Learn how to decode campus hazing data on HazingInfo — and how to tell if your school really prioritizes student safety
Colleges and universities should make it simple for students and families to understand how they work to prevent hazing. In fact, that’s now required by federal law.
Yet too many campuses continue to bury hazing data multiple clicks down on their websites — when they provide any information at all.
HazingInfo’s goal is to make it easy for students and families to learn about hazing on their campus.
Each school listing on HazingInfo.org tells a story: About whether the campus makes it simple to report hazing, or not. About what, if anything, campus administrators are doing to prevent hazing. And about whether hazing on campus has made the news — or if a student has been injured or killed by hazing.
Here’s how to decode each school’s information.
A snapshot of campus hazing
Each of the 1,500 schools in the HazingInfo database includes up to seven key pieces of information about hazing. Together, they create a snapshot of what hazing and prevention efforts look like on each campus.
HazingInfo uses a color-coded checkmark system to show which colleges and universities are actively working to be transparent about hazing — and which are not.
We search for publicly accessible hazing information for each campus and assign a green checkmark or a red X based on the school’s demonstrated commitment to hazing transparency.
Example: HazingInfo's listing for Texas Tech University
Federal law now requires the Campus Hazing Transparency Report, hazing policy, and a method for reporting hazing to be published by every US college and university, both public and private.
How HazingInfo evaluates hazing transparency
How does HazingInfo determine which schools earn a green checkmark or red X?
Example: HazingInfo's listing for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Hazing policy
✅ HazingInfo accepts:
- A hazing policy page that defines hazing, clearly states the college or university policy against hazing, and describes related disciplinary procedures and consequences.
- A campus policy document, anti-hazing statement, student handbook, or code of conduct with a substantive hazing section that contains at least two paragraphs specifically about hazing. We also accept links to federal or state law or administrative code that prohibits hazing if the institution explicitly cites it and links to it as its policy.
❌ We reject:
- A general student conduct code that only lists "hazing" among prohibited behaviors without explanation.
- A student life page that states “We don't tolerate hazing" or similar without policy details.
- General campus safety information that only mentions hazing in passing.
Hazing incident record
✅ Accept:
- A Campus Hazing Transparency Report page with hazing incident data (even if no hazing incidents were reported). It must include the date the report was last updated.
- A date-stamped hazing violation log or record with case details or statistics.
- Organization status pages or “scorecards” showing which groups have hazing violations.
In every case, the report should be available whether or not any hazing incidents were reported — that’s transparency.
❌ Reject:
- A page that lists all student conduct cases without identifying hazing, or one that states "no incidents reported" without a date, additional description, or a formal reporting structure.
Online hazing reporting form
✅ Accept:
- A dedicated hazing report form that is accessible to anyone without requiring a login.
- An anonymous reporting system through Maxient, EthicsPoint, or other commercial services that lists hazing as one of the reportable concerns.
- A student conduct report form or reporting platform that allows a user to select "hazing" as an incident type.
❌ Reject:
- Generic "Contact us" or "Report a concern" forms that don't mention hazing.
- Forms that require a login or are restricted to current students only.
- General police reporting forms (unless it specifies hazing).
Hazing contact email
✅ Accept:
- A contact email published on a hazing policy or prevention page.
- A hazing prevention coordinator, student conduct office, or dean of students email if listed on a hazing-specific web page.
❌ Reject:
- Generic info@, admissions@, or webmaster@ emails.
- General police contact email.
Hazing hotline number
✅ Accept:
- Phone numbers specifically designated for hazing reports.
- Hazing prevention office direct lines.
- Anonymous tip lines that explicitly state they accept hazing reports.
- Dean of students number if listed on hazing-specific pages as the contact.
❌ Reject:
- Campus security main numbers (unless specifically designated for hazing).
- General university switchboard or department numbers not connected to hazing prevention.
Help us keep our data up-to-date
Campus professionals, students, and parents who see school information that is outdated or incorrect can contact us to make changes.
Use the contact form on each school’s HazingInfo page. Search for your school on our Campus Hazing Database page to find the form. Or email us: info@hazinginfo.org.