1,101 VAWA Occured at Pennsylvania College Campuses

For the calendar year 2023, 1,101 VAWA occured at Pennsylvania colleges. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 1.20 at Pennsylvania college campues. By violation type, there were 517 domestic violences, 252 dating violences, and 332 stalking VAWA cases.

Of the 1,037 total on-campus VAWA at Pennsylvania colleges,

  • 46.58% were domestic violences, and the on-campus domestaic violence rate per 1,000 students is 0.52.
  • 22.37% were dating violences, and the on-campus dating violence rate per 1,000 students is 0.25.
  • 31.05% were stalking related, and the on-campus stalking rate per 1,000 students is 0.35.

For all VAWA cases, there were 1,037 on-campus, 29 non-campus, 35 public property, and 778 residence hall VAWA occured last year. (The number for on-campus VAWA includes residence hall VAWA).

VAWA statistics at Pennsylvania Colleges
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1Rate per 1000 Students
Total1,1011,03729357781.20
Domestic Violence51748315194480.56
Dating Violence2522329111980.27
Stalking332322551320.36
Rate Per 1000 Students1.201.130.030.040.84-
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

VAWA Statistics for Pennsylvania Colleges

The following table summarizes and compares the VAWA statistics between colleges in Pennsylvania. It includes only on-campus incidents rather than non-campus and public properties.

Last Update: April 22, 2025 | Data source: CSS (Campus Safety and Security), OPE
On-campus VAWA Statistics at Pennsylvania Colleges
StateEnrollmentTotal VAWARate per 1000 StudentsDomestic ViolenceDating ViolenceStalking
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church28513.51001
Albright College1,65221.21002
Community College of Allegheny County10,45100.00000
Community College of Allegheny County - North Campus-0-000
Community College of Allegheny County - Homewood-Brushton Center-0-000
Allegheny College1,23110.81001
The Beauty Institute6100.00000
DeSales University2,91900.00000
Alvernia University2,48500.00000
Alvernia University - John R. Post Center at Reading CollegeTowne Campus-0-000
The Beauty Institute-Ambler - The Beauty Institute-Philadelphia-0-000
Arcadia University3,14220.64020
Bryn Mawr College1,66631.80021
Bucknell University3,89282.06062
Bucks County Community College6,09800.00000
Bucks County Community College - Upper Bucks Campus-0-000
Bucks County Community College - Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks-0-000
Butler County Community College2,46810.41001
Carlow University2,31000.00000
Carnegie Mellon University15,596110.71029
Carnegie Mellon University - Qatar-2-011
Cedar Crest College1,24821.60011
Central Penn College82700.00000
Chatham University2,31931.29003
Chestnut Hill College1,40200.00000
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania72422.76101
Curtis Institute of Music15900.00000
Delaware County Community College7,63800.00000
Delaware County Community College - Upper Darby Center-0-000
Delaware Valley University2,18952.28023
Dickinson College2,2172310.377115
Douglas Education Center20000.00000
Drexel University21,70390.41252
Drexel University - Center City Campus-0-000
Drexel University - Queen Lane Campus-0-000
Duquesne University8,13780.98134
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania5,460132.380121
Eastern University6,98150.72005
Elizabethtown College2,15252.32131
Empire Beauty School-York9500.00000
Empire Beauty School-Lancaster8700.00000
Franklin and Marshall College1,911168.376010
Franklin and Marshall College - Bath England Campus-0-000
Gannon University4,54830.66021
Geneva College1,25800.00000
Gettysburg College2,895144.84536
Gratz College48200.00000
Gwynedd Mercy University2,16531.39012
Harcum College93611.07001
Haverford College1,42432.11012
Commonwealth Technical Institute13200.00000
Holy Family University3,14800.00000
Immaculata University2,40710.42001
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus9,246141.51185
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus - Punxsutawney Campus-0-000
Johnson College62700.00000
Juniata College1,29264.64033
Keystone College1,05100.00000
King's College1,93210.52100
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania7,41681.08224
La Roche University2,61800.00000
La Salle University3,55430.84030
Lackawanna College1,93910.52010
Lafayette College2,76462.17015
Lancaster Bible College2,45583.26017
Lebanon Valley College2,14200.00000
Lehigh Carbon Community College6,38500.00000
Lehigh University7,59081.05233
Lincoln University1,84894.87270
UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing9100.00000
Lycoming College1,0631917.870712
Marywood University2,85031.05012
Mercyhurst University2,668134.87184
Messiah University3,344154.491113
Messiah University - Winding Hill Campus-1-001
Millersville University of Pennsylvania6,73230.45003
Millersville University of Pennsylvania - Ware Center-0-000
Misericordia University2,10700.00000
Moore College of Art and Design39900.00000
Moravian University2,65820.75020
Mount Aloysius College2,96700.00000
Muhlenberg College1,81831.65021
Neumann University2,17141.84112
Northampton County Area Community College8,69560.69060
Northampton County Area Community College - Pocono Campus-0-000
Northampton County Area Community College - The Fowler Campus-0-000
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology66200.00000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College3,323123.61066
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington45612.19001
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango33239.04003
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre35300.00000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton83811.19001
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley95422.10002
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona2,421104.13055
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver50423.97002
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks1,94431.54021
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg4,65140.86031
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine1,22332.45012
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton51035.88003
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus50,399611.2102536
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus - Hershey College of Medicine -4-202
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny361411.08031
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto58800.00000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington3,09561.94033
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill650913.85162
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York70711.41001
Peirce College87200.00000
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts14100.00000
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design32326.19002
University of Pennsylvania28,71160.21141
Cairn University-Langhorne1,05610.95010
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine3,02700.00000
Community College of Philadelphia12,22400.00000
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford1,00343.99004
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg1,32600.00000
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown1,94000.00000
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus34,525280.812422
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc40200.00000
Point Park University3,29900.00000
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing5500.00000
Reading Area Community College4,78820.42002
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences27000.00000
Robert Morris University4,73730.63030
Rosemont College77700.00000
Saint Francis University2,83520.71200
Saint Joseph's University7,20130.42030
Saint Joseph's University - University City Campus-0-000
Saint Vincent College1,44200.00000
University of Scranton4,82530.62003
Seton Hill University1,98400.00000
Sharon Regional School of Nursing37254.05002
Laurel Technical Institute16000.00000
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania5,18400.00000
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania8,35060.72141
The Beauty Institute5100.00000
Susquehanna University2,247114.90191
Swarthmore College1,644169.73286
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology1,45300.00000
Temple University30,205100.33028
Temple University - Health Science Campus-8-800
Temple University - School of Podiatric Medicine-0-000
Thiel College92000.00000
Thomas Jefferson University8,31500.00000
Thomas Jefferson University - Thomas Jefferson University East Falls Campus-0-000
Triangle Tech Inc-Pittsburgh9000.00000
Ursinus College1,49242.68022
University of Valley Forge57300.00000
Valley Forge Military College8600.00000
Villanova University10,11142441.9341815
Washington Health System School of Nursing3900.00000
Washington & Jefferson College1,16210.86100
Waynesburg University1,31500.00000
West Chester University of Pennsylvania17,076261.5211510
West Chester University of Pennsylvania - West Chester University Philadelphia Center-0-000
Westminster College1,20300.00000
Widener University5,610111.96029
Wilkes University5,19800.00000
Wilson College1,69410.59100
York College of Pennsylvania3,720154.031311
YTI Career Institute-York49700.00000
Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County7600.00000
Fayette County Career & Technical Institute Practical Nursing Program6900.00000
Pennsylvania College of Technology4,30700.00000
Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center17400.00000
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine4,11761.46204
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine - LECOM at Seton Hill-0-000
Jean Madeline Aveda Institute - Neshaminy-0-000
Jean Madeline Aveda Institute - University City Campus-0-000
York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education28800.00000
Jefferson County Dubois Area Vocational Technical Practical Nursing Program2500.00000
Lenape Technical School Practical Nursing Program7100.00000
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center25000.00000
Lebanon County Area Vocational Technical School6400.00000
Indiana County Technology Center9000.00000
Northern Tier Career Center3700.00000
Hazleton Area Career Center71142.86001
UPMC Mercy School of Nursing30513.28100
Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center5900.00000
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences1,77000.00000
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology3,55841.12004
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology - Harrisburg University of Science and Technology - Philadelphia-0-000
Automotive Training Center-Warminster27500.00000
Empire Beauty School-North Hills5900.00000
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine64911.54100
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine - Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Wilkes Barre -South Campus-2-200
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine - Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine -Central Danville Campus-0-000
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine - Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine-Guthrie Campus-0-000
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine - Geisinger School of Nursing-0-000
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine - Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine-West Campus-0-000
Somerset County Technology Center5000.00000
Metro Beauty Academy17400.00000
Berks Career & Technology Center4700.00000
Fountain of Youth Academy of Cosmetology5200.00000
Empire Beauty School-Cheltenham151213.25002
Studio Incamminati4000.00000
American Barber and Beauty Academy11800.00000
European Medical School of Massage2300.00000
European Medical School of Massage - Branch-0-000
Health and Technology Training Institute5700.00000
The Salon Professional Academy7200.00000
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Bloomsburg-14-086
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Lock Haven - Main Campus-1-100
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Mansfield-0-000
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Mansfield - Sayre Campus-1-001
Pennsylvania Western University - Pennsylvania Western University: California/Main Campus-4-031
Pennsylvania Western University - Pennsylvania Western University: Clarion Campus-1-010
Pennsylvania Western University - Pennsylvania Western University: Edinboro Campus-1-010
Lehigh Career & Technical Institute1200.00000
Total920,8211,1011.20483232322
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