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Safest Colleges in Florida

Federal Clery Act filings for all 294 tracked Florida campuses, ranked by 2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students. Among nonzero reporters, Full Sail University currently has the lowest rate.

294
Institutions tracked
0.78
Avg campus rate / 1k (291 of 294 scored)
1.68
Statewide rate / 1k
#9
Rank by avg campus rate
1,104,579
Students enrolled

Among nonzero Clery reporters, Full Sail University has the lowest rate in Florida

According to U.S. Department of Education Clery Act filings, across 294 tracked campuses in Florida, 212 reported zero 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents used in the rate; among campuses with any in those categories, Full Sail University has the lowest rate at 0.04 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
294
average campus, per 1,000 (291 of 294 scored)
0.78
lowest nonzero rate - Full Sail University
0.04
campuses at zero in score categories
212

Data updated August 2026

Clery Act plate

Sheet FL · Florida 0.78/1k campus avg · #9/59

RATE-QUIET · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · ZERO-HEAVY · WT-LARGE-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-FLAT

  • RATE-QUIET 0.78/1k
  • RANK-TOP #9/59
  • PHOTO-FINISH Idaho · ±0.01
  • ZERO-HEAVY 73% zero
  • WT-LARGE-HOT Δ −0.90
  • BOOK-FULL 291/294
  • CONC-FLAT top5 26%

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

Florida sheet RATE-QUIET · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · ZERO-HEAVY · WT-LARGE-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-FLAT · peer Idaho. 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-QUIET · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · ZERO-HEAVY · WT-LARGE-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-FLAT. Nearest unweighted-rate peer is Idaho (-0.01/1k). Among nonzero reporters inside the state, Full Sail University leads at 0.04/1k. 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 Florida (212 of 291) reported zero in the 2024 score categories and stay unranked against each other. Among the nonzero reporters, Full Sail University leads at 0.04/1k, then Seminole State College of Florida (0.07/1k); Tallahassee State College (0.08/1k). A high zero share is a filing pattern, not a proof that campuses are safer.

Campus-rate neighbourhood around Florida

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

per 1,000 students

What this shows Neighbourhood of scored states around Florida's 0.78/1k 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 Florida, ranked by reported rate

Ranked from the lowest 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA rate upward, counting only the 79 Florida 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
Polk State College Winter Haven · 10,318 students
Enrollment
10,318
Incidents /1k
0.29
13
Santa Fe College Gainesville · 12,758 students
Enrollment
12,758
Incidents /1k
0.31
15
Valencia College Orlando · 47,425 students
Enrollment
47,425
Incidents /1k
0.38
27
Barry University Miami · 6,825 students
Enrollment
6,825
Incidents /1k
0.88
30
Broward College Fort Lauderdale · 30,728 students
Enrollment
30,728
Incidents /1k
1.04
# Campus EnrollmentIncidents /1k
1 Full Sail University Winter Park · 27,169 students 27,169 0.04 4% of the leader · rank #1
2 Seminole State College of Florida Sanford · 15,390 students 15,390 0.07 4% of the leader · rank #2
3 Tallahassee State College Tallahassee · 12,455 students 12,455 0.08 4% of the leader · rank #3
4 State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota Bradenton · 8,750 students 8,750 0.11 4% of the leader · rank #4
5 Palm Beach State College Lake Worth · 25,916 students 25,916 0.12 4% of the leader · rank #5
6 Eastern Florida State College Melbourne · 14,053 students 14,053 0.14 4% of the leader · rank #6
7 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Daytona Beach · 12,770 students 12,770 0.16 4% of the leader · rank #7
8 Gulf Coast State College Panama City · 5,426 students 5,426 0.18 4% of the leader · rank #8
9 Hillsborough Community College Tampa · 21,483 students 21,483 0.19 4% of the leader · rank #9
10 Pasco-Hernando State College New Port Richey · 9,410 students 9,410 0.21 4% of the leader · rank #10
11 Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale · 20,888 students 20,888 0.29 4% of the leader · rank #11
12 Polk State College Winter Haven · 10,318 students 10,318 0.29 4% of the leader · rank #12
13 Santa Fe College Gainesville · 12,758 students 12,758 0.31 4% of the leader · rank #13
14 Miami Dade College Miami · 58,941 students 58,941 0.34 4% of the leader · rank #14
15 Valencia College Orlando · 47,425 students 47,425 0.38 4% of the leader · rank #15
16 Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville · 23,556 students 23,556 0.47 4% of the leader · rank #16
17 Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers · 16,612 students 16,612 0.48 4% of the leader · rank #17
18 Indian River State College Fort Pierce · 15,429 students 15,429 0.52 4% of the leader · rank #18
19 Pensacola State College Pensacola · 9,491 students 9,491 0.53 4% of the leader · rank #19
20 Florida SouthWestern State College Fort Myers · 14,301 students 14,301 0.56 4% of the leader · rank #20
21 University of North Florida Jacksonville · 16,154 students 16,154 0.62 4% of the leader · rank #21
22 Jacksonville University Jacksonville · 4,247 students 4,247 0.71 4% of the leader · rank #22
23 Strayer University-Florida Tampa · 1,303 students 1,303 0.77 4% of the leader · rank #23
24 Florida Memorial University Miami Gardens · 1,277 students 1,277 0.78 4% of the leader · rank #24
25 Orange Technical College-West Campus Winter Garden · 1,266 students 1,266 0.79 4% of the leader · rank #25
26 Edward Waters University Jacksonville · 1,177 students 1,177 0.85 4% of the leader · rank #26
27 Barry University Miami · 6,825 students 6,825 0.88 4% of the leader · rank #27
28 St. Thomas University Miami Gardens · 7,652 students 7,652 0.91 4% of the leader · rank #28
29 Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville Jacksonville · 968 students 968 1.03 4% of the leader · rank #29
30 Broward College Fort Lauderdale · 30,728 students 30,728 1.04 4% of the leader · rank #30
31 Webber International University Babson Park · 878 students 878 1.14 4% of the leader · rank #31
32 Celebrity School of Beauty Miami · 855 students 855 1.17 4% of the leader · rank #32
33 University of West Florida Pensacola · 14,822 students 14,822 1.21 4% of the leader · rank #33
34 College of Central Florida Ocala · 5,928 students 5,928 1.35 4% of the leader · rank #34
35 First Coast Technical College Saint Augustine · 727 students 727 1.38 4% of the leader · rank #35
36 Daytona State College Daytona Beach · 12,820 students 12,820 1.40 4% of the leader · rank #36
37 FVI School of Nursing and Technology Miami · 661 students 661 1.51 5% of the leader · rank #37
38 Southeastern University Lakeland · 11,510 students 11,510 1.56 5% of the leader · rank #38
39 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Daytona Beach · 11,426 students 11,426 1.58 5% of the leader · rank #39
40 Saint Leo University Saint Leo · 9,692 students 9,692 1.65 5% of the leader · rank #40
41 Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach · 4,147 students 4,147 1.69 5% of the leader · rank #41
42 Southern Technical College Fort Myers · 550 students 550 1.82 6% of the leader · rank #42
43 Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale · 20,910 students 20,910 1.87 6% of the leader · rank #43
44 Florida Southern College Lakeland · 3,211 students 3,211 1.87 6% of the leader · rank #44
45 The College of the Florida Keys Key West · 1,025 students 1,025 1.95 6% of the leader · rank #45
46 University of Miami Coral Gables · 19,852 students 19,852 2.01 6% of the leader · rank #46
47 Bethune-Cookman University Daytona Beach · 2,853 students 2,853 2.10 7% of the leader · rank #47
48 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton · 31,607 students 31,607 2.12 7% of the leader · rank #48
49 Florida International University Miami · 54,723 students 54,723 2.27 7% of the leader · rank #49
50 Trinity Baptist College Jacksonville · 427 students 427 2.34 7% of the leader · rank #50

29 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 (215): zero score or no normalized rate

212 filed zero 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents in the score categories; other Clery tables can still contain reports. 3 lack a normalized rate because no positive enrollment denominator is available. Neither group supports a safety ordering, so these campuses are listed alphabetically without positions. Showing 15 alphabetically; the remaining 200 stay out of this HTML table so large states stay crawlable.

# Campus EnrollmentIncidents /1k
Academy for Five Element Acupuncture Gainesville · 39 students 39 0.00
Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations West Palm Beach · 558 students 558 0.00
Academy of Career Training Kissimmee · 100 students 100 0.00
Academy of Cosmetology Merritt Island · 50 students 50 0.00
Adrian H. Wallace Barber Academy Pensacola · 33 students 33 0.00
Advance Science International College Miami Lakes 0 -
Albizu University-Miami Miami · 818 students 818 0.00
American Academy of Cosmetology Orange Park · 122 students 122 0.00
American Advanced Technicians Institute Hialeah · 23 students 23 0.00
American Beauty and Trade School Miami · 83 students 83 0.00
American Institute of Beauty Largo · 151 students 151 0.00
American Medical Academy Miami · 412 students 412 0.00
Ana G. Mendez University Orlando · 8,378 students 8,378 0.00
Antigua College International Miami Lakes · 251 students 251 0.00
Aparicio-Levy Technical College Tampa · 329 students 329 0.00

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

The largest universities in Florida by enrollment

Enrollment leaders: University of Central Florida (69,713); Miami Dade College (58,941); University of Florida (56,311), then 288 more. The 15 biggest Florida 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 26% of the 1,104,579 students enrolled across all 291 tracked Florida institutions. Mid-pack by size sits near Arizona College of Nursing-Fort Lauderdale (428 students, 0.00/1k).

6
Valencia College Orlando · 47,425 students
Enrollment
47,425
Incidents /1k
0.38
9
Broward College Fort Lauderdale · 30,728 students
Enrollment
30,728
Incidents /1k
1.04
# Institution EnrollmentIncidents /1k
1 University of Central Florida Orlando · 69,713 students 69,713 100% of the leader · rank #1 2.41
2 Miami Dade College Miami · 58,941 students 58,941 85% of the leader · rank #2 0.34
3 University of Florida Gainesville · 56,311 students 56,311 81% of the leader · rank #3 8.42
4 Florida International University Miami · 54,723 students 54,723 78% of the leader · rank #4 2.27
5 University of South Florida Tampa · 49,622 students 49,622 71% of the leader · rank #5 4.63
6 Valencia College Orlando · 47,425 students 47,425 68% of the leader · rank #6 0.38
7 Florida State University Tallahassee · 43,889 students 43,889 63% of the leader · rank #7 3.51
8 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton · 31,607 students 31,607 45% of the leader · rank #8 2.12
9 Broward College Fort Lauderdale · 30,728 students 30,728 44% of the leader · rank #9 1.04
10 Full Sail University Winter Park · 27,169 students 27,169 39% of the leader · rank #10 0.04
11 Palm Beach State College Lake Worth · 25,916 students 25,916 37% of the leader · rank #11 0.12
12 St Petersburg College St. Petersburg · 23,936 students 23,936 34% of the leader · rank #12 0.00
13 Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville · 23,556 students 23,556 34% of the leader · rank #13 0.47
14 Hillsborough Community College Tampa · 21,483 students 21,483 31% of the leader · rank #14 0.19
15 Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale · 20,910 students 20,910 30% of the leader · rank #15 1.87

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 Florida: closest on tracked campus count (294 here) and closest on unweighted average 2024 Clery rate (0.78/1k 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: Idaho sits nearest on unweighted campus average (-0.01/1k). Inside Florida, open Full Sail University's campus sheet next.

Full Sail University profile → | All states → | Florida net price → | Incident tool → | Methodology →

Florida campus safety FAQ

What are the safest colleges in Florida?

Among Florida campuses that reported at least one 2024 Criminal Offense or VAWA incident in the Clery categories used here, Full Sail University has the lowest rate (0.04 per 1,000 students). Next among nonzero reporters: Seminole State College of Florida (0.07/1k); Tallahassee State College (0.08/1k). 212 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 Florida?

In Florida, campuses with any 2024 Criminal Offenses or VAWA incidents in the score categories are ordered by incidents per 1,000 students - Full Sail University currently leads that nonzero list at 0.04/1k. Zero-report and unscored campuses stay unranked and alphabetical. See /methodology for the full rate definition.

How many colleges in Florida are compared?

This page covers 294 tracked higher-education institutions in Florida, serving about 1,104,579 enrolled students combined across 107 cities. 79 carry a ranked nonzero rate; 215 are listed without a safety ordinal. By enrollment the largest are University of Central Florida (69,713); Miami Dade College (58,941); University of Florida (56,311). Nearby state averages for context: Idaho (0.77/1k); Nevada (0.82/1k); New Jersey (0.69/1k); Utah (0.91/1k); Arizona (0.58/1k); Guam (0.58/1k).

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.