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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 College Green Bay · 927 students
Enrollment
927
Incidents /1k
1.08
18
Edgewood College Madison · 2,459 students
Enrollment
2,459
Incidents /1k
1.63
22
Alverno College Milwaukee · 1,317 students
Enrollment
1,317
Incidents /1k
2.28
33
Carthage College Kenosha · 2,844 students
Enrollment
2,844
Incidents /1k
4.57
35
Beloit College Beloit · 1,004 students
Enrollment
1,004
Incidents /1k
4.98
39
Ripon College Ripon · 709 students
Enrollment
709
Incidents /1k
8.46
# Campus EnrollmentIncidents /1k
1 Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire · 8,330 students 8,330 0.12 4% of the leader · rank #1
2 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay · 11,826 students 11,826 0.17 4% of the leader · rank #2
3 Fox Valley Technical College Appleton · 10,670 students 10,670 0.19 4% of the leader · rank #3
4 Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon · 5,253 students 5,253 0.19 4% of the leader · rank #4
5 Gateway Technical College Kenosha · 10,100 students 10,100 0.30 4% of the leader · rank #5
6 Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids · 3,144 students 3,144 0.32 4% of the leader · rank #6
7 Lakeland University Plymouth · 2,813 students 2,813 0.36 4% of the leader · rank #7
8 Blackhawk Technical College Janesville · 2,811 students 2,811 0.36 4% of the leader · rank #8
9 University of Wisconsin-Superior Superior · 2,833 students 2,833 0.71 4% of the leader · rank #9
10 University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay · 11,174 students 11,174 0.81 4% of the leader · rank #10
11 Madison Area Technical College Madison · 13,641 students 13,641 0.81 4% of the leader · rank #11
12 Western Technical College La Crosse · 3,625 students 3,625 0.83 4% of the leader · rank #12
13 Mount Mary University Milwaukee · 1,182 students 1,182 0.85 4% of the leader · rank #13
14 University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh · 12,953 students 12,953 0.85 4% of the leader · rank #14
15 Bellin College Green Bay · 927 students 927 1.08 4% of the leader · rank #15
16 University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie · 6,926 students 6,926 1.16 5% of the leader · rank #16
17 University of Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha · 3,925 students 3,925 1.27 5% of the leader · rank #17
18 Edgewood College Madison · 2,459 students 2,459 1.63 7% of the leader · rank #18
19 Viterbo University La Crosse · 2,094 students 2,094 1.91 8% of the leader · rank #19
20 Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa Wauwatosa · 1,037 students 1,037 1.93 8% of the leader · rank #20
21 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee · 22,450 students 22,450 2.14 9% of the leader · rank #21
22 Alverno College Milwaukee · 1,317 students 1,317 2.28 9% of the leader · rank #22
23 Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee · 1,677 students 1,677 2.39 10% of the leader · rank #23
24 Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee · 13,792 students 13,792 2.47 10% of the leader · rank #24
25 University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville · 6,389 students 6,389 2.50 10% of the leader · rank #25
26 Carroll University Waukesha · 3,138 students 3,138 2.55 10% of the leader · rank #26
27 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire · 10,049 students 10,049 2.89 12% of the leader · rank #27
28 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater · 11,746 students 11,746 3.06 12% of the leader · rank #28
29 Marquette University Milwaukee · 11,746 students 11,746 3.41 14% of the leader · rank #29
30 Saint Norbert College De Pere · 2,032 students 2,032 3.44 14% of the leader · rank #30
31 University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse · 10,446 students 10,446 3.54 14% of the leader · rank #31
32 University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison · 51,044 students 51,044 3.80 15% of the leader · rank #32
33 Carthage College Kenosha · 2,844 students 2,844 4.57 19% of the leader · rank #33
34 Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee · 1,027 students 1,027 4.87 20% of the leader · rank #34
35 Beloit College Beloit · 1,004 students 1,004 4.98 20% of the leader · rank #35
36 Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee · 2,953 students 2,953 6.43 26% of the leader · rank #36
37 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point · 8,233 students 8,233 7.53 30% of the leader · rank #37
38 University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls · 5,243 students 5,243 7.82 32% of the leader · rank #38
39 Ripon College Ripon · 709 students 709 8.46 34% of the leader · rank #39
40 Lawrence University Appleton · 1,417 students 1,417 18.35 74% of the leader · rank #40
41 The Salon Professional Academy-Appleton Appleton · 81 students 81 24.69 100% 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.

# Campus EnrollmentIncidents /1k
Academy of Beauty Professionals Madison · 53 students 53 0.00
Academy of Beauty Professionals Appleton · 37 students 37 0.00
Academy of Beauty Professionals Green Bay · 64 students 64 0.00
Advanced College of Cosmetology Waupun · 24 students 24 0.00
Aveda Institute-Madison Madison · 88 students 88 0.00
College of Menominee Nation Keshena · 300 students 300 0.00
East-West Healing Arts Institute Madison · 72 students 72 0.00
Empire Beauty School-Green Bay Ashwaubenon · 100 students 100 0.00
Empire Beauty School-Milwaukee Milwaukee · 111 students 111 0.00
First Class Cosmetology School Beloit · 92 students 92 0.00
Herzing University-Brookfield Brookfield · 385 students 385 0.00
Herzing University-Kenosha Kenosha · 526 students 526 0.00
Herzing University-Madison Madison · 5,274 students 5,274 0.00
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University Hayward · 204 students 204 0.00
Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland · 3,303 students 3,303 0.00

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).

# Institution EnrollmentIncidents /1k
1 University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison · 51,044 students 51,044 100% of the leader · rank #1 3.80
2 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee · 22,450 students 22,450 44% of the leader · rank #2 2.14
3 Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee · 13,792 students 13,792 27% of the leader · rank #3 2.47
4 Madison Area Technical College Madison · 13,641 students 13,641 27% of the leader · rank #4 0.81
5 University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh · 12,953 students 12,953 25% of the leader · rank #5 0.85
6 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay · 11,826 students 11,826 23% of the leader · rank #6 0.17
7 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater · 11,746 students 11,746 23% of the leader · rank #7 3.06
8 Marquette University Milwaukee · 11,746 students 11,746 23% of the leader · rank #8 3.41
9 University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay · 11,174 students 11,174 22% of the leader · rank #9 0.81
10 Fox Valley Technical College Appleton · 10,670 students 10,670 21% of the leader · rank #10 0.19
11 University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse · 10,446 students 10,446 20% of the leader · rank #11 3.54
12 Gateway Technical College Kenosha · 10,100 students 10,100 20% of the leader · rank #12 0.30
13 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire · 10,049 students 10,049 20% of the leader · rank #13 2.89
14 Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee · 8,367 students 8,367 16% of the leader · rank #14 0.00
15 Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire · 8,330 students 8,330 16% of the leader · rank #15 0.12

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.