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Safest Colleges in Minnesota

Federal Clery Act filings for all 87 tracked Minnesota campuses, ranked by 2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students. Among nonzero reporters, Century College currently has the lowest rate.

87
Institutions tracked
3.73
Avg campus rate / 1k (87 of 87 scored)
2.16
Statewide rate / 1k
#49
Rank by avg campus rate
412,989
Students enrolled

Among nonzero Clery reporters, Century College has the lowest rate in Minnesota

According to U.S. Department of Education Clery Act filings, across 87 tracked campuses in Minnesota, 34 reported zero 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents used in the rate; among campuses with any in those categories, Century College has the lowest rate at 0.11 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
87
average campus, per 1,000 (87 of 87 scored)
3.73
lowest nonzero rate - Century College
0.11
campuses at zero in score categories
34

Data updated August 2026

Clery Act plate

Sheet MN · Minnesota 3.73/1k campus avg · #49/59

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

  • RATE-HIGH 3.73/1k
  • RANK-BOTTOM #49/59
  • ABOVE-PEER Kentucky · +0.28
  • ZERO-MIX 39% zero
  • WT-SMALL-HOT Δ +1.57
  • BOOK-FULL 87/87
  • CONC-MID top5 44%

Nearest campus-rate peer: Kentucky (-0.28/1k)

Minnesota sheet RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-MIX · WT-SMALL-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-MID · peer Kentucky. 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-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-MIX · WT-SMALL-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-MID. Nearest unweighted-rate peer is Kentucky (-0.28/1k). Among nonzero reporters inside the state, Century College leads at 0.11/1k. Instrument codes from this state's OPE Campus Safety sheet; compare similarly sized campuses before treating any single rate as decisive.

Minnesota's unweighted average campus rate is higher than most scored U.S. states (only 17% of states report a higher average). Even so, Century College leads nonzero reporters here at 0.11/1k, with Concordia University-Saint Paul (0.17/1k); Normandale Community College (0.18/1k) next. The five largest campuses account for 44% of enrollment, weigh large-campus rates separately from small ones.

Campus-rate neighbourhood around Minnesota

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

per 1,000 students

What this shows Neighbourhood of scored states around Minnesota's 3.73/1k 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 Minnesota, ranked by reported rate

Ranked from the lowest 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA rate upward, counting only the 53 Minnesota 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.

1
Century CollegeWhite Bear Lake · 8,726 students
Enrollment
8,726
Incidents /1k
0.11
41
St Olaf CollegeNorthfield · 3,124 students
Enrollment
3,124
Incidents /1k
5.12
#CampusEnrollmentIncidents /1k
1Century CollegeWhite Bear Lake · 8,726 students8,7260.114% of the leader · rank #1
2Concordia University-Saint PaulSaint Paul · 6,003 students6,0030.174% of the leader · rank #2
3Normandale Community CollegeBloomington · 11,026 students11,0260.184% of the leader · rank #3
4Rochester Community and Technical CollegeRochester · 5,205 students5,2050.194% of the leader · rank #4
5Saint Paul CollegeSaint Paul · 5,198 students5,1980.194% of the leader · rank #5
6Rasmussen University-MinnesotaSt. Cloud · 9,416 students9,4160.214% of the leader · rank #6
7Hennepin Technical CollegeBrooklyn Park · 4,572 students4,5720.224% of the leader · rank #7
8Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeCoon Rapids · 8,486 students8,4860.244% of the leader · rank #8
9Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemount · 2,894 students2,8940.354% of the leader · rank #9
10North Hennepin Community CollegeBrooklyn Park · 5,563 students5,5630.364% of the leader · rank #10
11Central Lakes College-BrainerdBrainerd · 4,981 students4,9810.404% of the leader · rank #11
12St Cloud Technical and Community CollegeSaint Cloud · 4,030 students4,0300.504% of the leader · rank #12
13Anoka Technical CollegeAnoka · 1,970 students1,9700.514% of the leader · rank #13
14Fond du Lac Tribal and Community CollegeCloquet · 1,789 students1,7890.564% of the leader · rank #14
15St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul · 3,651 students3,6510.824% of the leader · rank #15
16University of Minnesota-CrookstonCrookston · 2,612 students2,6121.154% of the leader · rank #16
17Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeAlexandria · 3,281 students3,2811.224% of the leader · rank #17
18Bemidji State UniversityBemidji · 4,072 students4,0721.234% of the leader · rank #18
19University of Northwestern-St PaulSaint Paul · 3,234 students3,2341.244% of the leader · rank #19
20Riverland Community CollegeAustin · 3,959 students3,9591.524% of the leader · rank #20
21Inver Hills Community CollegeInver Grove Heights · 3,804 students3,8041.584% of the leader · rank #21
22Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud · 10,732 students10,7321.584% of the leader · rank #22
23The College of Saint ScholasticaDuluth · 2,930 students2,9301.714% of the leader · rank #23
24Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato · 15,271 students15,2711.774% of the leader · rank #24
25Minnesota North CollegeHibbing · 3,174 students3,1741.894% of the leader · rank #25
26University of Minnesota-MorrisMorris · 981 students9812.044% of the leader · rank #26
27Bethel UniversitySaint Paul · 3,603 students3,6032.224% of the leader · rank #27
28Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead · 4,386 students4,3862.284% of the leader · rank #28
29Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeFergus Falls · 5,645 students5,6452.304% of the leader · rank #29
30Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMarshall · 8,214 students8,2142.314% of the leader · rank #30
31Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul · 6,660 students6,6602.854% of the leader · rank #31
32Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolis · 6,733 students6,7332.974% of the leader · rank #32
33University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth · 9,253 students9,2533.134% of the leader · rank #33
34Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis · 1,537 students1,5373.254% of the leader · rank #34
35Bethany Lutheran CollegeMankato · 899 students8993.344% of the leader · rank #35
36University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis · 56,666 students56,6663.464% of the leader · rank #36
37Winona State UniversityWinona · 6,045 students6,0453.804% of the leader · rank #37
38Saint Johns UniversityCollegeville · 1,572 students1,5723.824% of the leader · rank #38
39College of Saint BenedictSaint Joseph · 1,429 students1,4294.204% of the leader · rank #39
40Nova Academy of CosmetologyRochester · 205 students2054.884% of the leader · rank #40
41St Olaf CollegeNorthfield · 3,124 students3,1245.124% of the leader · rank #41
42Concordia College at MoorheadMoorhead · 1,935 students1,9355.174% of the leader · rank #42
43University of St ThomasSaint Paul · 9,410 students9,4105.214% of the leader · rank #43
44Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis · 3,249 students3,2495.234% of the leader · rank #44
45Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSaint Peter · 1,906 students1,9065.774% of the leader · rank #45
46University of Minnesota-RochesterRochester · 578 students5786.925% of the leader · rank #46
47Hamline UniversitySaint Paul · 2,565 students2,5657.025% of the leader · rank #47
48Minneapolis College of Art and DesignMinneapolis · 831 students8317.225% of the leader · rank #48
49Macalester CollegeSaint Paul · 2,138 students2,1389.356% of the leader · rank #49
50Martin Luther CollegeNew Ulm · 878 students87811.398% of the leader · rank #50

3 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 (34): zero score or no normalized rate

34 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 19 stay out of this HTML table so large states stay crawlable.

Crown CollegeSaint Bonifacius · 1,846 students
Enrollment
1,846
Incidents /1k
0.00
#CampusEnrollmentIncidents /1k
Academy CollegeBloomington · 56 students560.00
Adler Graduate SchoolMinnetonka · 275 students2750.00
American Academy of Health and WellnessRoseville · 29 students290.00
Avalon School of CosmetologyWorthington · 15 students150.00
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute MinneapolisMinneapolis · 623 students6230.00
Capella UniversityMinneapolis · 47,761 students47,7610.00
Crown CollegeSaint Bonifacius · 1,846 students1,8460.00
Empire Beauty School-BloomingtonBloomington · 128 students1280.00
Empire Beauty School-Spring Lake ParkSpring Lake Park · 95 students950.00
Hastings Beauty SchoolHastings · 22 students220.00
Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate SchoolCenter City · 192 students1920.00
Herzing University-MinneapolisSt. Louis Park · 748 students7480.00
Lake Superior CollegeDuluth · 4,074 students4,0740.00
Leech Lake Tribal CollegeCass Lake · 209 students2090.00
Luther SeminarySaint Paul · 371 students3710.00

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

The largest universities in Minnesota by enrollment

Enrollment leaders: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (56,666); Walden University (49,441); Capella University (47,761), then 84 more. The 15 biggest Minnesota 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 44% of the 412,989 students enrolled across all 87 tracked Minnesota institutions. Mid-pack by size sits near Hamline University (2,565 students, 7.02/1k).

10
Century CollegeWhite Bear Lake · 8,726 students
Enrollment
8,726
Incidents /1k
0.11
#InstitutionEnrollmentIncidents /1k
1University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis · 56,666 students56,666100% of the leader · rank #13.46
2Walden UniversityMinneapolis · 49,441 students49,44187% of the leader · rank #20.00
3Capella UniversityMinneapolis · 47,761 students47,76184% of the leader · rank #30.00
4Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato · 15,271 students15,27127% of the leader · rank #41.77
5Normandale Community CollegeBloomington · 11,026 students11,02619% of the leader · rank #50.18
6Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud · 10,732 students10,73219% of the leader · rank #61.58
7Rasmussen University-MinnesotaSt. Cloud · 9,416 students9,41617% of the leader · rank #70.21
8University of St ThomasSaint Paul · 9,410 students9,41017% of the leader · rank #85.21
9University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth · 9,253 students9,25316% of the leader · rank #93.13
10Century CollegeWhite Bear Lake · 8,726 students8,72615% of the leader · rank #100.11
11Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeCoon Rapids · 8,486 students8,48615% of the leader · rank #110.24
12Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMarshall · 8,214 students8,21414% of the leader · rank #122.31
13Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolis · 6,733 students6,73312% of the leader · rank #132.97
14Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul · 6,660 students6,66012% of the leader · rank #142.85
15Winona State UniversityWinona · 6,045 students6,04511% of the leader · rank #153.80

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 Minnesota: closest on tracked campus count (87 here) and closest on unweighted average 2024 Clery rate (3.73/1k 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: Kentucky sits nearest on unweighted campus average (-0.28/1k). Inside Minnesota, open Century College's campus sheet next.

Century College profile → | All states → | Minnesota net price → | Incident tool → | Methodology →

Minnesota campus safety FAQ

What are the safest colleges in Minnesota?

Among Minnesota campuses that reported at least one 2024 Criminal Offense or VAWA incident in the Clery categories used here, Century College has the lowest rate (0.11 per 1,000 students). Next among nonzero reporters: Concordia University-Saint Paul (0.17/1k); Normandale Community College (0.18/1k). 34 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 Minnesota?

In Minnesota, campuses with any 2024 Criminal Offenses or VAWA incidents in the score categories are ordered by incidents per 1,000 students - Century College currently leads that nonzero list at 0.11/1k. Zero-report and unscored campuses stay unranked and alphabetical. See /methodology for the full rate definition.

How many colleges in Minnesota are compared?

This page covers 87 tracked higher-education institutions in Minnesota, serving about 412,989 enrolled students combined across 50 cities. 53 carry a ranked nonzero rate; 34 are listed without a safety ordinal. By enrollment the largest are University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (56,666); Walden University (49,441); Capella University (47,761). Nearby state averages for context: Kentucky (3.45/1k); Delaware (4.05/1k); Missouri (4.22/1k); Hawaii (2.75/1k); Maryland (2.65/1k); Rhode Island (4.86/1k).

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.