Illinois may not be represented on a list of the safest universities and colleges in America, but a new ranking reveals that the Midwest has plenty of good options to choose from.
According to a study commissioned by Your Local Security, the safest school in the Midwest is the University of Iowa in Iowa City, which checks in at number 10 on the list.
A total of six Midwestern schools made the cut for the ranking, which took into account campus size, the location, types of crime reported, and took data from the Campus Safety and Security Survey and FBI Uniform Crime Report.
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Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana checked in at number 12, and the University of Missouri in Columbia ranks 14th.
Columbus State Community College (17), University of Wisconsin-Madison (19), and the University of Minnesota (20) also appeared in the top 25.
The safest school in the state of Illinois is the University of Illinois-Chicago, according to the report.
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The top school in the nation for safety is Oregon State University, with University of Phoenix and Rutgers University finishing close behind.
