College students tend to overestimate
how much college students drink.
It is true that full-time college students
tend to drink more than others in their age group.
In 2019, 53% of full-time college students drank alcohol in the past month.
Of those, 33% reported binge drinking and 8% reported heavy drinking in the past month.
Among individuals ages 18 to 22 not enrolled full-time in college,
the percentages were 44%, 28%, and 6%, respectively.
HOWEVER, even among full-time college students,
almost half DID NOT drink any alcohol in the past month.
College is different today.
Drinking is not always part of the college experience.
Many college students commute, work one or more full-time jobs, are caregivers, or attend part-time.
College administrators and staff work hard to prevent harmful drinking and its consequences on campus.
