Since the 2023-24 academic year began, 73 percent of Jewish college students say they have witnessed or experienced antisemitism on campus. This includes verbal harassment, vandalism, threats, and social exclusion. In contrast, only 44 percent of non-Jewish students say they have seen these incidents, showing a clear gap in perception.
Jewish students also report being misidentified. Among non-Jewish students mistakenly perceived as Jewish, 46 percent say they were targeted based on that assumption. Over a quarter of this group faced offensive remarks. This shows how antisemitism doesn’t require actual Jewish identity to become a threat.
Comfort with Jewish identity on campus has plummeted. Before October 7, over 63 percent of Jewish students said they felt very or extremely comfortable being open about their identity. Now, that number has dropped to under 39 percent. Even basic expressions of religious or cultural identity now feel risky to many students.
