8 2025 ARC3 SURVEY FINDINGS In 2025, all undergraduate and graduate degree-seeking students (N=1,083) were invited to participate. While the response rate was 13%, lower than in 2022, the results still offer valuable insights into ongoing progress and remaining areas for growth. Additionally, data limitations such as self-reported data, gender participation, and small sample size can impact results. Despite these limitations, the ARC3 survey remains a reliable tool for assessing campus climate and guiding evidence-based improvements. It is important to recognize the ongoing challenge of collecting accurate data on sexual misconduct. According to the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS): • 26.8% of women and 3% of men report having experienced completed or attempted rape in their lifetime. • Nearly 50% of women and 25% of men report having experienced some form of sexual violence in the past year. These sobering statistics highlight that sexual misconduct has significant impacts that can extend throughout a person’s life. Data collection is critical to understanding these issues, informing prevention and education initiatives, and ensuring support and resources are available to those affected. Northern State University remains committed to using this data to strengthen efforts in stopping, preventing, and remedying sexual misconduct on campus and beyond. This comparison highlights progress made, persistent concerns, and strategic opportunities to enhance student well-being and safety. Definitions The ARC3 survey does not define terms related to sex or gender-based discrimination for participants. For the purposes of the survey, sexual misconduct definitions are defined by the South Dakota Board of Regents: Dating violence means violence committed by a person who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim. 1) The existence of such a relationship shall be determined based on the reporting party’s statement and with consideration of the length of the relationship, the type of relationship, and the frequency of interaction between the persons involved in the relationship. 2) For the purposes of this definition, a) Dating violence includes, but is not limited to, sexual or physical abuse or the threat of such abuse. b) Dating violence does not include acts covered under the definition of domestic violence. Sexual assault means any offense that constitutes rape, fondling, incest, or statutory rape: 1) Rape has the same meaning as given above in § 3(B)(2)(b). 2) Fondling means the touching of the private body parts of another person for the purpose of sexual gratification, without the consent of the victim, including instances where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of his/her age or because of his/her temporary or permanent mental incapacity. 3) Incest means sexual intercourse between persons who are related to each other within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by SDCL § 25-1-6, which provides that: Basile, K.C., Smith, S.G., Kresnow, M., Khatiwada S., & Leemis, R.W. (2022). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: 2016/2017 Report on Sexual Violence. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/ violenceprevention/pdf/nisvs/nisvsReportonSexualViolence.pdf 2 South Dakota Board of Regents Policy Manual. (2025). Prevention of Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking, 1.4.2. Available from https://public.powerdms.com/SDRegents/tree/documents/1729423.
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