Vassar College: Crime & Safety

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Vassar College LogoF Vassar College is a private not-for-profit school in Poughkeepsie, New York with about 2,460 students and 1,200 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

According to our analysis of the government numbers, Vassar College is a very dangerous place to be in. American School Search gives this school grade "F" on safety and ranks Vassar College #10 among the Most Dangerous colleges in the USA.

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

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Criminal Offenses at Vassar 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
31
0
1.0%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
27
0
0.9%

Robbery
1
0
0.2%

Aggravated Assault
0
0
0.0%

Burglary
16
0
0.7%

Motor Vehicle Theft
7
0
0.5%

Arson
1
0
0.2%

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

Need to File a Complaint?

If you have been discriminated or abused at Vassar 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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Rutgers University New BrunswickRutgers University New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ
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University of Massachusetts AmherstUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst, MA
About 32,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security: D-. ACT 31 to enroll.

Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY
Approximately 25,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security is F. SAT 1370, ACT 31 to enroll.

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

Montclair State UniversityMontclair State UniversityMontclair, NJ
Over 21,800 students. Dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security is D. SAT 1050 to enroll.

University of ConnecticutUniversity of ConnecticutStorrs, CT
About 27,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security: D-. SAT 1300, ACT 31 to enroll.

CUNY Queens CollegeCUNY Queens CollegeQueens, NY
More than 17,100 students. Generally safe campus. Our rating for campus security is B-. ACT 25 to enroll.

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

Fordham UniversityFordham UniversityBronx, NY
About 16,600 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security: F. SAT 1370, ACT 32 to enroll.

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

Culinary Institute of AmericaCulinary Institute of AmericaHyde Park, NY
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State University of New York at New PaltzState University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, NY
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