+
+

Vanderbilt+University+2015+Campus+Climate+Survey!
EXECUTIVE+SUMMARY+

Introduction+and+Methodology+
Vanderbilt+University+launched+an+online+campus+climate+survey+on+sexual+assault/sexual+
misconduct+in+spring+2015.++Two+survey+instruments+were+selected+for+use+in+this+study,+
both+produced+by+external+companies.++One+survey,+created+by+EverFi,+contained+144+items.++
The+other,+created+by+the+Education+Advisory+Board+(EAB),+was+shorter,+containing+60+
items.+
All+undergraduate,+graduate,+and+professional+students1+(n=11,615)+were+randomly+
assigned+to+receive+one+of+the+two+surveys.++Students+received+an+email+invitation+from+
Provost+Susan+Wente+encouraging+them+to+complete+the+assigned+survey,+explaining+that+
survey+responses+would+be+anonymous,+and+containing+a+link+to+the+survey.++Both+surveys+
were+live+for+three+weeks+(March+30+–+April+19,+2015),+and+students+received+three+emails+
reminding+them+to+complete+their+assigned+survey.+
Students+were+informed+that+by+completing+their+assigned+survey,+they+would+have+the+
opportunity+to+be+entered+into+a+drawing+for+one+of+ten+$100+Amazon+gift+cards.+++
This+process+was+administered+by+the+Office+of+the+Dean+of+Students+and+approved+by+the+
Institutional+Review+Board+(IRB).+
+
+
+
Notes:++In+the+tables+throughout+this+document,+undergraduate+students+may+be+
abbreviated+“U,”+and+graduate/professional+students+may+be+abbreviated+“G/P”.+
The+term+sexual+assault/sexual+misconduct+is+used+as+an+umbrella+term+to+capture+sexual+
violence,+sexual+assault,++and+other+forms+of+unwanted+sexual+contact+or+sexual+misconduct.++
Please+note+that+where+a+more+specific+term+was+used+in+connection+with+a+survey+question,+
that+term+is+used+in+this+report.+
!

!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1+Law+students+were+not+included+due+to+the+other+surveys+they+received+as+part+of+the+law+school’s+

reaccreditation+process.+
Vanderbilt+Campus+Climate+Survey+Results+1+

+

 I.!

SURVEY+RESPONSE+RATES+

Each+survey+was+distributed+to+a+total+of+5,807+undergraduate,+graduate,+and+professional+
students.++The+EAB+survey+had+a+higher+overall+response+rate+(28%);+the+response+rate+for+
the+EverFi+survey+was+24%.++Detailed+response+rate+information+follows+in+Table+1.+
"
Table"1."
Survey"Response"Rates."
Survey+

EAB+
All+Respondents+
Undergraduate+(U)+
Graduate/Professional+(G/P)+
EverFi+
All+Respondents+
Undergraduate+(U)+
Graduate/Professional+(G/P)+

Total+
Respondents2+

Response+
Rate+

+
1,651+
874+
662+
+
1,402+
745+
556+

+
28%+
26%+
27%+
+
24%+
22%+
22%+

!

Data+presented+in+this+report+reflect+information+received+from+survey+respondents,+who+
may+or+may+not+be+representative+of+the+student+body+as+a+whole.+
Not+all+survey+respondents+who+started+a+survey+completed+it.++The+percentage+of+
respondents+who+started+but+did+not+complete+a+survey+is+known+as+the+attrition+rate.++The+
attrition+rate+for+the+EverFi+survey+(43%)+slightly+exceeded+that+for+the+EAB+survey+(31%).+++
As+a+result,+figures+and+statistics+throughout+this+document+are+calculated+based+on+the+
number+of+respondents+for+a+particular+survey+question,+and+total+number+of+responses+
may+fluctuate+from+one+item+to+the+next+due+to+survey+attrition.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2+“Total+Respondents”+is+the+number+of+students+who+responded+to+one+of+the+surveys+and+responded+to+at+

least+one+question.++Some+respondents+did+not+identify+themselves+as+undergraduate+or+
graduate/professional+students.++Therefore,+“Total+Respondents”+is+greater+than+the+sum+of+selfeidentified+
undergraduate+and+graduate/professional+student+respondents.+

Vanderbilt+Campus+Climate+Survey+Results+2+

+

 II.!

DEMOGRAPHICS.OF.RESPONDENTS.

Demographic+information+for+respondents+compared+to+the+entire+2014@2015+Vanderbilt+student+body+is+shown+in+Table+2.++
Table&2.+
Demographic&Characteristics&of&Survey&Respondents.&
EverFi.U.
EverFi.G/P.
Vanderbilt.
Vanderbilt.
EAB.U.
EAB.G/P.
(n=745)+
(n=556)+
U.
G/P.
(n=874)+
(n=602)+
Gender.Identity.
%"
n"
%"
n"
%"
n"
%"
n"
%"
n"
%"
n"
+++++Female+
59.7%+ 522+
63.0%+
417+ 62.8%+
467+
64.8%+
359+ 50.1%+ 3,414+ 57.5%+ 3,318+
+++++Male+
35.6%+ 311+
34.6%+
229+ 36.2%+
269+
33.6%+
186+ 49.9%+ 3,404+ 42.5%+ 2,449+
+++++Other3+
*+
*+
*+
*+
.8%+
6+
1.0%+
5+
@@+
@@+
@@+
@@+
Race/Ethnicity4.
.
.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+++++Asian/Pacific+Islander+
16.9%+ 148+
12.1%+
80+
16.1%+
120+
14.2%+
79+
10.2%+
693+
4.9%+
281+
+++++Black/African+American+
6.2%+
54+
8.0%+
53+
9.5%+
71+
6.1%+
34+
8.1%+
551+
6.5%+
377+
+++++Hispanic/Latino++
7.2%+
63+
5.3%+
35+
6.8%+
51+
8.8%+
49+
8.1%+
549+
4.4%+
260+
+++++Native+American++
2.6%+
23+
1.2%+
8+
1.5%+
11+
1.4%+
8+
.3%+
21+
.2%+
14+
+++++White/Caucasian+(non@Hispanic)+ 73.0%+ 638+
78.2%+
518+ 73.7%+
549+
75.7%+
421+ 58.3%+ 3,972+ 63.0%+ 3,634+
+++++Two+or+more+races+
@@+
@@+
@@+
@@+
@@+
@@+
@@+
@@+
4.9%+
331+
2.1%+
122+
+++++Unknown+
@@+
@@+
@@+
@@+
@@+
@@+
@@+
@@+
4.1%+
277+
5.5%+
319+
+++++Other+
3.0%+
26+
3.2%+
21+
1.9%+
14+
.9%+
5+
@@+
@@+
@@+
@@+
Sexual.Orientation.
.
.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+++++Asexual+
@@+
@@+
@@+
@@+
1.8%+
13+
2.2%+
12+
@@+
@@+
@@+
@@+
+++++Bisexual+
3.0%+
26+
3.6%+
24+
4.5%+
33+
5.3%+
29+
@@+
@@+
@@+
@@+
+++++Gay+
1.6%+
14+
2.4%+
16+
3.1%+
23+
3.1%+
17+
@@+
@@+
@@+
@@+
+++++Heterosexual/Straight+
88.6%+ 774+
87.3%+
578+ 87.4%+
648+
85.5%+
470+
@@+
@@+
@@+
@@+
+++++Lesbian+
*+
*+
1.5%+
10+
0.7%+
5+
0.9%+
5+
@@+
@@+
@@+
@@+
+++++Questioning+
1.9%+
17+
1.2%+
8+
1.5%+
11+
*+
*+
@@+
@@+
@@+
@@+
+++++Other+
2.9%+
26+
2.9%+
31+
3.3%+
24+
4.0%+
22+
@@+
@@+
@@+
@@+
Note:"To+ensure+confidentiality,+the+exact+counts+of+cells+with+fewer+than+five+responses+(but+at+least+one)+are+omitted+from+the+report+and+indicated+
with+an+asterisk+(“+*+“).+++A+dashed+line+(“@+@+“)+indicates+that+the+category+was+not+included+in+this+particular+dataset.
Demographic.Categories.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3

!“Other”+includes+transgender,+genderqueer,+and+gender@nonconforming.+++
!Totals+exceed+100%+in+some+cases+due+to+question+wording.++There+are+slight+differences+between+the+datasets+reflecting+differences+in+the+phrasing+of+
race+and+ethnicity+questions.+
4

Vanderbilt+Campus+Climate+Survey+Results+3+

+

 III.!

#PREVALENCE#OF#SEXUAL#ASSAULT/SEXUAL#MISCONDUCT##

The+two+surveys+measured+sexual+assault/sexual+misconduct+differently.++Because+of+the+
different+definitions+of+sexual+assault,+the+prevalence+rates+are+shown+in+separate+tables.+
EAB#Prevalence#Rates#
Approximately+12%+(n=156)+of+all+EAB+respondents+indicated+that+they+had+experienced+at+
least+one+incident+of+sexual+assault+since+the+beginning+of+the+school+year+(fall+2014).++
Sexual+assault,+as+used+in+the+EAB+survey,+includes+unwanted+incidents+of+being+fondled,+
kissed,+or+rubbed+up+against,+attempted+sexual+penetration,+sexual+penetration,+attempted+
oral+sex,+and+oral+sex.+++
A+detailed+breakdown+of+specific+acts+of+sexual+assault+by+student+type+is+set+forth+in+Table+
3+below.+
+
Table&3.+
Prevalence&of&Sexual&Assault&Reported&by&EAB&Survey&Respondents,&By&Student&Type.5&
Type#of#Sexual#Assault##

U#

All#

G/P#

%"

n"

%"

n"

%"

n"

Someone+fondled,+kissed+or+rubbed+up+
against+the+private+areas+of+my+body+or+
removed+some+of+my+clothes+even+though+I+
didn’t+want+to.+

10.9%+

138+

17.5%+

121+

2.7%+

15+

Someone+TRIED+to+sexually+penetrate+me.+

4.0%+

51+

6.4%+

44+

1%+

6+

Someone+sexually+penetrated+me.+

2.1%+

27+

3.4%+

24+

*+

*+

2.4%+

31+

4.3%+

30+

*+

*+

1.5%+

19+

2.6%+

18+

*+

*+

12.3%+

156+

19.8%+

137+

3.1%+

17+

Someone+TRIED+to+perform+oral+sex+on+me+
or+make+me+give+them+oral+sex+even+though+
I+didn’t+want+to.+
+
Someone+performed+oral+sex+on+me+or+
made+me+give+them+oral+sex+even+though+I+
didn’t+want+to.+
+
Any#Sexual#Assault:#Experienced+at+least+
one+of+the+five+acts+of+sexual+assault+above+

Note."To+ensure+confidentiality,+the+exact+counts+of+cells+with+fewer+than+five+responses+(but+at+least+one)+are+
omitted+from+the+report+and+indicated+with+an+asterisk+(“+*+“).+++
+

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5+Respondents+who+indicated+that+they+had+experienced+an+act+of+sexual+assault+at+least+once+are+included+in+

the+prevalence+rate.++Respondents+who+indicated+they+were+unsure+are+not+included+in+the+prevalence+rate.+
Vanderbilt+Campus+Climate+Survey+Results+4+

+

 Prevalence+of+sexual+assault+is+broken+down+in+Table+4+by+gender+identity.++A+total+of+nine+
survey+respondents+reported+a+gender+identity+other+than+male+or+female.++In+light+of+the+
small+number+of+such+survey+respondents,+further+analysis+was+not+conducted+on+gender+
identities+beyond+male+or+female.+
"

Table&4."
Prevalence&of&Sexual&Assault&Reported&by&EAB&Survey&Respondents,&By&Gender&Identity.6+
U##
Females#
%"
n"

Type#of#Sexual#Assault##

U##
Males#
%"
n"

G/P#
Females#
%"
n"

G/P#
Males#
%"
n"

Someone+fondled,+kissed+or+rubbed+up+against+
the+private+areas+of+my+body+or+removed+some+
of+my+clothes+even+though+I+didn’t+want+to.+

24.6%+

104+

5.5%+

14+

3.7%+

13+

*+

*+

Someone+TRIED+to+sexually+penetrate+me.+

10.1%+

43+

*+

*+

*+

*+

*+

*+

Someone+sexually+penetrated+me.+

5.4%+

23+

*+

*+

*+

*+

0+%+

0+

Someone+TRIED+to+perform+oral+sex+on+me+or+
make+me+give+them+oral+sex+even+though+I+
didn’t+want+to.+
+

6.4%+

27+

*+

*+

0+%+

0+

0+%+

0+

Someone+performed+oral+sex+on+me+or+made+
me+give+them+oral+sex+even+though+I+didn’t+
want+to.+

3.8%+

16+

*+

*+

0%+

0+

0%+

0+

Any#Sexual#Assault:#Experienced+at+least+one+
of+the+five+acts+of+sexual+assault+above+

28%+

119+

5.9%+

15+

4.0+%+

14+

*+

*+

Note."To+ensure+confidentiality,+the+exact+counts+of+cells+with+fewer+than+five+responses+(but+at+least+one)+are+
omitted+from+the+report+and+indicated+with+an+asterisk+(“+*+“).+
+

+

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
6

!Respondents+who+indicated+that+they+had+experienced+an+act+of+sexual+assault+at+least+once+are+included+in+
the+prevalence+rate.++Respondents+who+indicated+they+were+unsure+are+not+included+in+the+prevalence+rate.!
Vanderbilt+Campus+Climate+Survey+Results+5+

+

 Prior+Sexual+Assault/Sexual+Misconduct++
EAB+survey+respondents+were+asked,+“Has+anyone+had+or+attempted+to+have+unwanted+
sexual+contact+with+you+prior+to+you+going+to+college?”++Across+all+respondents,+17.5%+
indicated+they+had+experienced+unwanted+sexual+contact+prior+to+college.++Detailed+
information+is+available+in+Table+5.+
&
Table&5.&
Sexual&Assault/Sexual&Misconduct&Reported&Prior&to&College.&
Student#Type#
Undergraduate+Females+
Undergraduate+Males+
Graduate/Professional+Females+
Graduate/Professional+Males+

%"
20.3%+
18.6%+
15.8%+
17.0%+

n"
106+
58+
66+
39+

&
#
EverFi#Prevalence#Rates+
EverFi+presented+respondents+with+a+list+of+situations+(seen+in+Table+6)+and+asked+them+to+
indicate+if+they+had+or+had+not+experienced+each+situation.++Respondents+who+answered+yes+
were+asked+to+specify+when+(before+arriving+on+campus,+on+campus,+or+both).+
More+than+13%+(n=140)+of+EverFi+survey+respondents+indicated+they+had+experienced+
unwanted+sexual+contact+or+attempted+unwanted+sexual+contact+as+the+result+of+physical+
force,+the+threat+of+physical+force,+or+when+they+were+unable+to+provide+consent."
+

Vanderbilt+Campus+Climate+Survey+Results+6+

+

 Table&6.&
Prevalence&of&Sexual&Assault/Sexual&Misconduct&Reported&by&EverFi&Survey&Respondents.&
Type%of%Sexual%
Assault/Sexual%Misconduct%%

Yes,%before%I%arrived%on%my%
campus%as%a%student%
All%

U%

Yes,%after%I%arrived%on%my%campus%
as%a%student%

G/P%

All%

U%

G/P%

Yes,%both%before%and%after%I%
arrived%on%campus%as%a%student%
All%

U%

G/P%

%&

n&

%&

n&

%&

n&

%&

n&

%&

n&

%&

n&

%&

n&

%&

n&

%&

n&

Has+anyone+had+sexual+contact+
with+you+by+using+physical+force+
or+threatening+to+physically+harm+
you?+

5.5%+

58+

3.8%+

23+

7.8%+

35+

3.2%+

34+

4.3%+

26+

1.6%+

7+

1.1%+

12+

.8%+

5+

1.6%+

7+

Has+anyone+attempted+but+not+
succeeded+in+having+sexual+
contact+with+you+by+using+or+
threatening+to+use+physical+force+
against+you+or+threatening+to+
physically+harm+you?+

4.1%+

44+

2.1%+

13+

6.9%+

31+

3.0%+

32+

4.5%+

27+

.9%+

5+

1.2%+

13+

1.5%+

9+

*+

*+

Has+anyone+had+sexual+contact+
with+you+by+using+verbal+or+nonK
physical+coercion?+

7.9%+

83+

6.3%+

38+

10.0%+

45+

6.9%+

73+

10.0%+

60+

2.7%+

12+

3.2%+

34+

4.0%+

24+

2.2%+

10+

Has+anyone+attempted+but+not+
succeeded+in+having+sexual+
contact+with+you+by+using+verbal+
or+nonKphysical+coercion?+

7.8%+

82+

4.0%+

24+

12.9%+

58+

8.7%+

92+

13.0%+

78+

2.9%+

13+

5.7%+

60+

6.8%+

41+

4.2%+

19+

Note.%%To+ensure+confidentiality,+the+exact+counts+of+cells+with+fewer+than+five+responses+(but+at+least+one)+are+omitted+from+the+report+and+indicated+
with+an+asterisk+(“+*+“).+++
+
Vanderbilt+Campus+Climate+Survey+Results+7+

+

 Table&6&@&Continued.&
Prevalence&of&Sexual&Assault/Sexual&Misconduct&Reported&by&EverFi&Survey&Respondents.&
Type%of%Sexual%Assault/Sexual%
Misconduct%

Yes,%before%I%arrived%on%my%
campus%as%a%student%

Yes,%after%I%arrived%on%my%
campus%as%a%student%

All%

All%

U%

G/P%

U%

Yes,%both%before%and%after%I%
arrived%on%campus%as%a%student%

G/P%

All%

%&

n&

%&

n&

%&

n&

%&

n&

%&

n&

%&

n&

%&

Have+you+suspected+that+someone+had+
sexual+contact+with+you+when+you+were+
unable+to+provide+consent+or+stop+what+
was+happening+because+you+were+passed+
out,+drugged,+drunk,+incapacitated,+or+
asleep?++This+question+asks+about+events+
that+you+think+(but+are+not+certain)+
happened.+

3.6%+

38+

1.3%+

8+

6.7%+

30+

5.2%+

54+

7.9%+

47+

1.3%+

6+

1.3%+

Has+someone+had+sexual+contact+with+
you+when+you+were+unable+to+provide+
consent+or+stop+what+was+happening+
because+you+were+passed+out,+drugged,+
drunk,+incapacitated,+or+asleep?++This+
question+asks+about+events+that+you+are+
certain+happened.+++

4.4%+

46+

2.2%+

13+

7.3%+

33+

6.1%+

64+

9.1%+

54+

2.0%+

9+

.9%+

U%

n&

%&

G/P%

n&

%+

n&

14+ 1.5%+

9+

1.1%+

5+

9+

6+

*+

*+

1.0%+

Note.%%To+ensure+confidentiality,+the+exact+counts+of+cells+with+fewer+than+five+responses+(but+at+least+one)+are+omitted+from+the+report+and+indicated+
with+an+asterisk+(“+*+“).+

Vanderbilt+Campus+Climate+Survey+Results+8+

+

 Perpetrator(Behavior(and(Incident(Details(
Most+respondents+who+indicated+that+they+had+been+the+victim+of+sexual+assault/sexual+
misconduct+were+asked+additional+questions.+++
Table&7.&
Reported&Perpetrator&Behavior&and&Incident&Details.&
Reported(Perpetrator(Behavior(and(
Incident(Details+
Perpetrator(Relationship7((

EAB(U(
(avg.+n=146)+

EAB(G/P(
(avg.&n+=+23)+

EverFi(U+
(avg.&n=111)+

EverFi(G/P(
(avg.&n=37)+

%+

n+

%+

n+

%+

n+

%+

n+

Acquaintance+or+peer+

38.0%+

57+

50.0%+

12+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

Friend+

25.3%+

38+

33.3%+

8+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

No+prior+relationship+
Current+romantic+partner+or+
spouse+
ExOromantic+partner+or+spouse+

40.7%+

61+

*+

*+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

4.0%+

6+

*+

*+

*+

*+

21.1%+

8+

5.3%+

8+

*+

*+

9.2%+

12+

*+

*+

Casual+or+first+date+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

19.2%+

25+

*+

*+

Stranger++

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

10.8%+

14+

23.7%+

9+

Acquaintance+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

35.4%+

46+

18.4%+

7+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

19.2%+

25+

*+

*+

5.3%+

8+

*+

*+

*+

*+

*+

*+

NonOromantic+friend+
Other++
Perpetrator(Gender((

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Male+

86.6%+

123+

68.2%+

15+

87.1%+

88+

94.3%+

33+

Female+

9.2%+

13+

22.7%+

5+

12.9%+

13+

*+

*+

Vanderbilt(Affiliation((

(

(

(

(

+

+

+

+

75.4%(

107(

50%(

12(

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

90.3%+

93+

34.3%+

12+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

6.9%+

7+

*+

*+

(
OO+

(

OO+

(
OO+

(

OffOcampus+

OO+

18.6%+

(
19+

73.5%+

(
25+

OnOcampus+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

80.3%+

82+

20.6%+

7+

Residence+Hall+

43.3%+

65+

*+

*+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

Fraternity+House+

28.0%+

42+

0%+

0+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OffOcampus+residence+

7.3%+

11+

29.2%+

7+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

Bar,+night+club,+dance+club+

22.0%+

33+

25.0%+

6+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

Outdoors+(on+campus)+

6.0%+

9+

*+

*+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

Other+

6.7%+

10+

*+

*+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

Affiliated+with+this+school+
Student+at+this+school+
Employee,+staff,+faculty+at+this+
school+
(Location(of(Incident8((

(

(

Note.#To+ensure+confidentiality,+the+exact+counts+of+cells+with+fewer+than+five+responses+(but+at+least+one)+are+
omitted+and+indicated+with+an+asterisk+(“+*+”).++A+dash+(“+OO+”)+indicates+the+item+was+not+asked+on+the+survey.+++

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+Both+surveys+included+additional+categories+of+“perpetrator+relationship.”++Categories+with+fewer+than+five+respondents+of+both+
undergraduate+and+graduate+respondents+are+not+included+in+this+table.++These+categories+include:+teaching+assistant,+professor/advisor,+
college+administrator,+family+member,+coOworker,+employer+and+supervisor.++EverFi+respondents+could+select+only+one+answer+choice;+
EAB+could+select+all+that+apply.+
8+The+EAB+survey+included+additional+categories+for+“location+of+incident.”++Categories+with+fewer+than+five+respondents+of+both+
undergraduate+and+graduate+respondents+are+not+included+in+this+table.++These+categories+include:+school+trip,+employment,+academic+
building,+and+sports+facility.!
7

Vanderbilt+Campus+Climate+Survey+Results+9+

+

 Reporting(of(Incident+
As+shown+in+Table+8,+a+majority+of+students+who+experienced+a+sexual+assault/sexual+
misconduct+incident+told+at+least+one+person+about+the+incident.++The+most+frequent+
reported+confidant+was+a+close+friend+or+roommate.++#
Table&8.&
Reported&Incident&Reporting&Behaviors.&
Incident(Reporting(Behaviors+
Who(did(you(tell(about(the(incident?(9(

EAB(U(
(avg.+n=150)+

EAB(G/P(
(avg.&n+=+24)+

EverFi(U+
(avg.&n=103)+

EverFi(G/P(
(avg.&n=35)+

%+

n+

%+

n+

%+

n+

%+

n+

No+one+

25.3%+

38+

37.5%+

9+

15.5%+

16+

28.6%+

10+

Dating/romantic+partner+

9.3%+

14+

*+

*+

24.3%+

25+

17.1%+

6+

*+

*+

0%+

0+

*+

*+

0%+

0+

Residence+hall+staff+
Police+

*+

*+

0%+

0+

*+

*+

*+

*+

Roommate/friend/classmate+

60.0%+

90+

37.5%+

9+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

Family+member+

8.7%+

13+

*+

*+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

Medical+professional+

5.3%+

8+

0%+

0+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

0%+

0+

*+

*+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

*+

*+

0%+

0+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

*+

*+

0%+

0+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

Professor/teaching+assistant+
Campus+sexual+violence+
advocate/counselor+
Spiritual+advisor+
Employer/boss+

*+

*+

0%+

0+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

Counselor+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

17.4%+

18+

28.6%+

10+

Parent+or+guardian+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

10.7%+

11+

*+

*+

Campus+sexual+assault+advocate++
Community+sexual+assault+
advocate+
Roommate+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

5.8%+

6+

0%+

0+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

*+

*+

0%+

0+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

46.6%+

48+

14.2%+

5+

Close+friend+other+than+roommate+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

75.7%+

78+

54.3%+

19+

Other+family+member+

OO+

OO+

OO+

OO+

8.7%+

9+

*+

*+

Other+
Did(you(use(the(formal(procedures(
available(at(your(school(to(report(the(
incident?10((
Yes+

6.0%+

9+

*+

*+

4.9%+

5+

14.2%+

5+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

*+

*+

0%+

0+

5.0%+

5+

*+

*+

Note.&To+ensure+confidentiality,+the+exact+counts+of+cells+with+fewer+than+five+responses+(but+at+least+one)+are+
omitted+from+the+report+and+indicated+with+an+asterisk+(“+*+“).++A+dash&(“&OO+“)+indicates+the+item+was+not+asked+
on+the+survey.&
&

Both+surveys+asked+respondents+who+had+experienced+sexual+assault/sexual+misconduct+
why+they+did+or+did+not+tell+other+individuals+about+the+incident.+
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
9+Respondents+were+allowed+to+select+more+than+one+answer.+
10+The+term+“formal&procedures”+is+not+defined+in+either+survey+instrument.!

Vanderbilt+Campus+Climate+Survey+Results+10+

+

 All(EAB(survey(respondents(who(reported(having(been(the(victim(of(sexual(assault(
/sexual(misconduct((n=145)(were(asked+if+certain+specified+thoughts+or+concerns+
occurred+to+them+when+deciding+whether+or+not+to+[formally]+report+their+experience.+++The+
top+three+reported+thoughts+and+concerns+when+deciding+whether+or+not+to+share+their+
experiences+are:(
•! Wasn’t+clear+that+the+offender+intended+harm+(58%)+
•! Felt+ashamed+or+embarrassed,+didn’t+want+anyone+to+know+what+happened+(29%)+
•! Wanted+to+forget+it+happened+(27%)+
EverFi(asked(survey(respondents(reporting((a)(having(been(the(victim(of(sexual(
assault/sexual(misconduct,(and((b)(having(told(no(one(about(the(incident((n=26),(
why+they+did+not+report+it.++The+most+frequent+reasons+given+by+this+group+are:+
•! Wanted+to+forget+it+happened+(50%)+
•! It’s+a+private+matter+–+wanted+to+deal+with+it+on+my+own+(46%)+
•! Thought+I+would+be+blamed+for+what+happened+(46%)+
+
(

(

Vanderbilt+Campus+Climate+Survey+Results+11+

+

 IV.!

PREVENTION(

The+two+instruments+measured+training+on+sexual+assault/sexual+misconduct+in+different+
ways,+but+results+of+both+surveys+indicate+that+the+majority+of+respondents+reported+having+
received+training+on+sexual+assault/sexual+misconduct.+++
EverFi(
EverFi+presented+respondents+with+a+list+of+topics+and+asked+them+to+indicate+if+they+
did/did+not+receive+training+on+each+topic.++Of+the+five+topics+measured,+the+majority+of+
respondents+answered+that+they+had+received+training+on+four+of+the+five+topics+below.++
Table&9.&
Percentage&of&Respondents&Reporting&to&Have&Received&Training.+
Training(Topics(

1.! Availability+of+confidential+onO
campus+resources+to+help+victims+
+
2.! What+behaviors+are+defined+as+
sexual+assault+
+
3.! Prevention+of+sexual+assault+
+
4.! How+to+report+a+complaint+of+
sexual+assault+
+
5.! The+procedures+followed+to+
investigate+a+complaint+of+sexual+
assault+

U(

G/P(

All(

76.8%+

63.4%+

71.2%+

78.3%+

60.8%+

70.9%+

80.8%+

57.3%+

70.8%+

57.8%+
+
+
44.4%+

53.8%+
+
+
41.0%+

56.2%+
+
+
43.2%+

!

+
On+a+different+question+measuring+knowledge+of+campus+resources,+nearly+twoOthirds+of+
respondents+(64%)+reported+that+they+“know+where+to+go+to+get+help+regarding+sexual+
assault+at+my+school.”++However,+only+35%+of+respondents+reported+that+they+“understand+
my+school’s+formal+procedures+to+address+complaints+of+sexual+assault.”+
EAB(
EAB+asked+respondents+if+they+had+received+sexual+violence+prevention+information+or+
training,+and+then+asked+them+to+rate+the+usefulness+of+each+training.++Overall,+56%+of+
respondents+indicated+they+had+received+training,+and+almost+90%+of+firstOyear+students+
reported+that+they+had+received+prevention+training.##Note:+During+the+2014O2015+academic+
year,+an+online+sexual+assault/sexual+misconduct++prevention+module+was+required+for+all+
incoming+firstOyear+and+transfer+students.++Training+records+confirm+that+100%+of+this+
group+completed+the+required+module.(

Vanderbilt+Campus+Climate+Survey+Results+12+

+

 Only+34%+of+EAB+respondents+said+that+they+understood+the+formal+procedure+for+
investigating+an+incident+of+sexual+violence+(defined+as+“a+range+of+sexual+behaviors+that+are+
unwanted+by+an+individual”).++
(
(

(

Vanderbilt+Campus+Climate+Survey+Results+13+

+

 V.!

RESPONSE(

Most+respondents+believe+that+Vanderbilt+would+take+sexual+assault/sexual+misconduct+
threats+and+allegations+seriously,+but+many+students+also+believe+that+the+individual+making+
a+report+would+face+retaliation+by+the+accused+or+their+friends+and+associates.+++
In+the+table+below,+note+that+the+EAB+and+EverFi+instruments+used+different+scales+to+
indicate+agreement.++EverFi+percentages+represent+the+number+of+respondents+who+find+a+
statement+very+or+moderately+likely.++EAB+percentages+reflect+the+number+of+respondents+
who+agree+or+strongly+agree.++
+
Table&10.&
Respondent&Perception&of&Reporting&Sexual&Violence.11&
Survey(Statements+

(
The+school/+administrators12+would+take+the+
report+seriously.+
+
The+school/administrators!would+support+the+
person+making+the+report.(
(
The+school/administrators+would+take+
corrective+action+against+the+offender.+
+
The+school+would+take+steps+to+protect+the+
person+making+the+report+from+retaliation.+
+
The+accused+or+their+friends+would+retaliate+
against+the+person+making+the+report.+
+
Students+would+support+the+person+making+the+
report.+
+

EAB((
U(

EAB(
G/P(

EverFi(
U((

EverFi(
G/P(

+
87%+

+
89%+

+
83%+

+
83%+

84%+

84%+

71%+

75%+

74%+

77%+

61%+

68%+

71%+

75%+

61%+

67%+

70%+

66%+

52%+

41%+

OO+

OO+

73%+

67%+

Note.&A+dash&(“&OO+“)+indicates+the+item+was+not+asked+on+the+survey.&

(

+

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
11+The+EAB+and+EverFi+instruments+used+different+scales+to+indicate+agreement.++EverFi+percentages+represent+

the+number+of+respondents+who+find+a+statement+very+or+moderately+likely.++EAB+percentages+reflect+the+
number+of+respondents+who+agree+or+strongly+agree.+++
12+The+EverFi+instrument+used+the+term+“administrators”;+EAB+used+the+term+“school.”!

Vanderbilt+Campus+Climate+Survey+Results+14+

+

 VI.!

(SUPPORT(

The+majority+of+survey+respondents+have+a+positive+perception+of+campus+climate+insofar+as+
sexual+assault/sexual+misconduct+is+concerned.++In+particular,+respondents+overwhelmingly+
reported+feeling+safe+at+Vanderbilt+and+that+they+believe+that+the+faculty+are+concerned+
about+their+welfare.++Respondents+also+believe+that+administrators+are+concerned+about+
their+welfare,+but+not+to+the+same+extent+as+faculty.+
Note:+Both+surveys+asked+respondents+to+indicate+their+level+of+agreement+with+several+
statements+but+used+different+scales.++EAB+presented+respondents+with+four+possible+
choices:+strongly+agree,+agree,+disagree,+and+strongly+disagree.++No+neutral+option+was+
offered.+
EverFi+presented+five+choices+including+a+neutral+option.++As+a+result,+EAB+shows+a+more+
favorable+perception+on+certain+items,+with+the+vast+majority+of+the+discrepancy+due+to+
EverFi’s+neutral+option.+
+
Table&11.&
Student&Perception&of&Campus&Climate.13&
Survey(Statements+

EAB(
U(

EAB(
G/P(

EverFi(
U((

EverFi(
G/P(

(
I+feel+safe+at+this+school.+
+

+
94%+

+
93%+

+
81%+

+
83%+

I+feel+close+to+people+at+this+school.(
(

89%+

82%+

76%+

69%+

Faculty+are+genuinely+concerned+about+my+
welfare.+
+

91%+

92%+

78%+

82%+

Administrators+are+genuinely+concerned+about+
my+welfare.+

72%+

80%+

53%+

65%+

+

(
+

+

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
13

!The+percentage+represents+students+who+agree+or+strongly+agree+with+the+statement.+++

!
Vanderbilt+Campus+Climate+Survey+Results+15+

+

 VII.!

STUDY(LIMITATIONS(

Response+Rate+
Approximately+threeOquarters+of+Vanderbilt’s+students+did+not+complete+a+survey,+and+
those+who+did+complete+a+survey+are+not+a+random+sample.++Consequently,+the+survey+data+
are+not+generalizable+to+the+entire+Vanderbilt+student+body+or+to+students+at+other+
institutions+across+the+country.+++
Attrition+Rates+
Not+all+survey+respondents+who+started+a+survey+completed+it.++Respondents+who+
completed+a+survey+in+its+entirety+may+have+different+experiences,+thoughts,+and+opinions+
than+respondents+who+answered+one+or+more+but+not+all+questions.+
The+percentage+of+respondents+who+started+but+did+not+complete+a+survey+is+known+as+the+
attrition+rate.++The+attrition+rate+for+the+EverFi+survey+(43%)+slightly+exceeded+that+for+the+
EAB+survey+(31%).+++
Item+Creation+
Because+Vanderbilt+University+used+surveys+developed+by+outside+firms,+Vanderbilt+had+no+
direct+control+over+item+creation+and+a+very+limited+ability+to+customize+questions+in+the+
EAB+survey+only.++Some+items+may+have+been+unclear+to+survey+respondents.++For+example,+
neither+survey+defines+formal&procedures.++Likewise,+timeframes+such+as+since&you&began&
college&introduce+ambiguity+in+prevalence+items+since+respondents+were+undergraduate+
and+graduate+students.++This+makes+interpreting+some+data+problematic.+
Furthermore,+the+two+surveys+are+not+directly+comparable.++Questions+about+prevalence+are+
worded+differently,+making+comparisons+challenging.++There+are+other+notable+differences,+
as+well.++For+instance,+one+survey+asked+a+followOup+question+of+all+victims+whereas+the+
other+survey+limited+followOup+to+victims+who+responded+in+a+particular+way.+
Additionally,+even+when+items+in+the+two+surveys+are+very+similar,+answer+choices+may+be+
different.++For+example,+on+some+items,+EverFi+survey+respondents+had+a+neutral+option+
while+EAB+respondents+did+not.+++
+

Vanderbilt+Campus+Climate+Survey+Results+16+

+