Ranking of US Universities and Colleges By Number of Violent Crimes in 2021

Updated on September 22, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, among US universities and colleges, University of Iowa had the highest number of Violent Crimes (63), followed by University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) (37), Vanderbilt University (30), Michigan State University (28), and Ohio State University (Columbus) (26).

The chart below shows the top 10 universities and colleges with high number of Violent crimes 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 Number of Violent Crimes in 2021

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University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)

Vanderbilt University

Michigan State University

Ohio State University (Columbus)

University of Missouri (Columbia)

University of Kentucky

University of Minnesota (Twin Cities)

University of Alabama (Birmingham)

University of Illinois (Chicago)

Ranking of US Universities and Colleges By Number of Violent Crimes in 2021

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Rank	University or College	Number of Crimes
1	University of Iowa, IA	63
2	University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), MI	37
3	Vanderbilt University, TN	30
4	Michigan State University, MI	28
5	Ohio State University (Columbus), OH	26
6	University of Missouri (Columbia), MO	25
7	University of Kentucky, KY	21
7	University of Minnesota (Twin Cities), MN	21
8	University of Alabama (Birmingham), AL	18
8	University of Illinois (Chicago), IL	18
9	University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa), AL	17
9	University of Arkansas (Fayetteville), AR	17
9	University of Georgia, GA	17
10	Rutgers University (New Brunswick), NJ	16
10	University of Houston (Central Campus), TX	16
11	University of Texas (Arlington), TX	15
12	University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), NC	14
13	Delaware State University, DE	13
13	Emory University, GA	13
13	Georgia State University, GA	13
13	University of Illinois (Urbana), IL	13
13	Iowa State University, IA	13
13	University of Louisville, KY	13
13	University of Massachusetts (Amherst), MA	13
13	Western Carolina University, NC	13
14	University of South Alabama, AL	12
14	University of Montana, MT	12
14	University of Nebraska (Lincoln), NE	12
15	Northern Arizona University, AZ	11
15	Kennesaw State University, GA	11
16	Colorado State University (Fort Collins), CO	10
16	University of Colorado (Boulder), CO	10
16	Georgia Institute of Technology, GA	10
16	Louisiana State University (Health Sciences Center, Shreveport), LA	10
16	Rutgers University (Newark), NJ	10
16	University of North Carolina (Wilmington), NC	10
16	Kent State University, OH	10
16	Medical University of South Carolina, SC	10
16	University of North Texas (Denton), TX	10
17	Georgia Southern University, GA	9
17	Wichita State University, KS	9
17	Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge), LA	9
17	Boston University, MA	9
17	Eastern Michigan University, MI	9
17	University of Nevada (Reno), NV	9
17	North Carolina State University (Raleigh), NC	9
17	Oklahoma State University (Main Campus), OK	9
17	University of Memphis, TN	9
17	Texas A&M University (College Station), TX	9
17	University of Texas (Austin), TX	9
17	University of Texas (Houston), TX	9
18	Arkansas State University (Jonesboro), AR	8
18	Georgia College and State University, GA	8
18	University of Indianapolis, IN	8
18	University of Massachusetts (Dartmouth), MA	8
18	University of Massachusetts (Lowell), MA	8
18	University of Massachusetts (Medical Center, Worcester), MA	8
18	Grand Valley State University, MI	8
18	University of Nebraska (Omaha), NE	8
18	University of New Hampshire, NH	8
18	East Carolina University, NC	8
18	University of Oklahoma (Norman), OK	8
18	University of Tennessee (Knoxville), TN	8
18	Texas State University (San Marcos), TX	8
18	University of Texas (San Antonio), TX	8
19	University of Delaware, DE	7
19	Clayton State University, GA	7
19	Northeastern University, MA	7
19	University of Missouri (Kansas City), MO	7
19	Montana State University, MT	7
19	University of North Carolina (Greensboro), NC	7
19	University of Cincinnati, OH	7
19	Langston University, OK	7
19	Clemson University, SC	7
19	Sam Houston State University, TX	7
20	Illinois State University, IL	6
20	North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, NC	6
20	Ohio University, OH	6
20	East Tennessee State University, TN	6
20	Tarleton State University, TX	6
21	University of North Alabama, AL	5
21	University of Alaska (Anchorage), AK	5
21	University of Alaska (Fairbanks), AK	5
21	University of Arkansas (Medical Sciences), AR	5
21	University of Arkansas (Pine Bluff), AR	5
21	Fort Lewis College, CO	5
21	University of West Georgia, GA	5
21	Eastern Kentucky University, KY	5
21	Western Kentucky University, KY	5
21	University of Mississippi (Oxford), MS	5
21	University of Central Missouri, MO	5
21	Eastern New Mexico University, NM	5
21	Coastal Carolina University, SC	5
21	Lamar University (Beaumont), TX	5
21	Texas A&M University (Commerce), TX	5
21	Texas Tech University (Lubbock), TX	5
22	Eastern Connecticut State University, CT	4
22	Columbus State University, GA	4
22	University of North Georgia, GA	4
22	University of Northern Iowa, IA	4
22	University of Kansas (Main Campus), KS	4
22	Bridgewater State University, MA	4
22	Wentworth Institute of Technology, MA	4
22	Mississippi State University, MS	4
22	Lincoln University, MO	4
22	Truman State University, MO	4
22	Plymouth State University, NH	4
22	Cornell University, NY	4
22	Duke University, NC	4
22	University of Oklahoma (Health Sciences Center), OK	4
22	University of Rhode Island, RI	4
22	University of South Carolina (Columbia), SC	4
22	Middle Tennessee State University, TN	4
22	University of the South, TN	4
22	Prairie View A&M University, TX	4
22	Stephen F. Austin State University, TX	4
22	Tyler Junior College, TX	4
23	Arkansas Tech University, AR	3
23	University of Colorado (Colorado Springs), CO	3
23	University of Colorado (Denver), CO	3
23	University of Northern Colorado, CO	3
23	Augusta University, GA	3
23	Middle Georgia State University, GA	3
23	Kansas State University, KS	3
23	Murray State University, KY	3
23	Babson College, MA	3
23	Merrimack College, MA	3
23	Salem State University, MA	3
23	Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA	3
23	Saginaw Valley State University, MI	3
23	Western Michigan University, MI	3
23	Missouri University of Science and Technology, MO	3
23	University of Nebraska (Kearney), NE	3
23	Bowling Green State University, OH	3
23	University of Toledo, OH	3
23	Oregon State University, OR	3
23	Portland State University, OR	3
23	The Citadel, SC	3
23	Tennessee State University, TN	3
23	Rice University, TX	3
23	Texas State Technical College (Waco), TX	3
23	University of Texas (Dallas), TX	3
23	University of Texas (Rio Grande Valley), TX	3
23	University of Texas (Southwestern Medical School), TX	3
23	Christopher Newport University, VA	3
24	Pima Community College, AZ	2
24	University of Central Arkansas, AR	2
24	Yale University, CT	2
24	Fort Valley State University, GA	2
24	Georgia Gwinnett College, GA	2
24	Mercer University, GA	2
24	Fort Hays State University, KS	2
24	Northern Kentucky University, KY	2
24	Louisiana Tech University, LA	2
24	University of Maine (Orono), ME	2
24	Frostburg State University, MD	2
24	Assumption College, MA	2
24	Boston College, MA	2
24	Clark University, MA	2
24	Emerson College, MA	2
24	Endicott College, MA	2
24	Harvard University, MA	2
24	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA	2
24	Stonehill College, MA	2
24	Tufts University (Medford), MA	2
24	Western New England University, MA	2
24	Westfield State University, MA	2
24	Northern Michigan University, MI	2
24	Northeast Mississippi Community College, MS	2
24	Northwest Missouri State University, MO	2
24	Southeast Missouri State University, MO	2
24	University of North Carolina (Charlotte), NC	2
24	University of North Dakota, ND	2
24	Oklahoma State University (Okmulgee), OK	2
24	Austin Peay State University, TN	2
24	University of Tennessee (Martin), TN	2
24	Dallas County Community College District, TX	2
24	St. Edwards University, TX	2
24	St. Mary's University, TX	2
24	Texas Christian University, TX	2
24	Texas Woman's University, TX	2
24	University of Texas (El Paso), TX	2
24	West Texas A&M University, TX	2
24	Central Washington University, WA	2
25	Arizona Western College, AZ	1
25	Central Connecticut State University, CT	1
25	Western Connecticut State University, CT	1
25	Dalton State College, GA	1
25	Georgia Southwestern State University, GA	1
25	Gordon State College, GA	1
25	University of New Orleans, LA	1
25	University of Maine (Farmington), ME	1
25	Fitchburg State University, MA	1
25	Lasell College, MA	1
25	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, MA	1
25	Mount Holyoke College, MA	1
25	Springfield College, MA	1
25	Central Michigan University, MI	1
25	Oakland University, MI	1
25	University of Michigan (Flint), MI	1
25	Washtenaw Community College, MI	1
25	University of Minnesota (Morris), MN	1
25	Jones County Junior College, MS	1
25	Pearl River Community College (Forrest), MS	1
25	Missouri Southern State University, MO	1
25	Montana State University (Billings), MT	1
25	State University of New York Police (New Paltz), NY	1
25	State University of New York Police (Stony Brook), NY	1
25	Elon University, NC	1
25	Fayetteville State University, NC	1
25	North Dakota State University, ND	1
25	Hocking College, OH	1
25	Cameron University, OK	1
25	East Central University, OK	1
25	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, OK	1
25	Northwestern Oklahoma State University, OK	1
25	Oklahoma City Community College, OK	1
25	Rogers State University, OK	1
25	Seminole State College, OK	1
25	Brown University, RI	1
25	University of South Carolina (Beaufort), SC	1
25	University of South Carolina (Upstate), SC	1
25	South Dakota State University, SD	1
25	Tennessee Technological University, TN	1
25	Houston Community College, TX	1
25	Southern Methodist University, TX	1
25	St. Thomas University, TX	1
25	Trinity Valley Community College, TX	1
25	University of Texas (Health Science Center, San Antonio), TX	1
25	University of Texas (Health Science Center, Tyler), TX	1
25	University of Texas (Medical Branch), TX	1
25	University of Texas (Tyler), TX	1
25	Dixie State University, UT	1
25	University of Vermont, VT	1
26	Central Arizona College, AZ	0
26	Arkansas State University (Beebe), AR	0
26	Southern Arkansas University, AR	0
26	Southern Arkansas University Tech, AR	0
26	University of Arkansas (Monticello), AR	0
26	Adams State University, CO	0
26	Arapahoe Community College, CO	0
26	Colorado School of Mines, CO	0
26	Red Rocks Community College, CO	0
26	Southern Connecticut State University, CT	0
26	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, GA	0
26	Agnes Scott College, GA	0
26	Albany Technical College, GA	0
26	Athens Technical College, GA	0
26	Atlanta Metropolitan State College, GA	0
26	Atlanta Technical College, GA	0
26	Augusta Technical College, GA	0
26	Berry College, GA	0
26	College of Coastal Georgia, GA	0
26	Georgia Highlands College, GA	0
26	Georgia Military College, GA	0
26	Georgia Northwestern Technical College, GA	0
26	Georgia Piedmont Technical College, GA	0
26	Gwinnett Technical College, GA	0
26	Piedmont College, GA	0
26	Southern Regional Technical College, GA	0
26	Spelman College, GA	0
26	West Georgia Technical College, GA	0
26	Young Harris College, GA	0
26	Indiana State University, IN	0
26	Kentucky State University, KY	0
26	Morehead State University, KY	0
26	Southern University and A&M College (New Orleans), LA	0
26	University of Southern Maine, ME	0
26	Amherst College, MA	0
26	Bentley University, MA	0
26	Bristol Community College, MA	0
26	Bunker Hill Community College, MA	0
26	Cape Cod Community College, MA	0
26	College of the Holy Cross, MA	0
26	Dean College, MA	0
26	Framingham State University, MA	0
26	Gordon College, MA	0
26	Greenfield Community College, MA	0
26	Holyoke Community College, MA	0
26	Massachusetts Bay Community College, MA	0
26	Massachusetts College of Art, MA	0
26	Massasoit Community College, MA	0
26	MCPHS University, MA	0
26	Mount Wachusett Community College, MA	0
26	North Shore Community College, MA	0
26	Quinsigamond Community College, MA	0
26	Simmons College, MA	0
26	Springfield Technical Community College, MA	0
26	University of Massachusetts (Harbor Campus, Boston), MA	0
26	Wheaton College, MA	0
26	Worcester State University, MA	0
26	Delta College, MI	0
26	Ferris State University, MI	0
26	Grand Rapids Community College, MI	0
26	Kalamazoo Valley Community College, MI	0
26	Kellogg Community College, MI	0
26	Kirtland Community College, MI	0
26	Lansing Community College, MI	0
26	Macomb Community College, MI	0
26	Michigan Technological University, MI	0
26	Mott Community College, MI	0
26	Oakland Community College, MI	0
26	Schoolcraft College, MI	0
26	University of Michigan (Dearborn), MI	0
26	University of Minnesota (Duluth), MN	0
26	Holmes Community College (Goodman), MS	0
26	Mississippi Delta Community College, MS	0
26	Northwest Mississippi Community College (Desoto), MS	0
26	Metropolitan Community College, MO	0
26	St. Louis Community College (Meramec), MO	0
26	Washington University, MO	0
26	State University of New York Police (Oswego), NY	0
26	University of North Carolina (Asheville), NC	0
26	Bismarck State College, ND	0
26	North Dakota State College of Science, ND	0
26	Bacone College, OK	0
26	Eastern Oklahoma State College, OK	0
26	Mid-America Christian University, OK	0
26	Northeastern State University (Tahlequah), OK	0
26	Oklahoma City University, OK	0
26	Oklahoma State University (Tulsa), OK	0
26	Southeastern Oklahoma State University, OK	0
26	Southwestern Oklahoma State University, OK	0
26	Tulsa Community College, OK	0
26	Bob Jones University, SC	0
26	Alvin Community College, TX	0
26	Amarillo College, TX	0
26	Angelo State University, TX	0
26	Austin College, TX	0
26	Austin Community College District, TX	0
26	Brazosport College, TX	0
26	Cisco College, TX	0
26	Concordia University, TX	0
26	El Paso Community College, TX	0
26	Hardin-Simmons University, TX	0
26	Lone Star College System District, TX	0
26	Lubbock Christian University, TX	0
26	Midwestern State University, TX	0
26	Odessa College, TX	0
26	Paris Junior College, TX	0
26	San Jacinto College (Central Campus), TX	0
26	South Plains College, TX	0
26	Southwestern Christian College, TX	0
26	Southwestern University, TX	0
26	Sul Ross State University, TX	0
26	Texas A&M University (San Antonio), TX	0
26	University of Houston (Clearlake), TX	0
26	University of Houston (Downtown Campus), TX	0
26	University of Texas (Permian Basin), TX	0
26	University of Wisconsin (Eau Claire), WI	0
26	University of Wyoming, WY	0