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West Virginia Campus Safety

According to the U.S. Department of Education's Clery Act filings, this covers on-campus safety for all 66 tracked colleges and universities in West Virginia, ranked by reported incident rate per 1,000 enrolled students.

66
Institutions tracked
8.86
Avg incidents / 1k
#56
State safety rank
133,625
Students enrolled

Data updated June 2026

The state in one line

Across West Virginia's 66 campuses, Concord University reports the lowest rate (0.00 per 1,000), the median campus reports 0.00, and 50 campuses reported zero on-campus incidents.

66
campuses tracked
8.86
statewide avg, per 1,000
0.00
safest - Concord University
50
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.

West Virginia reports Clery Act campus safety data across 66 higher education institutions distributed across 40 cities , serving approximately 133,625 enrolled students combined. The statewide average safety score stands at 8.86 on-campus incidents per 1,000 enrolled students, placing West Virginia at national rank #56 among US states for campus safety outcomes. The median institution in West Virginia reports 0.00 incidents per 1,000 students, while 50 campuses reported zero on-campus incidents during the survey window.

The largest institution by enrollment is American Public University System with 50,187 students and a safety score of 0.00. 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.

West Virginia campuses, ranked by safety

# Campus EnrollmentIncidents /1k
1 Concord University Athens · 1,798 students 1,798 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #1
2 Glenville State University Glenville · 1,633 students 1,633 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #2
3 West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg · 2,584 students 2,584 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #3
4 Salem University Salem · 894 students 894 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #4
5 Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Logan · 1,461 students 1,461 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #5
6 West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Lewisburg · 795 students 795 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #6
7 West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown Morgantown · 584 students 584 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #7
8 West Virginia Northern Community College Wheeling · 1,263 students 1,263 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #8
9 Valley College-Martinsburg Martinsburg · 651 students 651 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #9
10 Pierpont Community and Technical College Fairmont · 1,939 students 1,939 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #10
11 Mountwest Community and Technical College Huntington · 1,459 students 1,459 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #11
12 Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Martinsburg · 4,309 students 4,309 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #12
13 New River Community and Technical College Beaver · 1,262 students 1,262 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #13
14 American Public University System Charles Town · 50,187 students 50,187 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #14
15 BridgeValley Community & Technical College South Charleston · 1,793 students 1,793 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #15
16 University of Charleston Charleston · 2,758 students 2,758 0.36 4% of the leader · rank #16
17 West Virginia State University Institute · 3,458 students 3,458 1.16 4% of the leader · rank #17
18 Wheeling University Wheeling · 748 students 748 1.34 4% of the leader · rank #18
19 Shepherd University Shepherdstown · 3,318 students 3,318 1.51 4% of the leader · rank #19
20 Marshall University Huntington · 11,027 students 11,027 1.54 4% of the leader · rank #20
21 West Liberty University West Liberty · 2,348 students 2,348 1.70 4% of the leader · rank #21
22 Fairmont State University Fairmont · 3,307 students 3,307 2.42 4% of the leader · rank #22
23 West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon · 991 students 991 3.03 4% of the leader · rank #23
24 West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley · 1,448 students 1,448 3.45 4% of the leader · rank #24
25 Bluefield State University Bluefield · 1,270 students 1,270 3.94 4% of the leader · rank #25
26 West Virginia University Morgantown · 24,200 students 24,200 4.59 4% of the leader · rank #26
27 Davis & Elkins College Elkins · 683 students 683 7.32 4% of the leader · rank #27
28 Potomac State College of West Virginia University Keyser · 1,143 students 1,143 12.25 4% of the leader · rank #28
29 Bethany College Bethany · 671 students 671 26.83 6% of the leader · rank #29
30 Academy of Careers and Technology Beckley · 147 students 147 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #30
31 Appalachian Bible College Mount Hope · 218 students 218 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #31
32 B M Spurr School of Practical Nursing Glen Dale · 16 students 16 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #32
33 Ben Franklin Career Center Dunbar · 99 students 99 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #33
34 Boone Career and Technical Center Foster · 85 students 85 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #34
35 Cabell County Career Technology Center Huntington · 26 students 26 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #35
36 Carver Career Center Charleston · 163 students 163 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #36
37 Charleston School of Beauty Culture Charleston · 54 students 54 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #37
38 Clarksburg Beauty Academy and School of Massage Therapy Clarksburg · 58 students 58 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #38
39 Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College Moorefield · 416 students 416 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #39
40 Fayette Institute of Technology Oak Hill · 36 students 36 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #40
41 Fred W Eberle Technical Center Buckhannon · 119 students 119 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #41
42 Future Generations University Franklin · 44 students 44 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #42
43 Huntington Junior College Huntington · 209 students 209 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #43
44 Huntington School of Beauty Culture Huntington · 115 students 115 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #44
45 International Beauty School 4 Martinsburg · 86 students 86 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #45
46 James Rumsey Technical Institute Martinsburg · 137 students 137 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #46
47 John D Rockefeller IV Career Center New Cumberland · 14 students 14 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #47
48 Mercer County Technical Education Center Princeton · 102 students 102 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #48
49 Mineral County Vocational Technical Center Keyser · 14 students 14 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #49
50 Mingo Extended Learning Center Delbarton · 13 students 13 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #50
51 Monongalia County Technical Education Center Morgantown · 48 students 48 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #51
52 Morgantown Beauty College Inc Morgantown · 74 students 74 54.05 12% of the leader · rank #52
53 Mountain State School of Massage Charleston · 33 students 33 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #53
54 Putnam Career and Technical Center Eleanor · 32 students 32 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #54
55 Ralph R Willis Career and Technical Center Logan · 28 students 28 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #55
56 Randolph Technical Center Elkins · 11 students 11 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #56
57 Roane-Jackson Technical Center Leroy · 11 students 11 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #57
58 Ross Medical Education Center-Charleston Charleston · 36 students 36 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #58
59 Ross Medical Education Center-Morgantown Morgantown · 16 students 16 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #59
60 Strayer University-West Virginia Scott Depot · 395 students 395 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #60
61 United Technical Center Clarksburg · 26 students 26 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #61
62 Valley College-Beckley Beckley · 181 students 181 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #62
63 West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport Bridgeport · 175 students 175 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #63
64 West Virginia Junior College-Charleston Cross Lanes · 317 students 317 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #64
65 West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and Nutrition Morgantown · 61 students 61 459.02 100% of the leader · rank #65
66 Wood County Technical Center-Practical Nursing Parkersburg · 28 students 28 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #66

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What this means for you

Use West 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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