College students spend $5.5 billion on alcohol each year, more than they spend of soft drinks, tea, milk, juice, coffee or school book combined.   

Conservatively speaking, the 12 million U.S. college students drink over 430 million gallons of alcohol a year - this is 3,500 Olympic sized swimming pools filled with alcohol.   

Alcohol was involved in 95% of violent crimes on campuses and 40% of academic problems are alcohol related. 

The highest intoxication rates in fatal crashes in 2001 were recorded for drivers 21-24 years old (33 percent), followed by ages 25-34 (28 percent) and 35-44 (25 percent).

Each year, college students spend approximately $5.5 billion on alcohol- more than they spend on soft drinks, milk, juice, tea, coffee and books combined.

Binge drinking is associated with lower grades among college students.  Approximately five drinks per occasion are associated with a GPA lower by half a grade.

As a result of their drinking, about 25 percent of college students report academic consequences, 11 percent report they have damaged property under the influence of alcohol, and 5 percent are involved with police or campus security.

Each additional drink consumed by college students per occasion increased the probability of missing a class by 8 percent and getting behind in school by 5 percent.