Universities with BDSM clubs are a modern phenomenon, especially in the USA.[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]
The following is a list of universities that have student clubs providing BDSM education:
- USA
- Brown University[1]
- California State University, Northridge[5]
- Columbia University's BDSM club Conversio Virium[6][7][8]
- Cornell University[9]
- Harvard University[10][11][12][13]
- Iowa State University's BDSM club Cuffs.[14]
- Indiana University Bloomington[15]
- Kent State University[16]
- MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)[1]
- Mount Holyoke College[17][18]
- Molloy College [19]
- Northwestern University[20]
- Ohio State University[21]
- Pennsylvania State University[22][23]
- Princeton University[24][25]
- San Francisco State University (BDSM 101 Course)[26]
- Stanford University[27]
- Stony Brook University[28]
- Tufts University[1]
- UC Berkeley[29]
- University of California, Los Angeles[30]
- University of California, Santa Barbara[31]
- University of Chicago[32][33]
- University of Connecticut[34]
- University of Michigan[35][36]
- University of Minnesota[37]
- University of Pennsylvania[1]
- University of South Carolina[38]
- University of Southern California[39]
- University of Wisconsin–Madison[40][41]
- Washington University in St. Louis[42]
- Wesleyan University[43][44]
- Yale University[1]
In terms of the number of universities having BDSM clubs, USA is far ahead of other countries. Additionally, there are many American universities that do not have a dedicated BDSM club but conduct awareness activities on BDSM for students, for example the University of South Florida St. Petersburg.[45][46][47]
Some American universities, such as Texas Tech University,[48] Indiana University[49] and Michigan State University, have professors who conduct research and take curriculum classes on BDSM.[50][51][52][53][54]
A few U.S. university presses, such as those of Duke University, Indiana University and University of Chicago, have also published books on BDSM written by professors.[55]
- United Kingdom
- Belgium
- Finland
- Brazil
