University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Crime & Safety

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University of Illinois Urbana Champaign LogoD- University of Illinois Urbana Champaign is a public school in Champaign, Illinois with about 56,920 students and 12,220 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 data, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign is a very dangerous place to study. American School Search gives this school grade "D-" on safety.

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

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Criminal Offenses at University of Illinois Urbana Champaign 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
44
35
0.3%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
31
3
0.2%

Robbery
9
1
0.1%

Aggravated Assault
6
19
0.1%

Burglary
16
13
0.2%

Motor Vehicle Theft
44
7
0.3%

Arson
14
1
0.2%

Illegal Weapons Possession
3
0
0.1%

Drug Law Violation
11
2
0.1%

Liquor Law Violation
4
1
0.1%

* 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 Illinois Urbana Champaign 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 Illinois Urbana Champaign campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, 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 8,900 students. Dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security: D. ACT 21 to enroll.

Indiana State UniversityIndiana State UniversityTerre Haute, IN
Over 8,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security: F. SAT 900, ACT 19 to enroll.

Bradley UniversityBradley UniversityPeoria, IL
Over 5,600 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security is F. SAT 1160, ACT 27 to enroll.

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Governors State UniversityGovernors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL
More than 4,500 students. Relatively safe campus. Our grade for campus security: C-. SAT 930, ACT 19 to enroll.

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Olivet Nazarene UniversityOlivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, IL
Over 3,300 students. Relatively safe campus. Our mark for campus security: C+. ACT 23 to enroll.

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Over 2,000 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security: A.

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More than 2,100 students. Generally safe campus. Our mark for campus security: B+.

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Around 100 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security is A.

Millikin UniversityMillikin UniversityDecatur, IL
Approximately 1,900 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security: F. SAT 1060, ACT 24 to enroll.

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Roughly 100 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security is A.

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Over 3,800 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security: A-.

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

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Approximately 4,800 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security is B+.

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Around 1,200 students. Relatively safe campus. Our grade for campus security is C+. SAT 950, ACT 24 to enroll.

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About 300 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security: A. SAT 850, ACT 22 to enroll.

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