Harvard students reported better mental health — including lower rates of anxiety and depression — than their peers nationwide, according to results from a University-wide survey released Tuesday.
Harvard students reported experiencing flourishing at rates that were roughly 10 percentage points higher than among the national sample — symptoms of depression, anxiety, and suicidality at rates that were roughly 10 percentage points lower. A similar but slightly lower proportion of Harvard students screened positively for disordered eating, compared to the national sample. Harvard students also engaged in binge drinking at slightly higher levels.