About 5 percent of students -- more than 1,000 students in total -- at the University of Kentucky experienced a sexual assault in the past year, according to the results of a new survey that researchers say could provide one of the most expansive looks yet at gender violence at an individual college.
Where many other campus surveys rely on responses from a sample of a few thousand students, Kentucky’s survey was sent to every student and the results include data from more than 24,300 respondents, or more than 80 percent of Kentucky's students. The survey will be conducted annually for at least four more years.
"This is what we must do as we undertake our sacred trust to care for the health and well-being of our students," Eli Capilouto, Kentucky's president, said in a statement. "Because we surveyed the entire student population, we have a clearer understanding of our strengths and areas where we need to improve."
Read more at Inside Higher Ed: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/09/01/survey-5-percent-kentucky-students-assaulted-past-year