Ranking of US Universities and Colleges By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021

Updated on September 22, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, among US universities and colleges, Louisiana State University (Health Sciences Center, Shreveport) had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K enrolled students (922.51); followed by University of Texas (Health Science Center, Tyler) (735.29), University of Massachusetts (Medical Center, Worcester) (625.98), Medical University of South Carolina (289.18), and Langston University (267.79).

The chart below shows the top 10 universities and colleges with high Violent crime rate per 100K enrolled students in 2021, and the table below shows the ranking of all US universities and colleges (with crime data).

You can see similar rankings for other crime types.

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Data Source: FBI UCR.

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Ranking of US Universities and Colleges By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021

Louisiana State University (Health Sciences Center, Shreveport)

University of Texas (Health Science Center, Tyler)

University of Massachusetts (Medical Center, Worcester)

Medical University of South Carolina

Langston University

Delaware State University

Vanderbilt University

University of the South

University of Arkansas (Pine Bluff)

University of Iowa

Ranking of US Universities and Colleges By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021

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Rank	University or College	Crime Rate Per 100K
1	Louisiana State University (Health Sciences Center, Shreveport), LA	922.51
2	University of Texas (Health Science Center, Tyler), TX	735.29
3	University of Massachusetts (Medical Center, Worcester), MA	625.98
4	Medical University of South Carolina, SC	289.18
5	Langston University, OK	267.79
6	Delaware State University, DE	247.01
7	Vanderbilt University, TN	215.55
8	University of the South, TN	204.39
9	University of Arkansas (Pine Bluff), AR	183.55
10	University of Iowa, IA	182.64
11	University of Arkansas (Medical Sciences), AR	165.84
12	Lincoln University, MO	135.73
13	Fort Lewis College, CO	132.77
14	University of Indianapolis, IN	126.58
15	University of Texas (Houston), TX	122.80
16	University of Texas (Southwestern Medical School), TX	118.34
17	University of Oklahoma (Health Sciences Center), OK	107.47
18	Georgia College and State University, GA	99.52
19	University of Montana, MT	94.53
20	Western Carolina University, NC	94.32
21	University of Massachusetts (Dartmouth), MA	84.29
22	Clayton State University, GA	83.14
23	Emory University, GA	81.40
24	Stonehill College, MA	76.39
25	University of Missouri (Columbia), MO	75.95
26	Babson College, MA	75.25
27	University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), MI	74.70
28	Assumption College, MA	74.05
29	Wentworth Institute of Technology, MA	73.31
30	University of South Alabama, AL	73.18
31	Plymouth State University, NH	73.06
32	Eastern Connecticut State University, CT	72.62
33	Truman State University, MO	70.96
34	University of Alabama (Birmingham), AL	69.65
35	Fort Valley State University, GA	69.16
36	Eastern New Mexico University, NM	69.00
37	The Citadel, SC	68.04
38	Oklahoma State University (Okmulgee), OK	66.14
39	University of Kentucky, KY	64.11
40	Rutgers University (Newark), NJ	63.97
41	University of Minnesota (Morris), MN	61.09
42	Christopher Newport University, VA	59.31
43	University of Arkansas (Fayetteville), AR	56.41
44	University of North Alabama, AL	54.44
45	St. Mary's University, TX	53.23
46	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, MA	52.03
47	Seminole State College, OK	51.95
48	Clark University, MA	51.55
49	University of Illinois (Chicago), IL	51.12
50	University of Louisville, KY	51.08
51	Michigan State University, MI	50.54
52	Wichita State University, KS	50.51
53	University of New Hampshire, NH	50.00
54	Western New England University, MA	49.94
55	University of North Carolina (Wilmington), NC	49.10
56	Northeast Mississippi Community College, MS	46.48
57	St. Edwards University, TX	46.25
58	Merrimack College, MA	45.46
59	University of Nebraska (Omaha), NE	44.66
60	University of Alaska (Fairbanks), AK	43.81
61	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, OK	43.76
62	Northwestern Oklahoma State University, OK	43.57
63	University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), NC	43.53
64	North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, NC	43.31
65	Eastern Michigan University, MI	42.89
66	Arkansas State University (Jonesboro), AR	42.64
67	Lasell College, MA	42.50
68	Coastal Carolina University, SC	42.12
69	University of Maine (Farmington), ME	41.72
70	Columbus State University, GA	41.48
71	University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa), AL	40.38
72	University of South Carolina (Beaufort), SC	40.32
73	Mount Holyoke College, MA	39.94
74	University of Nebraska (Kearney), NE	39.66
75	University of Georgia, GA	39.59
76	Tarleton State University, TX	39.48
77	Ohio State University (Columbus), OH	39.38
78	Prairie View A&M University, TX	39.28
79	Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA	39.20
80	University of Nevada (Reno), NV	37.99
81	East Tennessee State University, TN	37.64
82	Rice University, TX	37.48
83	Montana State University, MT	37.32
84	University of Missouri (Kansas City), MO	37.05
85	University of Nebraska (Lincoln), NE	36.92
86	Iowa State University, IA	36.81
87	Emerson College, MA	36.39
88	University of Massachusetts (Amherst), MA	36.33
89	University of Massachusetts (Lowell), MA	36.05
90	University of Memphis, TN	35.82
91	Missouri University of Science and Technology, MO	34.81
92	Frostburg State University, MD	34.19
93	Oklahoma State University (Main Campus), OK	34.01
94	Tennessee State University, TN	33.34
95	University of Northern Iowa, IA	32.96
96	University of Minnesota (Twin Cities), MN	32.94
97	University of Central Missouri, MO	32.65
98	Saginaw Valley State University, MI	32.59
99	Texas A&M University (Commerce), TX	32.22
100	Salem State University, MA	32.11
101	Northern Arizona University, AZ	32.08
102	Georgia State University, GA	31.57
103	University of West Georgia, GA	31.42
104	University of Houston (Central Campus), TX	31.24
105	University of North Carolina (Greensboro), NC	31.13
106	Kent State University, OH	30.92
107	Augusta University, GA	30.91
108	Bridgewater State University, MA	30.42
109	Springfield College, MA	30.41
110	Endicott College, MA	30.08
111	Georgia Southern University, GA	29.77
112	Grand Valley State University, MI	29.64
113	Middle Georgia State University, GA	29.54
114	Sam Houston State University, TX	29.03
115	Eastern Kentucky University, KY	28.83
116	Rutgers University (New Brunswick), NJ	28.48
117	Westfield State University, MA	28.15
118	Murray State University, KY	27.64
119	Stephen F. Austin State University, TX	27.10
120	Georgia Southwestern State University, GA	26.85
121	Colorado State University (Fort Collins), CO	26.45
122	University of Delaware, DE	26.39
123	Illinois State University, IL	25.93
124	Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge), LA	25.85
125	University of Texas (Medical Branch), TX	25.71
126	University of Oklahoma (Norman), OK	25.44
127	St. Thomas University, TX	25.39
128	East Carolina University, NC	25.03
129	University of Tennessee (Knoxville), TN	24.96
130	Kennesaw State University, GA	24.95
131	University of Texas (Health Science Center, San Antonio), TX	24.73
132	University of Texas (Arlington), TX	24.41
133	University of Alaska (Anchorage), AK	24.36
134	Gordon State College, GA	24.31
135	Clemson University, SC	24.19
136	University of Colorado (Boulder), CO	23.91
137	University of Tennessee (Martin), TN	23.87
138	Northwest Missouri State University, MO	23.86
139	Tyler Junior College, TX	23.54
140	Northeastern University, MA	23.33
141	Rogers State University, OK	23.31
142	Western Kentucky University, KY	23.22
143	Georgia Institute of Technology, GA	23.14
144	Hocking College, OH	23.13
144	Lamar University (Beaumont), TX	23.13
145	University of Illinois (Urbana), IL	22.68
146	East Central University, OK	22.66
147	Arkansas Tech University, AR	22.53
148	Duke University, NC	22.40
149	North Carolina State University (Raleigh), NC	22.20
150	University of Texas (San Antonio), TX	22.17
151	University of North Texas (Denton), TX	22.08
152	Texas State Technical College (Waco), TX	21.60
153	Boston University, MA	21.41
154	Cameron University, OK	20.98
155	University of Mississippi (Oxford), MS	20.57
156	Mercer University, GA	20.14
157	Northern Michigan University, MI	19.84
158	University of Northern Colorado, CO	19.68
159	University of Rhode Island, RI	18.95
160	Ohio University, OH	18.94
161	Texas State University (San Marcos), TX	18.92
162	University of Colorado (Colorado Springs), CO	17.95
163	Dalton State College, GA	17.44
164	Texas Christian University, TX	17.38
165	University of North Georgia, GA	17.29
166	Montana State University (Billings), MT	17.17
167	West Texas A&M University, TX	17.13
168	Southeast Missouri State University, MO	16.93
169	Jones County Junior College, MS	16.64
170	University of Texas (Austin), TX	16.59
171	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA	16.40
172	Mississippi State University, MS	16.36
173	Cornell University, NY	16.26
174	University of Central Arkansas, AR	16.22
175	Middle Tennessee State University, TN	15.78
176	Louisiana Tech University, LA	15.66
177	Austin Peay State University, TN	15.63
178	Western Connecticut State University, CT	15.47
179	University of Cincinnati, OH	15.17
180	Missouri Southern State University, MO	15.11
181	Pearl River Community College (Forrest), MS	15.02
182	University of Maine (Orono), ME	14.90
183	Tufts University (Medford), MA	14.86
184	Bowling Green State University, OH	14.32
185	Central Washington University, WA	14.19
186	University of Toledo, OH	13.62
187	University of South Carolina (Upstate), SC	13.48
188	Elon University, NC	13.47
189	Yale University, CT	13.41
190	Western Michigan University, MI	13.05
191	Georgia Gwinnett College, GA	12.91
191	University of Kansas (Main Campus), KS	12.91
192	Kansas State University, KS	12.85
193	Texas A&M University (College Station), TX	12.28
194	Trinity Valley Community College, TX	12.21
195	Boston College, MA	12.12
196	Fayetteville State University, NC	11.94
197	Texas Tech University (Lubbock), TX	11.93
198	University of Michigan (Flint), MI	11.91
199	University of North Dakota, ND	11.64
200	State University of New York Police (New Paltz), NY	11.23
201	Northern Kentucky University, KY	10.92
202	Fort Hays State University, KS	10.60
203	University of South Carolina (Columbia), SC	10.38
204	University of New Orleans, LA	10.27
205	Texas Woman's University, TX	10.14
206	Portland State University, OR	9.81
207	University of Colorado (Denver), CO	9.44
208	University of Texas (Dallas), TX	9.36
209	Fitchburg State University, MA	9.27
210	Brown University, RI	9.25
211	Tennessee Technological University, TN	9.01
212	University of Texas (Tyler), TX	8.68
213	Arizona Western College, AZ	8.59
214	Oregon State University, OR	7.98
215	Southern Methodist University, TX	7.71
216	Central Connecticut State University, CT	7.67
217	Dixie State University, UT	7.44
218	University of Texas (Rio Grande Valley), TX	7.20
219	South Dakota State University, SD	7.18
220	North Dakota State University, ND	6.95
221	University of Texas (El Paso), TX	6.77
222	University of Vermont, VT	6.29
223	Oklahoma City Community College, OK	5.80
224	University of North Carolina (Charlotte), NC	5.76
225	Pima Community College, AZ	5.50
226	Harvard University, MA	4.88
227	Washtenaw Community College, MI	4.79
228	Oakland University, MI	4.50
229	Central Michigan University, MI	4.44
230	State University of New York Police (Stony Brook), NY	2.93
231	Dallas County Community College District, TX	1.59
232	Houston Community College, TX	1.23
233	Central Arizona College, AZ	0.00
233	Arkansas State University (Beebe), AR	0.00
233	Southern Arkansas University, AR	0.00
233	Southern Arkansas University Tech, AR	0.00
233	University of Arkansas (Monticello), AR	0.00
233	Adams State University, CO	0.00
233	Arapahoe Community College, CO	0.00
233	Colorado School of Mines, CO	0.00
233	Red Rocks Community College, CO	0.00
233	Southern Connecticut State University, CT	0.00
233	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, GA	0.00
233	Agnes Scott College, GA	0.00
233	Albany Technical College, GA	0.00
233	Athens Technical College, GA	0.00
233	Atlanta Metropolitan State College, GA	0.00
233	Atlanta Technical College, GA	0.00
233	Augusta Technical College, GA	0.00
233	Berry College, GA	0.00
233	College of Coastal Georgia, GA	0.00
233	Georgia Highlands College, GA	0.00
233	Georgia Military College, GA	0.00
233	Georgia Northwestern Technical College, GA	0.00
233	Georgia Piedmont Technical College, GA	0.00
233	Gwinnett Technical College, GA	0.00
233	Piedmont College, GA	0.00
233	Southern Regional Technical College, GA	0.00
233	Spelman College, GA	0.00
233	West Georgia Technical College, GA	0.00
233	Young Harris College, GA	0.00
233	Indiana State University, IN	0.00
233	Kentucky State University, KY	0.00
233	Morehead State University, KY	0.00
233	Southern University and A&M College (New Orleans), LA	0.00
233	University of Southern Maine, ME	0.00
233	Amherst College, MA	0.00
233	Bentley University, MA	0.00
233	Bristol Community College, MA	0.00
233	Bunker Hill Community College, MA	0.00
233	Cape Cod Community College, MA	0.00
233	College of the Holy Cross, MA	0.00
233	Dean College, MA	0.00
233	Framingham State University, MA	0.00
233	Gordon College, MA	0.00
233	Greenfield Community College, MA	0.00
233	Holyoke Community College, MA	0.00
233	Massachusetts Bay Community College, MA	0.00
233	Massachusetts College of Art, MA	0.00
233	Massasoit Community College, MA	0.00
233	MCPHS University, MA	0.00
233	Mount Wachusett Community College, MA	0.00
233	North Shore Community College, MA	0.00
233	Quinsigamond Community College, MA	0.00
233	Simmons College, MA	0.00
233	Springfield Technical Community College, MA	0.00
233	University of Massachusetts (Harbor Campus, Boston), MA	0.00
233	Wheaton College, MA	0.00
233	Worcester State University, MA	0.00
233	Delta College, MI	0.00
233	Ferris State University, MI	0.00
233	Grand Rapids Community College, MI	0.00
233	Kalamazoo Valley Community College, MI	0.00
233	Kellogg Community College, MI	0.00
233	Kirtland Community College, MI	0.00
233	Lansing Community College, MI	0.00
233	Macomb Community College, MI	0.00
233	Michigan Technological University, MI	0.00
233	Mott Community College, MI	0.00
233	Oakland Community College, MI	0.00
233	Schoolcraft College, MI	0.00
233	University of Michigan (Dearborn), MI	0.00
233	University of Minnesota (Duluth), MN	0.00
233	Holmes Community College (Goodman), MS	0.00
233	Mississippi Delta Community College, MS	0.00
233	Northwest Mississippi Community College (Desoto), MS	0.00
233	Metropolitan Community College, MO	0.00
233	St. Louis Community College (Meramec), MO	0.00
233	Washington University, MO	0.00
233	State University of New York Police (Oswego), NY	0.00
233	University of North Carolina (Asheville), NC	0.00
233	Bismarck State College, ND	0.00
233	North Dakota State College of Science, ND	0.00
233	Bacone College, OK	0.00
233	Eastern Oklahoma State College, OK	0.00
233	Mid-America Christian University, OK	0.00
233	Northeastern State University (Tahlequah), OK	0.00
233	Oklahoma City University, OK	0.00
233	Oklahoma State University (Tulsa), OK	0.00
233	Southeastern Oklahoma State University, OK	0.00
233	Southwestern Oklahoma State University, OK	0.00
233	Tulsa Community College, OK	0.00
233	Bob Jones University, SC	0.00
233	Alvin Community College, TX	0.00
233	Amarillo College, TX	0.00
233	Angelo State University, TX	0.00
233	Austin College, TX	0.00
233	Austin Community College District, TX	0.00
233	Brazosport College, TX	0.00
233	Cisco College, TX	0.00
233	Concordia University, TX	0.00
233	El Paso Community College, TX	0.00
233	Hardin-Simmons University, TX	0.00
233	Lone Star College System District, TX	0.00
233	Lubbock Christian University, TX	0.00
233	Midwestern State University, TX	0.00
233	Odessa College, TX	0.00
233	Paris Junior College, TX	0.00
233	San Jacinto College (Central Campus), TX	0.00
233	South Plains College, TX	0.00
233	Southwestern Christian College, TX	0.00
233	Southwestern University, TX	0.00
233	Sul Ross State University, TX	0.00
233	Texas A&M University (San Antonio), TX	0.00
233	University of Houston (Clearlake), TX	0.00
233	University of Houston (Downtown Campus), TX	0.00
233	University of Texas (Permian Basin), TX	0.00
233	University of Wisconsin (Eau Claire), WI	0.00
233	University of Wyoming, WY	0.00