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North Carolina Campus Safety

Clery Act on-campus safety for all 160 tracked colleges and universities in North Carolina, ranked by reported incident rate per 1,000 enrolled students.

160
Institutions tracked
2.44
Avg incidents / 1k
#38
State safety rank
565,994
Students enrolled

The state in one line

Across North Carolina's 160 campuses, South Piedmont Community College reports the lowest rate (0.00 per 1,000), the median campus reports 0.00, and 85 campuses reported zero on-campus incidents.

160
campuses tracked
2.44
statewide avg, per 1,000
0.00
safest — South Piedmont Community
85
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.

North Carolina reports Clery Act campus safety data across 160 higher education institutions distributed across 104 cities , serving approximately 565,994 enrolled students combined. The statewide average safety score stands at 2.44 on-campus incidents per 1,000 enrolled students, placing North Carolina at national rank #38 among US states for campus safety outcomes. The median institution in North Carolina reports 0.00 incidents per 1,000 students, while 85 campuses reported zero on-campus incidents during the survey window.

The largest institution by enrollment is North Carolina State University at Raleigh with 37,323 students and a safety score of 2.57. 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.

North Carolina campuses, ranked by safety

# Campus EnrollmentIncidents /1k
1 South Piedmont Community College POLKTON · 3,548 students 3,548 0.00
2 Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College ASHEVILLE · 6,297 students 6,297 0.00
3 Beaufort County Community College WASHINGTON · 1,785 students 1,785 0.00
4 Bladen Community College DUBLIN · 990 students 990 0.00
5 Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock · 2,822 students 2,822 0.00
6 Brunswick Community College Bolivia · 1,845 students 1,845 0.00
7 Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Concord · 753 students 753 0.00
8 Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Hudson · 3,764 students 3,764 0.00
9 Carteret Community College MOREHEAD CITY · 1,579 students 1,579 0.00
10 Catawba College SALISBURY · 1,241 students 1,241 0.00
11 Cleveland Community College SHELBY · 1,890 students 1,890 0.00
12 Craven Community College New Bern · 2,851 students 2,851 0.00
13 Davidson-Davie Community College Lexington · 3,959 students 3,959 0.00
14 Gaston College DALLAS · 5,871 students 5,871 0.00
15 Isothermal Community College SPINDALE · 1,810 students 1,810 0.00
16 James Sprunt Community College KENANSVILLE · 1,376 students 1,376 0.00
17 Johnston Community College Smithfield · 4,680 students 4,680 0.00
18 Martin Community College Williamston · 819 students 819 0.00
19 Mayland Community College Spruce Pine · 863 students 863 0.00
20 McDowell Technical Community College MARION · 1,203 students 1,203 0.00
21 Meredith College RALEIGH · 1,576 students 1,576 0.00
22 Mitchell Community College STATESVILLE · 3,617 students 3,617 0.00
23 Montgomery Community College Troy · 1,085 students 1,085 0.00
24 Montreat College MONTREAT · 932 students 932 0.00
25 University of Mount Olive MOUNT OLIVE · 2,128 students 2,128 0.00
26 Nash Community College Rocky Mount · 2,425 students 2,425 0.00
27 Piedmont Community College ROXBORO · 1,250 students 1,250 0.00
28 Randolph Community College ASHEBORO · 2,648 students 2,648 0.00
29 Richmond Community College Hamlet · 2,411 students 2,411 0.00
30 Rockingham Community College Wentworth · 1,777 students 1,777 0.00
31 Sandhills Community College PINEHURST · 3,824 students 3,824 0.00
32 Southeastern Community College WHITEVILLE · 1,397 students 1,397 0.00
33 Stanly Community College ALBEMARLE · 2,527 students 2,527 0.00
34 Surry Community College DOBSON · 2,758 students 2,758 0.00
35 Tri-County Community College MURPHY · 969 students 969 0.00
36 Warren Wilson College Asheville · 797 students 797 0.00
37 Wayne Community College Goldsboro · 2,883 students 2,883 0.00
38 Western Piedmont Community College MORGANTON · 1,791 students 1,791 0.00
39 Wilson Community College WILSON · 1,751 students 1,751 0.00
40 NASCAR Technical Institute MOORESVILLE · 1,306 students 1,306 0.00
41 Strayer University-North Carolina Concord · 3,112 students 3,112 0.00
42 MyComputerCareer at Raleigh Raleigh · 1,617 students 1,617 0.00
43 Wake Technical Community College RALEIGH · 22,763 students 22,763 0.04
44 Cape Fear Community College Wilmington · 14,119 students 14,119 0.07
45 Central Carolina Community College SANFORD · 5,574 students 5,574 0.18
46 Catawba Valley Community College HICKORY · 4,413 students 4,413 0.23
47 Durham Technical Community College Durham · 4,354 students 4,354 0.23
48 Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville · 10,877 students 10,877 0.28
49 Central Piedmont Community College CHARLOTTE · 18,446 students 18,446 0.33
50 Vance-Granville Community College HENDERSON · 2,841 students 2,841 0.35
51 College of the Albemarle Elizabeth City · 2,582 students 2,582 0.39
52 Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury · 6,862 students 6,862 0.44
53 Southwestern Community College SYLVA · 2,109 students 2,109 0.47
54 Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown · 10,443 students 10,443 0.48
55 Robeson Community College LUMBERTON · 1,989 students 1,989 0.50
56 Coastal Carolina Community College JACKSONVILLE · 3,457 students 3,457 0.58
57 Sampson Community College CLINTON · 1,680 students 1,680 0.60
58 Pitt Community College WINTERVILLE · 7,371 students 7,371 0.68
59 Haywood Community College CLYDE · 1,260 students 1,260 0.79
60 Lenoir Community College KINSTON · 2,387 students 2,387 0.84
61 Health And Style Institute Greensboro · 1,112 students 1,112 0.90
62 Halifax Community College WELDON · 1,013 students 1,013 0.99
63 Carolina University Winston-Salem · 893 students 893 1.12
64 Campbell University BUIES CREEK · 5,115 students 5,115 1.17
65 Alamance Community College GRAHAM · 3,739 students 3,739 1.34
66 Appalachian State University BOONE · 21,253 students 21,253 1.51
67 Wilkes Community College WILKESBORO · 2,405 students 2,405 1.66
68 Roanoke-Chowan Community College Ahoskie · 591 students 591 1.69
69 Gardner-Webb University BOILING SPRINGS · 3,125 students 3,125 1.92
70 Shaw University RALEIGH · 962 students 962 2.08
71 Pfeiffer University MISENHEIMER · 954 students 954 2.10
72 University of North Carolina at Charlotte CHARLOTTE · 30,298 students 30,298 2.28
73 University of North Carolina Wilmington WILMINGTON · 17,987 students 17,987 2.50
74 North Carolina State University at Raleigh RALEIGH · 37,323 students 37,323 2.57
75 Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Wake Forest · 2,926 students 2,926 2.73
76 Edgecombe Community College TARBORO · 1,036 students 1,036 2.90
77 East Carolina University GREENVILLE · 26,785 students 26,785 2.99
78 Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem · 8,716 students 8,716 3.21
79 Lenoir-Rhyne University HICKORY · 2,230 students 2,230 3.59
80 Salem College Winston-Salem · 519 students 519 3.85
81 Elon University Elon · 7,207 students 7,207 4.16
82 Belmont Abbey College BELMONT · 1,650 students 1,650 4.24
83 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CHAPEL HILL · 32,234 students 32,234 4.37
84 Fayetteville State University Fayetteville · 6,847 students 6,847 4.38
85 Greensboro College GREENSBORO · 898 students 898 4.45
86 Barton College WILSON · 1,259 students 1,259 4.77
87 St. Andrews University LAURINBURG · 832 students 832 4.81
88 North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro · 13,885 students 13,885 4.90
89 Livingstone College Salisbury · 814 students 814 4.91
90 Brevard College Brevard · 787 students 787 5.08
91 Western Carolina University CULLOWHEE · 11,628 students 11,628 5.59
92 University of North Carolina at Greensboro GREENSBORO · 17,743 students 17,743 5.64
93 Davidson College Davidson · 1,904 students 1,904 5.78
94 Queens University of Charlotte CHARLOTTE · 1,846 students 1,846 5.96
95 Lees-McRae College BANNER ELK · 839 students 839 5.96
96 University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville · 2,925 students 2,925 7.18
97 Johnson C Smith University CHARLOTTE · 1,102 students 1,102 7.26
98 Duke University DURHAM · 17,112 students 17,112 7.42
99 Wingate University Wingate · 3,322 students 3,322 7.53
100 Mars Hill University MARS HILL · 1,049 students 1,049 7.63
101 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem · 9,121 students 9,121 7.67
102 High Point University HIGH POINT · 6,052 students 6,052 7.93
103 North Carolina Central University DURHAM · 7,965 students 7,965 8.79
104 University of North Carolina at Pembroke PEMBROKE · 7,630 students 7,630 10.09
105 Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte Charlotte · 1,128 students 1,128 10.64
106 Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City · 2,165 students 2,165 11.09
107 Guilford College GREENSBORO · 1,208 students 1,208 11.59
108 Methodist University FAYETTEVILLE · 1,768 students 1,768 11.88
109 University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston-Salem · 1,074 students 1,074 13.04
110 William Peace University Raleigh · 730 students 730 13.70
111 Winston-Salem State University WINSTON-SALEM · 4,776 students 4,776 14.45
112 North Carolina Wesleyan University ROCKY MOUNT · 1,345 students 1,345 17.84
113 Saint Augustine's University Raleigh · 943 students 943 18.03
114 Chowan University MURFREESBORO · 708 students 708 40.96
115 Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design Greenville · 37 students 37 0.00
116 Aveda Institute-Chapel Hill Chapel Hill · 171 students 171 0.00
117 Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte Charlotte · 212 students 212 0.00
118 Bennett College GREENSBORO · 195 students 195 0.00
119 Beyond Measure Barbering Institute Mebane · 49 students 49 0.00
120 Bull City Durham Beauty and Barber College Durham · 32 students 32 0.00
121 Carolina Christian College Winston-Salem · 74 students 74 0.00
122 Carolina College of Biblical Studies Fayetteville · 173 students 173 0.00
123 Carolina College of Hair Design Inc ASHEVILLE · 46 students 46 0.00
124 Carolinas College of Health Sciences CHARLOTTE · 410 students 410 0.00
125 Center for Massage Asheville · 57 students 57 0.00
126 Chamberlain University-North Carolina Charlotte · 216 students 216 0.00
127 Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary CHARLOTTE · 82 students 82 0.00
128 College of Wilmington WILMINGTON · 154 students 154 0.00
129 Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts Asheville · 91 students 91 0.00
130 Empire Beauty School-Charlotte Charlotte · 81 students 81 0.00
131 Empire Beauty School-Concord Concord · 135 students 135 0.00
132 Empire Beauty School-Pineville Charlotte · 81 students 81 0.00
133 Empire Beauty School-West Greensboro Greensboro · 124 students 124 8.06
134 Empire Beauty School-Winston-Salem Winston-Salem · 72 students 72 0.00
135 Galen Health Institutes-Asheville Asheville · 183 students 183 0.00
136 Gwinnett College Raleigh · 117 students 117 0.00
137 Hood Theological Seminary SALISBURY · 132 students 132 0.00
138 Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine Sugar Grove · 77 students 77 0.00
139 Leons Beauty School Inc GREENSBORO · 129 students 129 0.00
140 Louisburg College Louisburg · 413 students 413 16.95
141 Manna University Fayetteville · 230 students 230 0.00
142 Mid-Atlantic Christian University ELIZABETH CITY · 177 students 177 0.00
143 Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville Fayetteville · 169 students 169 0.00
144 Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville Jacksonville · 187 students 187 0.00
145 Miller-Motte College-Raleigh Raleigh · 214 students 214 0.00
146 Miller-Motte College-Wilmington WILMINGTON · 152 students 152 0.00
147 Mitchells Academy Raleigh · 33 students 33 0.00
148 No Grease Barber School Charlotte · 15 students 15 0.00
149 One Stop Academy Fayetteville · 19 students 19 0.00
150 Pamlico Community College GRANTSBORO · 379 students 379 0.00
151 Paul Mitchell the School-Fayetteville FAYETTEVILLE · 179 students 179 0.00
152 Paul Mitchell the School-Gastonia GASTONIA · 254 students 254 0.00
153 Paul Mitchell the School-Raleigh Raleigh · 133 students 133 0.00
154 Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology Mooresville · 55 students 55 0.00
155 Shepherds Theological Seminary Cary · 192 students 192 0.00
156 South University-High Point High Point · 70 students 70 0.00
157 Southeastern College-Charlotte Charlotte · 217 students 217 4.61
158 Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College Wendell · 74 students 74 0.00
159 Watts College of Nursing DURHAM · 134 students 134 0.00
160 Winston Salem Barber School Winston-Salem · 36 students 36 0.00

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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.