1
Champlain College Burlington · 3,259 students
- Enrollment
- 3,259
- Incidents /1k
- 2.45
State profile · VT · Clery Act
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
Clery Act plate
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/.
- Marshall Islands · lowest 0
Marshall Islands (MH) - lowest
0 per 1,000 students
- Kansas · near
Kansas (KS) - near
5.58 per 1,000 students
- West Virginia · near
West Virginia (WV) - near
7.6 per 1,000 students
- Pennsylvania · near
Pennsylvania (PA) - near
8 per 1,000 students
- District of Columbia · near
District of Columbia (DC) - near
8.54 per 1,000 students
- Vermont · this state · highest
Vermont (VT) - this state · highest
9.77 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.
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.
2
University of Vermont Burlington · 14,476 students
- Enrollment
- 14,476
- Incidents /1k
- 2.63
3
Vermont State University Randolph · 5,093 students
- Enrollment
- 5,093
- Incidents /1k
- 4.71
4
Norwich University Northfield · 3,149 students
- Enrollment
- 3,149
- Incidents /1k
- 4.76
5
Saint Michael's College Colchester · 1,323 students
- Enrollment
- 1,323
- Incidents /1k
- 10.58
6
Middlebury College Middlebury · 2,803 students
- Enrollment
- 2,803
- Incidents /1k
- 10.70
7
Landmark College Putney · 672 students
- Enrollment
- 672
- Incidents /1k
- 11.90
8
Sterling College Craftsbury Common · 57 students
- Enrollment
- 57
- Incidents /1k
- 35.09
9
Bennington College Bennington · 927 students
- Enrollment
- 927
- Incidents /1k
- 63.65
| # | Campus | Enrollment | Incidents /1k |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Champlain College Burlington · 3,259 students | 3,259 | 2.45 4% of the leader · rank #1 |
| 2 | University of Vermont Burlington · 14,476 students | 14,476 | 2.63 4% of the leader · rank #2 |
| 3 | Vermont State University Randolph · 5,093 students | 5,093 | 4.71 7% of the leader · rank #3 |
| 4 | Norwich University Northfield · 3,149 students | 3,149 | 4.76 7% of the leader · rank #4 |
| 5 | Saint Michael's College Colchester · 1,323 students | 1,323 | 10.58 17% of the leader · rank #5 |
| 6 | Middlebury College Middlebury · 2,803 students | 2,803 | 10.70 17% of the leader · rank #6 |
| 7 | Landmark College Putney · 672 students | 672 | 11.90 19% of the leader · rank #7 |
| 8 | Sterling College Craftsbury Common · 57 students | 57 | 35.09 55% of the leader · rank #8 |
| 9 | Bennington College Bennington · 927 students | 927 | 63.65 100% 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.
Advanced Welding Institute South Burlington · 104 students
- Enrollment
- 104
- Incidents /1k
- 0.00
Community College of Vermont Montpelier · 5,028 students
- Enrollment
- 5,028
- Incidents /1k
- 0.00
O'Briens Aveda Institute Williston · 80 students
- Enrollment
- 80
- Incidents /1k
- 0.00
SIT Graduate Institute Brattleboro · 644 students
- Enrollment
- 644
- Incidents /1k
- 0.00
Vermont College of Fine Arts Montpelier · 190 students
- Enrollment
- 190
- Incidents /1k
- 0.00
Vermont Law and Graduate School South Royalton · 722 students
- Enrollment
- 722
- Incidents /1k
- 0.00
| # | Campus | Enrollment | Incidents /1k |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Welding Institute South Burlington · 104 students | 104 | 0.00 | |
| Community College of Vermont Montpelier · 5,028 students | 5,028 | 0.00 | |
| O'Briens Aveda Institute Williston · 80 students | 80 | 0.00 | |
| SIT Graduate Institute Brattleboro · 644 students | 644 | 0.00 | |
| Vermont College of Fine Arts Montpelier · 190 students | 190 | 0.00 | |
| Vermont Law and Graduate School South Royalton · 722 students | 722 | 0.00 |
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).
1
University of Vermont Burlington · 14,476 students
- Enrollment
- 14,476
- Incidents /1k
- 2.63
2
Vermont State University Randolph · 5,093 students
- Enrollment
- 5,093
- Incidents /1k
- 4.71
3
Community College of Vermont Montpelier · 5,028 students
- Enrollment
- 5,028
- Incidents /1k
- 0.00
4
Champlain College Burlington · 3,259 students
- Enrollment
- 3,259
- Incidents /1k
- 2.45
5
Norwich University Northfield · 3,149 students
- Enrollment
- 3,149
- Incidents /1k
- 4.76
6
Middlebury College Middlebury · 2,803 students
- Enrollment
- 2,803
- Incidents /1k
- 10.70
7
Saint Michael's College Colchester · 1,323 students
- Enrollment
- 1,323
- Incidents /1k
- 10.58
8
Bennington College Bennington · 927 students
- Enrollment
- 927
- Incidents /1k
- 63.65
9
Vermont Law and Graduate School South Royalton · 722 students
- Enrollment
- 722
- Incidents /1k
- 0.00
10
Landmark College Putney · 672 students
- Enrollment
- 672
- Incidents /1k
- 11.90
11
SIT Graduate Institute Brattleboro · 644 students
- Enrollment
- 644
- Incidents /1k
- 0.00
12
Vermont College of Fine Arts Montpelier · 190 students
- Enrollment
- 190
- Incidents /1k
- 0.00
13
Advanced Welding Institute South Burlington · 104 students
- Enrollment
- 104
- Incidents /1k
- 0.00
14
O'Briens Aveda Institute Williston · 80 students
- Enrollment
- 80
- Incidents /1k
- 0.00
15
Sterling College Craftsbury Common · 57 students
- Enrollment
- 57
- Incidents /1k
- 35.09
| # | Institution | Enrollment | Incidents /1k |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Vermont Burlington · 14,476 students | 14,476 100% of the leader · rank #1 | 2.63 |
| 2 | Vermont State University Randolph · 5,093 students | 5,093 35% of the leader · rank #2 | 4.71 |
| 3 | Community College of Vermont Montpelier · 5,028 students | 5,028 35% of the leader · rank #3 | 0.00 |
| 4 | Champlain College Burlington · 3,259 students | 3,259 23% of the leader · rank #4 | 2.45 |
| 5 | Norwich University Northfield · 3,149 students | 3,149 22% of the leader · rank #5 | 4.76 |
| 6 | Middlebury College Middlebury · 2,803 students | 2,803 19% of the leader · rank #6 | 10.70 |
| 7 | Saint Michael's College Colchester · 1,323 students | 1,323 9% of the leader · rank #7 | 10.58 |
| 8 | Bennington College Bennington · 927 students | 927 6% of the leader · rank #8 | 63.65 |
| 9 | Vermont Law and Graduate School South Royalton · 722 students | 722 5% of the leader · rank #9 | 0.00 |
| 10 | Landmark College Putney · 672 students | 672 5% of the leader · rank #10 | 11.90 |
| 11 | SIT Graduate Institute Brattleboro · 644 students | 644 4% of the leader · rank #11 | 0.00 |
| 12 | Vermont College of Fine Arts Montpelier · 190 students | 190 4% of the leader · rank #12 | 0.00 |
| 13 | Advanced Welding Institute South Burlington · 104 students | 104 4% of the leader · rank #13 | 0.00 |
| 14 | O'Briens Aveda Institute Williston · 80 students | 80 4% of the leader · rank #14 | 0.00 |
| 15 | Sterling College Craftsbury Common · 57 students | 57 4% of the leader · rank #15 | 35.09 |
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.
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.