University of Charleston: Crime & Safety

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University of Charleston LogoB University of Charleston is a private not-for-profit school in Charleston, West Virginia with about 3,060 students and 450 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, University of Charleston 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 experiences no significant crime problems.

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Criminal Offenses at University of Charleston 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
0
0
0.0%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
1
0
0.2%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
1
0
0.2%

Burglary
4
2
0.4%

Motor Vehicle Theft
1
2
0.2%

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 University of Charleston 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 University of Charleston campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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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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Over 24,200 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security is F. SAT 1140, ACT 25 to enroll.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA
Around 38,200 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security: D-. SAT 1300, ACT 30 to enroll.

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Roughly 10,700 students. Relatively safe campus. Our rating for campus security is C. SAT 1020, ACT 22 to enroll.

Morehead State UniversityMorehead State UniversityMorehead, KY
About 8,900 students. Dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security is D+. SAT 960, ACT 23 to enroll.

Shawnee State UniversityShawnee State UniversityPortsmouth, OH
About 3,300 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security is D+.

University of Rio GrandeUniversity of Rio GrandeRio Grande, OH
Approximately 1,800 students. Unsafe campus. Our mark for campus security is C-.

Concord UniversityConcord UniversityAthens, WV
Roughly 1,800 students. Generally safe campus. Our rating for campus security is B. SAT 980, ACT 21 to enroll.

West Virginia State UniversityWest Virginia State UniversityInstitute, WV
Over 3,800 students. Unsafe campus. Our rating for campus security: C-. SAT 920, ACT 20 to enroll.

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More than 2,300 students. Safe campus. Our grade for campus security is A.

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About 1,000 students. Generally safe campus. Our grade for campus security: B-.

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