Union College: Crime & Safety

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Union College LogoF Union College is a private not-for-profit school in Schenectady, New York with about 2,110 students and 820 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 numbers, Union College is a very dangerous place to be enrolled at. American School Search gives this school grade "F" on safety and ranks Union College #58 among the Most Dangerous colleges in the USA.

From our perception of the data, this campus experiences dramatic problems with forcible sex offenses, also there are some problems with nonforcible sex offenses, autothefts, and aggravated assaults.

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Criminal Offenses at Union 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
17
0
0.8%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
10
0
0.6%

Robbery
2
0
0.3%

Aggravated Assault
4
0
0.4%

Burglary
12
0
0.7%

Motor Vehicle Theft
14
0
0.7%

Arson
1
0
0.2%

Illegal Weapons Possession
0
0
0.0%

Drug Law Violation
6
0
0.5%

Liquor Law Violation
69
0
1.7%

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

Need to File a Complaint?

If you have been discriminated or abused at Union 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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Around 32,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security is D-. ACT 31 to enroll.

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More than 15,900 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security is B+.

SUNY at AlbanySUNY at AlbanyAlbany, NY
Approximately 16,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security: F. ACT 27 to enroll.

Colgate UniversityColgate UniversityHamilton, NY
Over 3,200 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security is F. ACT 33 to enroll.

State University of New York at New PaltzState University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, NY
Over 7,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security: D-. SAT 1210, ACT 27 to enroll.

Vassar CollegeVassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY
Roughly 2,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses and nonforcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security is F. SAT 1470, ACT 33 to enroll.

Amherst CollegeAmherst CollegeAmherst, MA
About 1,900 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses and nonforcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security is F. SAT 1480, ACT 34 to enroll.

Smith CollegeSmith CollegeNorthampton, MA
Roughly 2,900 students. Dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security: D. ACT 33 to enroll.

Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY
Approximately 7,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security is D-. SAT 1410, ACT 32 to enroll.

Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT
About 2,900 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security: F. SAT 1470, ACT 34 to enroll.

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