Honor System Statistics

Updated August 2026.

Total Students:
• 84 (about 59%) accusations were against undergraduate students.
• 58 (about 41%) accusations were against graduate students.
• 62 (about 44%) accusations were against international students.
• 80 (about 56%) accusations were against domestic students.

School:
• 48 (about 34%) accusations were against McDonough School of Business students.
• 40 (about 28%) accusations were against College of Arts & Sciences students.
• 23 (about 16%) accusations were against Graduate School students.
• 12 (about 8%) accusations were against School of Health Studies students.
• 10 (about 7%) accusations were against School of Continuing Studies students.
• 9 (about 6%) accusations were against students in all other schools.

Class Years:
• 27 (about 19%) accusations were against Senior students.
• 24 (about 17%) accusations were against Junior students.
• 21 (about 15%) accusations were against Sophomore students.
• 21 (about 15%) accusations were against Graduate, Master’s Candidate students.
• 14 (about 10%) accusations were against First Year students.
• 13 (about 9%) accusations were against Masters, First Year students.
• 13 (about 9%) accusations were against MBA/B3 students.
• 9 (about 6%) accusations were against students in all other class years.

Allegations:
• 51 (about 36%) accusations involved a combination of multiple offenses.
• 24 (about 17%) accusations primarily involved use of AI.
• 15 (about 11%) accusations primarily involved cheating.
• 52 (about 37%) accusations involved plagiarism, false citations, impermissible collaboration, or a combination of cheating with another offense.

Sanctions: 
• 44 Letters of Reprimand were recommended.
• 27 Level I Letters of Censure were recommended.
• 16 accusations resulted in a finding of Not in Violation.
• 12 Level I Transcript Notations and other sanctions were recommended.
• 43 accusations had no sanction recommended.