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Safest Colleges in Wisconsin

Federal Clery Act filings for all 79 tracked Wisconsin campuses, ranked by 2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students. Among nonzero reporters, Chippewa Valley Technical College currently has the lowest rate.

79
Institutions tracked
1.75
Avg campus rate / 1k (79 of 79 scored)
2.15
Statewide rate / 1k
#25
Rank by avg campus rate
328,541
Students enrolled

Among nonzero Clery reporters, Chippewa Valley Technical College has the lowest rate in Wisconsin

According to U.S. Department of Education Clery Act filings, across 79 tracked campuses in Wisconsin, 38 reported zero 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents used in the rate; among campuses with any in those categories, Chippewa Valley Technical College has the lowest rate at 0.12 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
79
average campus, per 1,000 (79 of 79 scored)
1.75
lowest nonzero rate - Chippewa Valley Technical
0.12
campuses at zero in score categories
38

Data updated August 2026

Clery Act plate

Sheet WI · Wisconsin 1.75/1k campus avg · #25/59

RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · ZERO-MIX · WT-LARGE-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-MID

  • RATE-LOW 1.75/1k
  • RANK-MID #25/59
  • PHOTO-FINISH Alabama · ±0.04
  • ZERO-MIX 48% zero
  • WT-LARGE-HOT Δ −0.41
  • BOOK-FULL 79/79
  • CONC-MID top5 35%

Nearest campus-rate peer: Alabama (-0.04/1k)

Wisconsin sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · ZERO-MIX · WT-LARGE-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-MID · peer Alabama. 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-LOW · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · ZERO-MIX · WT-LARGE-HOT · BOOK-FULL · CONC-MID. Nearest unweighted-rate peer is Alabama (-0.04/1k). Among nonzero reporters inside the state, Chippewa Valley Technical College leads at 0.12/1k. Instrument codes from this state's OPE Campus Safety sheet; compare similarly sized campuses before treating any single rate as decisive.

Wisconsin's unweighted average campus rate sits better than 58% of scored U.S. states; inside the state, Chippewa Valley Technical College has the lowest nonzero rate at 0.12/1k, ahead of Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (0.17/1k); Fox Valley Technical College (0.19/1k). The five largest campuses still hold 35% of enrolled students, so enrollment weight and campus-average rank can diverge.

Campus-rate neighbourhood around Wisconsin

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

per 1,000 students

What this shows Neighbourhood of scored states around Wisconsin's 1.75/1k 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 Wisconsin, ranked by reported rate

Ranked from the lowest 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA rate upward, counting only the 41 Wisconsin 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.

15
Bellin CollegeGreen Bay · 927 students
Enrollment
927
Incidents /1k
1.08
22
Alverno CollegeMilwaukee · 1,317 students
Enrollment
1,317
Incidents /1k
2.28
35
Beloit CollegeBeloit · 1,004 students
Enrollment
1,004
Incidents /1k
4.98
39
Ripon CollegeRipon · 709 students
Enrollment
709
Incidents /1k
8.46
#CampusEnrollmentIncidents /1k
1Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeEau Claire · 8,330 students8,3300.124% of the leader · rank #1
2Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay · 11,826 students11,8260.174% of the leader · rank #2
3Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton · 10,670 students10,6700.194% of the leader · rank #3
4Concordia University-WisconsinMequon · 5,253 students5,2530.194% of the leader · rank #4
5Gateway Technical CollegeKenosha · 10,100 students10,1000.304% of the leader · rank #5
6Mid-State Technical CollegeWisconsin Rapids · 3,144 students3,1440.324% of the leader · rank #6
7Lakeland UniversityPlymouth · 2,813 students2,8130.364% of the leader · rank #7
8Blackhawk Technical CollegeJanesville · 2,811 students2,8110.364% of the leader · rank #8
9University of Wisconsin-SuperiorSuperior · 2,833 students2,8330.714% of the leader · rank #9
10University of Wisconsin-Green BayGreen Bay · 11,174 students11,1740.814% of the leader · rank #10
11Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison · 13,641 students13,6410.814% of the leader · rank #11
12Western Technical CollegeLa Crosse · 3,625 students3,6250.834% of the leader · rank #12
13Mount Mary UniversityMilwaukee · 1,182 students1,1820.854% of the leader · rank #13
14University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh · 12,953 students12,9530.854% of the leader · rank #14
15Bellin CollegeGreen Bay · 927 students9271.084% of the leader · rank #15
16University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie · 6,926 students6,9261.165% of the leader · rank #16
17University of Wisconsin-ParksideKenosha · 3,925 students3,9251.275% of the leader · rank #17
18Edgewood CollegeMadison · 2,459 students2,4591.637% of the leader · rank #18
19Viterbo UniversityLa Crosse · 2,094 students2,0941.918% of the leader · rank #19
20Bryant & Stratton College-WauwatosaWauwatosa · 1,037 students1,0371.938% of the leader · rank #20
21University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee · 22,450 students22,4502.149% of the leader · rank #21
22Alverno CollegeMilwaukee · 1,317 students1,3172.289% of the leader · rank #22
23Medical College of WisconsinMilwaukee · 1,677 students1,6772.3910% of the leader · rank #23
24Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee · 13,792 students13,7922.4710% of the leader · rank #24
25University of Wisconsin-PlattevillePlatteville · 6,389 students6,3892.5010% of the leader · rank #25
26Carroll UniversityWaukesha · 3,138 students3,1382.5510% of the leader · rank #26
27University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire · 10,049 students10,0492.8912% of the leader · rank #27
28University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater · 11,746 students11,7463.0612% of the leader · rank #28
29Marquette UniversityMilwaukee · 11,746 students11,7463.4114% of the leader · rank #29
30Saint Norbert CollegeDe Pere · 2,032 students2,0323.4414% of the leader · rank #30
31University of Wisconsin-La CrosseLa Crosse · 10,446 students10,4463.5414% of the leader · rank #31
32University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison · 51,044 students51,0443.8015% of the leader · rank #32
33Carthage CollegeKenosha · 2,844 students2,8444.5719% of the leader · rank #33
34Wisconsin Lutheran CollegeMilwaukee · 1,027 students1,0274.8720% of the leader · rank #34
35Beloit CollegeBeloit · 1,004 students1,0044.9820% of the leader · rank #35
36Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee · 2,953 students2,9536.4326% of the leader · rank #36
37University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point · 8,233 students8,2337.5330% of the leader · rank #37
38University of Wisconsin-River FallsRiver Falls · 5,243 students5,2437.8232% of the leader · rank #38
39Ripon CollegeRipon · 709 students7098.4634% of the leader · rank #39
40Lawrence UniversityAppleton · 1,417 students1,41718.3574% of the leader · rank #40
41The Salon Professional Academy-AppletonAppleton · 81 students8124.69100% of the leader · rank #41

Unranked campuses (38): zero score or no normalized rate

38 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 23 stay out of this HTML table so large states stay crawlable.

#CampusEnrollmentIncidents /1k
Academy of Beauty ProfessionalsMadison · 53 students530.00
Academy of Beauty ProfessionalsAppleton · 37 students370.00
Academy of Beauty ProfessionalsGreen Bay · 64 students640.00
Advanced College of CosmetologyWaupun · 24 students240.00
Aveda Institute-MadisonMadison · 88 students880.00
College of Menominee NationKeshena · 300 students3000.00
East-West Healing Arts InstituteMadison · 72 students720.00
Empire Beauty School-Green BayAshwaubenon · 100 students1000.00
Empire Beauty School-MilwaukeeMilwaukee · 111 students1110.00
First Class Cosmetology SchoolBeloit · 92 students920.00
Herzing University-BrookfieldBrookfield · 385 students3850.00
Herzing University-KenoshaKenosha · 526 students5260.00
Herzing University-MadisonMadison · 5,274 students5,2740.00
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe UniversityHayward · 204 students2040.00
Lakeshore Technical CollegeCleveland · 3,303 students3,3030.00

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

The largest universities in Wisconsin by enrollment

Enrollment leaders: University of Wisconsin-Madison (51,044); University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (22,450); Milwaukee Area Technical College (13,792), then 76 more. The 15 biggest Wisconsin 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 35% of the 328,541 students enrolled across all 79 tracked Wisconsin institutions. Mid-pack by size sits near Lawrence University (1,417 students, 18.35/1k).

#InstitutionEnrollmentIncidents /1k
1University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison · 51,044 students51,044100% of the leader · rank #13.80
2University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee · 22,450 students22,45044% of the leader · rank #22.14
3Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee · 13,792 students13,79227% of the leader · rank #32.47
4Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison · 13,641 students13,64127% of the leader · rank #40.81
5University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh · 12,953 students12,95325% of the leader · rank #50.85
6Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay · 11,826 students11,82623% of the leader · rank #60.17
7University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater · 11,746 students11,74623% of the leader · rank #73.06
8Marquette UniversityMilwaukee · 11,746 students11,74623% of the leader · rank #83.41
9University of Wisconsin-Green BayGreen Bay · 11,174 students11,17422% of the leader · rank #90.81
10Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton · 10,670 students10,67021% of the leader · rank #100.19
11University of Wisconsin-La CrosseLa Crosse · 10,446 students10,44620% of the leader · rank #113.54
12Gateway Technical CollegeKenosha · 10,100 students10,10020% of the leader · rank #120.30
13University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire · 10,049 students10,04920% of the leader · rank #132.89
14Waukesha County Technical CollegePewaukee · 8,367 students8,36716% of the leader · rank #140.00
15Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeEau Claire · 8,330 students8,33016% of the leader · rank #150.12

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 Wisconsin: closest on tracked campus count (79 here) and closest on unweighted average 2024 Clery rate (1.75/1k 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: Alabama sits nearest on unweighted campus average (-0.04/1k). Inside Wisconsin, open Chippewa Valley Technical College's campus sheet next.

Chippewa Valley Technical College profile → | All states → | Wisconsin net price → | Incident tool → | Methodology →

Wisconsin campus safety FAQ

What are the safest colleges in Wisconsin?

Among Wisconsin campuses that reported at least one 2024 Criminal Offense or VAWA incident in the Clery categories used here, Chippewa Valley Technical College has the lowest rate (0.12 per 1,000 students). Next among nonzero reporters: Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (0.17/1k); Fox Valley Technical College (0.19/1k). 38 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 Wisconsin?

In Wisconsin, campuses with any 2024 Criminal Offenses or VAWA incidents in the score categories are ordered by incidents per 1,000 students - Chippewa Valley Technical College currently leads that nonzero list at 0.12/1k. Zero-report and unscored campuses stay unranked and alphabetical. See /methodology for the full rate definition.

How many colleges in Wisconsin are compared?

This page covers 79 tracked higher-education institutions in Wisconsin, serving about 328,541 enrolled students combined across 40 cities. 41 carry a ranked nonzero rate; 38 are listed without a safety ordinal. By enrollment the largest are University of Wisconsin-Madison (51,044); University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (22,450); Milwaukee Area Technical College (13,792). Nearby state averages for context: Alabama (1.70/1k); South Carolina (1.82/1k); U.S. Virgin Islands (1.67/1k); Georgia (1.66/1k); Oklahoma (1.64/1k); Illinois (1.87/1k).

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.