Women in college are at high risk for sexual assault. For example, one study examined rates of sexual assault in 3,187 women enrolled in colleges and universities across the United States. They found that 15.4% had experienced a completed rape and 12.1% had experienced an attempted rape since the age of 14. Around 8% had experienced a rape in the six months before the interview. Similar rates were found in another study. In particular, 13.8% of college students reported a completed rape and 12.5% reported an attempted rape since the age of 14. In the nine weeks following the interview, they found that 3.7% of the college women experienced a completed rape.
Awareness of this problem is important; however, it is also important to take steps to address this problem. According to an article at CNN.com, many higher-education institutions are unfortunately not doing enough to tackle this very serious issue. The article also includes advice from survivors of a sexual assault in college. Specifically, these women discuss what they would have done differently if they had known what they know now. You can access this article here.
