How prevalent is binge drinking on college campuses?

Approximately two out five college students are binge drinkers, according to the most recent Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study. Fifty-one percent of male students drink five or more drinks in a row. Forty percent of female students drink four or more drinks in a row. Since 1993, the proportion of students who binge drink (44 percent) has remained stable. However, the number of frequent binge drinkers — students who binge three or more times in a two-week period — rose from 20 to 23 percent. Students more likely to binge drink are white, age 23 or younger, and are residents of a fraternity or soroity. ... more