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Safest Colleges in Vermont

Federal Clery Act filings for all 15 tracked Vermont campuses, ranked by 2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students. Among nonzero reporters, Champlain College currently has the lowest rate.

15
Institutions tracked
9.77
Avg campus rate / 1k (15 of 15 scored)
5.14
Statewide rate / 1k
#59
Rank by avg campus rate
38,527
Students enrolled

Among nonzero Clery reporters, Champlain College has the lowest rate in Vermont

According to U.S. Department of Education Clery Act filings, across 15 tracked campuses in Vermont, 6 reported zero 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents used in the rate; among campuses with any in those categories, Champlain College has the lowest rate at 2.45 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
15
average campus, per 1,000 (15 of 15 scored)
9.77
lowest nonzero rate - Champlain College
2.45
campuses at zero in score categories
6

Data updated August 2026

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Sheet VT · Vermont 9.77/1k campus avg · #59/59

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

  • RATE-HOT 9.77/1k
  • RANK-BOTTOM #59/59
  • ABOVE-PEER District of Columbia · +1.23
  • ZERO-MIX 40% zero
  • WT-SMALL-HOT Δ +4.63
  • BOOK-FULL 15/15
  • CONC-HEAVY top5 80%

Nearest campus-rate peer: District of Columbia (-1.23/1k)

Vermont sheet RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-MIX · WT-SMALL-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-HEAVY · peer District of Columbia. 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-HEAVY. Nearest unweighted-rate peer is District of Columbia (-1.23/1k). Among nonzero reporters inside the state, Champlain College leads at 2.45/1k. Instrument codes from this state's OPE Campus Safety sheet; compare similarly sized campuses before treating any single rate as decisive.

Vermont's unweighted average campus rate is higher than most scored U.S. states (only 0% of states report a higher average). Even so, Champlain College leads nonzero reporters here at 2.45/1k, with University of Vermont (2.63/1k); Vermont State University (4.71/1k) next. The five largest campuses account for 80% of enrollment, weigh large-campus rates separately from small ones.

Campus-rate neighbourhood around Vermont

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

per 1,000 students

What this shows Neighbourhood of scored states around Vermont's 9.77/1k 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 Vermont, ranked by reported rate

Ranked from the lowest 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA rate upward, counting only the 9 Vermont 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.

#CampusEnrollmentIncidents /1k
1Champlain CollegeBurlington · 3,259 students3,2592.454% of the leader · rank #1
2University of VermontBurlington · 14,476 students14,4762.634% of the leader · rank #2
3Vermont State UniversityRandolph · 5,093 students5,0934.717% of the leader · rank #3
4Norwich UniversityNorthfield · 3,149 students3,1494.767% of the leader · rank #4
5Saint Michael's CollegeColchester · 1,323 students1,32310.5817% of the leader · rank #5
6Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury · 2,803 students2,80310.7017% of the leader · rank #6
7Landmark CollegePutney · 672 students67211.9019% of the leader · rank #7
8Sterling CollegeCraftsbury Common · 57 students5735.0955% of the leader · rank #8
9Bennington CollegeBennington · 927 students92763.65100% of the leader · rank #9

Unranked campuses (6): zero score or no normalized rate

6 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.

#CampusEnrollmentIncidents /1k
Advanced Welding InstituteSouth Burlington · 104 students1040.00
Community College of VermontMontpelier · 5,028 students5,0280.00
O'Briens Aveda InstituteWilliston · 80 students800.00
SIT Graduate InstituteBrattleboro · 644 students6440.00
Vermont College of Fine ArtsMontpelier · 190 students1900.00
Vermont Law and Graduate SchoolSouth Royalton · 722 students7220.00

The largest universities in Vermont by enrollment

Enrollment leaders: University of Vermont (14,476); Vermont State University (5,093); Community College of Vermont (5,028), then 12 more. The 15 biggest Vermont 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 80% of the 38,527 students enrolled across all 15 tracked Vermont institutions. Mid-pack by size sits near Bennington College (927 students, 63.65/1k).

15
Sterling CollegeCraftsbury Common · 57 students
Enrollment
57
Incidents /1k
35.09
#InstitutionEnrollmentIncidents /1k
1University of VermontBurlington · 14,476 students14,476100% of the leader · rank #12.63
2Vermont State UniversityRandolph · 5,093 students5,09335% of the leader · rank #24.71
3Community College of VermontMontpelier · 5,028 students5,02835% of the leader · rank #30.00
4Champlain CollegeBurlington · 3,259 students3,25923% of the leader · rank #42.45
5Norwich UniversityNorthfield · 3,149 students3,14922% of the leader · rank #54.76
6Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury · 2,803 students2,80319% of the leader · rank #610.70
7Saint Michael's CollegeColchester · 1,323 students1,3239% of the leader · rank #710.58
8Bennington CollegeBennington · 927 students9276% of the leader · rank #863.65
9Vermont Law and Graduate SchoolSouth Royalton · 722 students7225% of the leader · rank #90.00
10Landmark CollegePutney · 672 students6725% of the leader · rank #1011.90
11SIT Graduate InstituteBrattleboro · 644 students6444% of the leader · rank #110.00
12Vermont College of Fine ArtsMontpelier · 190 students1904% of the leader · rank #120.00
13Advanced Welding InstituteSouth Burlington · 104 students1044% of the leader · rank #130.00
14O'Briens Aveda InstituteWilliston · 80 students804% of the leader · rank #140.00
15Sterling CollegeCraftsbury Common · 57 students574% of the leader · rank #1535.09

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 Vermont: closest on tracked campus count (15 here) and closest on unweighted average 2024 Clery rate (9.77/1k 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: District of Columbia sits nearest on unweighted campus average (-1.23/1k). Inside Vermont, open Champlain College's campus sheet next.

Champlain College profile → | All states → | Vermont net price → | Incident tool → | Methodology →

Vermont campus safety FAQ

What are the safest colleges in Vermont?

Among Vermont campuses that reported at least one 2024 Criminal Offense or VAWA incident in the Clery categories used here, Champlain College has the lowest rate (2.45 per 1,000 students). Next among nonzero reporters: University of Vermont (2.63/1k); Vermont State University (4.71/1k). 6 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 Vermont?

In Vermont, campuses with any 2024 Criminal Offenses or VAWA incidents in the score categories are ordered by incidents per 1,000 students - Champlain College currently leads that nonzero list at 2.45/1k. Zero-report and unscored campuses stay unranked and alphabetical. See /methodology for the full rate definition.

How many colleges in Vermont are compared?

This page covers 15 tracked higher-education institutions in Vermont, serving about 38,527 enrolled students combined across 13 cities. 9 carry a ranked nonzero rate; 6 are listed without a safety ordinal. By enrollment the largest are University of Vermont (14,476); Vermont State University (5,093); Community College of Vermont (5,028). Nearby state averages for context: District of Columbia (8.54/1k); Pennsylvania (8.00/1k); West Virginia (7.60/1k); Kansas (5.58/1k); Iowa (5.37/1k); New Mexico (4.89/1k).

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.