An estimated 20–25% of undergraduate women are victims/survivors of sexual violence, but 90% or more do not report the violence.
Sexual violence is prevalent throughout the country, however women between the ages of 18-24 are at risk of sexual assault at a rate three times higher than other women.
Sexual violence can affect both a students physical and mental health which can impact their ability to learn, socialize, and develop professionally.
Sexual violence is the most underreported crime. According to NSVRC, over 90% of sexual violence on college campuses in the U.S. go unreported. According to RAINN, less than 20% of female victims report their assault report to the police.
Women who are sexually assaulted or abused are over twice as likely to have PTSD, depression, and chronic pain following the violence as non abused women (Woods et al., 2005).
An estimated 40% of rape victims suffer from severe emotional distress (requiring mental health treatment) (Miller, Cohen, & Rossman, 1993).
34.1% of students who have experienced sexual assault drop out, higher than the overall dropout rate (Mengo & Black, 2015).
More than 40% of college students who were sexually victimized also reported experiences of institutional betrayal (Freyd, 2018)
