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Safest Colleges in Pennsylvania

Federal Clery Act filings for all 287 tracked Pennsylvania campuses, ranked by 2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students. Among nonzero reporters, Community College of Philadelphia currently has the lowest rate.

287
Institutions tracked
8.00
Avg campus rate / 1k (287 of 287 scored)
3.06
Statewide rate / 1k
#57
Rank by avg campus rate
632,720
Students enrolled

Among nonzero Clery reporters, Community College of Philadelphia has the lowest rate in Pennsylvania

According to U.S. Department of Education Clery Act filings, across 287 tracked campuses in Pennsylvania, 157 reported zero 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents used in the rate; among campuses with any in those categories, Community College of Philadelphia has the lowest rate at 0.08 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
287
average campus, per 1,000 (287 of 287 scored)
8.00
lowest nonzero rate - Community College of
0.08
campuses at zero in score categories
157

Data updated August 2026

Clery Act plate

Sheet PA · Pennsylvania 8.00/1k campus avg · #57/59

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

  • RATE-HOT 8.00/1k
  • RANK-BOTTOM #57/59
  • ABOVE-PEER West Virginia · +0.40
  • ZERO-MIX 55% zero
  • WT-SMALL-HOT Δ +4.94
  • BOOK-FULL 287/287
  • CONC-FLAT top5 26%

Nearest campus-rate peer: West Virginia (-0.40/1k)

Pennsylvania sheet RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-MIX · WT-SMALL-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-FLAT · peer West Virginia. 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-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-MIX · WT-SMALL-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-FLAT. Nearest unweighted-rate peer is West Virginia (-0.40/1k). Among nonzero reporters inside the state, Community College of Philadelphia leads at 0.08/1k. Instrument codes from this state's OPE Campus Safety sheet; compare similarly sized campuses before treating any single rate as decisive.

Pennsylvania's unweighted average campus rate is higher than most scored U.S. states (only 3% of states report a higher average). Even so, Community College of Philadelphia leads nonzero reporters here at 0.08/1k, with Harrisburg Area Community College (0.08/1k); Montgomery County Community College (0.11/1k) next. The five largest campuses account for 26% of enrollment, weigh large-campus rates separately from small ones.

Campus-rate neighbourhood around Pennsylvania

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

per 1,000 students

What this shows Neighbourhood of scored states around Pennsylvania's 8.00/1k 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 Pennsylvania, ranked by reported rate

Ranked from the lowest 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA rate upward, counting only the 130 Pennsylvania 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.

23
King's CollegeWilkes-Barre · 1,939 students
Enrollment
1,939
Incidents /1k
1.03
38
Manor CollegeJenkintown · 567 students
Enrollment
567
Incidents /1k
1.76
42
Thiel CollegeGreenville · 950 students
Enrollment
950
Incidents /1k
2.11
44
Geneva CollegeBeaver Falls · 1,366 students
Enrollment
1,366
Incidents /1k
2.20
45
Harcum CollegeBryn Mawr · 908 students
Enrollment
908
Incidents /1k
2.20
#CampusEnrollmentIncidents /1k
1Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia · 12,926 students12,9260.084% of the leader · rank #1
2Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg · 12,585 students12,5850.084% of the leader · rank #2
3Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell · 9,278 students9,2780.114% of the leader · rank #3
4Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksville · 6,221 students6,2210.164% of the leader · rank #4
5Delaware County Community CollegeMedia · 7,402 students7,4020.274% of the leader · rank #5
6Harrisburg University of Science and TechnologyHarrisburg · 3,650 students3,6500.274% of the leader · rank #6
7Point Park UniversityPittsburgh · 3,448 students3,4480.294% of the leader · rank #7
8Alvernia UniversityReading · 2,796 students2,7960.364% of the leader · rank #8
9Immaculata UniversityImmaculata · 2,512 students2,5120.404% of the leader · rank #9
10La Roche UniversityPittsburgh · 2,153 students2,1530.464% of the leader · rank #10
11Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh · 10,609 students10,6090.474% of the leader · rank #11
12Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia · 3,225 students3,2250.624% of the leader · rank #12
13Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport · 4,575 students4,5750.664% of the leader · rank #13
14Thaddeus Stevens College of TechnologyLancaster · 1,470 students1,4700.684% of the leader · rank #14
15Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicinePhiladelphia · 2,901 students2,9010.694% of the leader · rank #15
16Reading Area Community CollegeReading · 5,369 students5,3690.744% of the leader · rank #16
17Chestnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia · 1,288 students1,2880.784% of the leader · rank #17
18Marywood UniversityScranton · 2,530 students2,5300.794% of the leader · rank #18
19Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh · 8,234 students8,2340.854% of the leader · rank #19
20Salus UniversityElkins Park · 1,106 students1,1060.904% of the leader · rank #20
21Lackawanna CollegeScranton · 2,211 students2,2110.904% of the leader · rank #21
22Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock · 8,376 students8,3760.964% of the leader · rank #22
23King's CollegeWilkes-Barre · 1,939 students1,9391.034% of the leader · rank #23
24Seton Hill UniversityGreensburg · 1,927 students1,9271.044% of the leader · rank #24
25University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstown · 1,813 students1,8131.104% of the leader · rank #25
26Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township · 5,275 students5,2751.144% of the leader · rank #26
27Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville · 6,975 students6,9751.154% of the leader · rank #27
28Gannon UniversityErie · 4,189 students4,1891.194% of the leader · rank #28
29Eastern UniversitySaint Davids · 8,727 students8,7271.264% of the leader · rank #29
30Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia · 10,834 students10,8341.294% of the leader · rank #30
31Pennco Tech-BristolBristol · 771 students7711.304% of the leader · rank #31
32Misericordia UniversityDallas · 2,200 students2,2001.364% of the leader · rank #32
33Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh · 15,888 students15,8881.454% of the leader · rank #33
34Johnson CollegeScranton · 678 students6781.474% of the leader · rank #34
35Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg · 5,161 students5,1611.554% of the leader · rank #35
36YTI Career Institute-YorkYork · 642 students6421.564% of the leader · rank #36
37Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster · 2,519 students2,5191.594% of the leader · rank #37
38Manor CollegeJenkintown · 567 students5671.764% of the leader · rank #38
39Temple UniversityPhiladelphia · 29,640 students29,6401.894% of the leader · rank #39
40Villanova UniversityVillanova · 10,041 students10,0411.894% of the leader · rank #40
41Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre · 5,381 students5,3812.044% of the leader · rank #41
42Thiel CollegeGreenville · 950 students9502.114% of the leader · rank #42
43Lake Erie College of Osteopathic MedicineErie · 4,133 students4,1332.184% of the leader · rank #43
44Geneva CollegeBeaver Falls · 1,366 students1,3662.204% of the leader · rank #44
45Harcum CollegeBryn Mawr · 908 students9082.204% of the leader · rank #45
46Lehigh UniversityBethlehem · 7,692 students7,6922.214% of the leader · rank #46
47Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia · 21,153 students21,1532.224% of the leader · rank #47
48Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown · 1,290 students1,2902.334% of the leader · rank #48
49Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville · 2,146 students2,1462.334% of the leader · rank #49
50University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh · 35,724 students35,7242.444% of the leader · rank #50

80 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 (157): zero score or no normalized rate

157 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 142 stay out of this HTML table so large states stay crawlable.

#CampusEnrollmentIncidents /1k
All-State Career SchoolEssington · 886 students8860.00
All-State Career School-PittsburghWest Mifflin · 410 students4100.00
Altoona Beauty School IncAltoona · 70 students700.00
American Barber and Beauty AcademyReading · 104 students1040.00
ASPIRA City CollegePhiladelphia · 26 students260.00
Automotive Training Center-ExtonExton · 366 students3660.00
Automotive Training Center-WarminsterWarminster · 302 students3020.00
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia · 385 students3850.00
Barber and Beauty Academy of PennsylvaniaHarrisburg · 47 students470.00
Barber School of PittsburghPittsburgh · 86 students860.00
Bella Capelli AcademyMonroeville · 259 students2590.00
Berks Career & Technology CenterLeesport · 47 students470.00
Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchBryn Athyn · 255 students2550.00
Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown · 6,232 students6,2320.00
Bucks County School of Beauty Culture IncFeasterville · 82 students820.00

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

The largest universities in Pennsylvania by enrollment

Enrollment leaders: Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus (50,737); University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus (35,724); Temple University (29,640), then 284 more. The 15 biggest Pennsylvania 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 26% of the 632,720 students enrolled across all 287 tracked Pennsylvania institutions. Mid-pack by size sits near Gratz College (449 students, 0.00/1k).

#InstitutionEnrollmentIncidents /1k
1Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park · 50,737 students50,737100% of the leader · rank #14.22
2University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh · 35,724 students35,72470% of the leader · rank #22.44
3Temple UniversityPhiladelphia · 29,640 students29,64058% of the leader · rank #31.89
4University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia · 29,109 students29,10957% of the leader · rank #46.46
5Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia · 21,153 students21,15342% of the leader · rank #52.22
6West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester · 17,171 students17,17134% of the leader · rank #62.50
7Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh · 15,888 students15,88831% of the leader · rank #71.45
8Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia · 12,926 students12,92625% of the leader · rank #80.08
9Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg · 12,585 students12,58525% of the leader · rank #90.08
10Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg · 11,092 students11,09222% of the leader · rank #102.70
11Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia · 10,834 students10,83421% of the leader · rank #111.29
12Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh · 10,609 students10,60921% of the leader · rank #120.47
13Villanova UniversityVillanova · 10,041 students10,04120% of the leader · rank #131.89
14Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell · 9,278 students9,27818% of the leader · rank #140.11
15Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main CampusIndiana · 9,073 students9,07318% of the leader · rank #153.20

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 Pennsylvania: closest on tracked campus count (287 here) and closest on unweighted average 2024 Clery rate (8.00/1k 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: West Virginia sits nearest on unweighted campus average (-0.40/1k). Inside Pennsylvania, open Community College of Philadelphia's campus sheet next.

Community College of Philadelphia profile → | All states → | Pennsylvania net price → | Incident tool → | Methodology →

Pennsylvania campus safety FAQ

What are the safest colleges in Pennsylvania?

Among Pennsylvania campuses that reported at least one 2024 Criminal Offense or VAWA incident in the Clery categories used here, Community College of Philadelphia has the lowest rate (0.08 per 1,000 students). Next among nonzero reporters: Harrisburg Area Community College (0.08/1k); Montgomery County Community College (0.11/1k). 157 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 Pennsylvania?

In Pennsylvania, campuses with any 2024 Criminal Offenses or VAWA incidents in the score categories are ordered by incidents per 1,000 students - Community College of Philadelphia currently leads that nonzero list at 0.08/1k. Zero-report and unscored campuses stay unranked and alphabetical. See /methodology for the full rate definition.

How many colleges in Pennsylvania are compared?

This page covers 287 tracked higher-education institutions in Pennsylvania, serving about 632,720 enrolled students combined across 150 cities. 130 carry a ranked nonzero rate; 157 are listed without a safety ordinal. By enrollment the largest are Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus (50,737); University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus (35,724); Temple University (29,640). Nearby state averages for context: West Virginia (7.60/1k); District of Columbia (8.54/1k); Vermont (9.77/1k); Kansas (5.58/1k); Iowa (5.37/1k); New Mexico (4.89/1k).

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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.