Mercy College: Crime & Safety

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Mercy College LogoB Mercy College is a private not-for-profit school in Dobbs Ferry, New York with about 8,620 students and 1,350 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

Based on our analysis of the government information, Mercy College is a generally safe place to study. American School Search gives this school grade "B" on safety.

From our perception of the data, this campus has no significant crime problems.

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Criminal Offenses at Mercy 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
1
0
0.1%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
0
0
0.0%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
1
0
0.1%

Burglary
2
0
0.1%

Motor Vehicle Theft
0
0
0.0%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

Illegal Weapons Possession
0
0
0.0%

Drug Law Violation
0
0
0.0%

Liquor Law Violation
0
0
0.0%

* Crime Chance is American School Search's subjective and approximate estimate for a student's chance of experiencing this crime during their study at Mercy 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 Mercy College campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at Mercy 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

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Approximately 59,200 students. Relatively safe campus. Our rating for campus security: B-. SAT 1490, ACT 34 to enroll.

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Approximately 17,100 students. Generally safe campus. Our mark for campus security is B-. ACT 25 to enroll.

CUNY Hunter CollegeCUNY Hunter CollegeNew York City, NY
Over 23,000 students. Generally safe campus. Our rating for campus security is B. ACT 28 to enroll.

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More than 19,900 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security is A. ACT 28 to enroll.

CUNY Brooklyn CollegeCUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, NY
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CUNY Lehman CollegeCUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, NY
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Montclair State UniversityMontclair State UniversityMontclair, NJ
Roughly 21,800 students. Dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security: D. SAT 1050 to enroll.

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