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Safest Colleges in Missouri

Federal Clery Act filings for all 130 tracked Missouri campuses, ranked by 2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students. Among nonzero reporters, Ozarks Technical Community College currently has the lowest rate.

130
Institutions tracked
4.22
Avg campus rate / 1k (130 of 130 scored)
2.24
Statewide rate / 1k
#51
Rank by avg campus rate
344,105
Students enrolled

Among nonzero Clery reporters, Ozarks Technical Community College has the lowest rate in Missouri

According to U.S. Department of Education Clery Act filings, across 130 tracked campuses in Missouri, 74 reported zero 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents used in the rate; among campuses with any in those categories, Ozarks Technical Community College has the lowest rate at 0.09 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
130
average campus, per 1,000 (130 of 130 scored)
4.22
lowest nonzero rate - Ozarks Technical Community
0.09
campuses at zero in score categories
74

Data updated August 2026

Clery Act plate

Sheet MO · Missouri 4.22/1k campus avg · #51/59

RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-HEAVY · WT-SMALL-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-FLAT

  • RATE-HIGH 4.22/1k
  • RANK-BOTTOM #51/59
  • ABOVE-PEER Delaware · +0.17
  • ZERO-HEAVY 57% zero
  • WT-SMALL-HOT Δ +1.99
  • BOOK-FULL 130/130
  • CONC-FLAT top5 31%

Nearest campus-rate peer: Delaware (-0.17/1k)

Missouri sheet RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-HEAVY · WT-SMALL-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-FLAT · peer Delaware. 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-HEAVY · WT-SMALL-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-FLAT. Nearest unweighted-rate peer is Delaware (-0.17/1k). Among nonzero reporters inside the state, Ozarks Technical Community College leads at 0.09/1k. Instrument codes from this state's OPE Campus Safety sheet; compare similarly sized campuses before treating any single rate as decisive.

Most scored campuses in Missouri (74 of 130) reported zero in the 2024 score categories and stay unranked against each other. Among the nonzero reporters, Ozarks Technical Community College leads at 0.09/1k, then State Fair Community College (0.24/1k); Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (0.25/1k). A high zero share is a filing pattern, not a proof that campuses are safer.

Campus-rate neighbourhood around Missouri

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

per 1,000 students

What this shows Neighbourhood of scored states around Missouri's 4.22/1k 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 Missouri, ranked by reported rate

Ranked from the lowest 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA rate upward, counting only the 56 Missouri 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.

12
Park UniversityParkville · 5,736 students
Enrollment
5,736
Incidents /1k
0.70
#CampusEnrollmentIncidents /1k
1Ozarks Technical Community CollegeSpringfield · 11,380 students11,3800.094% of the leader · rank #1
2State Fair Community CollegeSedalia · 4,242 students4,2420.244% of the leader · rank #2
3Midwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryKansas City · 3,945 students3,9450.254% of the leader · rank #3
4Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended StudiesFayette · 3,802 students3,8020.264% of the leader · rank #4
5Maryville University of Saint LouisSaint Louis · 9,261 students9,2610.324% of the leader · rank #5
6Missouri Baptist UniversitySaint Louis · 5,699 students5,6990.354% of the leader · rank #6
7Mineral Area CollegePark Hills · 2,447 students2,4470.414% of the leader · rank #7
8Saint Louis Community CollegeBridgeton · 15,649 students15,6490.454% of the leader · rank #8
9Kansas City UniversityKansas City · 2,109 students2,1090.474% of the leader · rank #9
10Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityKansas City · 13,523 students13,5230.674% of the leader · rank #10
11University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis · 14,736 students14,7360.684% of the leader · rank #11
12Park UniversityParkville · 5,736 students5,7360.704% of the leader · rank #12
13Columbia CollegeColumbia · 5,689 students5,6890.704% of the leader · rank #13
14Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin · 4,147 students4,1470.724% of the leader · rank #14
15Three Rivers CollegePoplar Bluff · 2,604 students2,6040.774% of the leader · rank #15
16University of Central MissouriWarrensburg · 12,857 students12,8570.864% of the leader · rank #16
17A T Still University of Health SciencesKirksville · 3,466 students3,4660.874% of the leader · rank #17
18Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau · 9,501 students9,5010.954% of the leader · rank #18
19Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and SciencesFayette · 1,041 students1,0410.964% of the leader · rank #19
20Crowder CollegeNeosho · 3,959 students3,9591.014% of the leader · rank #20
21Avila UniversityKansas City · 2,768 students2,7681.454% of the leader · rank #21
22William Woods UniversityFulton · 2,046 students2,0461.474% of the leader · rank #22
23Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield · 24,360 students24,3601.524% of the leader · rank #23
24Evangel UniversitySpringfield · 2,289 students2,2891.754% of the leader · rank #24
25Southwest Baptist UniversityBolivar · 2,199 students2,1991.824% of the leader · rank #25
26Northwest Missouri State UniversityMaryville · 9,152 students9,1521.974% of the leader · rank #26
27Lindenwood UniversitySaint Charles · 6,826 students6,8262.204% of the leader · rank #27
28Ranken Technical CollegeSaint Louis · 1,784 students1,7842.244% of the leader · rank #28
29University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia · 31,543 students31,5432.254% of the leader · rank #29
30Webster UniversitySaint Louis · 8,260 students8,2602.304% of the leader · rank #30
31William Jewell CollegeLiberty · 959 students9593.134% of the leader · rank #31
32Rockhurst UniversityKansas City · 3,577 students3,5773.354% of the leader · rank #32
33Lincoln UniversityJefferson City · 2,054 students2,0543.414% of the leader · rank #33
34Washington University in St LouisSaint Louis · 16,357 students16,3573.734% of the leader · rank #34
35Culver-Stockton CollegeCanton · 1,028 students1,0283.894% of the leader · rank #35
36Cottey CollegeNevada · 254 students2543.944% of the leader · rank #36
37Missouri Western State UniversitySaint Joseph · 3,716 students3,7164.314% of the leader · rank #37
38Truman State UniversityKirksville · 3,664 students3,6644.374% of the leader · rank #38
39Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla · 7,154 students7,1544.894% of the leader · rank #39
40Concorde Career College-Kansas CityKansas City · 198 students1985.054% of the leader · rank #40
41Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis · 17,059 students17,0595.224% of the leader · rank #41
42University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City · 14,732 students14,7325.234% of the leader · rank #42
43Ozark Christian CollegeJoplin · 736 students7365.434% of the leader · rank #43
44Drury UniversitySpringfield · 1,615 students1,6155.574% of the leader · rank #44
45Jefferson CollegeHillsboro · 3,775 students3,7756.094% of the leader · rank #45
46Missouri Valley CollegeMarshall · 1,770 students1,7708.474% of the leader · rank #46
47Harris-Stowe State UniversitySaint Louis · 1,002 students1,0029.984% of the leader · rank #47
48Grabber School of Hair DesignSt. Louis · 182 students18210.994% of the leader · rank #48
49Kansas City Art InstituteKansas City · 813 students81311.074% of the leader · rank #49
50Nazarene Theological SeminaryKansas City · 168 students16811.905% of the leader · rank #50

6 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 (74): zero score or no normalized rate

74 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 59 stay out of this HTML table so large states stay crawlable.

Applied TechSunset Hills · 172 students
Enrollment
172
Incidents /1k
0.00
#CampusEnrollmentIncidents /1k
Academy of Beauty ProfessionalsRaymore · 31 students310.00
Academy of Hair Design-SpringfieldSpringfield · 275 students2750.00
Academy of Salon ProfessionalsSedalia · 50 students500.00
Aesthetics InstituteSt. Louis · 28 students280.00
American Trade SchoolSaint Ann · 154 students1540.00
Applied TechSunset Hills · 172 students1720.00
Aquinas Institute of TheologySaint Louis · 110 students1100.00
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas CityKansas City · 253 students2530.00
Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of NursingSaint Louis · 539 students5390.00
Bolivar Technical CollegeBolivar · 144 students1440.00
Bryan UniversitySpringfield · 153 students1530.00
Calvary UniversityKansas City · 244 students2440.00
Cape Girardeau Career and Technology CenterCape Girardeau · 159 students1590.00
Carthage R9 School District-Carthage Technical CenterCarthage · 26 students260.00
Cass Career CenterHarrisonville · 27 students270.00

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

The largest universities in Missouri by enrollment

Enrollment leaders: University of Missouri-Columbia (31,543); Missouri State University-Springfield (24,360); Saint Louis University (17,059), then 127 more. The 15 biggest Missouri 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 31% of the 344,105 students enrolled across all 130 tracked Missouri institutions. Mid-pack by size sits near St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton (419 students, 0.00/1k).

#InstitutionEnrollmentIncidents /1k
1University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia · 31,543 students31,543100% of the leader · rank #12.25
2Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield · 24,360 students24,36077% of the leader · rank #21.52
3Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis · 17,059 students17,05954% of the leader · rank #35.22
4Washington University in St LouisSaint Louis · 16,357 students16,35752% of the leader · rank #43.73
5Saint Louis Community CollegeBridgeton · 15,649 students15,64950% of the leader · rank #50.45
6University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis · 14,736 students14,73647% of the leader · rank #60.68
7University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City · 14,732 students14,73247% of the leader · rank #75.23
8Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityKansas City · 13,523 students13,52343% of the leader · rank #80.67
9University of Central MissouriWarrensburg · 12,857 students12,85741% of the leader · rank #90.86
10Ozarks Technical Community CollegeSpringfield · 11,380 students11,38036% of the leader · rank #100.09
11Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau · 9,501 students9,50130% of the leader · rank #110.95
12Maryville University of Saint LouisSaint Louis · 9,261 students9,26129% of the leader · rank #120.32
13Northwest Missouri State UniversityMaryville · 9,152 students9,15229% of the leader · rank #131.97
14Webster UniversitySaint Louis · 8,260 students8,26026% of the leader · rank #142.30
15Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla · 7,154 students7,15423% of the leader · rank #154.89

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 Missouri: closest on tracked campus count (130 here) and closest on unweighted average 2024 Clery rate (4.22/1k 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: Delaware sits nearest on unweighted campus average (-0.17/1k). Inside Missouri, open Ozarks Technical Community College's campus sheet next.

Ozarks Technical Community College profile → | All states → | Missouri net price → | Incident tool → | Methodology →

Missouri campus safety FAQ

What are the safest colleges in Missouri?

Among Missouri campuses that reported at least one 2024 Criminal Offense or VAWA incident in the Clery categories used here, Ozarks Technical Community College has the lowest rate (0.09 per 1,000 students). Next among nonzero reporters: State Fair Community College (0.24/1k); Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (0.25/1k). 74 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 Missouri?

In Missouri, campuses with any 2024 Criminal Offenses or VAWA incidents in the score categories are ordered by incidents per 1,000 students - Ozarks Technical Community College currently leads that nonzero list at 0.09/1k. Zero-report and unscored campuses stay unranked and alphabetical. See /methodology for the full rate definition.

How many colleges in Missouri are compared?

This page covers 130 tracked higher-education institutions in Missouri, serving about 344,105 enrolled students combined across 60 cities. 56 carry a ranked nonzero rate; 74 are listed without a safety ordinal. By enrollment the largest are University of Missouri-Columbia (31,543); Missouri State University-Springfield (24,360); Saint Louis University (17,059). Nearby state averages for context: Delaware (4.05/1k); Minnesota (3.73/1k); Rhode Island (4.86/1k); New Mexico (4.89/1k); Kentucky (3.45/1k); Iowa (5.37/1k).

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.