The HEDS Sexual Assault Campus Climate Survey asked undergraduates the extent to which they agreed with eight statements about the climate at their institution. Students indicated the extent to which (a) faculty, staff, and administrators respect what students think, are concerned about their welfare, and treat them fairly, (b) students are concerned about the welfare of other students and treat them fairly, and (c) they feel close to people, safe on campus, and like a part of the institution’s community.

In the following graph, we show the percentage of students who selected "Agree" or "Strongly Agree" for all eight statements, comparing the responses of women and men at your institution with those of women and men at all small institutions.

Overall, students who experienced higher levels of unwanted sexual contact, who experienced an attempted sexual assault, and who have been sexually assaulted were less likely to agree with the general campus climate questions.

The survey also asked students the extent to which different groups of people contribute to a positive and supportive campus climate at their institution. As before, we show the percentage of students who selected "Agree" or "Strongly Agree" for each group on campus, comparing responses of women and men at your institution with those of women and men at all small institutions.

Campus Climate on Issues Related to Sexual Assault

Perceived Risk of Sexual Assault

The HEDS Sexual Assault Campus Climate Survey asked students the extent to which they agreed with statements about their perceived risk of sexual assault. We show the percentage of students who selected "Agree" or "Strongly Agree" for two of these statements below, comparing the responses of women and men at your institution with those of women and men at all small institutions.

I do not believe that I or one of my friends is at risk for being sexually assaulted on campus, off campus at an event or program connected with this institution, or at a social activity or party near campus.

Perceptions of Institutional Response to Sexual Assault

The survey also asked students the extent to which they agreed with statements about what the institutional response might be if someone reported a sexual assault. We show the percentage of students who selected "Agree" or "Strongly Agree" for three of these statements below, comparing responses of women and men at your institution with the responses of women and men at all small institutions.

Campus officials would take the report seriously.

 Campus officials would conduct a careful investigation in order to determine what happened.

Campus officials would take action against the offender(s).

Unwanted Sexual Contact

The graph below depicts the percentage of women and men at your institution who experienced high levels of unwanted sexual contact compared to women and men at all small institutions. We designated students as experiencing high levels of unwanted sexual contact when they reported that they experienced one or more of the following kinds of unwanted sexual contact "Often" or "Very often":

• Unwanted verbal behaviors – e.g., someone making sexual comments about your body or making unwelcome sexual advances
• Unwanted nonverbal behaviors – e.g., someone sending you sexual emails/texts, leering at you, or making lewd gestures
• Unwanted brief physical contact – e.g., someone engaging in any brief inappropriate or unwelcome touching of your body