What are some safe schools in urban areas?Answered
I am an international student who wants to study in the US. what are some safety schools in big cities?
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Hi, here are a wholeeeeee bunch of safe urban schools all over the USA.
The safety rating is according to Niche.com, and they base it on surveys that the students in each school take.
University of Texas at El Paso: 100% acceptance rate: B+ in Safety
University of Southern Mississippi: 98% acceptance rate: B+ in Safety
Alabama State University: 98% acceptance rate: B- in Safety
New Jersey City University: 96% acceptance rate: B+ in Safety
Wichita State University: 96% acceptance rate: B in Safety
University of Toledo: 94% acceptance rate: C+ in Safety
Kansas State University: 93% acceptance rate: B+ in Safety
University of Alabama at Birmingham: 92% acceptance rate: B- in Safety
University of Central Arkansas: 91% acceptance rate: B in Safety
Iowa State University: 91% acceptance rate: B- in Safety
Indiana State University: 90% acceptance rate: C+ in Safety
Portland State University: 90% acceptance rate: B- in Safety
Southeastern Louisiana University: 90% acceptance rate: B- in Safety
Cleveland State University: 88% acceptance rate: B- in Safety
University of Nevada, Reno: 88% acceptance rate: B- in Safety
Western Washington University: 88% acceptance rate: B- in Safety
East Tennessee State University: 87% acceptance rate: B in Safety
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi: 87% acceptance rate: B in Safety
Arizona State University: 85% acceptance rate: B- in Safety (I live in AZ & I can tell you that this area is pretty safe)
University of Arizona: 84% acceptance rate: B- in Safety (I live in AZ & this area is one of the safest)
Colorado State University: 84% acceptance rate: B in Safety
University of North Carolina at Greensboro: 84% acceptance rate: C+ in Safety
University of Memphis: 84% acceptance rate: B in Safety
University of Oregon: 83% acceptance rate: C+ in Safety
University of Iowa: 83% acceptance rate: C+ in Safety
East Carolina University: 82% acceptance rate: C+ in Safety
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis: 81% acceptance rate: C+ in Safety
Oregon State University: 81% acceptance rate: B in Safety
Boise State University: 81% acceptance rate: A- in Safety
Most safe schools are in the west since the ones in the east are older and more prestigious.
This question could be interpreted two ways. @just.valdo gave you a good list of "safety schools", ones which nearly guarantee acceptance.
But maybe you're concerned about high levels of crime, and particularly gun violence, in American cities? While campuses themselves are usually safe, some universities are located in or adjacent to fairly dangerous neighborhoods.
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Impressive work on the Safety ratings. I guess the grades are from Niche? Assuming that's correct, Niche claims to take crime data from the USDE OPE database, which can be accessed here: https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety/#/ I strongly suspect they also use their College Student Survey, which includes a 1 star to 5 star rating for safety. If OP is truly concerned about safety, I would encourage them to look up colleges of interest in the OPE data and to ask admissions counselors.