,360
- average net price
- $16,590
- Nebraska median
- 2.2×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $6,061
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $12,844 for families reporting under $30,000 against $18,905 above $110,000, a difference of $6,061. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $15,360 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $40,857, roughly 2.7 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
- $8,216
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $8,216
- Avg Net Price
- $15,360
- Median Debt
- $19,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 26%
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 54%
- Retention Rate
- 72%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $40,857
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $47,075
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 82%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,106 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Simmons University
Boston, MA · 4,666 enrolled
Safety Score 3.64
Providence College
Providence, RI · 4,666 enrolled
Safety Score 3.86
Northwest Shoals Community College
Muscle Shoals, AL · 4,665 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Lamar State College-Port Arthur
Port Arthur, TX · 4,680 enrolled
Safety Score 0.85
Trine University
Angola, IN · 4,646 enrolled
Safety Score 1.72
Closest by National Rank
Wayne State College (national rank #1010) sits near Universal Technical Institute of California Inc (#1011) and Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa (#1009) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Universal Technical Institute of California Inc
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
National Rank #1011
Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa
Wauwatosa, WI
National Rank #1009
Mississippi College
Clinton, MS
National Rank #1008
Tacoma Community College
Tacoma, WA
National Rank #1012
Worcester State University
Worcester, MA
National Rank #1007
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Wayne State College, both outside NE so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Providence College
Providence, RI · 4,666 enrolled
Safety score 3.86
Simmons University
Boston, MA · 4,666 enrolled
Safety score 3.64
Trine University
Angola, IN · 4,646 enrolled
Safety score 1.72
Harding University
Searcy, AR · 4,696 enrolled
Safety score 1.06
Indiana University-South Bend
South Bend, IN · 4,631 enrolled
Safety score 7.77
University of Illinois Springfield
Springfield, IL · 4,628 enrolled
Safety score 1.94
SUNY Old Westbury
Old Westbury, NY · 4,709 enrolled
Safety score 4.88
Anderson University
Anderson, SC · 4,710 enrolled
Safety score 1.49
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa
Wauwatosa, WI · 1,037 enrolled
Safety score 1.93
Tacoma Community College
Tacoma, WA · 6,199 enrolled
Safety score 1.94
Mississippi College
Clinton, MS · 4,164 enrolled
Safety score 1.92
Everett Community College
Everett, WA · 6,698 enrolled
Safety score 1.94
New England College of Optometry
Boston, MA · 515 enrolled
Safety score 1.94
Worcester State University
Worcester, MA · 5,745 enrolled
Safety score 1.91
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA · 15,432 enrolled
Safety score 1.94
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Wayne State College safe?
Wayne State College has a safety score of 1.93 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,010 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Simmons University (3.64/1k). Same-state same-level set: University of Nebraska Medical Center (5.01/1k); Concordia University-Nebraska (0.00/1k); University of Nebraska at Kearney (3.74/1k); Chadron State College (6.20/1k); Doane University (6.05/1k); Nebraska Wesleyan University (19.35/1k); Midland University (3.21/1k); Peru State College (4.69/1k).
What crimes are reported at Wayne State College?
For calendar year 2024, Wayne State College reported Rape (6) 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 Wayne State College compare to similar schools?
Wayne State College reports 4% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Simmons University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Simmons University (3.64/1k); Providence College (3.86/1k); Northwest Shoals Community College (0.00/1k); Lamar State College-Port Arthur (0.85/1k); Trine University (1.72/1k). Same-state same-level set: University of Nebraska Medical Center (5.01/1k); Concordia University-Nebraska (0.00/1k); University of Nebraska at Kearney (3.74/1k); Chadron State College (6.20/1k); Doane University (6.05/1k); Nebraska Wesleyan University (19.35/1k); Midland University (3.21/1k); Peru State College (4.69/1k).
Does Wayne State College have fire safety data?
Yes. Wayne State College 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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