MO
William Woods University
1.47 incidents / 1,000 students
Fulton, MO · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
William Woods University
Across 2022–2024, William Woods University reported 4 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Lincoln University.
- 1.47
- Incidents / 1k students
- #822
- Rank of 2,072
- #35
- MO rank
- 2,046
- Enrolled students
1.47 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
William Woods University reports 1.47 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 29% below H Councill Trenholm State Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: H Councill Trenholm State Community College (0.49/1k); Bellingham Technical College (1.47/1k); Roxbury Community College (4.40/1k); Lassen Community College (0.49/1k); Lincoln University (3.41/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Lincoln University (3.41/1k); Kansas City University (0.47/1k); Southwest Baptist University (1.82/1k); Evangel University (1.75/1k); Ranken Technical College (2.24/1k); Missouri Valley College (8.47/1k); Drury University (5.57/1k); College of the Ozarks (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
- 1.47
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #822
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 60%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 2
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 179964 · William Woods University 1.47/1k score rate · #822/2,072
RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-LOW 1.47/1k
- RANK-MID #822/2,072
- ST-MID #35 in state
- PEER-FINISH Bellingham Technical College · ±0.00
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 100%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-SMALL 2,046
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Bellingham Technical College (-0.00/1k)
William Woods University sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Bellingham Technical 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-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Bellingham Technical College (-0.00/1k). National rank #822 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
William Woods University reports 1.47 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 29% below H Councill Trenholm State Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: H Councill Trenholm State Community College (0.49/1k); Bellingham Technical College (1.47/1k); Roxbury Community College (4.40/1k); Lassen Community College (0.49/1k); Lincoln University (3.41/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Lincoln University (3.41/1k); Kansas City University (0.47/1k); Southwest Baptist University (1.82/1k); Evangel University (1.75/1k); Ranken Technical College (2.24/1k); Missouri Valley College (8.47/1k); Drury University (5.57/1k); College of the Ozarks (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around William Woods University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest William on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- H Councill Trenholm State · lowest peer 0.49
H Councill Trenholm State Community College — lowest peer
0.49 per 1,000 students
- Lassen Community College · near 0.49
Lassen Community College — near
0.49 per 1,000 students
- William Woods University · this campus 1.47
William Woods University — this campus
1.47 per 1,000 students
- Bellingham Technical College · near 1.47
Bellingham Technical College — near
1.47 per 1,000 students
- Roxbury Community College · highest peer
Roxbury Community College — highest peer
4.4 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around William Woods University's 1.47/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
William Woods University increased from 1 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 changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 37 MO 4-year peers in this comparison, William Woods University is larger than 72% and safer-reporting than 53% - 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 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- William Woods University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research College of Nursing | 205 | 253.66 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvary University | 244 | 0.00 | 3 | 69 |
| Cottey College | 254 | 3.94 | 6 | 31 |
| Chamberlain University-Missouri | 284 | 0.00 | 8 | 69 |
| St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton | 419 | 0.00 | 11 | 69 |
| Mission University | 434 | 0.00 | 14 | 69 |
| Urshan University | 474 | 0.00 | 17 | 69 |
| Hannibal-LaGrange University | 499 | 0.00 | 19 | 69 |
| Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing | 539 | 0.00 | 22 | 69 |
| Covenant Theological Seminary | 550 | 0.00 | 25 | 69 |
| Stephens College | 568 | 0.00 | 28 | 69 |
| William Woods University (this campus) | 2,046 | 1.47 | 72 | 53 |
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 William Woods University rose from 1 to 2 (+100%). The increase shows up in Burglary (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 William Woods University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 2 Clery Act categories here: Burglary and Motor Vehicle Theft.
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 onlyWilliam Woods University: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 100% (1 → 2 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 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 | 1 | 10 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 4 | 22 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 17 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 5 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
William Woods 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).
AL
H Councill Trenholm State Community College
0.49 incidents / 1,000 students
WA
Bellingham Technical College
1.47 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where William Woods University sits on price and outcomes
At $26,569, William Woods University's reported average net price is cheaper than 88% among 116 Missouri colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $17,613.
- $26,569
- average net price
- $17,613
- Missouri median
- 1.8×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $5,414
- reported income-bracket spread
Price barely responds to income at this institution. Families under $30,000 report $24,014 and those above $110,000 report $29,428, a difference of just $5,414. Where the curve is this flat, need-based aid is doing little of the work and the sticker figure is close to what most families actually pay.
Median earnings six years after entry ($39,265) are less than 1.5 years of the reported net price. That is a thin margin, and it is the figure worth pressing the school on before enrolling.
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
- $30,340
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $30,340
- Avg Net Price
- $26,569
- Median Debt
- $21,983
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 35%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 52%
- Retention Rate
- 58%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $39,265
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $42,401
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 76%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,308 similar institutions by enrollment size.
H Councill Trenholm State Community College
Montgomery, AL · 2,046 enrolled
Safety Score 0.49
Bellingham Technical College
Bellingham, WA · 2,047 enrolled
Safety Score 1.47
Roxbury Community College
Roxbury Crossing, MA · 2,044 enrolled
Safety Score 4.40
Lassen Community College
Susanville, CA · 2,038 enrolled
Safety Score 0.49
Lincoln University
Jefferson City, MO · 2,054 enrolled
Safety Score 3.41
Closest by National Rank
William Woods University (national rank #822) sits near Monmouth University (#823) and Bellingham Technical College (#821) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ
National Rank #823
Bellingham Technical College
Bellingham, WA
National Rank #821
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College
Chicago, IL
National Rank #824
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Utica, NY
National Rank #820
Porterville College
Porterville, CA
National Rank #819
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for William Woods University, both outside MO so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Bellingham Technical College
Bellingham, WA · 2,047 enrolled
Safety score 1.47
American International College
Springfield, MA · 2,037 enrolled
Safety score 5.89
Assumption University
Worcester, MA · 2,037 enrolled
Safety score 6.87
Feather River Community College District
Quincy, CA · 2,055 enrolled
Safety score 0.49
Henderson State University
Arkadelphia, AR · 2,055 enrolled
Safety score 1.95
St. Thomas Aquinas College
Sparkill, NY · 2,037 enrolled
Safety score 1.47
Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO · 2,056 enrolled
Safety score 9.24
Morningside University
Sioux City, IA · 2,056 enrolled
Safety score 2.43
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ · 4,767 enrolled
Safety score 1.47
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Utica, NY · 2,733 enrolled
Safety score 1.46
Roseman University of Health Sciences
Henderson, NV · 1,367 enrolled
Safety score 1.46
Colorado State University Pueblo
Pueblo, CO · 6,851 enrolled
Safety score 1.46
Wright State University-Lake Campus
Celina, OH · 1,356 enrolled
Safety score 1.47
Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT · 6,864 enrolled
Safety score 1.46
Frequently Asked Questions
Is William Woods University safe?
William Woods University has a safety score of 1.47 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #822 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: H Councill Trenholm State Community College (0.49/1k). Same-state same-level set: Lincoln University (3.41/1k); Kansas City University (0.47/1k); Southwest Baptist University (1.82/1k); Evangel University (1.75/1k); Ranken Technical College (2.24/1k); Missouri Valley College (8.47/1k); Drury University (5.57/1k); College of the Ozarks (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at William Woods University?
For calendar year 2024, William Woods University reported Burglary (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 William Woods University compare to similar schools?
William Woods University reports 29% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than H Councill Trenholm State Community College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: H Councill Trenholm State Community College (0.49/1k); Bellingham Technical College (1.47/1k); Roxbury Community College (4.40/1k); Lassen Community College (0.49/1k); Lincoln University (3.41/1k). Same-state same-level set: Lincoln University (3.41/1k); Kansas City University (0.47/1k); Southwest Baptist University (1.82/1k); Evangel University (1.75/1k); Ranken Technical College (2.24/1k); Missouri Valley College (8.47/1k); Drury University (5.57/1k); College of the Ozarks (0.00/1k).
Does William Woods University have fire safety data?
Yes. William Woods 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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