Universities with BDSM clubs are a modern phenomenon, especially in the United States.[1][2] Some of these student clubs dedicated to BDSM (along with sexual fetishism and kink) are officially recognized and funded by their university or college administration. The extent of nudity and consensual pain allowed in each BDSM club varies, as per the university.[3][4]
.svg){kind=small}
The following is a list of universities that have registered student clubs for BDSM, along with sexual fetishism or kink education:
- United States
- Arizona State University
- California State University, Northridge[5]
- Columbia University: Conversio Virium[6][7][8]
- Cornell University[9]
- Harvard University[10][11][12][13]
- Harvey Mudd College[14]
- Iowa State University: Cuffs[15]
- Kent State University[16]
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology[1]
- Mount Holyoke College[17]
- Molloy University[18]
- Northwestern University[19]
- Ohio State University[20]
- Princeton University[21][22]
- Reed College[23]
- San Francisco State University[24]
- Stanford University[25]
- Stony Brook University[26]
- Syracuse University[27]
- Texas State University
- Tufts University[1]
- University of California, Berkeley[28]
- University of California, Santa Barbara[29]
- University of Chicago[30][31]
- University of Connecticut[32]
- University of Michigan[33][34]
- University of Minnesota[35]
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Pennsylvania[1]
- University of Southern California[36]
- University of Wisconsin–Madison[37][38]
- University of Washington[citation needed]
- Washington State University
- Washington University in St. Louis[39]
In terms of the number of universities having BDSM clubs, the US is the world leader. Additionally, there are many American universities that do not have a dedicated BDSM club but regularly conduct workshops on safe BDSM for students, for example the University of South Florida St. Petersburg and Hofstra University.[40][41][42]
Some American universities, such as Texas Tech University,[43] Indiana University[44] and Michigan State University, have professors who conduct research and take curriculum classes on BDSM.[45][46][47][48][49]
A few US university presses, such as those of Duke University, Indiana University and University of Chicago, have also published books on BDSM written by professors.[50]
- United Kingdom
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Finland
- Taiwan
