“There are different reasons why college students have sex during a hook up – the most common is that its exciting. Having sex to cope — whether thats with stress or a bad mood — means having sex during a hook up more often. This was true for college men, but not college women,” Blayney explained.

What percentage of college students have hooked up?

The most recent data suggest that between 60 percent and 80 percent of North American college students have had some sort of hook-up experience.

Are college students promiscuous?

On average, however, the CDC estimates that about 83 percent of college students are getting laid on a regular basis. According to the centers most recent, widescale survey of college students, 79.5 percent of college students arent virgins, by the strictest definition of the word.