Undergraduate students from 48 postsecondary institutions
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* Only includes students who have used alcoholic beverages within the last three months.
Original question: During the past 3 months, how often have you failed to do what was normally expected of you because of your use of the following substance(s)? Alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, liquor, etc.)
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Share of U.S. college students whose functioning was affected by alcohol, fall 2024
Around eight percent of surveyed college students in the U.S. reported having failed to do what was normally expected of them because of alcohol use once or twice in the past three months as of 2024. This statistic shows the percentage of college students in the U.S. who reported failed to do what was normally expected of them due to the use of alcohol in the past three months, as of fall 2024.
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NCHA. (February 4, 2025). Percentage of college students in the U.S. who failed to do what was normally expected of them due to alcohol in the past 3 months, as of fall 2024* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/1126086/us-college-student-alcohol-normal-functioning/
NCHA. "Percentage of college students in the U.S. who failed to do what was normally expected of them due to alcohol in the past 3 months, as of fall 2024*." Chart. February 4, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /statistics/1126086/us-college-student-alcohol-normal-functioning/
NCHA. (2025). Percentage of college students in the U.S. who failed to do what was normally expected of them due to alcohol in the past 3 months, as of fall 2024*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2026. /statistics/1126086/us-college-student-alcohol-normal-functioning/
NCHA. "Percentage of College Students in The U.S. Who Failed to Do What Was Normally Expected of Them Due to Alcohol in The past 3 Months, as of Fall 2024*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 4 Feb 2025, /statistics/1126086/us-college-student-alcohol-normal-functioning/
NCHA, Percentage of college students in the U.S. who failed to do what was normally expected of them due to alcohol in the past 3 months, as of fall 2024* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1126086/us-college-student-alcohol-normal-functioning/ (last visited July 20, 2026)
Percentage of college students in the U.S. who failed to do what was normally expected of them due to alcohol in the past 3 months, as of fall 2024* [Graph], NCHA, February 4, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1126086/us-college-student-alcohol-normal-functioning/
