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Safest Colleges in Indiana

Federal Clery Act filings for all 102 tracked Indiana campuses, ranked by 2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students. Among nonzero reporters, Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses currently has the lowest rate.

102
Institutions tracked
2.24
Avg campus rate / 1k (102 of 102 scored)
4.18
Statewide rate / 1k
#34
Rank by avg campus rate
436,964
Students enrolled

Among nonzero Clery reporters, Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses has the lowest rate in Indiana

According to U.S. Department of Education Clery Act filings, across 102 tracked campuses in Indiana, 61 reported zero 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents used in the rate; among campuses with any in those categories, Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses has the lowest rate at 0.10 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
102
average campus, per 1,000 (102 of 102 scored)
2.24
lowest nonzero rate - Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses
0.10
campuses at zero in score categories
61

Data updated August 2026

Clery Act plate

Sheet IN · Indiana 2.24/1k campus avg · #34/59

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

  • RATE-MID 2.24/1k
  • RANK-MID #34/59
  • PHOTO-FINISH Virginia · ±0.01
  • ZERO-HEAVY 60% zero
  • WT-LARGE-HOT Δ −1.95
  • BOOK-FULL 102/102
  • CONC-HEAVY top5 60%

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

Indiana sheet RATE-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · ZERO-HEAVY · WT-LARGE-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-HEAVY · peer Virginia. 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-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · ZERO-HEAVY · WT-LARGE-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-HEAVY. Nearest unweighted-rate peer is Virginia (-0.01/1k). Among nonzero reporters inside the state, Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses leads at 0.10/1k. 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 Indiana (61 of 102) reported zero in the 2024 score categories and stay unranked against each other. Among the nonzero reporters, Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses leads at 0.10/1k, then Ivy Tech Community College (0.12/1k); Indiana University-Northwest (0.33/1k). A high zero share is a filing pattern, not a proof that campuses are safer.

Campus-rate neighbourhood around Indiana

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

per 1,000 students

What this shows Neighbourhood of scored states around Indiana's 2.24/1k 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 Indiana, ranked by reported rate

Ranked from the lowest 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA rate upward, counting only the 41 Indiana campuses with at least one incident in those score categories. Positions are numbered within that group, because a rank counted through the zero-score campuses below would order them by nothing.

9
Bethel University Mishawaka · 1,167 students
Enrollment
1,167
Incidents /1k
0.86
15
Trine University Angola · 4,646 students
Enrollment
4,646
Incidents /1k
1.72
17
Marian University Indianapolis · 3,486 students
Enrollment
3,486
Incidents /1k
2.01
20
DePauw University Greencastle · 1,917 students
Enrollment
1,917
Incidents /1k
3.13
26
Martin University Indianapolis · 198 students
Enrollment
198
Incidents /1k
5.05
29
Hanover College Hanover · 1,243 students
Enrollment
1,243
Incidents /1k
5.63
30
Butler University Indianapolis · 5,746 students
Enrollment
5,746
Incidents /1k
5.74
35
Goshen College Goshen · 847 students
Enrollment
847
Incidents /1k
8.26
38
Earlham College Richmond · 753 students
Enrollment
753
Incidents /1k
10.62
39
Franklin College Franklin · 985 students
Enrollment
985
Incidents /1k
14.21
40
Art22 Academy Fort Wayne · 55 students
Enrollment
55
Incidents /1k
36.36
# Campus EnrollmentIncidents /1k
1 Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Angola · 9,868 students 9,868 0.10 4% of the leader · rank #1
2 Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis · 110,710 students 110,710 0.12 4% of the leader · rank #2
3 Indiana University-Northwest Gary · 3,041 students 3,041 0.33 4% of the leader · rank #3
4 Vincennes University Vincennes · 19,795 students 19,795 0.40 4% of the leader · rank #4
5 Grace College and Theological Seminary Winona Lake · 2,304 students 2,304 0.43 4% of the leader · rank #5
6 Purdue University Northwest Hammond · 9,051 students 9,051 0.44 4% of the leader · rank #6
7 Saint Mary's College Notre Dame · 1,601 students 1,601 0.62 4% of the leader · rank #7
8 Taylor University Upland · 2,548 students 2,548 0.78 4% of the leader · rank #8
9 Bethel University Mishawaka · 1,167 students 1,167 0.86 4% of the leader · rank #9
10 University of Southern Indiana Evansville · 9,488 students 9,488 0.95 4% of the leader · rank #10
11 Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion Marion · 2,204 students 2,204 1.36 4% of the leader · rank #11
12 Indiana University-Kokomo Kokomo · 2,921 students 2,921 1.37 4% of the leader · rank #12
13 Calumet College of Saint Joseph Whiting · 658 students 658 1.52 4% of the leader · rank #13
14 Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne · 7,206 students 7,206 1.67 5% of the leader · rank #14
15 Trine University Angola · 4,646 students 4,646 1.72 5% of the leader · rank #15
16 Ball State University Muncie · 21,089 students 21,089 1.80 5% of the leader · rank #16
17 Marian University Indianapolis · 3,486 students 3,486 2.01 5% of the leader · rank #17
18 Anderson University Anderson · 1,228 students 1,228 2.44 7% of the leader · rank #18
19 Fortis College-Indianapolis Indianapolis · 322 students 322 3.11 8% of the leader · rank #19
20 DePauw University Greencastle · 1,917 students 1,917 3.13 8% of the leader · rank #20
21 Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette · 58,658 students 58,658 3.51 10% of the leader · rank #21
22 Valparaiso University Valparaiso · 2,579 students 2,579 3.88 11% of the leader · rank #22
23 Marian University-Ancilla Plymouth · 230 students 230 4.35 12% of the leader · rank #23
24 Empire Beauty School-Indianapolis Indianapolis · 213 students 213 4.69 13% of the leader · rank #24
25 University of Indianapolis Indianapolis · 5,000 students 5,000 5.00 14% of the leader · rank #25
26 Martin University Indianapolis · 198 students 198 5.05 14% of the leader · rank #26
27 Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne · 2,770 students 2,770 5.42 15% of the leader · rank #27
28 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame · 13,042 students 13,042 5.44 15% of the leader · rank #28
29 Hanover College Hanover · 1,243 students 1,243 5.63 15% of the leader · rank #29
30 Butler University Indianapolis · 5,746 students 5,746 5.74 16% of the leader · rank #30
31 Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington · 48,424 students 48,424 6.53 18% of the leader · rank #31
32 University of Evansville Evansville · 2,114 students 2,114 6.62 18% of the leader · rank #32
33 Indiana State University Terre Haute · 7,895 students 7,895 6.97 19% of the leader · rank #33
34 Indiana University-South Bend South Bend · 4,631 students 4,631 7.77 21% of the leader · rank #34
35 Goshen College Goshen · 847 students 847 8.26 22% of the leader · rank #35
36 Indiana University-Southeast New Albany · 3,736 students 3,736 9.90 27% of the leader · rank #36
37 Manchester University North Manchester · 1,276 students 1,276 10.19 28% of the leader · rank #37
38 Earlham College Richmond · 753 students 753 10.62 29% of the leader · rank #38
39 Franklin College Franklin · 985 students 985 14.21 38% of the leader · rank #39
40 Art22 Academy Fort Wayne · 55 students 55 36.36 98% of the leader · rank #40
41 Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis · 22,534 students 22,534 36.92 100% of the leader · rank #41

Unranked campuses (61): zero score or no normalized rate

61 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 46 stay out of this HTML table so large states stay crawlable.

Caris College Jeffersonville · 202 students
Enrollment
202
Incidents /1k
0.00
Denmark College Merrillville · 175 students
Enrollment
175
Incidents /1k
0.00
# Campus EnrollmentIncidents /1k
Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary Elkhart · 145 students 145 0.00
Aveda Fredric's Institute-Indianapolis Carmel · 265 students 265 0.00
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Indianapolis Indianapolis · 172 students 172 0.00
Bethany Theological Seminary Richmond · 61 students 61 0.00
Caris College Jeffersonville · 202 students 202 0.00
Chamberlain University-Indiana Indianapolis · 144 students 144 0.00
Christian Theological Seminary Indianapolis · 151 students 151 0.00
Christina and Company Education Center Lafayette · 44 students 44 0.00
College of Court Reporting Inc Valparaiso · 182 students 182 0.00
Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne · 279 students 279 0.00
Denmark College Merrillville · 175 students 175 0.00
Don Roberts School of Hair Design Schererville · 25 students 25 0.00
Empire Beauty School-Speedway Speedway · 166 students 166 0.00
Holy Cross College Notre Dame · 661 students 661 0.00
Horizon University Indianapolis · 70 students 70 0.00

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

The largest universities in Indiana by enrollment

Enrollment leaders: Ivy Tech Community College (110,710); Purdue University-Main Campus (58,658); Indiana University-Bloomington (48,424), then 99 more. The 15 biggest Indiana 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 60% of the 436,964 students enrolled across all 102 tracked Indiana institutions. Mid-pack by size sits near Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Highland (319 students, 0.00/1k).

14
Butler University Indianapolis · 5,746 students
Enrollment
5,746
Incidents /1k
5.74
# Institution EnrollmentIncidents /1k
1 Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis · 110,710 students 110,710 100% of the leader · rank #1 0.12
2 Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette · 58,658 students 58,658 53% of the leader · rank #2 3.51
3 Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington · 48,424 students 48,424 44% of the leader · rank #3 6.53
4 Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis · 22,534 students 22,534 20% of the leader · rank #4 36.92
5 Ball State University Muncie · 21,089 students 21,089 19% of the leader · rank #5 1.80
6 Vincennes University Vincennes · 19,795 students 19,795 18% of the leader · rank #6 0.40
7 Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion · 14,331 students 14,331 13% of the leader · rank #7 0.00
8 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame · 13,042 students 13,042 12% of the leader · rank #8 5.44
9 Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Angola · 9,868 students 9,868 9% of the leader · rank #9 0.10
10 University of Southern Indiana Evansville · 9,488 students 9,488 9% of the leader · rank #10 0.95
11 Purdue University Northwest Hammond · 9,051 students 9,051 8% of the leader · rank #11 0.44
12 Indiana State University Terre Haute · 7,895 students 7,895 7% of the leader · rank #12 6.97
13 Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne · 7,206 students 7,206 7% of the leader · rank #13 1.67
14 Butler University Indianapolis · 5,746 students 5,746 5% of the leader · rank #14 5.74
15 University of Indianapolis Indianapolis · 5,000 students 5,000 5% of the leader · rank #15 5.00

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 Indiana: closest on tracked campus count (102 here) and closest on unweighted average 2024 Clery rate (2.24/1k 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: Virginia sits nearest on unweighted campus average (-0.01/1k). Inside Indiana, open Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses's campus sheet next.

Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses profile → | All states → | Indiana net price → | Incident tool → | Methodology →

Indiana campus safety FAQ

What are the safest colleges in Indiana?

Among Indiana campuses that reported at least one 2024 Criminal Offense or VAWA incident in the Clery categories used here, Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses has the lowest rate (0.10 per 1,000 students). Next among nonzero reporters: Ivy Tech Community College (0.12/1k); Indiana University-Northwest (0.33/1k). 61 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 Indiana?

In Indiana, campuses with any 2024 Criminal Offenses or VAWA incidents in the score categories are ordered by incidents per 1,000 students - Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses currently leads that nonzero list at 0.10/1k. Zero-report and unscored campuses stay unranked and alphabetical. See /methodology for the full rate definition.

How many colleges in Indiana are compared?

This page covers 102 tracked higher-education institutions in Indiana, serving about 436,964 enrolled students combined across 47 cities. 41 carry a ranked nonzero rate; 61 are listed without a safety ordinal. By enrollment the largest are Ivy Tech Community College (110,710); Purdue University-Main Campus (58,658); Indiana University-Bloomington (48,424). Nearby state averages for context: Virginia (2.23/1k); North Carolina (2.22/1k); New Hampshire (2.27/1k); Tennessee (2.31/1k); Wyoming (2.32/1k); California (2.11/1k).

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.