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Safest Colleges in Michigan

Federal Clery Act filings for all 153 tracked Michigan campuses, ranked by 2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students. Among nonzero reporters, Oakland Community College currently has the lowest rate.

153
Institutions tracked
1.18
Avg campus rate / 1k (153 of 153 scored)
2.46
Statewide rate / 1k
#15
Rank by avg campus rate
489,509
Students enrolled

Among nonzero Clery reporters, Oakland Community College has the lowest rate in Michigan

According to U.S. Department of Education Clery Act filings, across 153 tracked campuses in Michigan, 97 reported zero 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents used in the rate; among campuses with any in those categories, Oakland Community College has the lowest rate at 0.07 per 1,000 students. This comparison excludes other Clery tables and unreported harm, so review the details before drawing a safety conclusion.

Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey

campuses tracked
153
average campus, per 1,000 (153 of 153 scored)
1.18
lowest nonzero rate - Oakland Community College
0.07
campuses at zero in score categories
97

Data updated August 2026

Clery Act plate

Sheet MI · Michigan 1.18/1k campus avg · #15/59

RATE-LOW · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · ZERO-HEAVY · WT-LARGE-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-FLAT

  • RATE-LOW 1.18/1k
  • RANK-UPPER #15/59
  • PHOTO-FINISH South Dakota · ±0.01
  • ZERO-HEAVY 63% zero
  • WT-LARGE-HOT Δ −1.28
  • BOOK-FULL 153/153
  • CONC-FLAT top5 34%

Nearest campus-rate peer: South Dakota (-0.01/1k)

Michigan sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · ZERO-HEAVY · WT-LARGE-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-FLAT · peer South Dakota. Codes from this state’s OPE Campus Safety filing: unweighted campus rate, corpus rank (low = safer), photo-finish peer state, zero-report share, campus-vs-weighted gap, scored book, top-five enrollment concentration. Not a moving recommendation.

Clery plate RATE-LOW · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · ZERO-HEAVY · WT-LARGE-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-FLAT. Nearest unweighted-rate peer is South Dakota (-0.01/1k). Among nonzero reporters inside the state, Oakland Community College leads at 0.07/1k. Instrument codes from this state's OPE Campus Safety sheet; compare similarly sized campuses before treating any single rate as decisive.

Most scored campuses in Michigan (97 of 153) reported zero in the 2024 score categories and stay unranked against each other. Among the nonzero reporters, Oakland Community College leads at 0.07/1k, then Wayne County Community College District (0.08/1k); Henry Ford College (0.18/1k). A high zero share is a filing pattern, not a proof that campuses are safer.

Campus-rate neighbourhood around Michigan

Lowest/highest poles plus states nearest Michigan on unweighted average campus Clery rate. Full ladder: /rankings/.

per 1,000 students

What this shows Neighbourhood of scored states around Michigan's 1.18/1k unweighted campus average, not a full 50-state board reprint.

Source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey (Clery Act) As of 2024

Safest colleges in Michigan, ranked by reported rate

Ranked from the lowest 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA rate upward, counting only the 56 Michigan campuses with at least one incident in those score categories. Showing the top 50 here so the page stays crawlable; positions are numbered within the full nonzero group.

4
Delta College University Center · 8,397 students
Enrollment
8,397
Incidents /1k
0.24
15
Baker College Owosso · 3,955 students
Enrollment
3,955
Incidents /1k
0.76
18
Jackson College Jackson · 5,086 students
Enrollment
5,086
Incidents /1k
0.98
29
Oakland University Rochester Hills · 15,768 students
Enrollment
15,768
Incidents /1k
2.35
35
Calvin University Grand Rapids · 3,681 students
Enrollment
3,681
Incidents /1k
3.26
37
Hope College Holland · 3,395 students
Enrollment
3,395
Incidents /1k
3.53
41
Adrian College Adrian · 1,765 students
Enrollment
1,765
Incidents /1k
3.97
42
Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo · 1,166 students
Enrollment
1,166
Incidents /1k
4.29
43
Aquinas College Grand Rapids · 1,157 students
Enrollment
1,157
Incidents /1k
4.32
# Campus EnrollmentIncidents /1k
1 Oakland Community College Auburn Hills · 15,287 students 15,287 0.07 4% of the leader · rank #1
2 Wayne County Community College District Detroit · 12,137 students 12,137 0.08 4% of the leader · rank #2
3 Henry Ford College Dearborn · 11,410 students 11,410 0.18 4% of the leader · rank #3
4 Delta College University Center · 8,397 students 8,397 0.24 4% of the leader · rank #4
5 University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn · 8,104 students 8,104 0.25 4% of the leader · rank #5
6 Mid Michigan College Harrison · 3,692 students 3,692 0.27 4% of the leader · rank #6
7 Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo · 6,334 students 6,334 0.32 4% of the leader · rank #7
8 Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia · 8,587 students 8,587 0.35 4% of the leader · rank #8
9 Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor · 11,133 students 11,133 0.45 4% of the leader · rank #9
10 Monroe County Community College Monroe · 2,210 students 2,210 0.45 4% of the leader · rank #10
11 Lansing Community College Lansing · 9,821 students 9,821 0.51 4% of the leader · rank #11
12 Macomb Community College Warren · 16,300 students 16,300 0.55 4% of the leader · rank #12
13 College for Creative Studies Detroit · 1,433 students 1,433 0.70 4% of the leader · rank #13
14 Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids · 12,468 students 12,468 0.72 4% of the leader · rank #14
15 Baker College Owosso · 3,955 students 3,955 0.76 4% of the leader · rank #15
16 Spring Arbor University Spring Arbor · 2,441 students 2,441 0.82 4% of the leader · rank #16
17 Mott Community College Flint · 6,718 students 6,718 0.89 4% of the leader · rank #17
18 Jackson College Jackson · 5,086 students 5,086 0.98 5% of the leader · rank #18
19 Grace Christian University Wyoming · 1,017 students 1,017 0.98 5% of the leader · rank #19
20 University of Michigan-Flint Flint · 6,529 students 6,529 1.07 5% of the leader · rank #20
21 University of Detroit Mercy Detroit · 5,587 students 5,587 1.07 5% of the leader · rank #21
22 Gogebic Community College Ironwood · 882 students 882 1.13 5% of the leader · rank #22
23 Lake Michigan College Benton Harbor · 2,937 students 2,937 1.36 6% of the leader · rank #23
24 Rochester University Rochester Hills · 1,193 students 1,193 1.68 8% of the leader · rank #24
25 Concordia University Ann Arbor Ann Arbor · 1,135 students 1,135 1.76 8% of the leader · rank #25
26 Lawrence Technological University Southfield · 3,693 students 3,693 1.90 9% of the leader · rank #26
27 Davenport University Grand Rapids · 4,815 students 4,815 2.28 10% of the leader · rank #27
28 Wayne State University Detroit · 23,803 students 23,803 2.31 11% of the leader · rank #28
29 Oakland University Rochester Hills · 15,768 students 15,768 2.35 11% of the leader · rank #29
30 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo · 16,744 students 16,744 2.39 11% of the leader · rank #30
31 Western Theological Seminary Holland · 397 students 397 2.52 12% of the leader · rank #31
32 Michigan Technological University Houghton · 7,403 students 7,403 2.57 12% of the leader · rank #32
33 Southwestern Michigan College Dowagiac · 2,000 students 2,000 3.00 14% of the leader · rank #33
34 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant · 14,488 students 14,488 3.11 14% of the leader · rank #34
35 Calvin University Grand Rapids · 3,681 students 3,681 3.26 15% of the leader · rank #35
36 Madonna University Livonia · 2,124 students 2,124 3.30 15% of the leader · rank #36
37 Hope College Holland · 3,395 students 3,395 3.53 16% of the leader · rank #37
38 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor · 52,855 students 52,855 3.75 17% of the leader · rank #38
39 Siena Heights University Adrian · 1,781 students 1,781 3.93 18% of the leader · rank #39
40 Grand Valley State University Allendale · 22,011 students 22,011 3.95 18% of the leader · rank #40
41 Adrian College Adrian · 1,765 students 1,765 3.97 18% of the leader · rank #41
42 Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo · 1,166 students 1,166 4.29 20% of the leader · rank #42
43 Aquinas College Grand Rapids · 1,157 students 1,157 4.32 20% of the leader · rank #43
44 Lake Superior State University Sault Ste Marie · 1,567 students 1,567 4.47 20% of the leader · rank #44
45 Dorsey College-Woodhaven Woodhaven · 223 students 223 4.48 21% of the leader · rank #45
46 Saginaw Valley State University University Center · 6,822 students 6,822 4.98 23% of the leader · rank #46
47 Michigan State University East Lansing · 52,089 students 52,089 5.32 24% of the leader · rank #47
48 Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti · 12,631 students 12,631 5.46 25% of the leader · rank #48
49 Northern Michigan University Marquette · 7,409 students 7,409 5.94 27% of the leader · rank #49
50 Ferris State University Big Rapids · 9,959 students 9,959 6.43 29% of the leader · rank #50

6 additional nonzero-reporting campuses rank below this top-50 list in the same rate order.

Look up any campus via the Campus Safety Incident Tool or browse all schools.

Unranked campuses (97): zero score or no normalized rate

97 filed zero 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents in the score categories; other Clery tables can still contain reports. Neither group supports a safety ordering, so these campuses are listed alphabetically without positions. Showing 15 alphabetically; the remaining 82 stay out of this HTML table so large states stay crawlable.

# Campus EnrollmentIncidents /1k
Abcott Institute Southfield · 142 students 142 0.00
Alpena Community College Alpena · 1,581 students 1,581 0.00
Arizona College of Nursing-Southfield Southfield · 594 students 594 0.00
Bay de Noc Community College Escanaba · 2,149 students 2,149 0.00
Bay Mills Community College Brimley · 698 students 698 0.00
Bayshire Academy of Beauty Craft Inc Bay City · 97 students 97 0.00
Brighton Institute of Cosmetology Brighton · 43 students 43 0.00
Cadillac Institute of Cosmetology Cadillac · 43 students 43 0.00
Carnegie Institute Troy · 93 students 93 0.00
Chamberlain University-Michigan Troy · 629 students 629 0.00
Cleary University Howell · 1,004 students 1,004 0.00
Cornerstone University Grand Rapids · 1,695 students 1,695 0.00
Creative Hair School of Cosmetology Flint · 38 students 38 0.00
David Pressley School of Cosmetology Royal Oak · 225 students 225 0.00
Detroit Business Institute-Downriver Riverview · 124 students 124 0.00

Open any remaining campus from the school directory or the incident tool.

The largest universities in Michigan by enrollment

Enrollment leaders: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (52,855); Michigan State University (52,089); Wayne State University (23,803), then 150 more. The 15 biggest Michigan institutions by total enrolled students, from the same federal IPEDS collection, each shown with its 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA rate. The five largest alone account for 34% of the 489,509 students enrolled across all 153 tracked Michigan institutions. Mid-pack by size sits near Dorsey College-Dearborn (430 students, 0.00/1k).

7
Oakland University Rochester Hills · 15,768 students
Enrollment
15,768
Incidents /1k
2.35
# Institution EnrollmentIncidents /1k
1 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor · 52,855 students 52,855 100% of the leader · rank #1 3.75
2 Michigan State University East Lansing · 52,089 students 52,089 99% of the leader · rank #2 5.32
3 Wayne State University Detroit · 23,803 students 23,803 45% of the leader · rank #3 2.31
4 Grand Valley State University Allendale · 22,011 students 22,011 42% of the leader · rank #4 3.95
5 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo · 16,744 students 16,744 32% of the leader · rank #5 2.39
6 Macomb Community College Warren · 16,300 students 16,300 31% of the leader · rank #6 0.55
7 Oakland University Rochester Hills · 15,768 students 15,768 30% of the leader · rank #7 2.35
8 Oakland Community College Auburn Hills · 15,287 students 15,287 29% of the leader · rank #8 0.07
9 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant · 14,488 students 14,488 27% of the leader · rank #9 3.11
10 Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti · 12,631 students 12,631 24% of the leader · rank #10 5.46
11 Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids · 12,468 students 12,468 24% of the leader · rank #11 0.72
12 Wayne County Community College District Detroit · 12,137 students 12,137 23% of the leader · rank #12 0.08
13 Henry Ford College Dearborn · 11,410 students 11,410 22% of the leader · rank #13 0.18
14 Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor · 11,133 students 11,133 21% of the leader · rank #14 0.45
15 Ferris State University Big Rapids · 9,959 students 9,959 19% of the leader · rank #15 6.43

Enrollment is total reported students, not full-time equivalent, and a branch campus is reported separately from its parent institution. A larger campus is not a less safe one: the incident rate beside it is already per 1,000 students.

Nationwide states with similar campus scale or Clery rate

Two nationwide peer sets for Michigan: closest on tracked campus count (153 here) and closest on unweighted average 2024 Clery rate (1.18/1k here). The rate-neighbourhood and keep-peer blocks above stay geo-adjacent; these columns are cross-state ABS comparisons with deduped link sets.

Similar campus count

Nearest other states by number of tracked postsecondary institutions (≥5 scored campuses in corpus).

Similar campus Clery rate

Nearest other states by unweighted average on-campus Clery rate. Campus-count peers above are excluded.

Read with this state

Keep-peer handoff: South Dakota sits nearest on unweighted campus average (-0.01/1k). Inside Michigan, open Oakland Community College's campus sheet next.

Oakland Community College profile → | All states → | Michigan net price → | Incident tool → | Methodology →

Michigan campus safety FAQ

What are the safest colleges in Michigan?

Among Michigan campuses that reported at least one 2024 Criminal Offense or VAWA incident in the Clery categories used here, Oakland Community College has the lowest rate (0.07 per 1,000 students). Next among nonzero reporters: Wayne County Community College District (0.08/1k); Henry Ford College (0.18/1k). 97 campuses reported zero in those score categories and are listed separately without a safety ordinal, because a zero report is not the same as a proven safer campus.

How does PlainCampus rank campus safety in Michigan?

In Michigan, campuses with any 2024 Criminal Offenses or VAWA incidents in the score categories are ordered by incidents per 1,000 students - Oakland Community College currently leads that nonzero list at 0.07/1k. Zero-report and unscored campuses stay unranked and alphabetical. See /methodology for the full rate definition.

How many colleges in Michigan are compared?

This page covers 153 tracked higher-education institutions in Michigan, serving about 489,509 enrolled students combined across 85 cities. 56 carry a ranked nonzero rate; 97 are listed without a safety ordinal. By enrollment the largest are University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (52,855); Michigan State University (52,089); Wayne State University (23,803). Nearby state averages for context: South Dakota (1.17/1k); Louisiana (1.20/1k); Federated States of Micronesia (1.16/1k); Arkansas (1.11/1k); Ohio (1.34/1k); Utah (0.91/1k).

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.