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Gun homicides and assaults accounted for over half of campus shooting intents.

Source: Percentage of campus shootings by intent (n = 389). Everytown Research analysis of Gunfire on School Grounds database. Analysis limited to shootings on college and university campuses, August 1, 2016–July 31, 2026. Gun homicides and assaults include mass shootings and domestic violence and stalking-related shootings. See the methodology for more information.

Last updated: 10.14.2026

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Every day, nearly 130 people in the United States are killed with guns, twice as many are shot and wounded, and countless others are impacted by acts of gun violence.

Everytown Research analysis of CDC, WONDER, Provisional Mortality Statistics, Multiple Cause of Death, 2021–2025; Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project nonfatal firearm injury data, 2020; and SurveyUSA, Market Research Study #26602, 2022.

Last updated: 10.7.2026