Total sample size was 150,072 respondents.
Both undergraduate and graduate students are included in the total.
*TGQN are respondents identifying as either a transgender woman or transgender man, genderqueer, gender non-conforming, questioning, or not listed.
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.
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Share of college students experiencing nonconsensual sexual contact, by gender 2019
This statistic illustrates the share of students experiencing nonconsensual sexual contact since enrolling at university in the United States in 2019, by gender. In that year, **** percent of female students reported experiencing nonconsensual penetration since enrolling at university, compared to percent of male students.
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Association of American Universities. (October 15, 2019). Share of students experiencing nonconsensual sexual contact since enrolling at university in the U.S. in 2019, by tactic and gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/936951/college-sexual-assault-share-students-experiencing-nonconsensual-sexual-contact/
Association of American Universities. "Share of students experiencing nonconsensual sexual contact since enrolling at university in the U.S. in 2019, by tactic and gender." Chart. October 15, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/936951/college-sexual-assault-share-students-experiencing-nonconsensual-sexual-contact/
Association of American Universities. (2019). Share of students experiencing nonconsensual sexual contact since enrolling at university in the U.S. in 2019, by tactic and gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/936951/college-sexual-assault-share-students-experiencing-nonconsensual-sexual-contact/
Association of American Universities. "Share of Students Experiencing Nonconsensual Sexual Contact since Enrolling at University in The U.S. in 2019, by Tactic and Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 Oct 2019, /statistics/936951/college-sexual-assault-share-students-experiencing-nonconsensual-sexual-contact/
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Share of students experiencing nonconsensual sexual contact since enrolling at university in the U.S. in 2019, by tactic and gender [Graph], Association of American Universities, October 15, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/936951/college-sexual-assault-share-students-experiencing-nonconsensual-sexual-contact/
