College sexual assault: students experiencing sexual assault, by gender and class 2019

This statistic illustrates the share of undergraduate students experiencing nonconsensual sexual contact since entering college in the United States in 2019, by gender and class. During the survey, 28.9 percent of Seniors identifying as transgender, genderqueer, gender non-conforming, or questioning reported experiencing nonconsensual sexual contact since entering college.

Share of students experiencing nonconsensual sexual contact since entering college in the U.S. in 2019, by gender and class

Characteristic	Freshman	Sophomore	Junior	Senior
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Release date

October 2019

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Region

United States

Survey time period

Spring 2019

Number of respondents

108,063 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Email survey

Supplementary notes

Includes only undergraduate students. Total sample size was 181,752 respondents.
Nonconsensual sexual contact involves penetration/attempted penetration by physical force or threat of physical force, penetration by incapacitation, and sexual touching by physical force or threat of physical force and/or incapacitation.
*TGQN are respondents identifying as either a transgender woman or transgender man, genderqueer, gender non-conforming, questioning, or not listed.

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