This report compares Luther College's undergraduate students' responses from the 2019–2020 administration of the HEDS Sexual Assault Campus Climate Survey with the responses of undergraduates at the 91 small institutions that administered this survey in the 2016–2017, 2017–2018, 2018–2019, and/or 2019–2020 academic years. Small institutions have undergraduate student enrollments below 4,000.

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Who Responded

Response rates (overall and by gender) for your institution and all small institutions. We also provide the informed consent language that appeared at the beginning of the survey.          

Campus Climate

A comparison of your students' views on dimensions of campus climate related to sexual assault with the views of students at all small institutions — topics include students' views on: groups that contribute to a positive and supportive campus climate, the risk of sexual assault at your institution, and institutional responses to reports of sexual assault, as well as the proportion of students experiencing high levels of unwanted sexual contact.

Sexual Assault

A comparison of how often sexual assault occurred at your institution with how often it occurred at all small institutions—topics include: the number of survey respondents that were sexually assaulted, whether bystanders were present and intervened, and the number of respondents that were assaulted multiple times. We compare assaults your students reported on the survey with assaults that students at all small institutions reported. We also provide specific details about sexual assaults at your institution — topics include: the involvement of drugs and alcohol, details about the perpetrators, and the location of the assaults.

Comparison With Prior Administrations

A comparison of how often sexual assault occurred at your institution as indicated by your last survey administration with how often it occurred at your institution as indicated by your most recent administration — topics include: the percent of students that were sexually assaulted, whether bystanders were present and intervened, and the percent of women that were assaulted multiple times. We also provide specific details about sexual assaults at your institution, comparing assaults your students reported during your last administration to assaults they reported in the most recent administration — topics include: the involvement of drugs and alcohol, the institutional affiliation of the perpetrators, and the location of the assaults.

Technical Information

Detailed information about the data presented in this report, sampling, the different sections, and calculations for tables and graphs.