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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Share of students experiencing sexual assault since entering college, by gender 2019
In 2019, female students were most likely to report experiencing non-consensual sexual contact since entering college in the United States, across all four years of education. **** percent of female students in their senior year reported non-consensual sexual contact since entering college, compared to **** percent of seniors identifying as transgender, genderqueer, gender non-conforming, or questioning (TGQN).
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Association of American Universities. (October 15, 2019). Share of students experiencing non-consensual sexual contact since entering college in the United States in 2019, by gender identity and class [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/937090/college-sexual-assault-share-students-experiencing-sexual-assault-gender-class/
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Share of students experiencing non-consensual sexual contact since entering college in the United States in 2019, by gender identity and class [Graph], Association of American Universities, October 15, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/937090/college-sexual-assault-share-students-experiencing-sexual-assault-gender-class/
