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Minnesota Campus Safety

According to the U.S. Department of Education's Clery Act filings, this covers on-campus safety for all 89 tracked colleges and universities in Minnesota, ranked by reported incident rate per 1,000 enrolled students.

89
Institutions tracked
2.91
Avg incidents / 1k
#43
State safety rank
389,355
Students enrolled

Data updated June 2026

The state in one line

Across Minnesota's 89 campuses, Walden University reports the lowest rate (0.00 per 1,000), the median campus reports 0.33, and 40 campuses reported zero on-campus incidents.

89
campuses tracked
2.91
statewide avg, per 1,000
0.00
safest - Walden University
40
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.

Minnesota reports Clery Act campus safety data across 89 higher education institutions distributed across 51 cities , serving approximately 389,355 enrolled students combined. The statewide average safety score stands at 2.91 on-campus incidents per 1,000 enrolled students, placing Minnesota at national rank #43 among US states for campus safety outcomes. The median institution in Minnesota reports 0.33 incidents per 1,000 students, while 40 campuses reported zero on-campus incidents during the survey window.

The largest institution by enrollment is University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with 54,890 students and a safety score of 4.41. 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.

Minnesota campuses, ranked by safety

# Campus EnrollmentIncidents /1k
1 Walden University Minneapolis · 44,223 students 44,223 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #1
2 Anoka Technical College Anoka · 1,822 students 1,822 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #2
3 Northwest Technical College Bemidji · 901 students 901 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #3
4 Bethany Lutheran College Mankato · 902 students 902 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #4
5 Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd · 4,532 students 4,532 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #5
6 Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls · 3,438 students 3,438 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #6
7 Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park · 3,891 students 3,891 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #7
8 Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis Minneapolis · 608 students 608 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #8
9 South Central College North Mankato · 2,652 students 2,652 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #9
10 Herzing University-Minneapolis St. Louis Park · 752 students 752 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #10
11 Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls · 2,477 students 2,477 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #11
12 Northwestern Health Sciences University Bloomington · 1,032 students 1,032 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #12
13 Pine Technical & Community College Pine City · 1,913 students 1,913 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #13
14 Crown College Saint Bonifacius · 1,727 students 1,727 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #14
15 Rasmussen University-Minnesota Saint Cloud · 8,823 students 8,823 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #15
16 Ridgewater College Willmar · 2,855 students 2,855 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #16
17 Minnesota State College Southeast Winona · 2,020 students 2,020 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #17
18 Mitchell Hamline School of Law Saint Paul · 1,217 students 1,217 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #18
19 Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Cloquet · 1,749 students 1,749 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #19
20 Capella University Minneapolis · 43,915 students 43,915 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #20
21 Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids · 7,843 students 7,843 0.13 4% of the leader · rank #21
22 Normandale Community College Bloomington · 9,620 students 9,620 0.21 4% of the leader · rank #22
23 Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester · 4,714 students 4,714 0.21 4% of the leader · rank #23
24 St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud · 3,565 students 3,565 0.28 4% of the leader · rank #24
25 Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria · 3,038 students 3,038 0.33 4% of the leader · rank #25
26 Metropolitan State University Saint Paul · 6,005 students 6,005 0.33 4% of the leader · rank #26
27 Dakota County Technical College Rosemount · 2,662 students 2,662 0.38 4% of the leader · rank #27
28 Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud · 10,514 students 10,514 0.38 4% of the leader · rank #28
29 University of Minnesota-Crookston Crookston · 2,518 students 2,518 0.40 4% of the leader · rank #29
30 Lake Superior College Duluth · 4,001 students 4,001 0.50 4% of the leader · rank #30
31 Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall · 7,324 students 7,324 0.55 4% of the leader · rank #31
32 Riverland Community College Austin · 3,591 students 3,591 0.84 4% of the leader · rank #32
33 Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul · 5,854 students 5,854 0.85 4% of the leader · rank #33
34 The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth · 2,979 students 2,979 1.01 4% of the leader · rank #34
35 North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park · 5,195 students 5,195 1.35 4% of the leader · rank #35
36 Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights · 3,689 students 3,689 1.36 4% of the leader · rank #36
37 Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead · 4,410 students 4,410 1.36 4% of the leader · rank #37
38 Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis · 6,269 students 6,269 1.44 4% of the leader · rank #38
39 Century College White Bear Lake · 8,248 students 8,248 1.45 4% of the leader · rank #39
40 University of Northwestern-St Paul Saint Paul · 3,262 students 3,262 1.53 4% of the leader · rank #40
41 Saint Paul College Saint Paul · 5,155 students 5,155 1.55 4% of the leader · rank #41
42 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona · 3,831 students 3,831 1.57 4% of the leader · rank #42
43 University of Minnesota-Morris Morris · 1,020 students 1,020 1.96 4% of the leader · rank #43
44 Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato · 14,709 students 14,709 1.97 4% of the leader · rank #44
45 Winona State University Winona · 6,058 students 6,058 2.31 4% of the leader · rank #45
46 Minnesota North College Hibbing · 3,020 students 3,020 2.32 4% of the leader · rank #46
47 Bethel University Arden Hills · 3,521 students 3,521 2.56 4% of the leader · rank #47
48 Gustavus Adolphus College St Peter · 1,952 students 1,952 2.56 4% of the leader · rank #48
49 Bemidji State University Bemidji · 3,926 students 3,926 3.06 4% of the leader · rank #49
50 University of St Thomas St. Paul · 9,121 students 9,121 3.07 4% of the leader · rank #50
51 St Catherine University Saint Paul · 3,533 students 3,533 3.11 4% of the leader · rank #51
52 Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls · 5,414 students 5,414 3.14 4% of the leader · rank #52
53 University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth · 9,350 students 9,350 3.32 4% of the leader · rank #53
54 Martin Luther College New Ulm · 860 students 860 3.49 5% of the leader · rank #54
55 Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead · 1,868 students 1,868 3.75 5% of the leader · rank #55
56 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis · 54,890 students 54,890 4.41 6% of the leader · rank #56
57 Saint Johns University Collegeville · 1,624 students 1,624 5.54 7% of the leader · rank #57
58 Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis · 1,424 students 1,424 6.32 8% of the leader · rank #58
59 St Olaf College Northfield · 3,074 students 3,074 7.81 10% of the leader · rank #59
60 College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph · 1,451 students 1,451 8.27 11% of the leader · rank #60
61 Hamline University Saint Paul · 2,432 students 2,432 9.46 12% of the leader · rank #61
62 Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis · 824 students 824 9.71 13% of the leader · rank #62
63 Macalester College St. Paul · 2,142 students 2,142 9.80 13% of the leader · rank #63
64 University of Minnesota-Rochester Rochester · 588 students 588 10.20 13% of the leader · rank #64
65 Augsburg University Minneapolis · 3,161 students 3,161 12.97 17% of the leader · rank #65
66 North Central University Minneapolis · 984 students 984 13.21 17% of the leader · rank #66
67 Carleton College Northfield · 2,069 students 2,069 24.65 32% of the leader · rank #67
68 Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Rochester · 1,480 students 1,480 76.35 100% of the leader · rank #68
69 Academy College Bloomington · 118 students 118 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #69
70 Adler Graduate School Minnetonka · 245 students 245 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #70
71 American Academy of Health and Wellness Roseville · 29 students 29 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #71
72 Avalon School of Cosmetology Worthington · 18 students 18 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #72
73 Bethany Global University Bloomington · 201 students 201 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #73
74 Empire Beauty School-Bloomington Bloomington · 157 students 157 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #74
75 Empire Beauty School-Spring Lake Park Spring Lake Park · 80 students 80 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #75
76 Hastings Beauty School Hastings · 11 students 11 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #76
77 Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School Center City · 159 students 159 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #77
78 Leech Lake Tribal College Cass Lake · 243 students 243 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #78
79 Luther Seminary Saint Paul · 348 students 348 5.75 8% of the leader · rank #79
80 Model College of Hair Design Saint Cloud · 108 students 108 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #80
81 Nova Academy of Cosmetology Rochester · 174 students 174 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #81
82 Nova Academy of Cosmetology Woodbury Woodbury · 56 students 56 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #82
83 Oak Hills Christian College Bemidji · 117 students 117 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #83
84 PCI Academy-Plymouth Plymouth · 114 students 114 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #84
85 Red Lake Nation College Red Lake · 256 students 256 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #85
86 Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center Minneapolis · 270 students 270 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #86
87 The Salon Professional Academy Maplewood Maplewood · 73 students 73 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #87
88 United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities St. Paul · 244 students 244 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #88
89 White Earth Tribal and Community College Mahnomen · 103 students 103 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #89

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What this means for you

Use Minnesota'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.

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.

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