Just 13% of Cornell sexual misconduct claims lead to expulsion, dismissal and the Ivy League school isnt alone

The vast majority of Cornell University’s sexual misconduct claims don’t wind up getting investigated, while even fewer — a mere 13% — result in an accused student or staffer getting expelled or dismissed, according to a new report.The analysis by USA Today was published Thursday, just weeks after a shocking gang rape allegation rocked the upstate Ivy League school.More than 1,200 allegations of sexual assault, domestic violence or dating were reported to Cornell’s Title IX office between 2018 and 2024 — with just 162 ending up investigated during that time, according to the outlet.Of those investigations, 53 ended with the accused party being cleared, 51 resulted in the person being “found responsible” and 26 of the cases wound up with an “informal resolution” or the complaint being withdrawn, the data analysis showed.But out of those who were found responsible, only seven actually got expelled or fired, while 14 were suspended and 39 remedied their standing through various sanctions, the report found.The Ithaca university is now under national scrutiny following the shocking lawsuit filed September 14 by a former student who claims seven fraternity brothers plied her with drugs and alcohol before gang raping her at the school’s Chi Phi house in 2024.The lawsuit described a night of boozing and hard drugs, with a revolving door of fraternity brothers taking turns having sex with the then-sorority girl, identified only as Jane Doe, as she grew increasingly incapacitated by the substances they provided.Damning screenshots included in the suit from a Snapchat group used by Chi Phi members showed one bragging about “free p–sy” in a bedroom, with brothers responding with jeering messages like “you can literally walk in and whip it out.”Doe said she reported the alleged Oct.19, 2024 rape to campus police about three weeks later that November.

No criminal charges were brought at the time.Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houte...