Why the New ‘One in Four’ Campus Rape Statistic Is Misleading
Alarming Figures
‘One in four’ female undergrads in a new survey of 150,000 students at 27 colleges reported being a victim of sexual assault or misconduct. But read the fine print before you panic.
A new campus sexual assault survey (PDF) from the Association of American Universities finds that 23 percent of female undergraduates say they have been victims of sexual assault or misconduct.