The 25 safest college campuses in America

Safety is a primaryand constant concern for many college students and parents. Campus-security presence, emergency procedures, local and campus crime rates, and drug and alcohol use are factors that determine the level of safety on a college campus.College-review site Niche used the above factors to compile their 2016 ranking of the safest college campuses in America.Schools with high health and safety scoresand lowcrime, among other factors, were rankedsafest by Niche. Read about their full methodology here.Unsurprisingly, many of thesafest campuses are faith-based colleges and universities that prohibit the use of drugs and alcohol, while schools notorious for their party scene didn't fair as well.Brigham Young University, affiliated with the Mormon faith, came in asthe safest campus in the nation, followed bySummit University, formerly known as Baptist Bible College & Seminary, and Regent University. Scroll through to check out the rest of the top 25.SEE ALSO:The 25 best school districts in AmericaDON'T MISS:The 50 most underrated colleges in America25. Milligan College ' Milligan College, TNHealth and safety:ADrug safety:AParty scene:CStudents atMilligan Collegereport feeling safe on campus:"Almost all of campus is very well lit and the surrounding community doesn't tend to pose any type of security problems involving the campus."In addition,drugs and alcohol are prohibited on campus, according to one sophomore.24. The Baptist College of Florida ' Graceville, FLHealth and safety:ADrug safety:N/AParty scene:C-The Baptist College of Florida stresses to its students that drugs and alcohol are not allowed on campus."Students are understanding of a clean lifestyle. Students are highly active in fitness sports and just hanging out with friends without the assistance of any other influence,"said a sophomore.23. Penn State Abington ' Abington, PAHealth and safety:ADrug safety:AParty scene:CA Penn State Abington senior recently commented that the "school is in a safe town, and being on campus is the safest place I feel right now."Students alsoadded thatthere is "rarely ever any talk of drugs on campus, and if there is it's usually about Drug Safety."See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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