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Safest Colleges in Texas

Federal Clery Act filings for all 370 tracked Texas campuses, ranked by 2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students. Among nonzero reporters, Odessa College currently has the lowest rate.

370
Institutions tracked
2.59
Avg campus rate / 1k (370 of 370 scored)
2.72
Statewide rate / 1k
#45
Rank by avg campus rate
1,693,589
Students enrolled

Among nonzero Clery reporters, Odessa College has the lowest rate in Texas

According to U.S. Department of Education Clery Act filings, across 370 tracked campuses in Texas, 223 reported zero 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents used in the rate; among campuses with any in those categories, Odessa College has the lowest rate at 0.10 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
370
average campus, per 1,000 (370 of 370 scored)
2.59
lowest nonzero rate - Odessa College
0.10
campuses at zero in score categories
223

Data updated August 2026

Clery Act plate

Sheet TX · Texas 2.59/1k campus avg · #45/59

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

  • RATE-MID 2.59/1k
  • RANK-LOWER #45/59
  • PHOTO-FINISH Maryland · ±0.06
  • ZERO-HEAVY 60% zero
  • WT-LARGE-HOT Δ −0.13
  • BOOK-FULL 370/370
  • CONC-FLAT top5 19%

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

Texas sheet RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · ZERO-HEAVY · WT-LARGE-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-FLAT · peer Maryland. 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-HEAVY · WT-LARGE-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-FLAT. Nearest unweighted-rate peer is Maryland (+0.06/1k). Among nonzero reporters inside the state, Odessa College leads at 0.10/1k. Instrument codes from this state's OPE Campus Safety sheet; compare similarly sized campuses before treating any single rate as decisive.

Most scored campuses in Texas (223 of 370) reported zero in the 2024 score categories and stay unranked against each other. Among the nonzero reporters, Odessa College leads at 0.10/1k, then Lone Star College System (0.16/1k); Midland College (0.18/1k). A high zero share is a filing pattern, not a proof that campuses are safer.

Campus-rate neighbourhood around Texas

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

per 1,000 students

What this shows Neighbourhood of scored states around Texas's 2.59/1k 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 Texas, ranked by reported rate

Ranked from the lowest 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA rate upward, counting only the 147 Texas 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.

1
Odessa CollegeOdessa · 9,981 students
Enrollment
9,981
Incidents /1k
0.10
9
Howard CollegeBig Spring · 4,101 students
Enrollment
4,101
Incidents /1k
0.24
26
Del Mar CollegeCorpus Christi · 10,256 students
Enrollment
10,256
Incidents /1k
0.49
32
Dallas CollegeDallas · 69,749 students
Enrollment
69,749
Incidents /1k
0.60
35
Cisco CollegeCisco · 3,160 students
Enrollment
3,160
Incidents /1k
0.63
38
Hill CollegeHillsboro · 4,158 students
Enrollment
4,158
Incidents /1k
0.72
39
Panola CollegeCarthage · 2,691 students
Enrollment
2,691
Incidents /1k
0.74
#CampusEnrollmentIncidents /1k
1Odessa CollegeOdessa · 9,981 students9,9810.104% of the leader · rank #1
2Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands · 73,077 students73,0770.164% of the leader · rank #2
3Midland CollegeMidland · 5,690 students5,6900.184% of the leader · rank #3
4Lamar Institute of TechnologyBeaumont · 5,680 students5,6800.184% of the leader · rank #4
5El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso · 25,567 students25,5670.204% of the leader · rank #5
6South Texas CollegeMcallen · 27,431 students27,4310.224% of the leader · rank #6
7Paris Junior CollegeParis · 4,533 students4,5330.224% of the leader · rank #7
8Coastal Bend CollegeBeeville · 4,259 students4,2590.234% of the leader · rank #8
9Howard CollegeBig Spring · 4,101 students4,1010.244% of the leader · rank #9
10McLennan Community CollegeWaco · 7,850 students7,8500.254% of the leader · rank #10
11St Philip's CollegeSan Antonio · 17,299 students17,2990.294% of the leader · rank #11
12University of Houston-DowntownHouston · 13,730 students13,7300.294% of the leader · rank #12
13San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena · 31,812 students31,8120.314% of the leader · rank #13
14Houston Community CollegeHouston · 53,253 students53,2530.324% of the leader · rank #14
15Amarillo CollegeAmarillo · 9,262 students9,2620.324% of the leader · rank #15
16Dallas Theological SeminaryDallas · 2,589 students2,5890.394% of the leader · rank #16
17Palo Alto CollegeSan Antonio · 12,395 students12,3950.404% of the leader · rank #17
18Galveston CollegeGalveston · 2,405 students2,4050.424% of the leader · rank #18
19Kilgore CollegeKilgore · 7,198 students7,1980.424% of the leader · rank #19
20Northeast Lakeview CollegeUniversal City · 9,355 students9,3550.434% of the leader · rank #20
21Parker UniversityDallas · 2,308 students2,3080.434% of the leader · rank #21
22Chamberlain University-TexasHouston · 2,270 students2,2700.444% of the leader · rank #22
23Blinn College DistrictBrenham · 18,095 students18,0950.444% of the leader · rank #23
24Central Texas CollegeKilleen · 8,373 students8,3730.484% of the leader · rank #24
25University of DallasIrving · 2,078 students2,0780.484% of the leader · rank #25
26Del Mar CollegeCorpus Christi · 10,256 students10,2560.494% of the leader · rank #26
27Trinity Valley Community CollegeAthens · 5,961 students5,9610.504% of the leader · rank #27
28University of North Texas at DallasDallas · 3,794 students3,7940.534% of the leader · rank #28
29Lamar State College-OrangeOrange · 3,629 students3,6290.554% of the leader · rank #29
30Collin County Community College DistrictMckinney · 39,548 students39,5480.564% of the leader · rank #30
31Northwest Vista CollegeSan Antonio · 20,060 students20,0600.604% of the leader · rank #31
32Dallas CollegeDallas · 69,749 students69,7490.604% of the leader · rank #32
33Weatherford CollegeWeatherford · 6,520 students6,5200.614% of the leader · rank #33
34Lubbock Christian UniversityLubbock · 1,595 students1,5950.634% of the leader · rank #34
35Cisco CollegeCisco · 3,160 students3,1600.634% of the leader · rank #35
36Texas Southmost CollegeBrownsville · 8,828 students8,8280.684% of the leader · rank #36
37Concordia University TexasAustin · 1,396 students1,3960.724% of the leader · rank #37
38Hill CollegeHillsboro · 4,158 students4,1580.724% of the leader · rank #38
39Panola CollegeCarthage · 2,691 students2,6910.744% of the leader · rank #39
40Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.Houston · 2,632 students2,6320.764% of the leader · rank #40
41The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg · 33,881 students33,8810.804% of the leader · rank #41
42Alvin Community CollegeAlvin · 5,872 students5,8720.854% of the leader · rank #42
43Lamar State College-Port ArthurPort Arthur · 4,680 students4,6800.854% of the leader · rank #43
44University of North Texas Health Science CenterFort Worth · 2,332 students2,3320.864% of the leader · rank #44
45Houston Christian UniversityHouston · 4,276 students4,2760.944% of the leader · rank #45
46San Antonio CollegeSan Antonio · 19,901 students19,9010.954% of the leader · rank #46
47Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-El PasoEl Paso · 997 students9971.004% of the leader · rank #47
48The College of Health Care Professions-AustinAustin · 974 students9741.034% of the leader · rank #48
49The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso · 25,039 students25,0391.124% of the leader · rank #49
50Tarleton State UniversityStephenville · 17,433 students17,4331.154% of the leader · rank #50

97 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 (223): zero score or no normalized rate

223 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 208 stay out of this HTML table so large states stay crawlable.

#CampusEnrollmentIncidents /1k
ABC Beauty AcademyRichardson · 52 students520.00
Academy of Hair Design-JasperJasper · 52 students520.00
Academy of Hair Design-LufkinLufkin · 74 students740.00
Advanced Barber College and Hair DesignWeslaco · 91 students910.00
Alamo City Barber CollegeSan Antonio · 114 students1140.00
Allgood Beauty InstituteFrisco · 30 students300.00
Amberton UniversityGarland · 892 students8920.00
American College of Acupuncture and Oriental MedHouston · 76 students760.00
American InterContinental University-HoustonHouston · 116 students1160.00
Angelina CollegeLufkin · 3,890 students3,8900.00
Ann Webb Skin InstituteAustin · 121 students1210.00
Arizona College of Nursing-DallasDallas · 588 students5880.00
Arlington Baptist UniversityArlington · 302 students3020.00
Arlington Career InstituteGrand Prairie · 562 students5620.00
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-AustinAustin · 305 students3050.00

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

The largest universities in Texas by enrollment

Enrollment leaders: Texas A&M University-College Station (78,321); Lone Star College System (73,077); Dallas College (69,749), then 367 more. The 15 biggest Texas 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 19% of the 1,693,589 students enrolled across all 370 tracked Texas institutions. Mid-pack by size sits near South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco (521 students, 0.00/1k).

3
Dallas CollegeDallas · 69,749 students
Enrollment
69,749
Incidents /1k
0.60
#InstitutionEnrollmentIncidents /1k
1Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station · 78,321 students78,321100% of the leader · rank #112.28
2Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands · 73,077 students73,07793% of the leader · rank #20.16
3Dallas CollegeDallas · 69,749 students69,74989% of the leader · rank #30.60
4The University of Texas at AustinAustin · 53,864 students53,86469% of the leader · rank #41.95
5Houston Community CollegeHouston · 53,253 students53,25368% of the leader · rank #50.32
6University of HoustonHouston · 47,980 students47,98061% of the leader · rank #65.54
7University of North TexasDenton · 46,864 students46,86460% of the leader · rank #73.61
8The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington · 44,956 students44,95657% of the leader · rank #82.34
9Tarrant County College DistrictFort Worth · 43,928 students43,92856% of the leader · rank #91.68
10Texas Tech UniversityLubbock · 40,757 students40,75752% of the leader · rank #103.66
11Texas State UniversitySan Marcos · 40,674 students40,67452% of the leader · rank #117.30
12Austin Community College DistrictAustin · 39,727 students39,72751% of the leader · rank #124.05
13Collin County Community College DistrictMckinney · 39,548 students39,54850% of the leader · rank #130.56
14The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio · 35,770 students35,77046% of the leader · rank #141.98
15The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg · 33,881 students33,88143% of the leader · rank #150.80

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 Texas: closest on tracked campus count (370 here) and closest on unweighted average 2024 Clery rate (2.59/1k 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: Maryland sits nearest on unweighted campus average (+0.06/1k). Inside Texas, open Odessa College's campus sheet next.

Odessa College profile → | All states → | Texas net price → | Incident tool → | Methodology →

Texas campus safety FAQ

What are the safest colleges in Texas?

Among Texas campuses that reported at least one 2024 Criminal Offense or VAWA incident in the Clery categories used here, Odessa College has the lowest rate (0.10 per 1,000 students). Next among nonzero reporters: Lone Star College System (0.16/1k); Midland College (0.18/1k). 223 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 Texas?

In Texas, campuses with any 2024 Criminal Offenses or VAWA incidents in the score categories are ordered by incidents per 1,000 students - Odessa College currently leads that nonzero list at 0.10/1k. Zero-report and unscored campuses stay unranked and alphabetical. See /methodology for the full rate definition.

How many colleges in Texas are compared?

This page covers 370 tracked higher-education institutions in Texas, serving about 1,693,589 enrolled students combined across 120 cities. 147 carry a ranked nonzero rate; 223 are listed without a safety ordinal. By enrollment the largest are Texas A&M University-College Station (78,321); Lone Star College System (73,077); Dallas College (69,749). Nearby state averages for context: Maryland (2.65/1k); Oregon (2.52/1k); Washington (2.46/1k); Hawaii (2.75/1k); Massachusetts (2.43/1k); Nebraska (2.42/1k).

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.