Antisemitic Incidents on Campus by Year

2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
2018-2019
2019-2020
2020-2021
2021-2022
2022-2023
2023-2024
2024-2025

Summary: The 2018-2019 school year saw the largest year-over-year increase in antisemitic incidents on campus to-date – more than 160 total incidents. It also witnessed the most devastating mass murder of Jews on U.S. soil, when a white nationalist with a history of espousing racist and antisemitic views attacked Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue on October 27, 2018, killing 11 people attending Shabbat services inside.

Total Incidents
168
Trend
55.6%
from previous year
Comparison with previous and next years
60
more incidents than previous year
11
fewer incidents than next year

Also happening during the 2018-2019 academic year:

  • BDS stands for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions, and manifests on campus as non-binding student government votes that call on their universities to boycott products or divest from investments related to Israel. Practically, these votes often serve only to isolate Jewish students, as no college or university has ever implemented BDS measures.

    35

    BDS Votes

    In the second year of tracking campus BDS, the number of BDS votes increased by more than 50%, from 23 the previous year to 35 in 2018-2019.

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Hillel International has been tracking antisemitic incidents on U.S. and Canadian college and university campuses since the 2014-2015 academic year. Incidents are gathered from college and university bias reporting; from campus Hillels and Jewish student organizations; from the ReportCampusHate.org portal; and from a variety of other sources. All incidents are individually reviewed to verify their accuracy, identify their type, and remove duplicates.