1
Community College of Rhode Island Warwick · 12,275 students
- Enrollment
- 12,275
- Incidents /1k
- 0.16
State profile · RI · Clery Act
Safest Colleges in Rhode Island
Federal Clery Act filings for all 20 tracked Rhode Island campuses, ranked by 2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students. Among nonzero reporters, Community College of Rhode Island currently has the lowest rate.
- 20
- Institutions tracked
- 4.86
- Avg campus rate / 1k (20 of 20 scored)
- 3.44
- Statewide rate / 1k
- #52
- Rank by avg campus rate
- 74,649
- Students enrolled
Among nonzero Clery reporters, Community College of Rhode Island has the lowest rate in Rhode Island
According to U.S. Department of Education Clery Act filings, across 20 tracked campuses in Rhode Island, 9 reported zero 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents used in the rate; among campuses with any in those categories, Community College of Rhode Island has the lowest rate at 0.16 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
- 20
- average campus, per 1,000 (20 of 20 scored)
- 4.86
- lowest nonzero rate - Community College of
- 0.16
- campuses at zero in score categories
- 9
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet RI · Rhode Island 4.86/1k campus avg · #52/59
RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · ZERO-MIX · WT-SMALL-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-HEAVY
- RATE-HIGH 4.86/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #52/59
- PHOTO-FINISH New Mexico · ±0.03
- ZERO-MIX 45% zero
- WT-SMALL-HOT Δ +1.42
- BOOK-FULL 20/20
- CONC-HEAVY top5 70%
Nearest campus-rate peer: New Mexico (+0.03/1k)
Rhode Island sheet RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · ZERO-MIX · WT-SMALL-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-HEAVY · peer New Mexico. 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-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · ZERO-MIX · WT-SMALL-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-HEAVY. Nearest unweighted-rate peer is New Mexico (+0.03/1k). Among nonzero reporters inside the state, Community College of Rhode Island leads at 0.16/1k. Instrument codes from this state's OPE Campus Safety sheet; compare similarly sized campuses before treating any single rate as decisive.
Rhode Island's unweighted average campus rate is higher than most scored U.S. states (only 12% of states report a higher average). Even so, Community College of Rhode Island leads nonzero reporters here at 0.16/1k, with University of Rhode Island (1.22/1k); Rhode Island College (2.27/1k) next. The five largest campuses account for 70% of enrollment, weigh large-campus rates separately from small ones.
Campus-rate neighbourhood around Rhode Island
Lowest/highest poles plus states nearest Rhode Island on unweighted average campus Clery rate. Full ladder: /rankings/.
- Marshall Islands · lowest 0
Marshall Islands (MH) - lowest
0 per 1,000 students
- Missouri · near
Missouri (MO) - near
4.22 per 1,000 students
- Rhode Island · this state
Rhode Island (RI) - this state
4.86 per 1,000 students
- New Mexico · near
New Mexico (NM) - near
4.89 per 1,000 students
- Iowa · near
Iowa (IA) - near
5.37 per 1,000 students
- Kansas · near
Kansas (KS) - near
5.58 per 1,000 students
- Vermont · highest
Vermont (VT) - highest
9.77 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of scored states around Rhode Island's 4.86/1k unweighted campus average, not a full 50-state board reprint.
Safest colleges in Rhode Island, ranked by reported rate
Ranked from the lowest 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA rate upward, counting only the 11 Rhode Island 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.
2
University of Rhode Island Kingston · 17,210 students
- Enrollment
- 17,210
- Incidents /1k
- 1.22
3
Rhode Island College Providence · 6,155 students
- Enrollment
- 6,155
- Incidents /1k
- 2.27
4
Bryant University Smithfield · 3,636 students
- Enrollment
- 3,636
- Incidents /1k
- 3.30
5
Salve Regina University Newport · 2,791 students
- Enrollment
- 2,791
- Incidents /1k
- 3.58
6
Providence College Providence · 4,666 students
- Enrollment
- 4,666
- Incidents /1k
- 3.86
7
Brown University Providence · 11,956 students
- Enrollment
- 11,956
- Incidents /1k
- 5.10
8
Johnson & Wales University-Providence Providence · 4,303 students
- Enrollment
- 4,303
- Incidents /1k
- 5.35
9
Roger Williams University Bristol · 4,350 students
- Enrollment
- 4,350
- Incidents /1k
- 5.75
10
Rhode Island School of Design Providence · 2,520 students
- Enrollment
- 2,520
- Incidents /1k
- 19.05
11
Roger Williams University School of Law Bristol · 484 students
- Enrollment
- 484
- Incidents /1k
- 47.52
| # | Campus | Enrollment | Incidents /1k |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Community College of Rhode Island Warwick · 12,275 students | 12,275 | 0.16 4% of the leader · rank #1 |
| 2 | University of Rhode Island Kingston · 17,210 students | 17,210 | 1.22 4% of the leader · rank #2 |
| 3 | Rhode Island College Providence · 6,155 students | 6,155 | 2.27 5% of the leader · rank #3 |
| 4 | Bryant University Smithfield · 3,636 students | 3,636 | 3.30 7% of the leader · rank #4 |
| 5 | Salve Regina University Newport · 2,791 students | 2,791 | 3.58 8% of the leader · rank #5 |
| 6 | Providence College Providence · 4,666 students | 4,666 | 3.86 8% of the leader · rank #6 |
| 7 | Brown University Providence · 11,956 students | 11,956 | 5.10 11% of the leader · rank #7 |
| 8 | Johnson & Wales University-Providence Providence · 4,303 students | 4,303 | 5.35 11% of the leader · rank #8 |
| 9 | Roger Williams University Bristol · 4,350 students | 4,350 | 5.75 12% of the leader · rank #9 |
| 10 | Rhode Island School of Design Providence · 2,520 students | 2,520 | 19.05 40% of the leader · rank #10 |
| 11 | Roger Williams University School of Law Bristol · 484 students | 484 | 47.52 100% of the leader · rank #11 |
Unranked campuses (9): zero score or no normalized rate
9 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.
COLLECTIV Academy-Cranston Cranston · 102 students
- Enrollment
- 102
- Incidents /1k
- 0.00
College Unbound Providence · 494 students
- Enrollment
- 494
- Incidents /1k
- 0.00
Empire Beauty School-Warwick Providence · 107 students
- Enrollment
- 107
- Incidents /1k
- 0.00
IYRS School of Technology & Trades Newport · 68 students
- Enrollment
- 68
- Incidents /1k
- 0.00
Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln Lincoln · 659 students
- Enrollment
- 659
- Incidents /1k
- 0.00
MotoRing Technical Training Institute East Providence · 124 students
- Enrollment
- 124
- Incidents /1k
- 0.00
New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich · 1,922 students
- Enrollment
- 1,922
- Incidents /1k
- 0.00
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Rhode Island Pawtucket · 646 students
- Enrollment
- 646
- Incidents /1k
- 0.00
Paul Mitchell the School-Rhode Island Cranston · 181 students
- Enrollment
- 181
- Incidents /1k
- 0.00
| # | Campus | Enrollment | Incidents /1k |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLECTIV Academy-Cranston Cranston · 102 students | 102 | 0.00 | |
| College Unbound Providence · 494 students | 494 | 0.00 | |
| Empire Beauty School-Warwick Providence · 107 students | 107 | 0.00 | |
| IYRS School of Technology & Trades Newport · 68 students | 68 | 0.00 | |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln Lincoln · 659 students | 659 | 0.00 | |
| MotoRing Technical Training Institute East Providence · 124 students | 124 | 0.00 | |
| New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich · 1,922 students | 1,922 | 0.00 | |
| New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Rhode Island Pawtucket · 646 students | 646 | 0.00 | |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Rhode Island Cranston · 181 students | 181 | 0.00 |
The largest universities in Rhode Island by enrollment
Enrollment leaders: University of Rhode Island (17,210); Community College of Rhode Island (12,275); Brown University (11,956), then 17 more. The 15 biggest Rhode Island 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 70% of the 74,649 students enrolled across all 20 tracked Rhode Island institutions. Mid-pack by size sits near New England Institute of Technology (1,922 students, 0.00/1k).
1
University of Rhode Island Kingston · 17,210 students
- Enrollment
- 17,210
- Incidents /1k
- 1.22
2
Community College of Rhode Island Warwick · 12,275 students
- Enrollment
- 12,275
- Incidents /1k
- 0.16
3
Brown University Providence · 11,956 students
- Enrollment
- 11,956
- Incidents /1k
- 5.10
4
Rhode Island College Providence · 6,155 students
- Enrollment
- 6,155
- Incidents /1k
- 2.27
5
Providence College Providence · 4,666 students
- Enrollment
- 4,666
- Incidents /1k
- 3.86
6
Roger Williams University Bristol · 4,350 students
- Enrollment
- 4,350
- Incidents /1k
- 5.75
7
Johnson & Wales University-Providence Providence · 4,303 students
- Enrollment
- 4,303
- Incidents /1k
- 5.35
8
Bryant University Smithfield · 3,636 students
- Enrollment
- 3,636
- Incidents /1k
- 3.30
9
Salve Regina University Newport · 2,791 students
- Enrollment
- 2,791
- Incidents /1k
- 3.58
10
Rhode Island School of Design Providence · 2,520 students
- Enrollment
- 2,520
- Incidents /1k
- 19.05
11
New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich · 1,922 students
- Enrollment
- 1,922
- Incidents /1k
- 0.00
12
Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln Lincoln · 659 students
- Enrollment
- 659
- Incidents /1k
- 0.00
13
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Rhode Island Pawtucket · 646 students
- Enrollment
- 646
- Incidents /1k
- 0.00
14
College Unbound Providence · 494 students
- Enrollment
- 494
- Incidents /1k
- 0.00
15
Roger Williams University School of Law Bristol · 484 students
- Enrollment
- 484
- Incidents /1k
- 47.52
| # | Institution | Enrollment | Incidents /1k |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Rhode Island Kingston · 17,210 students | 17,210 100% of the leader · rank #1 | 1.22 |
| 2 | Community College of Rhode Island Warwick · 12,275 students | 12,275 71% of the leader · rank #2 | 0.16 |
| 3 | Brown University Providence · 11,956 students | 11,956 69% of the leader · rank #3 | 5.10 |
| 4 | Rhode Island College Providence · 6,155 students | 6,155 36% of the leader · rank #4 | 2.27 |
| 5 | Providence College Providence · 4,666 students | 4,666 27% of the leader · rank #5 | 3.86 |
| 6 | Roger Williams University Bristol · 4,350 students | 4,350 25% of the leader · rank #6 | 5.75 |
| 7 | Johnson & Wales University-Providence Providence · 4,303 students | 4,303 25% of the leader · rank #7 | 5.35 |
| 8 | Bryant University Smithfield · 3,636 students | 3,636 21% of the leader · rank #8 | 3.30 |
| 9 | Salve Regina University Newport · 2,791 students | 2,791 16% of the leader · rank #9 | 3.58 |
| 10 | Rhode Island School of Design Providence · 2,520 students | 2,520 15% of the leader · rank #10 | 19.05 |
| 11 | New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich · 1,922 students | 1,922 11% of the leader · rank #11 | 0.00 |
| 12 | Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln Lincoln · 659 students | 659 4% of the leader · rank #12 | 0.00 |
| 13 | New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Rhode Island Pawtucket · 646 students | 646 4% of the leader · rank #13 | 0.00 |
| 14 | College Unbound Providence · 494 students | 494 4% of the leader · rank #14 | 0.00 |
| 15 | Roger Williams University School of Law Bristol · 484 students | 484 4% of the leader · rank #15 | 47.52 |
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 Rhode Island: closest on tracked campus count (20 here) and closest on unweighted average 2024 Clery rate (4.86/1k 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: New Mexico sits nearest on unweighted campus average (+0.03/1k). Inside Rhode Island, open Community College of Rhode Island's campus sheet next.
Rhode Island campus safety FAQ
What are the safest colleges in Rhode Island?
Among Rhode Island campuses that reported at least one 2024 Criminal Offense or VAWA incident in the Clery categories used here, Community College of Rhode Island has the lowest rate (0.16 per 1,000 students). Next among nonzero reporters: University of Rhode Island (1.22/1k); Rhode Island College (2.27/1k). 9 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 Rhode Island?
In Rhode Island, campuses with any 2024 Criminal Offenses or VAWA incidents in the score categories are ordered by incidents per 1,000 students - Community College of Rhode Island currently leads that nonzero list at 0.16/1k. Zero-report and unscored campuses stay unranked and alphabetical. See /methodology for the full rate definition.
How many colleges in Rhode Island are compared?
This page covers 20 tracked higher-education institutions in Rhode Island, serving about 74,649 enrolled students combined across 11 cities. 11 carry a ranked nonzero rate; 9 are listed without a safety ordinal. By enrollment the largest are University of Rhode Island (17,210); Community College of Rhode Island (12,275); Brown University (11,956). Nearby state averages for context: New Mexico (4.89/1k); Iowa (5.37/1k); Missouri (4.22/1k); Kansas (5.58/1k); Delaware (4.05/1k); Minnesota (3.73/1k).
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.