Austin College: Crime & Safety

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Austin College LogoD- Austin College is a private not-for-profit school in Sherman, Texas with about 1,180 students and 300 employees.

Our Safety Report for this school is based on the US Department of Education 2023 public data sets for various categories of violent and non-violent crimes committed both on-campus and off-campus over the last three years.

Safety Evaluation

According to our analysis of the government information, Austin College is a very dangerous place. American School Search gives this school grade "D-" on safety.

From our perception of the data, there are certain problems with forcible sex offenses.

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Criminal Offenses at Austin College in 2020 - 2022

Alleged criminal offenses reported to campus security authorities and/or local police
Does not necessarily reflect prosecutions or convictions for crime


Type of Crime or Arrest
On-campus
Off-campus
Crime Chance*

Murder
0
0
0.0%

Neglient Manslaughter
0
0
0.0%

Forcible Sex Offense
6
1
0.7%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
1
0
0.3%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
0
0
0.0%

Burglary
5
1
0.6%

Motor Vehicle Theft
0
0
0.0%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

Illegal Weapons Possession
0
0
0.0%

Drug Law Violation
1
0
0.3%

Liquor Law Violation
1
0
0.3%

* Crime Chance is American School Search's subjective and approximate estimate for a student's chance of experiencing this crime during their study at Austin College based on the present enrollment, past crime history, current crime trend, and an assumption that the school reports accurate numbers to the government. Safety Grade is American School Search's subjective evaluation of Austin College campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

Need to File a Complaint?

If you have been discriminated or abused at Austin College, or you believe that this college underreports campus crime statistics, then please consider filing a complaint with US Department of Education.

As of May 1st, 2014, fifty five colleges are under investigation for possible violations of federal law over the handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints. Many of those schools are frequent guests in our exclusive 100 Most Dangerous Colleges list.

Safety in Competing Colleges

University of North TexasUniversity of North TexasDenton, TX
About 44,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security is F. ACT 23 to enroll.

The University of Texas at ArlingtonThe University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, TX
Around 44,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with nonforcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security: F. SAT 1090, ACT 22 to enroll.

The University of Texas at DallasThe University of Texas at DallasRichardson, TX
Over 31,600 students. Dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security: D. SAT 1270, ACT 28 to enroll.

Southern Methodist UniversitySouthern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX
About 12,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security: F. SAT 1410, ACT 33 to enroll.

Texas A & M University CommerceTexas A & M University CommerceCommerce, TX
About 11,400 students. Very dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security: F. ACT 20 to enroll.

Texas Christian UniversityTexas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX
About 12,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security is F. SAT 1230, ACT 29 to enroll.

Texas Woman's UniversityTexas Woman's UniversityDenton, TX
About 16,000 students. Relatively safe campus. Our grade for campus security is C. SAT 1000, ACT 20 to enroll.

University of North Texas at DallasUniversity of North Texas at DallasDallas, TX
Roughly 3,700 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security is A. SAT 830, ACT 21 to enroll.

Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversitySoutheastern Oklahoma State UniversityDurant, OK
Roughly 5,500 students. Generally safe campus. Our rating for campus security is B-. ACT 21 to enroll.

Dallas Baptist UniversityDallas Baptist UniversityDallas, TX
Approximately 4,400 students. Unsafe campus. Our mark for campus security is C-. ACT 22 to enroll.

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Approximately 100 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security: A.

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More than 100 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security is A.

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Over 7,400 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security: A.

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Over 35,100 students. Generally safe campus. Our mark for campus security: B-.

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Over 100 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security is A.

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Around 1,500 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security: A.

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