VAWA Statistics at Massachusetts Colleges

For the calendar year 2023, 469 VAWA occured at Massachusetts colleges. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 0.69 at Massachusetts college campues. By violation type, there were 124 domestic violences, 127 dating violences, and 218 stalking VAWA cases.

Of the 389 total on-campus VAWA at Massachusetts colleges,

22.37% were domestic violences, and the on-campus domestaic violence rate per 1,000 students is 0.13.
28.79% were dating violences, and the on-campus dating violence rate per 1,000 students is 0.17.
48.84% were stalking related, and the on-campus stalking rate per 1,000 students is 0.28.

For all VAWA cases, there were 389 on-campus, 45 non-campus, 35 public property, and 220 residence hall VAWA occured last year. (The number for on-campus VAWA includes residence hall VAWA).

VAWA statistics at Massachusetts Colleges
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	469	389	45	35	220	0.69
Domestic Violence	124	87	18	19	56	0.18
Dating Violence	127	112	12	3	79	0.19
Stalking	218	190	15	13	85	0.32
Rate Per 1000 Students	0.69	0.57	0.07	0.05	0.32	-

¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

VAWA Statistics for Massachusetts Colleges

The following table summarizes and compares the VAWA statistics between colleges in Massachusetts. 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 Massachusetts Colleges
State	Enrollment	Total VAWA	Rate per 1000 Students	Domestic Violence	Dating Violence	Stalking
Hult International Business School	2,003	1	0.50	0	1	0
Hult International Business School - London Undergraduate Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0
American International College	2,142	3	1.40	1	1	1
Amherst College	1,910	3	1.57	1	0	2
Anna Maria College	1,332	1	0.75	0	1	0
Assabet Valley Regional Technical School	48	0	0.00	0	0	0
Assumption University	2,046	0	0.00	0	0	0
Babson College	3,943	18	4.57	3	0	15
Bancroft School of Massage Therapy	51	0	0.00	0	0	0
Bay Path University	2,643	0	0.00	0	0	0
Bentley University	5,264	2	0.38	1	0	1
Berklee College of Music	8,448	13	1.54	1	6	6
Berklee College of Music - Valencia Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0
Boston Architectural College	787	0	0.00	0	0	0
Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc	169	0	0.00	0	0	0
Boston College	15,280	12	0.79	1	3	8
Boston University	36,624	10	0.27	0	5	5
Boston University - Boston University Medical Campus	-	2	-	0	2	0
Boston University - School of Social Work, Bedford	-	0	-	0	0	0
Brandeis University	5,302	14	2.64	8	3	3
Bridgewater State University	9,550	19	1.99	8	4	7
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing	152	0	0.00	0	0	0
Bunker Hill Community College	8,545	0	0.00	0	0	0
Bunker Hill Community College - Chelsea Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0
Cape Cod Community College	2,604	0	0.00	0	0	0
Cape Cod Community College - Plymouth Aviation	-	0	-	0	0	0
Cape Cod Community College - Funeral Service Program Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0
Clark University	4,124	2	0.48	0	1	1
Curry College	1,994	6	3.01	0	6	0
Dean College	1,151	11	9.56	0	4	7
National Aviation Academy of New England	210	0	0.00	0	0	0
Eastern Nazarene College	458	5	10.92	3	1	1
Emerson College	5,670	6	1.06	5	0	1
Emmanuel College	2,059	3	1.46	1	0	2
Endicott College	4,254	6	1.41	0	4	2
Fisher College	1,501	2	1.33	2	0	0
Fitchburg State University	6,296	1	0.16	0	0	1
Framingham State University	4,028	0	0.00	0	0	0
Gordon College	1,610	1	0.62	0	1	0
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary	1,373	1	0.73	0	0	1
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary - Boston Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0
Hampshire College	717	1	1.39	0	1	0
Harvard University	30,386	10	0.33	2	4	4
Harvard University - Longwood Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0
College of the Holy Cross	3,035	6	1.98	0	2	4
Lasell University	1,527	2	1.31	0	0	2
Lesley University	3,134	5	1.60	0	1	4
University of Massachusetts-Lowell	16,770	3	0.18	2	1	0
University of Massachusetts-Lowell - Lowell-Haverhill	-	0	-	0	0	0
University of Massachusetts-Amherst	31,810	11	0.35	10	0	1
University of Massachusetts-Boston	15,810	11	0.70	0	5	6
Massachusetts Bay Community College	3,973	0	0.00	0	0	0
MCPHS University	6,321	0	0.00	0	0	0
MCPHS University - MCPHS, Worcester Campus	-	1	-	0	0	1
Massachusetts College of Art and Design	1,986	2	1.01	0	0	2
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	11,920	17	1.43	5	0	12
Massachusetts Maritime Academy	1,362	0	0.00	0	0	0
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School	1,394	5	3.59	5	0	0
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School - Baystate Regional Campus	-	1	-	0	1	0
Merrimack College	5,688	6	1.05	0	6	0
Middlesex Community College	8,280	0	0.00	0	0	0
Middlesex Community College - Lowell Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0
Mount Holyoke College	2,330	0	0.00	0	0	0
Mount Wachusett Community College	3,204	0	0.00	0	0	0
The New England Conservatory of Music	784	0	0.00	0	0	0
New England Law-Boston	1,083	0	0.00	0	0	0
Nichols College	1,354	1	0.74	0	1	0
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts	933	7	7.50	3	0	4
North Shore Community College	4,833	1	0.21	0	0	1
North Shore Community College - Lynn Campus	-	1	-	0	0	1
Northeastern University	31,159	23	0.74	2	10	11
Northeastern University - London Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0
Northern Essex Community College - Lawrence Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0
College of Our Lady of the Elms	1,332	0	0.00	0	0	0
Quincy College	2,603	1	0.38	0	0	1
Quinsigamond Community College	6,930	1	0.14	0	0	1
Regis College	2,842	1	0.35	0	1	0
Roxbury Community College	1,631	3	1.84	1	0	2
Salem State University	6,239	12	1.92	6	4	2
Simmons University	5,053	11	2.18	1	2	8
Smith College	2,830	1	0.35	1	0	0
Springfield College	2,785	7	2.51	0	2	5
Springfield Technical Community College	4,561	2	0.44	1	0	1
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	7,759	6	0.77	2	0	4
Stonehill College	2,584	5	1.93	0	1	4
Suffolk University	6,697	4	0.60	0	1	3
Tufts University	13,274	10	0.75	0	7	3
Tufts University - Boston Health Sciences Campus	-	3	-	1	2	0
Tufts University - Grafton Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0
Tufts University - School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts	-	0	-	0	0	0
Wellesley College	2,418	3	1.24	0	0	3
Wentworth Institute of Technology	4,018	18	4.48	1	5	12
Western New England University	3,574	6	1.68	3	0	3
Westfield State University	4,555	3	0.66	2	0	1
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)	1,778	11	6.19	0	6	5
Williams College	2,168	15	6.92	3	0	12
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	7,353	6	0.82	1	4	1
Worcester State University	5,611	3	0.53	0	1	2
Bard College - Bard College at Simon's Rock	-	1	-	0	1	0
Rob Roy Academy-Worcester	121	0	0.00	0	0	0
Motoring Technical Training Institute	328	0	0.00	0	0	0
Urban College of Boston	728	0	0.00	0	0	0
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering	402	0	0.00	0	0	0
Total	678,760	469	0.69	87	112	190

469 VAWA Occured at Massachusetts College Campuses

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VAWA Statistics for Massachusetts Colleges