Social Norms

What is Social Norming?

Social norming is the process by which we norm students to actual college student behavior, as opposed to the stereotyped image.

How do you get the information?

Every year the MD-CAS survey is randomly given to students at Frostburg State University. It is taken anonymously and students are encouraged to be honest.

How current is the information displayed?

The MD-CAS Survey was recently administered during the Spring 2023 semester.

The statistics on this page are the results of that survey.

74% of FSU students did not use cannabis in the past month.
69% of FSU students did not use cannabis in the past year.
82% of students who used cannabis in the past year reported smoking it and 73% reported vaping it.
51% of FSU students who regularly skipped classes used cannabis. (This is compared to 24% of students who skipped class never/rarely).
49% of FSU students who are struggling academically (have lower than a 3.0 GPA and skip classes often) used cannabis in some capacity. (This is compared to 27% of students who are not struggling academically).
60% of FSU students knew the minimum age to legally use cannabis is 21.
55% of FSU students are experiencing mental health challenges that make daily life somewhat to extremely difficult.
Binge drinking does not have a clear association with mental health challenges.
Cannabis use is more common among students experiencing more mental health challenges.
9% of FSU students participated in online gambling or betting in the past 12 months.
32% of FSU students did not use either alcohol or cannabis during the past year
31% of FSU students did not drink alcohol in the past year.
45% of FSU students did not drink alcohol in the past month.
68% of FSU students did not binge drink in the past month
Only 15% of FSU students binge drank and used cannabis in the past month.
97% of FSU students feel somewhat safe or very safe on campus during the day.
79% of FSU students feel somewhat or very safe on campus at night.