Alcohol & Drug Statistics
Benedictine College administers the SIUC/Core Alcohol and Drug Survey to our students every two years. Please see the results of the Fall 2023 survey.
Alcohol
- 70.2% of the students consumed alcohol in the past year (“annual prevalence”).
- 52.8% of the students consumed alcohol in the past 30 days (“30-day prevalence”).
- 13.3% of students reported binge drinking in the previous two weeks. A binge is defined as consuming 5 or more drinks in one sitting.
Drugs
- 7.4% of the students have used marijuana in the past year
- 3.7% of the students are current marijuana users
National Statistics
Data from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism – College Drinking: Changing the Culture:1
1,825 students between the ages of 18 and 24 die from alcohol-related unintentional injuries, including motor vehicle crashes.
599,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are unintentionally injured under the influence of alcohol.
696,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are assaulted by another student who has been drinking.
97,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape.
400,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 had unprotected sex and more than 100,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 report having been too intoxicated to know if they consented to having sex.
About 25% of students report academic consequences of their drinking including missing class, falling behind, doing poorly on exams or papers, and receiving lower grades overall.
1http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/statistics/consequences.aspx