Iowa Has One of the Most Dangerous Schools in America

College is supposed to be an exciting and enriching experience for anyone who is lucky enough to attend. I was lucky enough to attend a university that I loved and made some lifetime friends over my four years there.

However, university campuses can be a hotbed for violent crimes and theft.

According to reports, there were approximately 22,000 arrests made on college campuses in 2021.

DegreeChoices put together a list of the most dangerous university campuses in the nation, and one popular Iowa school ranked pretty high on the list.

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How Did They Determine the Most Dangerous Schools?

This ranking was based off of data from the Department of Education which analyzed violent crimes on different campuses.

The colleges in this ranking all have a minimum of five hundred students who attend their university.

In addition, this list is based off of the rates of violent crimes on campus between 2019 and 2021. Some of these crimes taken into account for this list include forcible sex offenses, burglaries, motor vehicle thefts, aggravated assaults, and robberies.

An Iowa College Makes This List

The University of Iowa in Iowa City is considered one of the most dangerous college campuses in the country. 

There are approximately 30,000 students at this university with approximately 25,000 full-time students.

With one of the best collegiate sports programs in the Midwest, this school came in as the fifth most dangerous school in the nation.

According to this report, between 2019 and 2021, there were 225 violent crimes reported on campus.

Top Ten Most Dangerous College Campuses

Here are the top ten most dangerous college campuses in America:

1. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
2. Ohio State University
3. UC Berkeley
4. Xavier University
5. University of Iowa
6. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
7. The Pennsylvania State University
8. Stanford University
9. Texas A & M University, College Station
10. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

To read the full list, make sure to check out the official Degree Choices website here.

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