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Virginia Campus Safety

According to the U.S. Department of Education's Clery Act filings, this covers on-campus safety for all 133 tracked colleges and universities in Virginia, ranked by reported incident rate per 1,000 enrolled students.

133
Institutions tracked
1.87
Avg incidents / 1k
#22
State safety rank
562,721
Students enrolled

Data updated June 2026

The state in one line

Across Virginia's 133 campuses, Blue Ridge Community College reports the lowest rate (0.00 per 1,000), the median campus reports 0.00, and 79 campuses reported zero on-campus incidents.

133
campuses tracked
1.87
statewide avg, per 1,000
0.00
safest - Blue Ridge Community
79
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.

Virginia reports Clery Act campus safety data across 133 higher education institutions distributed across 67 cities , serving approximately 562,721 enrolled students combined. The statewide average safety score stands at 1.87 on-campus incidents per 1,000 enrolled students, placing Virginia at national rank #22 among US states for campus safety outcomes. The median institution in Virginia reports 0.00 incidents per 1,000 students, while 79 campuses reported zero on-campus incidents during the survey window.

The largest institution by enrollment is Liberty University with 103,068 students and a safety score of 1.12. 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.

Virginia campuses, ranked by safety

# Campus EnrollmentIncidents /1k
1 Blue Ridge Community College Weyers Cave · 3,718 students 3,718 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #1
2 Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach · 1,339 students 1,339 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #2
3 Mountain Gateway Community College Clifton Forge · 1,002 students 1,002 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #3
4 Danville Community College Danville · 2,489 students 2,489 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #4
5 Eastern Shore Community College Melfa · 720 students 720 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #5
6 Brightpoint Community College Chester · 9,023 students 9,023 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #6
7 Laurel Ridge Community College Middletown · 5,935 students 5,935 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #7
8 Mountain Empire Community College Big Stone Gap · 2,015 students 2,015 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #8
9 American National University Salem · 824 students 824 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #9
10 Tidewater Tech-Trades Norfolk · 514 students 514 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #10
11 Patrick & Henry Community College Martinsville · 1,932 students 1,932 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #11
12 Paul D Camp Community College Franklin · 1,168 students 1,168 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #12
13 Rappahannock Community College Glenns · 2,767 students 2,767 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #13
14 Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing Richmond · 527 students 527 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #14
15 Southside Virginia Community College Alberta · 3,258 students 3,258 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #15
16 Southwest Virginia Community College Richlands · 2,288 students 2,288 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #16
17 Strayer University-Virginia Arlington · 2,382 students 2,382 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #17
18 Virginia Peninsula Community College Hampton · 6,127 students 6,127 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #18
19 Virginia Highlands Community College Abingdon · 2,052 students 2,052 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #19
20 Virginia University of Lynchburg Lynchburg · 589 students 589 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #20
21 University of the Potomac-VA Campus Falls Church · 547 students 547 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #21
22 Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine Blacksburg · 2,596 students 2,596 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #22
23 Chamberlain University-Virginia Vienna · 567 students 567 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #23
24 Washington University of Science and Technology Alexandria · 1,105 students 1,105 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #24
25 Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing Falls Church · 719 students 719 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #25
26 Tidewater Community College Norfolk · 15,912 students 15,912 0.06 4% of the leader · rank #26
27 Piedmont Virginia Community College Charlottesville · 5,174 students 5,174 0.19 4% of the leader · rank #27
28 New River Community College Dublin · 4,156 students 4,156 0.24 4% of the leader · rank #28
29 Germanna Community College Locust Grove · 8,082 students 8,082 0.25 4% of the leader · rank #29
30 ECPI University Virginia Beach · 11,745 students 11,745 0.26 4% of the leader · rank #30
31 J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond · 7,707 students 7,707 0.26 4% of the leader · rank #31
32 Central Virginia Community College Lynchburg · 3,410 students 3,410 0.29 4% of the leader · rank #32
33 Regent University Virginia Beach · 10,168 students 10,168 0.29 4% of the leader · rank #33
34 Northern Virginia Community College Annandale · 53,810 students 53,810 0.41 4% of the leader · rank #34
35 Wytheville Community College Wytheville · 2,119 students 2,119 0.47 4% of the leader · rank #35
36 Virginia Western Community College Roanoke · 6,170 students 6,170 0.49 4% of the leader · rank #36
37 University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg · 3,808 students 3,808 1.05 4% of the leader · rank #37
38 Liberty University Lynchburg · 103,068 students 103,068 1.12 4% of the leader · rank #38
39 Mary Baldwin University Staunton · 1,792 students 1,792 1.12 4% of the leader · rank #39
40 Shenandoah University Winchester · 4,343 students 4,343 1.15 4% of the leader · rank #40
41 Hollins University Roanoke · 782 students 782 1.28 4% of the leader · rank #41
42 Marymount University Arlington · 3,667 students 3,667 1.36 4% of the leader · rank #42
43 James Madison University Harrisonburg · 22,758 students 22,758 1.54 4% of the leader · rank #43
44 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg · 38,294 students 38,294 1.67 4% of the leader · rank #44
45 Virginia Wesleyan University Virginia Beach · 1,711 students 1,711 1.75 5% of the leader · rank #45
46 Southern Virginia University Buena Vista · 967 students 967 2.07 5% of the leader · rank #46
47 Averett University Danville · 1,378 students 1,378 2.18 6% of the leader · rank #47
48 George Mason University Fairfax · 39,527 students 39,527 2.23 6% of the leader · rank #48
49 Richard Bland College South Prince George · 2,598 students 2,598 2.31 6% of the leader · rank #49
50 Hampton University Hampton · 3,649 students 3,649 2.47 7% of the leader · rank #50
51 Old Dominion University Norfolk · 22,541 students 22,541 2.75 7% of the leader · rank #51
52 Bluefield University Bluefield · 989 students 989 3.03 8% of the leader · rank #52
53 Radford University Radford · 7,531 students 7,531 3.19 8% of the leader · rank #53
54 Virginia Military Institute Lexington · 1,560 students 1,560 3.21 8% of the leader · rank #54
55 Roanoke College Salem · 1,835 students 1,835 3.27 9% of the leader · rank #55
56 William & Mary Williamsburg · 9,762 students 9,762 3.48 9% of the leader · rank #56
57 Washington and Lee University Lexington · 2,277 students 2,277 3.95 10% of the leader · rank #57
58 University of Richmond University of Richmond · 3,776 students 3,776 3.97 10% of the leader · rank #58
59 Longwood University Farmville · 4,545 students 4,545 4.18 11% of the leader · rank #59
60 Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg · 1,292 students 1,292 4.64 12% of the leader · rank #60
61 Bridgewater College Bridgewater · 1,436 students 1,436 4.87 13% of the leader · rank #61
62 Virginia Union University Richmond · 1,662 students 1,662 5.42 14% of the leader · rank #62
63 Norfolk State University Norfolk · 6,045 students 6,045 5.62 15% of the leader · rank #63
64 Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney · 876 students 876 5.71 15% of the leader · rank #64
65 Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk · 1,235 students 1,235 8.10 21% of the leader · rank #65
66 University of Lynchburg Lynchburg · 2,592 students 2,592 8.10 21% of the leader · rank #66
67 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond · 28,238 students 28,238 9.28 25% of the leader · rank #67
68 University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville · 25,924 students 25,924 9.61 25% of the leader · rank #68
69 Randolph-Macon College Ashland · 1,523 students 1,523 9.85 26% of the leader · rank #69
70 Emory & Henry College Emory · 1,364 students 1,364 10.26 27% of the leader · rank #70
71 Virginia State University Petersburg · 5,190 students 5,190 10.60 28% of the leader · rank #71
72 University of Virginia's College at Wise Wise · 1,911 students 1,911 10.99 29% of the leader · rank #72
73 Ferrum College Ferrum · 767 students 767 13.04 34% of the leader · rank #73
74 Christopher Newport University Newport News · 4,503 students 4,503 13.10 35% of the leader · rank #74
75 Randolph College Lynchburg · 634 students 634 37.85 100% of the leader · rank #75
76 Advanced Technology Institute Virginia Beach · 377 students 377 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #76
77 Another Level Barbering and Cosmetology School Petersburg · 77 students 77 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #77
78 Appalachian College of Pharmacy Oakwood · 125 students 125 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #78
79 Appalachian School of Law Grundy · 140 students 140 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #79
80 Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church Falls Church · 284 students 284 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #80
81 Ascent College Gainesville · 87 students 87 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #81
82 Asher Institute of Hampton Hampton · 118 students 118 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #82
83 Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Lafayette-Arlington Arlington · 211 students 211 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #83
84 Avi Career Training Great Falls · 74 students 74 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #84
85 Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas Manassas · 189 students 189 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #85
86 Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Norfolk Norfolk · 237 students 237 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #86
87 Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical Imaging Richmond · 31 students 31 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #87
88 Cayce/Reilly School of Massage Virginia Beach · 25 students 25 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #88
89 Centra College Lynchburg · 212 students 212 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #89
90 Central School of Practical Nursing Norfolk · 24 students 24 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #90
91 Centura College-Chesapeake Chesapeake · 225 students 225 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #91
92 Centura College-Newport News Newport News · 210 students 210 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #92
93 Centura College-Norfolk Norfolk · 193 students 193 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #93
94 Chester Career College Chester · 147 students 147 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #94
95 Columbia College Vienna · 239 students 239 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #95
96 Culpeper Cosmetology Training Center Culpeper · 68 students 68 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #96
97 Dermal Science International Aesthetics and Nail Academy Reston · 35 students 35 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #97
98 DeVry University-Virginia Arlington · 32 students 32 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #98
99 Divine Mercy University Sterling · 442 students 442 2.26 6% of the leader · rank #99
100 Eastern Virginia Career College Fredericksburg · 217 students 217 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #100
101 Empire Beauty School-Midlothian Midlothian · 87 students 87 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #101
102 Empire Beauty School-Newport News Newport News · 78 students 78 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #102
103 Empire Beauty School-Richmond Richmond · 70 students 70 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #103
104 Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach · 169 students 169 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #104
105 Fortis College-Norfolk Norfolk · 431 students 431 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #105
106 Fortis College-Richmond Richmond · 399 students 399 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #106
107 Galen Health Institutes-Richmond Richmond · 374 students 374 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #107
108 Galen Health Institutes-Roanoke Roanoke · 173 students 173 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #108
109 Henrico County-Saint Marys Hospital School of Practical Nursing Richmond · 79 students 79 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #109
110 Institute of Advanced Medical Esthetics Ashland · 37 students 37 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #110
111 Jazz Barber and Hairstyling Academy Petersburg · 36 students 36 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #111
112 Lotus Professional College Henrico · 161 students 161 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #112
113 Luckes Beauty Academy LLC Newport News · 21 students 21 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #113
114 Northern Virginia School of Therapeutic Massage Falls Church · 87 students 87 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #114
115 Paul Mitchell the School-Roanoke Roanoke · 73 students 73 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #115
116 Paul Mitchell the School-Tysons Corner Mclean · 94 students 94 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #116
117 Riverside College of Health Careers Newport News · 325 students 325 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #117
118 Rudy & Kelly Academy, A Paul Mitchell Partner School Virginia Beach · 206 students 206 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #118
119 Sentara College of Health Sciences Chesapeake · 300 students 300 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #119
120 South University-Richmond Glen Allen · 417 students 417 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #120
121 South University-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach · 270 students 270 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #121
122 Southside College of Health Sciences Colonial Heights · 91 students 91 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #122
123 Sovah School of Health Professions Danville · 20 students 20 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #123
124 Staunton School of Cosmetology Staunton · 25 students 25 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #124
125 Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar · 464 students 464 4.31 11% of the leader · rank #125
126 Sylvain Melloul International Hair Academy Lynchburg · 153 students 153 13.07 35% of the leader · rank #126
127 The Chrysm Institute of Esthetics Virginia Beach · 255 students 255 3.92 10% of the leader · rank #127
128 The Esthetic Institute Vienna · 107 students 107 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #128
129 Tomorrow's Image Barber And Beauty Academy of Virginia Newport News · 18 students 18 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #129
130 Union Presbyterian Seminary Richmond · 173 students 173 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #130
131 Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical Nursing Virginia Beach · 65 students 65 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #131
132 Virginia Beach Theological Seminary Virginia Beach · 35 students 35 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #132
133 Virginia University of Integrative Medicine Vienna · 403 students 403 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #133

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What this means for you

Use Virginia'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.

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