Alcohol-related consequences for college students between the ages of 18-24i: •
Death: 1,700 die each year from alcohol-related unintentional injuries, including motor vehicle crashes •
Injury: 599,000 are unintentionally injured under the influence of alcohol •
Assault: More than 696,000 are assaulted by another student who has been drinking •
Sexual Abuse: More than 97,000 are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape •
Unsafe Sex: 400,000 have unprotected sex and more than 100,000 report having been too intoxicated to know if they consented to having sex •
Academic Problems: About 25 percent of students report academic consequences of their drinking including missing class, falling behind, doing poorly on exams or papers, and receiving lower grades overall •
Health Problems/Suicide Attempts: More than 150,000 develop an alcohol-related health problem •
Drunk Driving: 2.1 million drive under the influence of alcohol each year
Nearly half (48 percent) of all of the alcohol consumed by students attending 4-year colleges is consumed by underage students.ii
Over two out of every five of all college students are binge drinkers. iii,iv
In 2001, approximately 44 percent of college students reported binge drinking, in a college survey. This percentage is almost identical to rates in three previous surveys.v
http://www.madd.org/docs/college%20statistics.pdf
