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Alabama Campus Safety

According to the U.S. Department of Education's Clery Act filings, this covers on-campus safety for all 73 tracked colleges and universities in Alabama, ranked by reported incident rate per 1,000 enrolled students.

73
Institutions tracked
2.08
Avg incidents / 1k
#27
State safety rank
304,849
Students enrolled

Data updated June 2026

The state in one line

Across Alabama's 73 campuses, Athens State University reports the lowest rate (0.00 per 1,000), the median campus reports 0.00, and 38 campuses reported zero on-campus incidents.

73
campuses tracked
2.08
statewide avg, per 1,000
0.00
safest - Athens State University
38
campuses reporting zero

Per-1,000-student rates let small and large campuses be compared fairly, but a handful of reports at a small school can still produce a high rate. Read alongside enrollment.

Alabama reports Clery Act campus safety data across 73 higher education institutions distributed across 42 cities , serving approximately 304,849 enrolled students combined. The statewide average safety score stands at 2.08 on-campus incidents per 1,000 enrolled students, placing Alabama at national rank #27 among US states for campus safety outcomes. The median institution in Alabama reports 0.00 incidents per 1,000 students, while 38 campuses reported zero on-campus incidents during the survey window.

The largest institution by enrollment is The University of Alabama with 39,622 students and a safety score of 2.78. Raw incident counts across institutions in this state must be interpreted alongside enrollment size, a large urban research university and a small rural liberal arts college produce very different absolute numbers for identical underlying risk.

Every institution listed below participates in federal financial aid programs and is therefore legally required under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to publish annual on-campus crime statistics. The data is collected by the US Department of Education via the OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. Rankings shown on this page reflect incident rates per 1,000 enrolled students, so smaller schools with a handful of reports can score worse than large universities with dozens of reports. Use the table below to compare campuses with similar enrollment profiles before drawing conclusions about relative safety.

Alabama campuses, ranked by safety

# Campus EnrollmentIncidents /1k
1 Athens State University Athens · 2,955 students 2,955 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #1
2 Chattahoochee Valley Community College Phenix City · 1,712 students 1,712 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #2
3 Faulkner University Montgomery · 2,933 students 2,933 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #3
4 George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Dothan · 4,010 students 4,010 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #4
5 George C Wallace State Community College-Selma Selma · 1,935 students 1,935 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #5
6 J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Huntsville · 1,011 students 1,011 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #6
7 J F Ingram State Technical College Deatsville · 826 students 826 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #7
8 University of Mobile Mobile · 1,911 students 1,911 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #8
9 Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville · 2,905 students 2,905 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #9
10 Reid State Technical College Evergreen · 576 students 576 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #10
11 Bishop State Community College Mobile · 3,568 students 3,568 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #11
12 Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa · 4,536 students 4,536 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #12
13 Snead State Community College Boaz · 2,767 students 2,767 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #13
14 H Councill Trenholm State Community College Montgomery · 1,907 students 1,907 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #14
15 Strayer University-Alabama Birmingham · 1,596 students 1,596 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #15
16 Columbia Southern University Orange Beach · 18,487 students 18,487 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #16
17 Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine Dothan · 798 students 798 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #17
18 John C Calhoun State Community College Tanner · 8,736 students 8,736 0.11 4% of the leader · rank #18
19 George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville · 6,023 students 6,023 0.17 4% of the leader · rank #19
20 Gadsden State Community College Gadsden · 4,728 students 4,728 0.21 4% of the leader · rank #20
21 Southern Union State Community College Wadley · 4,673 students 4,673 0.21 4% of the leader · rank #21
22 Jefferson State Community College Birmingham · 8,839 students 8,839 0.23 4% of the leader · rank #22
23 Northwest Shoals Community College Muscle Shoals · 4,136 students 4,136 0.24 4% of the leader · rank #23
24 Bevill State Community College Jasper · 3,946 students 3,946 0.25 4% of the leader · rank #24
25 University of Montevallo Montevallo · 2,942 students 2,942 0.34 4% of the leader · rank #25
26 Samford University Birmingham · 5,791 students 5,791 0.35 4% of the leader · rank #26
27 Troy University Troy · 13,923 students 13,923 0.43 4% of the leader · rank #27
28 University of West Alabama Livingston · 6,194 students 6,194 0.48 4% of the leader · rank #28
29 Central Alabama Community College Alexander City · 1,910 students 1,910 0.52 4% of the leader · rank #29
30 Lurleen B Wallace Community College Andalusia · 2,130 students 2,130 0.94 4% of the leader · rank #30
31 Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette · 6,791 students 6,791 1.03 4% of the leader · rank #31
32 Tuskegee University Tuskegee · 2,846 students 2,846 1.05 4% of the leader · rank #32
33 Enterprise State Community College Enterprise · 2,248 students 2,248 2.67 10% of the leader · rank #33
34 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa · 39,622 students 39,622 2.78 10% of the leader · rank #34
35 University of South Alabama Mobile · 13,768 students 13,768 2.83 11% of the leader · rank #35
36 University of North Alabama Florence · 10,059 students 10,059 3.08 12% of the leader · rank #36
37 University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville · 8,743 students 8,743 3.20 12% of the leader · rank #37
38 Huntingdon College Montgomery · 869 students 869 3.45 13% of the leader · rank #38
39 Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery · 5,189 students 5,189 3.66 14% of the leader · rank #39
40 Lawson State Community College Birmingham · 3,153 students 3,153 3.81 14% of the leader · rank #40
41 Jacksonville State University Jacksonville · 9,672 students 9,672 4.03 15% of the leader · rank #41
42 University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham · 21,160 students 21,160 5.01 19% of the leader · rank #42
43 Auburn University Auburn · 33,015 students 33,015 5.57 21% of the leader · rank #43
44 Talladega College Talladega · 837 students 837 7.17 27% of the leader · rank #44
45 Alabama A & M University Normal · 6,614 students 6,614 7.71 29% of the leader · rank #45
46 Oakwood University Huntsville · 1,319 students 1,319 9.86 37% of the leader · rank #46
47 Miles College Fairfield · 1,151 students 1,151 10.43 39% of the leader · rank #47
48 Stillman College Tuscaloosa · 779 students 779 11.55 43% of the leader · rank #48
49 Alabama State University Montgomery · 3,870 students 3,870 13.18 50% of the leader · rank #49
50 Spring Hill College Mobile · 977 students 977 26.61 100% of the leader · rank #50
51 Alabama School of Nail Technology & Cosmetology Jackson · 102 students 102 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #51
52 Blue Cliff Career College Mobile · 41 students 41 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #52
53 Brown Beauty Barber School Bessemer · 54 students 54 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #53
54 Cardiac and Vascular Institute of Ultrasound Mobile · 51 students 51 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #54
55 Fortis College Mobile · 252 students 252 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #55
56 Fortis College-Dothan Dothan · 154 students 154 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #56
57 Fortis College-Montgomery Montgomery · 305 students 305 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #57
58 Fortis Institute-Birmingham Birmingham · 339 students 339 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #58
59 Heritage Christian University Florence · 158 students 158 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #59
60 Herzing University-Birmingham Birmingham · 448 students 448 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #60
61 Huntsville Bible College Huntsville · 121 students 121 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #61
62 Marion Military Institute Marion · 308 students 308 9.74 37% of the leader · rank #62
63 Midfield Institute of Cosmetology Midfield · 13 students 13 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #63
64 New Beginning College of Cosmetology Albertville · 39 students 39 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #64
65 Paul Mitchell the School-Birmingham Hoover · 128 students 128 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #65
66 Paul Mitchell the School-Huntsville Madison · 102 students 102 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #66
67 Remington College-Mobile Campus Mobile · 244 students 244 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #67
68 Ross Medical Education Center-Huntsville Huntsville · 109 students 109 9.17 34% of the leader · rank #68
69 South University-Montgomery Montgomery · 319 students 319 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #69
70 The Salon Professional Academy-Huntsville Huntsville · 56 students 56 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #70
71 United States Sports Academy Daphne · 272 students 272 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #71
72 University Academy of Hair Design Tuscaloosa · 38 students 38 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #72
73 Winonah's International School of Cosmetology Hoover · 110 students 110 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #73

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What this means for you

Use Alabama's list as a starting point for comparison, not a final judgment on any one campus.

Figures reflect the June 2026 Clery Act reporting release as filed with the U.S. Department of Education.

Data sourced from the U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety & Security Survey (Clery Act). See our methodology. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCampus Editorial.

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