Cozen Assessment, Campus Climate Survey, Annual Reports & Data Reporting, and Title IX Training Regulations
Cozen O’Connor Assessment
In May 2022, the California State University Board of Trustees commissioned the Cozen O’Connor Institutional Response Group to conduct a systemwide assessment of the university’s implementation of its Title IX and other anti-discrimination programs. In July 2023, Cozen O’Connor presented its findings and recommendations to the CSU, as well as individual university reports. The SDSU-specific report was released with other reports on July 17, 2023.
Cozen O’Connor has identified recommendations at both the CSU system and each university. On July 17, 2023, the full, systemwide report and all other reports were released, and can be found on the CSU’s Commitment to Change site. The SDSU report is also linked below
SDSU Title IX and Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation (DHR) Assessment
SDSU's Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct
History
Following recommendations from the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault (2014), an anonymous survey was first developed at San Diego State University (SDSU) in 2015. The survey included questions about sexual assault/violence on or near campus, attitudes about sexually related violence, inclination to intervene/help in response to sexual violence, and awareness of sexual violence related services and policies. SDSU generally administers the survey every two to three years, and results from these surveys provide a valuable resource to help the university better assess and address the problem of sexual violence.
The 2022 Sexual Violence Campus Climate Survey
Designed in collaboration with the SDSU Sexual Violence Task Force and Campus Climate Survey Committee, the goals of the 2022 Sexual Violence Campus Climate Survey are to provide information about the prevalence of sexual violence and relationship violence on campus, students’ knowledge about reporting policies and resources for survivors, and students’ attitudes related to sexual violence and relationship violence. Results from this survey will be used to further develop prevention and intervention programming aimed at ending sexual violence and relationship violence in the SDSU community.
Frequently Asked Questions
Although all students are sent invitations via their SDSU-provided email addresses, once the data are collected, all personally identifying information (including email addresses provided to claim incentives) will be removed from the data before it is analyzed for the final report. Responses will not be able to be linked back to the individual. Only depersonalized, aggregate (group-level) data will be analyzed for the final report.
SDSU has contracted with the Social Science Research Lab to distribute the survey. The lab has been involved with this project since 2015.
Past Campus Climate Surveys
2022 SDSU Campus Climate Survey Final Report
The survey was slightly delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey was emailed to 32,687 students, and 5,308 students completed the survey, which represents a response rate of 13%.
2019 SDSU Campus Climate Survey Final Report
The survey was emailed to 31,823 students, and 4,148 students responded to the survey, which represents a response rate of 13%.
2017 SDSU Campus Climate Survey Final Report
In Spring 2017, the survey was emailed to 31,099 students, and 3,398 students responded to the survey, which represents a response rate of 10.9%.
2015 SDSU Campus Climate Survey Final Report
In Spring 2015, the survey was emailed to 30,469 students, and 9,161 students responded to the survey, which represents a substantial response rate of 30%.
Title IX Annual Data Reporting
In addition to data collected through the 2015, 2017, and 2019 Campus Climate Surveys, and in accordance with CSU Nondiscrimination Policy, SDSU reports on data relating to university complaints on an annual basis and posts data for the prior two years.
- SDSU's 2021-22 Title IX Annual Report
- SDSU's 2020-21 Title IX Annual Report
- SDSU's 2019-20 Title IX Annual Report