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Safest Colleges in Kansas

Federal Clery Act filings for all 75 tracked Kansas campuses, ranked by 2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students. Among nonzero reporters, Johnson County Community College currently has the lowest rate.

75
Institutions tracked
5.58
Avg campus rate / 1k (75 of 75 scored)
2.89
Statewide rate / 1k
#55
Rank by avg campus rate
199,359
Students enrolled

Among nonzero Clery reporters, Johnson County Community College has the lowest rate in Kansas

According to U.S. Department of Education Clery Act filings, across 75 tracked campuses in Kansas, 27 reported zero 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents used in the rate; among campuses with any in those categories, Johnson County Community College has the lowest rate at 0.27 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
75
average campus, per 1,000 (75 of 75 scored)
5.58
lowest nonzero rate - Johnson County Community
0.27
campuses at zero in score categories
27

Data updated August 2026

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Sheet KS · Kansas 5.58/1k campus avg · #55/59

RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-MIX · WT-SMALL-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-MID

  • RATE-HOT 5.58/1k
  • RANK-BOTTOM #55/59
  • ABOVE-PEER Iowa · +0.22
  • ZERO-MIX 36% zero
  • WT-SMALL-HOT Δ +2.69
  • BOOK-FULL 75/75
  • CONC-MID top5 49%

Nearest campus-rate peer: Iowa (-0.22/1k)

Kansas sheet RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-MIX · WT-SMALL-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-MID · peer Iowa. 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-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-MIX · WT-SMALL-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-MID. Nearest unweighted-rate peer is Iowa (-0.22/1k). Among nonzero reporters inside the state, Johnson County Community College leads at 0.27/1k. Instrument codes from this state's OPE Campus Safety sheet; compare similarly sized campuses before treating any single rate as decisive.

Kansas's unweighted average campus rate is higher than most scored U.S. states (only 7% of states report a higher average). Even so, Johnson County Community College leads nonzero reporters here at 0.27/1k, with Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology (0.33/1k); Newman University (0.34/1k) next. The five largest campuses account for 49% of enrollment, weigh large-campus rates separately from small ones.

Campus-rate neighbourhood around Kansas

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

per 1,000 students

What this shows Neighbourhood of scored states around Kansas's 5.58/1k 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 Kansas, ranked by reported rate

Ranked from the lowest 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA rate upward, counting only the 48 Kansas 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.

30
Tabor College Hillsboro · 621 students
Enrollment
621
Incidents /1k
3.22
31
Baker University Baldwin City · 2,017 students
Enrollment
2,017
Incidents /1k
3.47
36
Sterling College Sterling · 694 students
Enrollment
694
Incidents /1k
4.32
37
Bethany College Lindsborg · 615 students
Enrollment
615
Incidents /1k
4.88
47
Hesston College Hesston · 373 students
Enrollment
373
Incidents /1k
21.45
# Campus EnrollmentIncidents /1k
1 Johnson County Community College Overland Park · 18,743 students 18,743 0.27 4% of the leader · rank #1
2 Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Wichita · 6,106 students 6,106 0.33 4% of the leader · rank #2
3 Newman University Wichita · 2,939 students 2,939 0.34 4% of the leader · rank #3
4 Fort Hays State University Hays · 12,878 students 12,878 0.47 4% of the leader · rank #4
5 Garden City Community College Garden City · 2,079 students 2,079 0.48 4% of the leader · rank #5
6 Allen County Community College Iola · 1,855 students 1,855 0.54 4% of the leader · rank #6
7 Flint Hills Technical College Emporia · 1,794 students 1,794 0.56 4% of the leader · rank #7
8 Colby Community College Colby · 1,409 students 1,409 0.71 4% of the leader · rank #8
9 Fort Scott Community College Fort Scott · 1,376 students 1,376 0.73 4% of the leader · rank #9
10 Butler Community College El Dorado · 6,841 students 6,841 0.73 4% of the leader · rank #10
11 Washburn Institute of Technology Topeka · 1,341 students 1,341 0.75 4% of the leader · rank #11
12 Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson · 5,119 students 5,119 0.98 4% of the leader · rank #12
13 Salina Area Technical College Salina · 1,016 students 1,016 0.98 4% of the leader · rank #13
14 Ottawa University-Ottawa Ottawa · 999 students 999 1.00 4% of the leader · rank #14
15 Neosho County Community College Chanute · 1,813 students 1,813 1.10 4% of the leader · rank #15
16 Barton County Community College Great Bend · 5,092 students 5,092 1.18 4% of the leader · rank #16
17 Washburn University Topeka · 6,033 students 6,033 1.33 4% of the leader · rank #17
18 Cowley County Community College Arkansas City · 2,235 students 2,235 1.34 4% of the leader · rank #18
19 Labette Community College Parsons · 1,426 students 1,426 1.40 4% of the leader · rank #19
20 Seward County Community College Liberal · 2,092 students 2,092 1.43 4% of the leader · rank #20
21 Cleveland University-Kansas City Overland Park · 588 students 588 1.70 4% of the leader · rank #21
22 Benedictine College Atchison · 2,535 students 2,535 1.97 4% of the leader · rank #22
23 Kansas Health Science University Wichita · 401 students 401 2.49 4% of the leader · rank #23
24 Kansas State University Manhattan · 20,295 students 20,295 2.51 4% of the leader · rank #24
25 Wichita State University Wichita · 16,689 students 16,689 2.52 4% of the leader · rank #25
26 Highland Community College Highland · 2,190 students 2,190 2.74 4% of the leader · rank #26
27 Pittsburg State University Pittsburg · 5,755 students 5,755 2.78 4% of the leader · rank #27
28 Emporia State University Emporia · 4,557 students 4,557 2.85 4% of the leader · rank #28
29 Southwestern College Winfield · 1,041 students 1,041 2.88 4% of the leader · rank #29
30 Tabor College Hillsboro · 621 students 621 3.22 4% of the leader · rank #30
31 Baker University Baldwin City · 2,017 students 2,017 3.47 4% of the leader · rank #31
32 Friends University Wichita · 1,961 students 1,961 3.57 4% of the leader · rank #32
33 MidAmerica Nazarene University Olathe · 1,538 students 1,538 3.90 4% of the leader · rank #33
34 Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City · 5,014 students 5,014 3.99 4% of the leader · rank #34
35 Central Christian College of Kansas Mcpherson · 469 students 469 4.26 4% of the leader · rank #35
36 Sterling College Sterling · 694 students 694 4.32 4% of the leader · rank #36
37 Bethany College Lindsborg · 615 students 615 4.88 4% of the leader · rank #37
38 University of Saint Mary Leavenworth · 1,462 students 1,462 5.47 4% of the leader · rank #38
39 Bethel College-North Newton North Newton · 509 students 509 5.89 4% of the leader · rank #39
40 Independence Community College Independence · 764 students 764 7.85 4% of the leader · rank #40
41 Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College Goodland · 752 students 752 7.98 4% of the leader · rank #41
42 University of Kansas Lawrence · 29,792 students 29,792 8.56 4% of the leader · rank #42
43 McPherson College Mcpherson · 878 students 878 10.25 4% of the leader · rank #43
44 Mitsu Sato Hair Academy Overland Park · 85 students 85 11.76 5% of the leader · rank #44
45 Haskell Indian Nations University Lawrence · 978 students 978 13.29 5% of the leader · rank #45
46 Kansas Christian College Overland Park · 145 students 145 13.79 6% of the leader · rank #46
47 Hesston College Hesston · 373 students 373 21.45 9% of the leader · rank #47
48 Saint Paul School of Theology Leawood · 91 students 91 241.76 100% of the leader · rank #48

Unranked campuses (27): zero score or no normalized rate

27 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 12 stay out of this HTML table so large states stay crawlable.

Barclay College Haviland · 219 students
Enrollment
219
Incidents /1k
0.00
Bellus Academy Manhattan · 209 students
Enrollment
209
Incidents /1k
0.00
Donnelly College Kansas City · 395 students
Enrollment
395
Incidents /1k
0.00
# Campus EnrollmentIncidents /1k
Barclay College Haviland · 219 students 219 0.00
Bellus Academy Manhattan · 209 students 209 0.00
Cloud County Community College Concordia · 1,715 students 1,715 0.00
Coffeyville Community College Coffeyville · 1,466 students 1,466 0.00
Crave Beauty Academy Wichita · 303 students 303 0.00
Dodge City Community College Dodge City · 1,655 students 1,655 0.00
Donnelly College Kansas City · 395 students 395 0.00
Eric Fisher Academy Wichita · 161 students 161 0.00
Fort Hays Tech North Central Beloit · 987 students 987 0.00
Galen Health Institutes-Wichita Wichita · 233 students 233 0.00
Hays Academy of Hair Design Hays · 83 students 83 0.00
Hays Academy of Hair Design Salina · 46 students 46 0.00
Heartland Welding Academy Andover · 47 students 47 0.00
Kansas Wesleyan University Salina · 1,021 students 1,021 0.00
Manhattan Area Technical College Manhattan · 878 students 878 0.00

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

The largest universities in Kansas by enrollment

Enrollment leaders: University of Kansas (29,792); Kansas State University (20,295); Johnson County Community College (18,743), then 72 more. The 15 biggest Kansas 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 49% of the 199,359 students enrolled across all 75 tracked Kansas institutions. Mid-pack by size sits near Ottawa University-Ottawa (999 students, 1.00/1k).

# Institution EnrollmentIncidents /1k
1 University of Kansas Lawrence · 29,792 students 29,792 100% of the leader · rank #1 8.56
2 Kansas State University Manhattan · 20,295 students 20,295 68% of the leader · rank #2 2.51
3 Johnson County Community College Overland Park · 18,743 students 18,743 63% of the leader · rank #3 0.27
4 Wichita State University Wichita · 16,689 students 16,689 56% of the leader · rank #4 2.52
5 Fort Hays State University Hays · 12,878 students 12,878 43% of the leader · rank #5 0.47
6 Butler Community College El Dorado · 6,841 students 6,841 23% of the leader · rank #6 0.73
7 Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Wichita · 6,106 students 6,106 20% of the leader · rank #7 0.33
8 Washburn University Topeka · 6,033 students 6,033 20% of the leader · rank #8 1.33
9 Pittsburg State University Pittsburg · 5,755 students 5,755 19% of the leader · rank #9 2.78
10 Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson · 5,119 students 5,119 17% of the leader · rank #10 0.98
11 Barton County Community College Great Bend · 5,092 students 5,092 17% of the leader · rank #11 1.18
12 Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City · 5,014 students 5,014 17% of the leader · rank #12 3.99
13 Emporia State University Emporia · 4,557 students 4,557 15% of the leader · rank #13 2.85
14 Newman University Wichita · 2,939 students 2,939 10% of the leader · rank #14 0.34
15 Benedictine College Atchison · 2,535 students 2,535 9% of the leader · rank #15 1.97

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 Kansas: closest on tracked campus count (75 here) and closest on unweighted average 2024 Clery rate (5.58/1k 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: Iowa sits nearest on unweighted campus average (-0.22/1k). Inside Kansas, open Johnson County Community College's campus sheet next.

Johnson County Community College profile → | All states → | Kansas net price → | Incident tool → | Methodology →

Kansas campus safety FAQ

What are the safest colleges in Kansas?

Among Kansas campuses that reported at least one 2024 Criminal Offense or VAWA incident in the Clery categories used here, Johnson County Community College has the lowest rate (0.27 per 1,000 students). Next among nonzero reporters: Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology (0.33/1k); Newman University (0.34/1k). 27 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 Kansas?

In Kansas, campuses with any 2024 Criminal Offenses or VAWA incidents in the score categories are ordered by incidents per 1,000 students - Johnson County Community College currently leads that nonzero list at 0.27/1k. Zero-report and unscored campuses stay unranked and alphabetical. See /methodology for the full rate definition.

How many colleges in Kansas are compared?

This page covers 75 tracked higher-education institutions in Kansas, serving about 199,359 enrolled students combined across 44 cities. 48 carry a ranked nonzero rate; 27 are listed without a safety ordinal. By enrollment the largest are University of Kansas (29,792); Kansas State University (20,295); Johnson County Community College (18,743). Nearby state averages for context: Iowa (5.37/1k); New Mexico (4.89/1k); Rhode Island (4.86/1k); Missouri (4.22/1k); Delaware (4.05/1k); Minnesota (3.73/1k).

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.