College Drinking—A Few Statistics
Excessive and underage drinking is a problem on nearly all college campuses and communities. On average, every year:
- 1,700 college students die from alcohol-related accidents.
- 599,000 college students are injured while under the influence of alcohol.
- 696,000 students are assaulted by another student who's been drinking.
- 97,000 are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape.
- 110,000 are arrested for alcohol-related violations.
- 2,100,000 drive while intoxicated.
For more information on these and other related statistics, visit the College Drinking Prevention website.
For reports done on four college drinking surveys conducted over the last 13 years, visit Harvard's College Alcohol Study website.
College Drinking—A Few Statistics
Excessive and underage drinking is a problem on nearly all college campuses and communities. On average, every year:
- 1,700 college students die from alcohol-related accidents.
- 599,000 college students are injured while under the influence of alcohol.
- 696,000 students are assaulted by another student who's been drinking.
- 97,000 are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape.
- 110,000 are arrested for alcohol-related violations.
- 2,100,000 drive while intoxicated.
For more information on these and other related statistics, visit the College Drinking Prevention website.
For reports done on four college drinking surveys conducted over the last 13 years, visit Harvard's College Alcohol Study website.