Ursinus College: Crime & Safety

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Ursinus College LogoF Ursinus College is a private not-for-profit school in Collegeville, Pennsylvania with about 1,530 students and 480 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, Ursinus College is a very dangerous place to study. American School Search gives this school grade "F" on safety and ranks Ursinus College #39 among the Most Dangerous colleges in the USA.

From our perception of the data, this campus has serious problems with forcible sex offenses and nonforcible sex offenses.

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Criminal Offenses at Ursinus 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
16
0
1.0%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
20
0
1.1%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
1
0
0.2%

Burglary
1
0
0.2%

Motor Vehicle Theft
4
0
0.5%

Arson
3
0
0.4%

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 Ursinus 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 Ursinus College campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at Ursinus 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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Towson UniversityTowson UniversityTowson, MD
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New York UniversityNew York UniversityNew York City, NY
About 59,200 students. Relatively safe campus. Our rating for campus security: B-. SAT 1490, ACT 34 to enroll.

University of Maryland Baltimore CountyUniversity of Maryland Baltimore CountyBaltimore, MD
Approximately 14,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security is F. SAT 1270, ACT 26 to enroll.

Columbia University in the City of New YorkColumbia University in the City of New YorkNew York City, NY
Approximately 34,800 students. Dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security: D+. SAT 1530, ACT 35 to enroll.

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CUNY City CollegeCUNY City CollegeNew York City, NY
About 14,500 students. Unsafe campus. Our grade for campus security is C-. ACT 27 to enroll.

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