New Orleans, La. — StateUniversity.com, a leading website for college information, has released a new ranking of the nation’s safest colleges and universities. Delgado Community College is ranked 6th on the list of 450 schools. The rankings are available online at http://www.stateuniversity.com/rank/safety_score_rank.html .

The website’s Safest Schools rankings are based on incidents of campus crime as reported by campus safety officials. StateUniversity.com analyzed crime statistics for 450 colleges and universities and assigned a safety rating to each school.

The top 10 safest schools nationwide are:

1.    Arkansas State University, Beebe Campus — Beebe, AR

2.    Louisiana State University — Eunice, LA

3.    The University of Virginia’s College at Wise — Wise, VA

4.    Lake Land College — Mattoon, IL

5.    Central Texas College — Killeen, TX

6.    Delgado Community College — New Orleans, LA

7.    Erskine College and Seminary — Due West, SC

8.    Southern University at New Orleans — New Orleans, LA

9.    Virginia Western Community College — Roanoke, VA

10.  Edison State College — Fort Myers, FL


Safety ratings are based on the number of occurrences of aggravated assault, robbery, burglary, theft/larceny, motor vehicle theft, forcible rape and murder on campus, and then are weighed based on the probability of each incident happening to each student. Larger campuses would be expected to have a higher number of total incidents. Violent crime is given more weight in the ranking system, and has a greater effect on the safety rating than non-violent crime such as theft.

The Safest Schools ranking lists are presented online alongside all of the underlying crime statistics for quick reference and comparison.

Dominik Mazur, founder of StateUniversity.com, said, “Student safety and campus crime are sometimes overlooked during the college evaluation process. We believe it is important for students to be aware of crime on campus and in the surrounding community.”

Dr. Arnel Cosey, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at Delgado, said, “We work very hard and purposefully to provide our students and faculty with an environment that is safe and is conducive to their progress. For a large, urban college such as ours to achieve such a national distinction is gratifying, and we recognize the challenge of maintaining it.”

For additional information about the rankings:

Bradford Folkens

(630) 999-8223

contact@stateuniversity.com

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