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Safest Colleges in Oregon

Federal Clery Act filings for all 65 tracked Oregon campuses, ranked by 2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students. Among nonzero reporters, Linn-Benton Community College currently has the lowest rate.

65
Institutions tracked
2.52
Avg campus rate / 1k (65 of 65 scored)
3.30
Statewide rate / 1k
#44
Rank by avg campus rate
203,599
Students enrolled

Among nonzero Clery reporters, Linn-Benton Community College has the lowest rate in Oregon

According to U.S. Department of Education Clery Act filings, across 65 tracked campuses in Oregon, 33 reported zero 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents used in the rate; among campuses with any in those categories, Linn-Benton Community College has the lowest rate at 0.19 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
65
average campus, per 1,000 (65 of 65 scored)
2.52
lowest nonzero rate - Linn-Benton Community College
0.19
campuses at zero in score categories
33

Data updated August 2026

Clery Act plate

Sheet OR · Oregon 2.52/1k campus avg · #44/59

RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · ZERO-MIX · WT-LARGE-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-MID

  • RATE-MID 2.52/1k
  • RANK-LOWER #44/59
  • PHOTO-FINISH Washington · ±0.06
  • ZERO-MIX 51% zero
  • WT-LARGE-HOT Δ −0.78
  • BOOK-FULL 65/65
  • CONC-MID top5 54%

Nearest campus-rate peer: Washington (-0.06/1k)

Oregon sheet RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · ZERO-MIX · WT-LARGE-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-MID · peer Washington. 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-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · ZERO-MIX · WT-LARGE-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-MID. Nearest unweighted-rate peer is Washington (-0.06/1k). Among nonzero reporters inside the state, Linn-Benton Community College leads at 0.19/1k. Instrument codes from this state's OPE Campus Safety sheet; compare similarly sized campuses before treating any single rate as decisive.

Oregon's unweighted average campus rate is higher than most scored U.S. states (only 25% of states report a higher average). Even so, Linn-Benton Community College leads nonzero reporters here at 0.19/1k, with Clackamas Community College (0.36/1k); Central Oregon Community College (0.46/1k) next. The five largest campuses account for 54% of enrollment, weigh large-campus rates separately from small ones.

Campus-rate neighbourhood around Oregon

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

per 1,000 students

What this shows Neighbourhood of scored states around Oregon's 2.52/1k 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 Oregon, ranked by reported rate

Ranked from the lowest 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA rate upward, counting only the 32 Oregon campuses with at least one incident in those score categories. Positions are numbered within that group, because a rank counted through the zero-score campuses below would order them by nothing.

17
Pacific University Forest Grove · 3,427 students
Enrollment
3,427
Incidents /1k
3.50
32
Reed College Portland · 1,358 students
Enrollment
1,358
Incidents /1k
38.29
# Campus EnrollmentIncidents /1k
1 Linn-Benton Community College Albany · 5,242 students 5,242 0.19 4% of the leader · rank #1
2 Clackamas Community College Oregon City · 5,545 students 5,545 0.36 4% of the leader · rank #2
3 Central Oregon Community College Bend · 4,332 students 4,332 0.46 4% of the leader · rank #3
4 Mt Hood Community College Gresham · 6,476 students 6,476 0.46 4% of the leader · rank #4
5 Rogue Community College Grants Pass · 4,009 students 4,009 0.50 4% of the leader · rank #5
6 Klamath Community College Klamath Falls · 1,834 students 1,834 0.55 4% of the leader · rank #6
7 Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls · 5,299 students 5,299 0.57 4% of the leader · rank #7
8 George Fox University Newberg · 4,916 students 4,916 0.61 4% of the leader · rank #8
9 Eastern Oregon University La Grande · 2,894 students 2,894 0.69 4% of the leader · rank #9
10 Portland Community College Portland · 20,861 students 20,861 1.15 4% of the leader · rank #10
11 Lane Community College Eugene · 6,810 students 6,810 1.17 4% of the leader · rank #11
12 Chemeketa Community College Salem · 8,098 students 8,098 1.85 5% of the leader · rank #12
13 University of Portland Portland · 3,285 students 3,285 2.13 6% of the leader · rank #13
14 National University of Natural Medicine Portland · 414 students 414 2.42 6% of the leader · rank #14
15 Clatsop Community College Astoria · 754 students 754 2.65 7% of the leader · rank #15
16 Corban University Salem · 1,029 students 1,029 2.92 8% of the leader · rank #16
17 Pacific University Forest Grove · 3,427 students 3,427 3.50 9% of the leader · rank #17
18 Linfield University Mcminnville · 1,709 students 1,709 3.51 9% of the leader · rank #18
19 Portland State University Portland · 19,951 students 19,951 3.81 10% of the leader · rank #19
20 Oregon State University Corvallis · 37,163 students 37,163 3.85 10% of the leader · rank #20
21 Southwestern Oregon Community College Coos Bay · 1,551 students 1,551 3.87 10% of the leader · rank #21
22 Southern Oregon University Ashland · 5,113 students 5,113 3.91 10% of the leader · rank #22
23 Western Oregon University Monmouth · 3,722 students 3,722 5.10 13% of the leader · rank #23
24 Lewis & Clark College Portland · 3,504 students 3,504 5.99 16% of the leader · rank #24
25 University of Oregon Eugene · 24,404 students 24,404 6.52 17% of the leader · rank #25
26 Bushnell University Eugene · 761 students 761 6.57 17% of the leader · rank #26
27 Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend · 1,296 students 1,296 8.49 22% of the leader · rank #27
28 Willamette University Salem · 2,180 students 2,180 8.72 23% of the leader · rank #28
29 Oregon Health & Science University Portland · 2,942 students 2,942 12.58 33% of the leader · rank #29
30 Warner Pacific University Portland · 378 students 378 13.23 35% of the leader · rank #30
31 Phagans Beauty College Corvallis · 59 students 59 16.95 44% of the leader · rank #31
32 Reed College Portland · 1,358 students 1,358 38.29 100% of the leader · rank #32

Unranked campuses (33): zero score or no normalized rate

33 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 18 stay out of this HTML table so large states stay crawlable.

# Campus EnrollmentIncidents /1k
Aveda Institute-Portland Portland · 238 students 238 0.00
Beau Monde Academy of Barbering and Cosmetology Portland · 92 students 92 0.00
Blue Mountain Community College Pendleton · 1,407 students 1,407 0.00
Carrington College-Portland Portland · 254 students 254 0.00
College of Hair Design Careers Salem · 58 students 58 0.00
Columbia Gorge Community College The Dalles · 812 students 812 0.00
Concorde Career College-Portland Portland · 172 students 172 0.00
East West College of the Healing Arts Portland · 236 students 236 0.00
Institute of Technology Salem · 267 students 267 0.00
Johnny Matthew's Hairdressing Training School Salem · 60 students 60 0.00
Mount Angel Seminary Saint Benedict · 127 students 127 0.00
New Hope Christian College-Eugene Eugene · 56 students 56 0.00
Northwest College-Beaverton Beaverton · 37 students 37 0.00
Northwest College-Clackamas Happy Valley · 35 students 35 0.00
Northwest College-Eugene Springfield · 139 students 139 0.00

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

The largest universities in Oregon by enrollment

Enrollment leaders: Oregon State University (37,163); University of Oregon (24,404); Portland Community College (20,861), then 62 more. The 15 biggest Oregon 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 54% of the 203,599 students enrolled across all 65 tracked Oregon institutions. Mid-pack by size sits near Bushnell University (761 students, 6.57/1k).

# Institution EnrollmentIncidents /1k
1 Oregon State University Corvallis · 37,163 students 37,163 100% of the leader · rank #1 3.85
2 University of Oregon Eugene · 24,404 students 24,404 66% of the leader · rank #2 6.52
3 Portland Community College Portland · 20,861 students 20,861 56% of the leader · rank #3 1.15
4 Portland State University Portland · 19,951 students 19,951 54% of the leader · rank #4 3.81
5 Chemeketa Community College Salem · 8,098 students 8,098 22% of the leader · rank #5 1.85
6 Lane Community College Eugene · 6,810 students 6,810 18% of the leader · rank #6 1.17
7 Mt Hood Community College Gresham · 6,476 students 6,476 17% of the leader · rank #7 0.46
8 Clackamas Community College Oregon City · 5,545 students 5,545 15% of the leader · rank #8 0.36
9 Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls · 5,299 students 5,299 14% of the leader · rank #9 0.57
10 Linn-Benton Community College Albany · 5,242 students 5,242 14% of the leader · rank #10 0.19
11 Southern Oregon University Ashland · 5,113 students 5,113 14% of the leader · rank #11 3.91
12 George Fox University Newberg · 4,916 students 4,916 13% of the leader · rank #12 0.61
13 Central Oregon Community College Bend · 4,332 students 4,332 12% of the leader · rank #13 0.46
14 Rogue Community College Grants Pass · 4,009 students 4,009 11% of the leader · rank #14 0.50
15 Western Oregon University Monmouth · 3,722 students 3,722 10% of the leader · rank #15 5.10

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 Oregon: closest on tracked campus count (65 here) and closest on unweighted average 2024 Clery rate (2.52/1k 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: Washington sits nearest on unweighted campus average (-0.06/1k). Inside Oregon, open Linn-Benton Community College's campus sheet next.

Linn-Benton Community College profile → | All states → | Oregon net price → | Incident tool → | Methodology →

Oregon campus safety FAQ

What are the safest colleges in Oregon?

Among Oregon campuses that reported at least one 2024 Criminal Offense or VAWA incident in the Clery categories used here, Linn-Benton Community College has the lowest rate (0.19 per 1,000 students). Next among nonzero reporters: Clackamas Community College (0.36/1k); Central Oregon Community College (0.46/1k). 33 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 Oregon?

In Oregon, campuses with any 2024 Criminal Offenses or VAWA incidents in the score categories are ordered by incidents per 1,000 students - Linn-Benton Community College currently leads that nonzero list at 0.19/1k. Zero-report and unscored campuses stay unranked and alphabetical. See /methodology for the full rate definition.

How many colleges in Oregon are compared?

This page covers 65 tracked higher-education institutions in Oregon, serving about 203,599 enrolled students combined across 31 cities. 32 carry a ranked nonzero rate; 33 are listed without a safety ordinal. By enrollment the largest are Oregon State University (37,163); University of Oregon (24,404); Portland Community College (20,861). Nearby state averages for context: Washington (2.46/1k); Texas (2.59/1k); Massachusetts (2.43/1k); Nebraska (2.42/1k); Alaska (2.41/1k); North Dakota (2.38/1k).

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.