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New Jersey Campus Safety

According to the U.S. Department of Education's Clery Act filings, this covers on-campus safety for all 146 tracked colleges and universities in New Jersey, ranked by reported incident rate per 1,000 enrolled students.

146
Institutions tracked
0.65
Avg incidents / 1k
#6
State safety rank
403,913
Students enrolled

Data updated June 2026

The state in one line

Across New Jersey's 146 campuses, Eastwick College-Hackensack reports the lowest rate (0.00 per 1,000), the median campus reports 0.00, and 101 campuses reported zero on-campus incidents.

146
campuses tracked
0.65
statewide avg, per 1,000
0.00
safest - Eastwick College-Hackensack
101
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.

New Jersey reports Clery Act campus safety data across 146 higher education institutions distributed across 82 cities , serving approximately 403,913 enrolled students combined. The statewide average safety score stands at 0.65 on-campus incidents per 1,000 enrolled students, placing New Jersey at national rank #6 among US states for campus safety outcomes. The median institution in New Jersey reports 0.00 incidents per 1,000 students, while 101 campuses reported zero on-campus incidents during the survey window.

The largest institution by enrollment is Rutgers University-New Brunswick with 50,617 students and a safety score of 2.69. 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.

New Jersey campuses, ranked by safety

# Campus EnrollmentIncidents /1k
1 Eastwick College-Hackensack Hackensack · 874 students 874 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #1
2 Atlantic Cape Community College Mays Landing · 4,273 students 4,273 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #2
3 Beth Medrash Govoha Lakewood · 8,824 students 8,824 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #3
4 Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin Iselin · 586 students 586 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #4
5 American Institute-Clifton Clifton · 735 students 735 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #5
6 Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus Vineland · 2,557 students 2,557 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #6
7 Eastwick College-Ramsey Ramsey · 929 students 929 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #7
8 Hudson County Community College Jersey City · 7,229 students 7,229 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #8
9 Lincoln Technical Institute-Union Union · 1,648 students 1,648 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #9
10 JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools Plainfield · 572 students 572 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #10
11 Ocean County College Toms River · 7,429 students 7,429 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #11
12 Pennco Tech-Blackwood Blackwood · 996 students 996 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #12
13 Salem Community College Carneys Point · 1,094 students 1,094 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #13
14 Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro Hasbrouck Heights · 500 students 500 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #14
15 Warren County Community College Washington · 3,342 students 3,342 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #15
16 Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown Moorestown · 633 students 633 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #16
17 Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah Mahwah · 964 students 964 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #17
18 Pillar College Newark · 554 students 554 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #18
19 Lincoln Technical Institute-Paramus Paramus · 608 students 608 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #19
20 Strayer University-New Jersey Piscataway · 602 students 602 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #20
21 Garden State Science and Technology Institute Jersey City · 576 students 576 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #21
22 Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield Bloomfield · 1,200 students 1,200 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #22
23 Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Nutley · 567 students 567 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #23
24 Bergen Community College Paramus · 11,801 students 11,801 0.08 4% of the leader · rank #24
25 Middlesex College Edison · 11,471 students 11,471 0.09 4% of the leader · rank #25
26 Camden County College Blackwood · 7,591 students 7,591 0.13 4% of the leader · rank #26
27 Thomas Edison State University Trenton · 7,587 students 7,587 0.13 4% of the leader · rank #27
28 Essex County College Newark · 6,790 students 6,790 0.15 4% of the leader · rank #28
29 Mercer County Community College West Windsor · 6,219 students 6,219 0.16 4% of the leader · rank #29
30 Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus Sewell · 5,390 students 5,390 0.19 4% of the leader · rank #30
31 Passaic County Community College Paterson · 5,165 students 5,165 0.19 4% of the leader · rank #31
32 Rowan College at Burlington County Mount Laurel · 6,547 students 6,547 0.31 4% of the leader · rank #32
33 Sussex County Community College Newton · 2,220 students 2,220 0.45 5% of the leader · rank #33
34 County College of Morris Randolph · 6,069 students 6,069 0.49 6% of the leader · rank #34
35 UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ Cranford · 8,081 students 8,081 0.49 6% of the leader · rank #35
36 Berkeley College-Woodland Park Woodland Park · 2,007 students 2,007 0.50 6% of the leader · rank #36
37 Caldwell University Caldwell · 1,864 students 1,864 0.54 6% of the leader · rank #37
38 New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark · 13,007 students 13,007 0.54 6% of the leader · rank #38
39 Raritan Valley Community College Somerville · 6,587 students 6,587 0.61 7% of the leader · rank #39
40 Kean University Union · 13,352 students 13,352 0.75 9% of the leader · rank #40
41 Chamberlain University-New Jersey North Brunswick · 1,316 students 1,316 0.76 9% of the leader · rank #41
42 New Jersey City University Jersey City · 5,833 students 5,833 0.86 10% of the leader · rank #42
43 Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck · 7,607 students 7,607 0.92 10% of the leader · rank #43
44 Monmouth University West Long Branch · 4,981 students 4,981 1.00 11% of the leader · rank #44
45 Brookdale Community College Lincroft · 9,916 students 9,916 1.01 11% of the leader · rank #45
46 Georgian Court University Lakewood · 1,910 students 1,910 1.05 12% of the leader · rank #46
47 Saint Peter's University Jersey City · 3,673 students 3,673 1.09 12% of the leader · rank #47
48 Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken · 8,842 students 8,842 1.36 15% of the leader · rank #48
49 Seton Hall University South Orange · 9,494 students 9,494 1.79 20% of the leader · rank #49
50 Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Madison · 2,778 students 2,778 1.80 20% of the leader · rank #50
51 Jersey College Teterboro · 4,089 students 4,089 1.96 22% of the leader · rank #51
52 Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah · 5,521 students 5,521 2.17 25% of the leader · rank #52
53 The College of New Jersey Ewing · 7,652 students 7,652 2.22 25% of the leader · rank #53
54 Montclair State University Montclair · 22,570 students 22,570 2.39 27% of the leader · rank #54
55 William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne · 9,426 students 9,426 2.44 28% of the leader · rank #55
56 Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick · 50,617 students 50,617 2.69 31% of the leader · rank #56
57 Rutgers University-Camden Camden · 5,776 students 5,776 2.94 33% of the leader · rank #57
58 Saint Elizabeth University Morristown · 1,009 students 1,009 2.97 34% of the leader · rank #58
59 Rider University Lawrenceville · 4,083 students 4,083 3.92 45% of the leader · rank #59
60 Felician University Lodi · 2,236 students 2,236 4.47 51% of the leader · rank #60
61 Centenary University Hackettstown · 1,453 students 1,453 4.82 55% of the leader · rank #61
62 Rowan University Glassboro · 19,660 students 19,660 5.24 60% of the leader · rank #62
63 Stockton University Galloway · 8,788 students 8,788 5.69 65% of the leader · rank #63
64 Princeton University Princeton · 8,922 students 8,922 6.61 75% of the leader · rank #64
65 Drew University Madison · 2,226 students 2,226 7.19 82% of the leader · rank #65
66 Rutgers University-Newark Newark · 10,809 students 10,809 8.14 93% of the leader · rank #66
67 Bloomfield College Bloomfield · 910 students 910 8.79 100% of the leader · rank #67
68 Adult and Continuing Education-BCTS Hackensack · 54 students 54 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #68
69 Advantage Career Institute Eatontown · 149 students 149 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #69
70 American Institute of Alternative Medicine East Brunswick · 32 students 32 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #70
71 American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education Piscataway · 397 students 397 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #71
72 American Institute-Cherry Hill Cherry Hill · 400 students 400 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #72
73 American Institute-Somerset Somerset · 274 students 274 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #73
74 American Institute-Toms River Toms River · 463 students 463 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #74
75 Artistic Academy of Hair Design Morris Plains · 93 students 93 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #75
76 ASI Career Institute Turnersville · 33 students 33 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #76
77 Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah Lakewood · 25 students 25 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #77
78 Bais Medrash Toras Chesed Lakewood · 125 students 125 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #78
79 Best Care College East Orange · 46 students 46 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #79
80 Beth Medrash of Asbury Park Lakewood · 109 students 109 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #80
81 Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult Education Burlington · 250 students 250 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #81
82 Capital Health School of Nursing Trenton · 53 students 53 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #82
83 Capital Health School of Radiologic Technology Trenton · 15 students 15 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #83
84 Center for the Healing Arts Voorhees · 36 students 36 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #84
85 Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & Cosmetology Wayne · 247 students 247 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #85
86 Cutting Edge Academy Succasunna · 94 students 94 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #86
87 DeVry University-New Jersey Iselin · 74 students 74 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #87
88 Eastern International College-Jersey City Jersey City · 474 students 474 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #88
89 Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine Bloomfield · 50 students 50 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #89
90 Eastwick College-Nutley Nutley · 456 students 456 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #90
91 Empire Beauty School-Bloomfield Bloomfield · 117 students 117 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #91
92 Empire Beauty School-Cherry Hill Cherry Hill · 125 students 125 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #92
93 Empire Beauty School-Union Union · 113 students 113 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #93
94 Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville Lawrenceville · 305 students 305 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #94
95 Fortis Institute-Wayne Wayne · 404 students 404 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #95
96 Healthcare Training Institute Union · 103 students 103 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #96
97 Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences Paterson · 134 students 134 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #97
98 Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing Teaneck · 181 students 181 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #98
99 Innovate Salon Academy South Plainfield · 247 students 247 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #99
100 Innovate Salon Academy Ewing · 153 students 153 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #100
101 Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud Belmar · 59 students 59 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #101
102 Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield South Plainfield · 324 students 324 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #102
103 MCVSD Neptune · 63 students 63 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #103
104 Medical Career Institute Ocean · 162 students 162 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #104
105 Mobile Technical Training South Hackensack · 31 students 31 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #105
106 Morris County Vocational School District Denville · 32 students 32 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #106
107 National Career Institute East Orange · 148 students 148 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #107
108 New Brunswick Theological Seminary New Brunswick · 131 students 131 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #108
109 New Community Career & Technical Institute Newark · 18 students 18 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #109
110 Ocean County Vocational-Technical School Toms River · 450 students 450 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #110
111 P B Cosmetology Education Center Gloucester City · 113 students 113 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #111
112 P C Age-Jersey City Jersey City · 163 students 163 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #112
113 Parisian Beauty School Hackensack · 464 students 464 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #113
114 PC AGE-Metropark Iselin · 56 students 56 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #114
115 Princeton Theological Seminary Princeton · 287 students 287 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #115
116 Prism Career Institute-Cherry Hill Cherry Hill · 328 students 328 3.05 35% of the leader · rank #116
117 Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic City West Atlantic City · 273 students 273 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #117
118 Pro Beauty Academy Edison · 100 students 100 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #118
119 Rabbi Jacob Joseph School Edison · 96 students 96 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #119
120 Rabbinical College of America Morristown · 206 students 206 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #120
121 Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim Lakewood · 81 students 81 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #121
122 Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness Voorhees · 381 students 381 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #122
123 Robert Fiance Beauty Schools Perth Amboy · 185 students 185 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #123
124 Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North Plainfield North Plainfield · 160 students 160 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #124
125 Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New York West New York · 229 students 229 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #125
126 Salon Professional Academy Howell · 143 students 143 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #126
127 Seminary Bnos Chaim Lakewood · 177 students 177 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #127
128 Shore Beauty School Egg Harbor Township · 174 students 174 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #128
129 Talmudical Academy-New Jersey Adelphia · 78 students 78 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #129
130 Total Image Beauty Academy Union City · 293 students 293 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #130
131 Union County Vocational Technical School Scotch Plains · 60 students 60 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #131
132 Universal Training Institute Perth Amboy · 133 students 133 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #132
133 Yeshiva Bais Aharon Lakewood · 13 students 13 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #133
134 Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah Lakewood · 79 students 79 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #134
135 Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok Lakewood · 69 students 69 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #135
136 Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel Lakewood · 172 students 172 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #136
137 Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah Lakewood · 189 students 189 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #137
138 Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood Keyport · 55 students 55 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #138
139 Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake Village Lakewood · 79 students 79 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #139
140 Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel Lakewood · 132 students 132 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #140
141 Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch North Plainfield · 70 students 70 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #141
142 Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma Union · 47 students 47 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #142
143 Yeshiva Toras Chaim Lakewood · 225 students 225 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #143
144 Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah Lakewood · 72 students 72 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #144
145 Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok Elizabeth · 52 students 52 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #145
146 Yeshivas Emek Hatorah Howell · 93 students 93 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #146

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What this means for you

Use New Jersey'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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