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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 College White Bear Lake · 8,726 students
Enrollment
8,726
Incidents /1k
0.11
27
Bethel University Saint Paul · 3,603 students
Enrollment
3,603
Incidents /1k
2.22
41
St Olaf College Northfield · 3,124 students
Enrollment
3,124
Incidents /1k
5.12
# Campus EnrollmentIncidents /1k
1 Century College White Bear Lake · 8,726 students 8,726 0.11 4% of the leader · rank #1
2 Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul · 6,003 students 6,003 0.17 4% of the leader · rank #2
3 Normandale Community College Bloomington · 11,026 students 11,026 0.18 4% of the leader · rank #3
4 Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester · 5,205 students 5,205 0.19 4% of the leader · rank #4
5 Saint Paul College Saint Paul · 5,198 students 5,198 0.19 4% of the leader · rank #5
6 Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud · 9,416 students 9,416 0.21 4% of the leader · rank #6
7 Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park · 4,572 students 4,572 0.22 4% of the leader · rank #7
8 Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids · 8,486 students 8,486 0.24 4% of the leader · rank #8
9 Dakota County Technical College Rosemount · 2,894 students 2,894 0.35 4% of the leader · rank #9
10 North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park · 5,563 students 5,563 0.36 4% of the leader · rank #10
11 Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd · 4,981 students 4,981 0.40 4% of the leader · rank #11
12 St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud · 4,030 students 4,030 0.50 4% of the leader · rank #12
13 Anoka Technical College Anoka · 1,970 students 1,970 0.51 4% of the leader · rank #13
14 Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Cloquet · 1,789 students 1,789 0.56 4% of the leader · rank #14
15 St Catherine University Saint Paul · 3,651 students 3,651 0.82 4% of the leader · rank #15
16 University of Minnesota-Crookston Crookston · 2,612 students 2,612 1.15 4% of the leader · rank #16
17 Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria · 3,281 students 3,281 1.22 4% of the leader · rank #17
18 Bemidji State University Bemidji · 4,072 students 4,072 1.23 4% of the leader · rank #18
19 University of Northwestern-St Paul Saint Paul · 3,234 students 3,234 1.24 4% of the leader · rank #19
20 Riverland Community College Austin · 3,959 students 3,959 1.52 4% of the leader · rank #20
21 Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights · 3,804 students 3,804 1.58 4% of the leader · rank #21
22 Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud · 10,732 students 10,732 1.58 4% of the leader · rank #22
23 The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth · 2,930 students 2,930 1.71 4% of the leader · rank #23
24 Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato · 15,271 students 15,271 1.77 4% of the leader · rank #24
25 Minnesota North College Hibbing · 3,174 students 3,174 1.89 4% of the leader · rank #25
26 University of Minnesota-Morris Morris · 981 students 981 2.04 4% of the leader · rank #26
27 Bethel University Saint Paul · 3,603 students 3,603 2.22 4% of the leader · rank #27
28 Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead · 4,386 students 4,386 2.28 4% of the leader · rank #28
29 Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls · 5,645 students 5,645 2.30 4% of the leader · rank #29
30 Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall · 8,214 students 8,214 2.31 4% of the leader · rank #30
31 Metropolitan State University Saint Paul · 6,660 students 6,660 2.85 4% of the leader · rank #31
32 Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis · 6,733 students 6,733 2.97 4% of the leader · rank #32
33 University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth · 9,253 students 9,253 3.13 4% of the leader · rank #33
34 Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis · 1,537 students 1,537 3.25 4% of the leader · rank #34
35 Bethany Lutheran College Mankato · 899 students 899 3.34 4% of the leader · rank #35
36 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis · 56,666 students 56,666 3.46 4% of the leader · rank #36
37 Winona State University Winona · 6,045 students 6,045 3.80 4% of the leader · rank #37
38 Saint Johns University Collegeville · 1,572 students 1,572 3.82 4% of the leader · rank #38
39 College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph · 1,429 students 1,429 4.20 4% of the leader · rank #39
40 Nova Academy of Cosmetology Rochester · 205 students 205 4.88 4% of the leader · rank #40
41 St Olaf College Northfield · 3,124 students 3,124 5.12 4% of the leader · rank #41
42 Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead · 1,935 students 1,935 5.17 4% of the leader · rank #42
43 University of St Thomas Saint Paul · 9,410 students 9,410 5.21 4% of the leader · rank #43
44 Augsburg University Minneapolis · 3,249 students 3,249 5.23 4% of the leader · rank #44
45 Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter · 1,906 students 1,906 5.77 4% of the leader · rank #45
46 University of Minnesota-Rochester Rochester · 578 students 578 6.92 5% of the leader · rank #46
47 Hamline University Saint Paul · 2,565 students 2,565 7.02 5% of the leader · rank #47
48 Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis · 831 students 831 7.22 5% of the leader · rank #48
49 Macalester College Saint Paul · 2,138 students 2,138 9.35 6% of the leader · rank #49
50 Martin Luther College New Ulm · 878 students 878 11.39 8% 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.

Academy College Bloomington · 56 students
Enrollment
56
Incidents /1k
0.00
Crown College Saint Bonifacius · 1,846 students
Enrollment
1,846
Incidents /1k
0.00
Luther Seminary Saint Paul · 371 students
Enrollment
371
Incidents /1k
0.00
# Campus EnrollmentIncidents /1k
Academy College Bloomington · 56 students 56 0.00
Adler Graduate School Minnetonka · 275 students 275 0.00
American Academy of Health and Wellness Roseville · 29 students 29 0.00
Avalon School of Cosmetology Worthington · 15 students 15 0.00
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis Minneapolis · 623 students 623 0.00
Capella University Minneapolis · 47,761 students 47,761 0.00
Crown College Saint Bonifacius · 1,846 students 1,846 0.00
Empire Beauty School-Bloomington Bloomington · 128 students 128 0.00
Empire Beauty School-Spring Lake Park Spring Lake Park · 95 students 95 0.00
Hastings Beauty School Hastings · 22 students 22 0.00
Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School Center City · 192 students 192 0.00
Herzing University-Minneapolis St. Louis Park · 748 students 748 0.00
Lake Superior College Duluth · 4,074 students 4,074 0.00
Leech Lake Tribal College Cass Lake · 209 students 209 0.00
Luther Seminary Saint Paul · 371 students 371 0.00

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).

2
Walden University Minneapolis · 49,441 students
Enrollment
49,441
Incidents /1k
0.00
3
Capella University Minneapolis · 47,761 students
Enrollment
47,761
Incidents /1k
0.00
10
Century College White Bear Lake · 8,726 students
Enrollment
8,726
Incidents /1k
0.11
# Institution EnrollmentIncidents /1k
1 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis · 56,666 students 56,666 100% of the leader · rank #1 3.46
2 Walden University Minneapolis · 49,441 students 49,441 87% of the leader · rank #2 0.00
3 Capella University Minneapolis · 47,761 students 47,761 84% of the leader · rank #3 0.00
4 Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato · 15,271 students 15,271 27% of the leader · rank #4 1.77
5 Normandale Community College Bloomington · 11,026 students 11,026 19% of the leader · rank #5 0.18
6 Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud · 10,732 students 10,732 19% of the leader · rank #6 1.58
7 Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud · 9,416 students 9,416 17% of the leader · rank #7 0.21
8 University of St Thomas Saint Paul · 9,410 students 9,410 17% of the leader · rank #8 5.21
9 University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth · 9,253 students 9,253 16% of the leader · rank #9 3.13
10 Century College White Bear Lake · 8,726 students 8,726 15% of the leader · rank #10 0.11
11 Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids · 8,486 students 8,486 15% of the leader · rank #11 0.24
12 Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall · 8,214 students 8,214 14% of the leader · rank #12 2.31
13 Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis · 6,733 students 6,733 12% of the leader · rank #13 2.97
14 Metropolitan State University Saint Paul · 6,660 students 6,660 12% of the leader · rank #14 2.85
15 Winona State University Winona · 6,045 students 6,045 11% of the leader · rank #15 3.80

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.