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Colorado Campus Safety

According to the U.S. Department of Education's Clery Act filings, this covers on-campus safety for all 79 tracked colleges and universities in Colorado, ranked by reported incident rate per 1,000 enrolled students.

79
Institutions tracked
3.52
Avg incidents / 1k
#47
State safety rank
357,094
Students enrolled

Data updated June 2026

The state in one line

Across Colorado's 79 campuses, Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs reports the lowest rate (0.00 per 1,000), the median campus reports 0.44, and 35 campuses reported zero on-campus incidents.

79
campuses tracked
3.52
statewide avg, per 1,000
0.00
safest - Colorado Technical University-Colorado
35
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.

Colorado reports Clery Act campus safety data across 79 higher education institutions distributed across 31 cities , serving approximately 357,094 enrolled students combined. The statewide average safety score stands at 3.52 on-campus incidents per 1,000 enrolled students, placing Colorado at national rank #47 among US states for campus safety outcomes. The median institution in Colorado reports 0.44 incidents per 1,000 students, while 35 campuses reported zero on-campus incidents during the survey window.

The largest institution by enrollment is University of Colorado Boulder with 41,432 students and a safety score of 5.17. 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.

Colorado campuses, ranked by safety

# Campus EnrollmentIncidents /1k
1 Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs · 28,852 students 28,852 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #1
2 Denver Seminary Littleton · 837 students 837 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #2
3 Emily Griffith Technical College Denver · 5,914 students 5,914 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #3
4 Morgan Community College Fort Morgan · 1,506 students 1,506 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #4
5 Pima Medical Institute-Denver Denver · 764 students 764 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #5
6 Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder Boulder · 8,571 students 8,571 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #6
7 Front Range Community College Westminster · 21,096 students 21,096 0.05 4% of the leader · rank #7
8 Arapahoe Community College Littleton · 13,978 students 13,978 0.14 4% of the leader · rank #8
9 Colorado Mountain College Glenwood Springs · 5,673 students 5,673 0.35 4% of the leader · rank #9
10 Aims Community College Greeley · 7,529 students 7,529 0.40 4% of the leader · rank #10
11 Pueblo Community College Pueblo · 6,767 students 6,767 0.44 4% of the leader · rank #11
12 Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Lakewood · 1,888 students 1,888 0.53 4% of the leader · rank #12
13 Rocky Vista University Englewood · 1,574 students 1,574 0.64 4% of the leader · rank #13
14 Colorado Christian University Lakewood · 8,254 students 8,254 0.73 4% of the leader · rank #14
15 Colorado Northwestern Community College Rangely · 1,256 students 1,256 0.80 4% of the leader · rank #15
16 Community College of Aurora Aurora · 8,684 students 8,684 0.81 4% of the leader · rank #16
17 Red Rocks Community College Lakewood · 7,382 students 7,382 0.95 4% of the leader · rank #17
18 Denver College of Nursing Denver · 1,008 students 1,008 0.99 4% of the leader · rank #18
19 Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo · 6,691 students 6,691 1.05 4% of the leader · rank #19
20 Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs · 12,388 students 12,388 1.05 4% of the leader · rank #20
21 Trinidad State College Trinidad · 1,636 students 1,636 1.22 4% of the leader · rank #21
22 Lamar Community College Lamar · 711 students 711 1.41 4% of the leader · rank #22
23 Colorado School of Mines Golden · 7,599 students 7,599 1.84 4% of the leader · rank #23
24 Northeastern Junior College Sterling · 1,502 students 1,502 2.00 4% of the leader · rank #24
25 Otero College La Junta · 972 students 972 2.06 4% of the leader · rank #25
26 Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction · 8,995 students 8,995 2.33 4% of the leader · rank #26
27 Fort Lewis College Durango · 3,413 students 3,413 2.34 4% of the leader · rank #27
28 Intellitec College-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs · 816 students 816 2.45 4% of the leader · rank #28
29 University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs · 11,213 students 11,213 2.68 4% of the leader · rank #29
30 Pickens Technical College Aurora · 1,025 students 1,025 2.93 4% of the leader · rank #30
31 Intellitec College-Grand Junction Grand Junction · 1,160 students 1,160 3.45 4% of the leader · rank #31
32 Western Colorado University Gunnison · 4,053 students 4,053 3.45 4% of the leader · rank #32
33 Naropa University Boulder · 1,117 students 1,117 3.58 4% of the leader · rank #33
34 Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins · 33,500 students 33,500 3.64 4% of the leader · rank #34
35 Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver · 17,593 students 17,593 4.26 5% of the leader · rank #35
36 University of Denver Denver · 13,387 students 13,387 4.71 6% of the leader · rank #36
37 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder · 41,432 students 41,432 5.17 6% of the leader · rank #37
38 Lincoln College of Technology-Denver Denver · 1,104 students 1,104 6.34 8% of the leader · rank #38
39 University of Northern Colorado Greeley · 9,067 students 9,067 7.28 9% of the leader · rank #39
40 Regis University Denver · 4,631 students 4,631 7.34 9% of the leader · rank #40
41 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver · 23,409 students 23,409 9.01 11% of the leader · rank #41
42 Adams State University Alamosa · 2,950 students 2,950 9.15 11% of the leader · rank #42
43 Community College of Denver Denver · 7,715 students 7,715 11.15 13% of the leader · rank #43
44 Colorado College Colorado Springs · 2,173 students 2,173 12.89 15% of the leader · rank #44
45 Academy of Natural Therapy Inc Greeley · 52 students 52 19.23 23% of the leader · rank #45
46 Apex College of Veterinary Technology Colorado Springs · 30 students 30 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #46
47 Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora Aurora · 212 students 212 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #47
48 Avalon Institute-Aurora Aurora · 217 students 217 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #48
49 Aveda Institute-Denver Denver · 316 students 316 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #49
50 Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology Denver · 161 students 161 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #50
51 Cheeks Beauty Academy Loveland · 40 students 40 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #51
52 Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology Colorado Springs · 25 students 25 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #52
53 Colorado Chinese Medicine University Denver · 84 students 84 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #53
54 Colorado Media School Chicagp · 45 students 45 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #54
55 Colorado School of Healing Arts Lakewood · 60 students 60 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #55
56 Colorado School of Trades Lakewood · 108 students 108 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #56
57 Concorde Career College-Aurora Aurora · 196 students 196 30.61 37% of the leader · rank #57
58 Dr. Ida Rolf Institute Boulder · 24 students 24 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #58
59 Empire Beauty School-Aurora Aurora · 98 students 98 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #59
60 Empire Beauty School-Littleton Littleton · 44 students 44 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #60
61 Empire Beauty School-Thornton Thornton · 104 students 104 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #61
62 IBMC College Fort Collins · 306 students 306 9.80 12% of the leader · rank #62
63 Iliff School of Theology Denver · 172 students 172 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #63
64 Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture Louisville · 36 students 36 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #64
65 International Salon and Spa Academy Colorado Springs · 307 students 307 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #65
66 Montessori Education Center of the Rockies Denver · 31 students 31 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #66
67 Paul Mitchell the School-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs · 169 students 169 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #67
68 Paul Mitchell the School-Denver Lakewood · 231 students 231 8.66 10% of the leader · rank #68
69 Pima Medical Institute-Aurora Aurora · 290 students 290 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #69
70 Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs · 339 students 339 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #70
71 Platt College-Aurora Greenwood Village · 215 students 215 4.65 6% of the leader · rank #71
72 Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Broomfield · 321 students 321 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #72
73 Stacey James Institute Parker · 68 students 68 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #73
74 Taft University System Denver · 496 students 496 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #74
75 Technical College of the Rockies Delta · 247 students 247 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #75
76 The Salon Professional Academy-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs · 85 students 85 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #76
77 Tigi Hairdressing Academy-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs · 129 students 129 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #77
78 Tuana European Beauty Academy Fort Collins · 39 students 39 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #78
79 United Beauty College Denver · 12 students 12 83.33 100% of the leader · rank #79

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What this means for you

Use Colorado'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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