Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Misconduct

2025 Sexual Misconduct Campus Climate Survey

USU's fifth sexual misconduct student survey and third sexual misconduct employee survey show high awareness of reporting options and slight decreases in many forms of self-reported sexual misconduct. During the three-week period the survey was administered in April, 11% of all USU students and 11.6% of all USU employees participated.

The 2025 surveys asked about participants’ knowledge, perspectives and experiences related to sex-based discrimination and sexual misconduct, including sexual harassment, sexual assault, sexual exploitation, relationship violence and sex-based stalking. Following current best practices, questions focused on experiences since May 2023, or since participants became students or employees at USU, whichever was more recent. The surveys also included additional questions related to retaliation following reports of sexual misconduct.

Student Survey Key Findings

1. 75% of participants are comfortable reporting sexual misconduct to USU's Title IX Coordinator.
2. 86% of participants agree that there is a good support system at USU for students going through difficult times. 
3. 90% of participants think that USU takes training in sexual misconduct prevention seriously.
4. There was an overall decrease of 9% in self-reported sexual misconduct incidents compared to 2023.
5. 96% of participants feel safe on their USU campus.

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Employee Survey Key Findings

1. 87% of participants understand USU's procedures for addressing reports of sexual misconduct.
2. There was an 8% increase in participants who know how to report sexual misconduct to USU's Title IX Coordinator.
3. There was an 11% increase in participants who think USU would respond appropriately to reports of sexual misconduct.
4. 92% of participants think that USU takes training in sexual misconduct prevention seriously.
5. 92% of participants think it is likely that their peers would support other employees who confront harmful or problematic behavior.

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USU Sexual Misconduct Prevention Initiatives

USU has invested significant resources into the prevention of and response to sexual misconduct since 2016:

• View a timeline of university actions
• Learn about university prevention strategies