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Campus Climate Survey

In 2015, New York State鈥檚 鈥淓nough is Enough鈥� (129-b) law was enacted to help foster an academic environment free from gender-based violence. 鈥淓nough is Enough鈥� established uniform guidelines and procedures for New York State Colleges to aid in responding to sexual violence and increasing student safety. To assess the effectiveness of this legislation, every institution must conduct a 鈥淐ampus Climate Survey鈥� no less than every other year. The goal of the survey is to better understand what shapes students鈥� perceptions and experiences on campus and to help University leadership identify areas for improvement and where they can have the greatest impact.

During the 2024-2025 Academic year, 懂色帝 administered its Campus Climate Survey. The purpose was to assess and improve our community鈥檚 culture and environment related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The survey was selected because it enabled 懂色帝 to benchmark against other institutions, be methodologically rigorous, and address our primary areas of interest.

The survey was administered to approximately 7,361 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the Spring 2025 semester. The survey included questions on the 11 required topic areas set by New York State. The results below are selected highlights from the most recent survey, compared with results from the Climate Survey Administered in the 2022-2023 Academic year.

2024-2025 Highlights

Results indicate that 90 precent of students surveyed feel safe at 懂色帝, and the overwhelming majority feel supported by faculty and staff. Students also indicated high levels of bystander intervention and willingness to express discomfort with inappropriate behaviors or comments.

Student Access to 懂色帝 Information & Resources

When asked about information or education received from 懂色帝, 60 percent of students in the 2025 survey received information on where to report Sexual Assault. This is a decline from our 2023 survey, which found that 77 percent of students received this information.

Decreased Participation in Survey

Overall, student engagement with the Campus Climate Survey decreased compared to the last distributed survey. Low engagement reduces the statistical significance of data and poses challenges in drawing helpful conclusions.

Looking Ahead

The 2024-2025 Academic Year Survey was administered to help identify students鈥� experience with sexual violence on campus and capture students鈥� knowledge of on-campus resources. Incorporating student voices through surveys can help identify areas for improvement and opportunities for further education for students and staff.

The student鈥檚 decrease in retention of 懂色帝 resources and reporting option information indicates an opportunity to expand outreach and education programs. 懂色帝 Access and& Community Engagement will collaborate with campus partners, such as the Counseling & Wellness Center and Student Life, to increase visibility of reporting resources and services provided by the Title IX Coordinator and Access and Community Engagement staff.  

To better support students who may experience gender-based misconduct off campus, the office will work to enhance education on students鈥� rights and resources off campus to better assist students who experience sexual violence outside of the campus community.

懂色帝 will continue to highlight the importance of data collection to improve the student experience and explore new ways to increase student engagement in campus climate survey administration and in the interpretation of survey results.