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Montana Campus Safety

According to the U.S. Department of Education's Clery Act filings, this covers on-campus safety for all 26 tracked colleges and universities in Montana, ranked by reported incident rate per 1,000 enrolled students.

26
Institutions tracked
1.43
Avg incidents / 1k
#14
State safety rank
47,765
Students enrolled

Data updated June 2026

The state in one line

Across Montana's 26 campuses, Fort Peck Community College reports the lowest rate (0.00 per 1,000), the median campus reports 0.76, and 13 campuses reported zero on-campus incidents.

26
campuses tracked
1.43
statewide avg, per 1,000
0.00
safest - Fort Peck Community
13
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.

Montana reports Clery Act campus safety data across 26 higher education institutions distributed across 18 cities , serving approximately 47,765 enrolled students combined. The statewide average safety score stands at 1.43 on-campus incidents per 1,000 enrolled students, placing Montana at national rank #14 among US states for campus safety outcomes. The median institution in Montana reports 0.76 incidents per 1,000 students, while 13 campuses reported zero on-campus incidents during the survey window.

The largest institution by enrollment is Montana State University with 16,960 students and a safety score of 4.01. 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.

Montana campuses, ranked by safety

# Campus EnrollmentIncidents /1k
1 Fort Peck Community College Poplar · 534 students 534 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #1
2 University of Providence Great Falls · 677 students 677 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #2
3 Helena College University of Montana Helena · 1,485 students 1,485 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #3
4 Miles Community College Miles City · 670 students 670 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #4
5 Great Falls College Montana State University Great Falls · 1,318 students 1,318 0.76 10% of the leader · rank #5
6 Montana State University-Northern Havre · 1,021 students 1,021 0.98 13% of the leader · rank #6
7 Salish Kootenai College Pablo · 648 students 648 1.54 21% of the leader · rank #7
8 Carroll College Helena · 1,103 students 1,103 1.81 24% of the leader · rank #8
9 Montana Technological University Butte · 1,622 students 1,622 1.85 25% of the leader · rank #9
10 Flathead Valley Community College Kalispell · 2,201 students 2,201 2.27 30% of the leader · rank #10
11 The University of Montana-Western Dillon · 1,458 students 1,458 2.74 37% of the leader · rank #11
12 Rocky Mountain College Billings · 991 students 991 3.03 41% of the leader · rank #12
13 Montana State University Billings Billings · 4,092 students 4,092 3.91 52% of the leader · rank #13
14 Montana State University Bozeman · 16,960 students 16,960 4.01 54% of the leader · rank #14
15 Highlands College of Montana Tech Butte · 699 students 699 4.29 58% of the leader · rank #15
16 The University of Montana Missoula · 10,327 students 10,327 7.46 100% of the leader · rank #16
17 Aaniiih Nakoda College Harlem · 133 students 133 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #17
18 Academy of Cosmetology Inc Bozeman · 35 students 35 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #18
19 Blackfeet Community College Browning · 282 students 282 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #19
20 Butte Academy of Beauty Culture Butte · 13 students 13 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #20
21 Chief Dull Knife College Lame Deer · 242 students 242 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #21
22 Crevier's Academy of Cosmetology Arts Kalispell · 62 students 62 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #22
23 Dawson Community College Glendive · 406 students 406 2.46 33% of the leader · rank #23
24 Little Big Horn College Crow Agency · 378 students 378 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #24
25 Montana Academy of Salons Great Falls · 147 students 147 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #25
26 Stone Child College Box Elder · 261 students 261 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #26

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What this means for you

Use Montana'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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