Rape Victims on USA Campuses (Source)

    Between 20% and 25% of women will experience a completed and/or

    attempted rape during their college career.

    College freshmen and sophomore women appear to be at greater risk of     being victims of sexual assault than are upperclassmen. 84% of the

    women who reported sexually coercive experiences experienced the

    incident during their first four semesters on campus.

Alcohol on USA College Campuses (Source)

    Each year, drinking affects college students, as well as college

    communities, and families. The consequences of drinking include:

    Death: 1,825 college students…die each year from alcohol-related

        unintentional injuries.

    Assault: More than 690,000 students…are assaulted by another student

        who has been drinking.

    Sexual Abuse: More than 97,000 students…are victims of alcohol-

        related sexual assault or date rape.

    Injury: 599,000 students…receive unintentional injuries while under the

        influence of alcohol.

    Academic Problems: About 25 percent of college students report

        academic consequences of their drinking including missing class,

        falling behind, doing poorly on exams or papers, and receiving lower

        grades overall.

    Health Problems/Suicide Attempts: More than 150,000 students develop

        an alcohol- related health problem and between 1.2 and 1.5 percent of

        students indicate that they tried to commit suicide within the past

        year due to drinking or drug use.