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See sexual assault reports for 41 Michigan colleges and universities

On-campus alleged forcible sexual offenses reported at 41 of Michigan's four-year colleges and universities remained steady in 2013 after a substantial jump in 2012, according to school data reported to the federal government. The 29 percent increase in 2012 came after the U.S. Department of Education sent a letter to all federally funded colleges and universities laying out the institutions’ obligation to investigate student sexual misconduct allegations, regardless of whether a criminal complaint was filed. For schools with multiple campuses, the numbers were combined. Some cautions: Experts note that schools with lower rates are not necessarily safer, given concerns that many schools underreport campus crimes. Also, smaller schools tend to have higher rates (per 1,000 students) because most students are undergraduates and live on campus, while bigger institutions tend to have higher percentages graduate students, most of whom live off campus.

School201120122013Total2013 enroll2013 rate per
1,000 students
Sector
Adrian College5229 1,6581.2Private nonprofit
Albion College2338 1,3072.3Private nonprofit
Alma College2035 1,4192.1Private nonprofit
Andrews University3003 3,5160Private nonprofit
Aquinas College0224 2,0011Private nonprofit
Calvin College1102 4,0340Private nonprofit
Central Michigan University56819 26,8410.3Public
Cleary University0000 5460Private nonprofit
College for Creative Studies0000 1,4230Private nonprofit
Concordia University-Ann Arbor0011 7401.4Private nonprofit
Cornerstone University0000 2,8090Private nonprofit
Davenport University1001 9,5910Private nonprofit
Eastern Michigan University4101125 23,4470.5Public
Ferris State University84416 14,7070.3Public
Finlandia University1102 5250Private nonprofit
Grand Valley State University29415 24,4770.2Public
Hope College0011 3,3880.3Private nonprofit
Kalamazoo College1102 1,4580Private nonprofit
Kettering University0000 1,9850Private nonprofit
Lake Superior State University1102 2,4350Public
Lawrence Technological University2215 4,0020.2Private nonprofit
Madonna University0022 4,3990.5Private nonprofit
Marygrove College0011 1,9600.5Private nonprofit
Michigan State University15202762 49,3170.5Public
Michigan Technological University4127 6,9750.3Public
Northern Michigan University139729 8,9180.8Public
Northwestern Michigan College2103 4,7240Public, 2-year
Northwood University-Michigan1001 3,1940Private nonprofit
Oakland University3339 20,1690.1Public
Olivet College1236 1,1332.6Private nonprofit
Rochester College0000 1,1290Private nonprofit
Saginaw Valley State University1315 10,2400.1Public
Siena Heights University0235 2,6841.1Private nonprofit
Spring Arbor University0101 3,9620Private nonprofit
University of Detroit Mercy0011 5,1120.2Private nonprofit
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor14342169 43,7100.5Public
University of Michigan-Dearborn0022 8,7480.2Public
University of Michigan-Flint2103 8,5550Public
Walsh College of Accountancy and Business Administration0101 2,8640Private nonprofit
Wayne State University23611 27,8970.2Public
Western Michigan University371222 24,2940.5Public
Totals119154159432372,2930.4 

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