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Massachusetts Campus Safety

According to the U.S. Department of Education's Clery Act filings, this covers on-campus safety for all 138 tracked colleges and universities in Massachusetts, ranked by reported incident rate per 1,000 enrolled students.

138
Institutions tracked
2.41
Avg incidents / 1k
#37
State safety rank
467,744
Students enrolled

Data updated June 2026

The state in one line

Across Massachusetts's 138 campuses, Bay Path University reports the lowest rate (0.00 per 1,000), the median campus reports 0.12, and 69 campuses reported zero on-campus incidents.

138
campuses tracked
2.41
statewide avg, per 1,000
0.00
safest - Bay Path University
69
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.

Massachusetts reports Clery Act campus safety data across 138 higher education institutions distributed across 75 cities , serving approximately 467,744 enrolled students combined. The statewide average safety score stands at 2.41 on-campus incidents per 1,000 enrolled students, placing Massachusetts at national rank #37 among US states for campus safety outcomes. The median institution in Massachusetts reports 0.12 incidents per 1,000 students, while 69 campuses reported zero on-campus incidents during the survey window.

The largest institution by enrollment is Boston University with 36,624 students and a safety score of 2.24. 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.

Massachusetts campuses, ranked by safety

# Campus EnrollmentIncidents /1k
1 Bay Path University Longmeadow · 2,643 students 2,643 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #1
2 Berkshire Community College Pittsfield · 1,572 students 1,572 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #2
3 Boston Architectural College Boston · 787 students 787 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #3
4 Bristol Community College Fall River · 6,096 students 6,096 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #4
5 Cambridge College Boston · 1,952 students 1,952 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #5
6 Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable · 2,604 students 2,604 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #6
7 Laboure College of Healthcare Milton · 717 students 717 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #7
8 Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology Boston · 592 students 592 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #8
9 Greenfield Community College Greenfield · 1,544 students 1,544 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #9
10 Holyoke Community College Holyoke · 3,706 students 3,706 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #10
11 Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills · 3,973 students 3,973 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #11
12 William James College Newton · 951 students 951 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #12
13 Massasoit Community College Brockton · 5,029 students 5,029 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #13
14 MGH Institute of Health Professions Boston · 1,484 students 1,484 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #14
15 Mount Wachusett Community College Gardner · 3,204 students 3,204 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #15
16 New England College of Optometry Boston · 529 students 529 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #16
17 New England Law-Boston Boston · 1,083 students 1,083 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #17
18 Northern Essex Community College Haverhill · 4,510 students 4,510 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #18
19 Urban College of Boston Boston · 728 students 728 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #19
20 New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Massachusetts North Andover · 527 students 527 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #20
21 Middlesex Community College Bedford · 8,280 students 8,280 0.12 4% of the leader · rank #21
22 Quinsigamond Community College Worcester · 6,930 students 6,930 0.29 4% of the leader · rank #22
23 Quincy College Quincy · 2,603 students 2,603 0.38 4% of the leader · rank #23
24 North Shore Community College Danvers · 4,833 students 4,833 0.41 4% of the leader · rank #24
25 Springfield Technical Community College Springfield · 4,561 students 4,561 0.44 4% of the leader · rank #25
26 Bunker Hill Community College Boston · 8,545 students 8,545 0.47 4% of the leader · rank #26
27 MCPHS University Boston · 6,321 students 6,321 0.47 4% of the leader · rank #27
28 Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary South Hamilton · 1,373 students 1,373 0.73 4% of the leader · rank #28
29 University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston · 15,810 students 15,810 0.82 4% of the leader · rank #29
30 Fitchburg State University Fitchburg · 6,296 students 6,296 0.95 4% of the leader · rank #30
31 Suffolk University Boston · 6,697 students 6,697 1.19 4% of the leader · rank #31
32 University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell · 16,770 students 16,770 1.31 4% of the leader · rank #32
33 Regis College Weston · 2,842 students 2,842 1.41 4% of the leader · rank #33
34 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay · 1,362 students 1,362 1.47 4% of the leader · rank #34
35 Anna Maria College Paxton · 1,332 students 1,332 1.50 4% of the leader · rank #35
36 College of Our Lady of the Elms Chicopee · 1,332 students 1,332 1.50 4% of the leader · rank #36
37 Bentley University Waltham · 5,264 students 5,264 1.71 5% of the leader · rank #37
38 Northeastern University Boston · 31,159 students 31,159 1.73 5% of the leader · rank #38
39 Merrimack College North Andover · 5,688 students 5,688 1.76 5% of the leader · rank #39
40 University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst · 31,810 students 31,810 1.79 5% of the leader · rank #40
41 Hult International Business School Cambridge · 2,003 students 2,003 2.00 6% of the leader · rank #41
42 Wellesley College Wellesley · 2,418 students 2,418 2.07 6% of the leader · rank #42
43 Emerson College Boston · 5,670 students 5,670 2.12 6% of the leader · rank #43
44 Simmons University Boston · 5,053 students 5,053 2.18 6% of the leader · rank #44
45 Boston University Boston · 36,624 students 36,624 2.24 6% of the leader · rank #45
46 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge · 11,920 students 11,920 2.27 6% of the leader · rank #46
47 Berklee College of Music Boston · 8,448 students 8,448 2.37 7% of the leader · rank #47
48 Smith College Northampton · 2,830 students 2,830 2.47 7% of the leader · rank #48
49 Framingham State University Framingham · 4,028 students 4,028 2.48 7% of the leader · rank #49
50 Gordon College Wenham · 1,610 students 1,610 2.48 7% of the leader · rank #50
51 Western New England University Springfield · 3,574 students 3,574 2.52 7% of the leader · rank #51
52 Clark University Worcester · 4,124 students 4,124 2.67 8% of the leader · rank #52
53 Boston College Chestnut Hill · 15,280 students 15,280 2.75 8% of the leader · rank #53
54 Endicott College Beverly · 4,254 students 4,254 2.82 8% of the leader · rank #54
55 Worcester State University Worcester · 5,611 students 5,611 2.85 8% of the leader · rank #55
56 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester · 7,353 students 7,353 2.99 9% of the leader · rank #56
57 Mount Holyoke College South Hadley · 2,330 students 2,330 3.00 9% of the leader · rank #57
58 Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston · 1,986 students 1,986 3.02 9% of the leader · rank #58
59 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth · 7,759 students 7,759 3.22 9% of the leader · rank #59
60 Emmanuel College Boston · 2,059 students 2,059 3.40 10% of the leader · rank #60
61 Assumption University Worcester · 2,046 students 2,046 3.42 10% of the leader · rank #61
62 Westfield State University Westfield · 4,555 students 4,555 3.73 11% of the leader · rank #62
63 Bridgewater State University Bridgewater · 9,550 students 9,550 3.77 11% of the leader · rank #63
64 Tufts University Medford · 13,274 students 13,274 3.84 11% of the leader · rank #64
65 Brandeis University Waltham · 5,302 students 5,302 4.15 12% of the leader · rank #65
66 College of the Holy Cross Worcester · 3,035 students 3,035 4.28 12% of the leader · rank #66
67 Nichols College Dudley · 1,354 students 1,354 4.43 13% of the leader · rank #67
68 Fisher College Boston · 1,501 students 1,501 4.66 13% of the leader · rank #68
69 Salem State University Salem · 6,239 students 6,239 4.81 14% of the leader · rank #69
70 Lesley University Cambridge · 3,134 students 3,134 5.11 15% of the leader · rank #70
71 Stonehill College Easton · 2,584 students 2,584 5.42 16% of the leader · rank #71
72 The New England Conservatory of Music Boston · 784 students 784 6.38 18% of the leader · rank #72
73 Lasell University Auburndale · 1,527 students 1,527 6.55 19% of the leader · rank #73
74 Harvard University Cambridge · 30,386 students 30,386 6.98 20% of the leader · rank #74
75 Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston · 4,018 students 4,018 7.96 23% of the leader · rank #75
76 Curry College Milton · 1,994 students 1,994 8.02 23% of the leader · rank #76
77 Springfield College Springfield · 2,785 students 2,785 8.26 24% of the leader · rank #77
78 Roxbury Community College Roxbury Crossing · 1,631 students 1,631 9.20 26% of the leader · rank #78
79 American International College Springfield · 2,142 students 2,142 9.34 27% of the leader · rank #79
80 Babson College Babson Park · 3,943 students 3,943 9.38 27% of the leader · rank #80
81 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams · 933 students 933 10.72 31% of the leader · rank #81
82 Amherst College Amherst · 1,910 students 1,910 11.52 33% of the leader · rank #82
83 Hampshire College Amherst · 717 students 717 13.95 40% of the leader · rank #83
84 Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton · 1,778 students 1,778 14.06 40% of the leader · rank #84
85 Williams College Williamstown · 2,168 students 2,168 14.76 42% of the leader · rank #85
86 Dean College Franklin · 1,151 students 1,151 18.25 52% of the leader · rank #86
87 University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School Worcester · 1,394 students 1,394 19.37 55% of the leader · rank #87
88 Alexander Academy Lunenburg · 30 students 30 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #88
89 Assabet Valley Regional Technical School Marlborough · 48 students 48 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #89
90 Bancroft School of Massage Therapy Worcester · 51 students 51 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #90
91 Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District Upton · 40 students 40 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #91
92 Blue Hills Regional Technical School Canton · 38 students 38 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #92
93 Boston Baptist College Boston · 33 students 33 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #93
94 Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc Brookline · 169 students 169 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #94
95 Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics Woburn · 163 students 163 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #95
96 Charles H McCann Technical School North Adams · 45 students 45 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #96
97 Conway School of Landscape Design Northampton · 18 students 18 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #97
98 DiGrigoli School of Cosmetology West Springfield · 28 students 28 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #98
99 Diman Regional Technical Institute Fall River · 56 students 56 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #99
100 Eastern Nazarene College Quincy · 458 students 458 34.93 100% of the leader · rank #100
101 EINE Inc Tewksbury · 40 students 40 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #101
102 Empire Beauty School-Malden Malden · 101 students 101 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #102
103 FINE Mortuary College Norwood · 176 students 176 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #103
104 Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham · 402 students 402 2.49 7% of the leader · rank #104
105 Greater Lowell Technical School Tyngsboro · 77 students 77 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #105
106 Hebrew College Newton · 177 students 177 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #106
107 Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Brookline · 199 students 199 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #107
108 Jupiter Beauty Academy Boston · 207 students 207 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #108
109 Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing Medford · 195 students 195 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #109
110 Longy School of Music of Bard College Cambridge · 318 students 318 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #110
111 Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute Lowell · 59 students 59 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #111
112 Massachusetts School of Barbering Quincy · 48 students 48 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #112
113 Massachusetts School of Law Andover · 284 students 284 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #113
114 Mildred Elley-Pittsfield Campus Pittsfield · 172 students 172 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #114
115 Montserrat College of Art Beverly · 276 students 276 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #115
116 Monty Tech Fitchburg · 33 students 33 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #116
117 Motoring Technical Training Institute Seekonk · 328 students 328 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #117
118 National Aviation Academy of New England Concord · 210 students 210 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #118
119 New England Hair Academy Malden · 102 students 102 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #119
120 North Bennet Street School Boston · 151 students 151 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #120
121 Northpoint Bible College Haverhill · 128 students 128 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #121
122 Rob Roy Academy-Fall River Fall River · 98 students 98 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #122
123 Rob Roy Academy-New Bedford New Bedford · 15 students 15 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #123
124 Rob Roy Academy-Taunton Taunton · 21 students 21 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #124
125 Rob Roy Academy-Worcester Worcester · 121 students 121 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #125
126 Saint John's Seminary Brighton · 120 students 120 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #126
127 Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing Billerica · 35 students 35 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #127
128 Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing Brockton · 152 students 152 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #128
129 Southeastern Technical Institute South Easton · 144 students 144 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #129
130 Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School District Charlton · 39 students 39 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #130
131 Spa Tech Institute-North Andover North Andover · 144 students 144 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #131
132 Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth Plymouth · 236 students 236 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #132
133 Spa Tech Institute-Westboro Westborough · 194 students 194 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #133
134 Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education Springfield · 421 students 421 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #134
135 Technology Learning Center Oxford · 24 students 24 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #135
136 Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Worcester Worcester · 171 students 171 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #136
137 Tri County Regional Vocational Technical High School Franklin · 64 students 64 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #137
138 Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School Bourne · 77 students 77 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #138

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What this means for you

Use Massachusetts'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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