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: Since Hillel started tracking, 2021-2022 is the only school year on record in which the number of antisemitic incidents on campus decreased from the year before. The main driver of this trend was likely the end of the 2021 Israel-Hamas conflict in May of 2021 prior to the start of the academic year, as well as the continuation of hybrid and online learning models caused by the COVID-19 virus.

Total Incidents
225
Trend
11.4%
from previous year
Comparison with previous and next years
29
fewer incidents than previous year
64
fewer incidents than next year

Incidents by Type

12.9%
Social Media/Email
29 Incidents
12.9% of all incidents this year
23.7%
from previous year
Social Media/Email
29 Incidents
12.9% of all incidents this year
23.7%
from previous year
1.3%
Article/Publication
3 Incidents
1.3% of all incidents this year
Article/Publication
3 Incidents
1.3% of all incidents this year
36.9%
Hate Speech
83 Incidents
36.9% of all incidents this year
21%
from previous year
Hate Speech
83 Incidents
36.9% of all incidents this year
21%
from previous year
37.8%
Vandalism/Graffiti
85 Incidents
37.8% of all incidents this year
21.4%
from previous year
Vandalism/Graffiti
85 Incidents
37.8% of all incidents this year
21.4%
from previous year
10.7%
Harassment
24 Incidents
10.7% of all incidents this year
50%
from previous year
Harassment
24 Incidents
10.7% of all incidents this year
50%
from previous year
0.4%
Other
1 Incidents
0.4% of all incidents this year
Other
1 Incidents
0.4% of all incidents this year
Social Media/Email
12.9%
Article/Publication
1.3%
Hate Speech
36.9%
Vandalism/Graffiti
37.8%
Harassment
10.7%
Other
0.4%

Also occurring during the 2021-2022 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.

    15

    BDS Votes

    BDS votes declined slightly during the 2021-2022 school year, from 17 to 15. This was part of a short, two-year trend that saw BDS votes briefly fade as a tactic in the early part of the decade, prior to surging again following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.

     

  • Anti-Israel legislation describes student government legislation that specifically targets the nation or people of Israel, in ways that do not include boycotts, divestment, or sanctions. Like BDS votes, Anti-Israel legislation has not impacted university policy, but deeply impacts the sense of belonging and safety for Jewish students on campus.

    14

    Anti-Israel Legislation

    The 2021-2022 school year was the first in which anti-Israel legislation was tracked, with legislation reported on 14 campuses during the academic year.

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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.