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Safest Colleges in New York

Federal Clery Act filings for all 384 tracked New York campuses, ranked by 2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students. Among nonzero reporters, CUNY Bernard M Baruch College currently has the lowest rate.

384
Institutions tracked
1.95
Avg campus rate / 1k (384 of 384 scored)
2.21
Statewide rate / 1k
#28
Rank by avg campus rate
1,154,131
Students enrolled

Among nonzero Clery reporters, CUNY Bernard M Baruch College has the lowest rate in New York

According to U.S. Department of Education Clery Act filings, across 384 tracked campuses in New York, 236 reported zero 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents used in the rate; among campuses with any in those categories, CUNY Bernard M Baruch College has the lowest rate at 0.05 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
384
average campus, per 1,000 (384 of 384 scored)
1.95
lowest nonzero rate - CUNY Bernard M
0.05
campuses at zero in score categories
236

Data updated August 2026

Clery Act plate

Sheet NY · New York 1.95/1k campus avg · #28/59

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

  • RATE-LOW 1.95/1k
  • RANK-MID #28/59
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mississippi · ±0.05
  • ZERO-HEAVY 61% zero
  • WT-LARGE-HOT Δ −0.26
  • BOOK-FULL 384/384
  • CONC-FLAT top5 15%

Nearest campus-rate peer: Mississippi (+0.05/1k)

New York sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · ZERO-HEAVY · WT-LARGE-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-FLAT · peer Mississippi. 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-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · ZERO-HEAVY · WT-LARGE-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-FLAT. Nearest unweighted-rate peer is Mississippi (+0.05/1k). Among nonzero reporters inside the state, CUNY Bernard M Baruch College leads at 0.05/1k. 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 New York (236 of 384) reported zero in the 2024 score categories and stay unranked against each other. Among the nonzero reporters, CUNY Bernard M Baruch College leads at 0.05/1k, then CUNY LaGuardia Community College (0.07/1k); CUNY Graduate School and University Center (0.10/1k). A high zero share is a filing pattern, not a proof that campuses are safer.

Campus-rate neighbourhood around New York

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

per 1,000 students

What this shows Neighbourhood of scored states around New York's 1.95/1k 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 New York, ranked by reported rate

Ranked from the lowest 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA rate upward, counting only the 148 New York 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.

12
SUNY AdirondackQueensbury · 2,576 students
Enrollment
2,576
Incidents /1k
0.39
31
The New SchoolNew York · 9,068 students
Enrollment
9,068
Incidents /1k
0.99
37
Pace UniversityNew York · 13,634 students
Enrollment
13,634
Incidents /1k
1.10
#CampusEnrollmentIncidents /1k
1CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York · 20,081 students20,0810.054% of the leader · rank #1
2CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City · 14,494 students14,4940.074% of the leader · rank #2
3CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York · 9,536 students9,5360.104% of the leader · rank #3
4CUNY York CollegeJamaica · 6,174 students6,1740.164% of the leader · rank #4
5CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeBrooklyn · 18,165 students18,1650.174% of the leader · rank #5
6Touro UniversityNew York · 11,937 students11,9370.174% of the leader · rank #6
7SUNY Broome Community CollegeBinghamton · 5,327 students5,3270.194% of the leader · rank #7
8Molloy UniversityRockville Centre · 5,005 students5,0050.204% of the leader · rank #8
9Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy · 9,227 students9,2270.224% of the leader · rank #9
10CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York · 20,123 students20,1230.254% of the leader · rank #10
11Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden · 19,973 students19,9730.354% of the leader · rank #11
12SUNY AdirondackQueensbury · 2,576 students2,5760.394% of the leader · rank #12
13Yeshiva UniversityNew York · 6,965 students6,9650.434% of the leader · rank #13
14Dutchess Community CollegePoughkeepsie · 6,606 students6,6060.454% of the leader · rank #14
15CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeBayside · 10,337 students10,3370.484% of the leader · rank #15
16CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn · 3,736 students3,7360.544% of the leader · rank #16
17CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx · 13,324 students13,3240.604% of the leader · rank #17
18Ulster County Community CollegeStone Ridge · 3,091 students3,0910.654% of the leader · rank #18
19CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn · 14,486 students14,4860.694% of the leader · rank #19
20Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale · 10,039 students10,0390.704% of the leader · rank #20
21Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York · 8,206 students8,2060.734% of the leader · rank #21
22Long Island UniversityBrookville · 16,689 students16,6890.784% of the leader · rank #22
23D'Youville UniversityBuffalo · 2,556 students2,5560.784% of the leader · rank #23
24University of Mount Saint VincentBronx · 3,774 students3,7740.794% of the leader · rank #24
25CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York · 22,538 students22,5380.804% of the leader · rank #25
26Swedish Institute a College of Health SciencesNew York · 1,233 students1,2330.814% of the leader · rank #26
27Nassau Community CollegeGarden City · 12,301 students12,3010.814% of the leader · rank #27
28SUNY Westchester Community CollegeValhalla · 9,359 students9,3590.854% of the leader · rank #28
29College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island · 11,033 students11,0330.914% of the leader · rank #29
30Genesee Community CollegeBatavia · 4,240 students4,2400.944% of the leader · rank #30
31The New SchoolNew York · 9,068 students9,0680.994% of the leader · rank #31
32Finger Lakes Community CollegeCanandaigua · 6,004 students6,0041.004% of the leader · rank #32
33CUNY Queens CollegeQueens · 15,965 students15,9651.004% of the leader · rank #33
34Paul Smiths College of Arts and SciencePaul Smiths · 948 students9481.054% of the leader · rank #34
35The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNew York · 933 students9331.074% of the leader · rank #35
36Niagara County Community CollegeSanborn · 4,547 students4,5471.104% of the leader · rank #36
37Pace UniversityNew York · 13,634 students13,6341.104% of the leader · rank #37
38Utica UniversityUtica · 3,627 students3,6271.104% of the leader · rank #38
39Mount Saint Mary CollegeNewburgh · 2,491 students2,4911.204% of the leader · rank #39
40Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeDryden · 4,958 students4,9581.214% of the leader · rank #40
41Mercy UniversityDobbs Ferry · 8,991 students8,9911.224% of the leader · rank #41
42Sullivan County Community CollegeLoch Sheldrake · 1,527 students1,5271.314% of the leader · rank #42
43St. Francis CollegeBrooklyn · 4,567 students4,5671.314% of the leader · rank #43
44Monroe UniversityBronx · 8,141 students8,1411.354% of the leader · rank #44
45New York UniversityNew York · 56,832 students56,8321.394% of the leader · rank #45
46SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse · 2,757 students2,7571.454% of the leader · rank #46
47SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica · 2,733 students2,7331.464% of the leader · rank #47
48St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeSparkill · 2,037 students2,0371.474% of the leader · rank #48
49CUNY City CollegeNew York · 15,544 students15,5441.484% of the leader · rank #49
50Jamestown Community CollegeJamestown · 4,054 students4,0541.484% of the leader · rank #50

98 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 (236): zero score or no normalized rate

236 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 221 stay out of this HTML table so large states stay crawlable.

#CampusEnrollmentIncidents /1k
Academy for Jewish ReligionYonkers · 82 students820.00
Access CareersHempstead · 511 students5110.00
Access Careers-IslandiaIslandia · 312 students3120.00
Ace Institute of TechnologyNew York · 275 students2750.00
Aesthetic Science InstituteLatham · 164 students1640.00
Albany BOCES-Adult Practical Nursing ProgramAlbany · 187 students1870.00
Allen School-JamaicaJamaica · 67 students670.00
Alliance Computing SolutionsFlushing · 7 students70.00
American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral ServiceNew York · 270 students2700.00
American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New YorkNew York · 187 students1870.00
American Beauty SchoolBronx · 113 students1130.00
AMG School of NursingBrooklyn · 552 students5520.00
Apex Technical SchoolLong Island City · 1,400 students1,4000.00
Arrojo Cosmetology SchoolNew York · 104 students1040.00
Associated Beth Rivkah SchoolsBrooklyn · 254 students2540.00

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

The largest universities in New York by enrollment

Enrollment leaders: New York University (56,832); Columbia University in the City of New York (35,173); University at Buffalo (31,903), then 381 more. The 15 biggest New York 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 15% of the 1,154,131 students enrolled across all 384 tracked New York institutions. Mid-pack by size sits near Institute of Culinary Education (589 students, 0.00/1k).

#InstitutionEnrollmentIncidents /1k
1New York UniversityNew York · 56,832 students56,832100% of the leader · rank #11.39
2Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York · 35,173 students35,17362% of the leader · rank #25.12
3University at BuffaloBuffalo · 31,903 students31,90356% of the leader · rank #31.88
4Cornell UniversityIthaca · 26,793 students26,79347% of the leader · rank #44.22
5Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook · 26,689 students26,68947% of the leader · rank #52.62
6Syracuse UniversitySyracuse · 22,589 students22,58940% of the leader · rank #64.60
7CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York · 22,538 students22,53840% of the leader · rank #70.80
8CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York · 20,123 students20,12335% of the leader · rank #80.25
9CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York · 20,081 students20,08135% of the leader · rank #90.05
10Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden · 19,973 students19,97335% of the leader · rank #100.35
11St. John's University-New YorkQueens · 19,389 students19,38934% of the leader · rank #111.50
12Binghamton UniversityVestal · 18,816 students18,81633% of the leader · rank #128.93
13CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeBrooklyn · 18,165 students18,16532% of the leader · rank #130.17
14University at AlbanyAlbany · 17,560 students17,56031% of the leader · rank #145.24
15Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester · 17,098 students17,09830% of the leader · rank #153.10

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 New York: closest on tracked campus count (384 here) and closest on unweighted average 2024 Clery rate (1.95/1k 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: Mississippi sits nearest on unweighted campus average (+0.05/1k). Inside New York, open CUNY Bernard M Baruch College's campus sheet next.

CUNY Bernard M Baruch College profile → | All states → | New York net price → | Incident tool → | Methodology →

New York campus safety FAQ

What are the safest colleges in New York?

Among New York campuses that reported at least one 2024 Criminal Offense or VAWA incident in the Clery categories used here, CUNY Bernard M Baruch College has the lowest rate (0.05 per 1,000 students). Next among nonzero reporters: CUNY LaGuardia Community College (0.07/1k); CUNY Graduate School and University Center (0.10/1k). 236 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 New York?

In New York, campuses with any 2024 Criminal Offenses or VAWA incidents in the score categories are ordered by incidents per 1,000 students - CUNY Bernard M Baruch College currently leads that nonzero list at 0.05/1k. Zero-report and unscored campuses stay unranked and alphabetical. See /methodology for the full rate definition.

How many colleges in New York are compared?

This page covers 384 tracked higher-education institutions in New York, serving about 1,154,131 enrolled students combined across 143 cities. 148 carry a ranked nonzero rate; 236 are listed without a safety ordinal. By enrollment the largest are New York University (56,832); Columbia University in the City of New York (35,173); University at Buffalo (31,903). Nearby state averages for context: Mississippi (2.00/1k); Illinois (1.87/1k); South Carolina (1.82/1k); Colorado (2.10/1k); California (2.11/1k); Wisconsin (1.75/1k).

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.