The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia complies with all Federal and State regulations and laws regarding safety and security for institutions of higher education.

The University of the Sciences has one campus, which is located at 600 S. 43rd St., Philadelphia, Pa 19104-4495.

The Pennsylvania law (Act 73) is known as, "College and University Security Information Act". This Act requires disclosures of crime statistics and security measures, which are detailed throughout this web site. The following information is also required:

• 2466 undergraduate and 340 graduate students are enrolled.
• 650 undergraduate and 2 graduate students living in student housing.
• 588 non student employees working on campus.

The Philadelphia Police Department, University of Pennsylvania Police Department and the Department of Public Safety and Security have a good working relationship. Each Department is a member of the University City Public Safety Group, which meets once a month to discuss crime and other problems in the University City area. The University receives periodic reports of area crime from the 18th police district, and on occasions police officers come to campus to address students on various crime and safety matters. Both police departments provide services to our students, faculty and staff who live in the University City area, and information about criminal activity that might impact our University. The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia participates in a shared radio frequency, which enables us to communicate with police and other institutions in the University City area.

The working relationship between the Pennsylvania State Police and the University is limited to an annual report submitted by the University to the State Police for inclusion in the publication titled, "Crime in Pennsylvania". The University complies with all applicable State laws and regulations dealing with security at institutions of higher education. The Director of Public Safety and Security or the Associate Director are the designated campus officials for receiving and resolving complaints, regarding State regulations. They can be contacted at 215-895-1116 or 215-596-8595 during normal business hours. Upon resolution of the complaint, the complaining party can contact the Office of the Attorney General provided they believe the law is still be violated. The University will provide the address of the Attorney General's office.

The Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act (CSCPA) of 2000 provides for the tracking of convicted sex offenders enrolled at, or employed by, institutions of higher learning. The CSCPA is an amendment to the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offenders Act. The Federal law requires the State of Pennsylvania to notify the Philadelphia Police Department when a registered sex offender attends or is employed (full, part time, vocation or non paying position) at our University. The Philadelphia Police Department will provide the name(s) of the registered sex offenders to the Department of Public Safety.

This Act does not obligate the University to request information about registered sex offenders. Any member of our community seeking information under this Act should contact the Philadelphia Police Department’s Special Victims Unit, which is located at Front and Lehigh Ave., (215) 685-1180, 1181, 1182.

In addition, a list of all registered sex offenders in Pennsylvania is available from the Pennsylvania State Police at http://www.psp.state.pa.us/psp/site/default.asp

The CSCPA further amends the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERBA) to clarify that nothing in this Act can prohibit an educational institution from disclosing information provided to the institution concerning registered sex offenders.

The Department also publishes a weekly and monthly crime report via the University’s E-mail system. The weekly and monthly crime reports are posted outside of the security office along with an 18th police district weekly crime report. The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia is located within the 18th police district, which is located at 55th and Pine St., Phila, Pa 19143.

The Department of Public Safety and Security has an open records policy. Most records (see exception below) maintained by the department are available for public inspection by any member of the university community including prospective students and employees.

Exceptions: Investigative records are not available for public inspection. The Dean of Students maintains all sexual assault records. The Dean of Students must approve the release of information regarding sexual assault investigations.