Underreporting of college sexual assaults remains a problem in the United States. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate which factors, that are commonly identified with the feelings of shame, are associated with college sexual assault reporting. Accordingly, this research aimed to answer the following questions: (1) Which shame factors are most salient as reported by bystanders?; (2) Which shame factors have the strongest relationship with non-reporting?; and (3) What is the relationship of "perception of religiosity" with shame factors and campus climate? A quantitative method was utilized to survey a college student population at a west coast private, Christian institution. The survey instrument resulted in 1,597 valid responses with 70% of the responses from women and 52% from white respondents. Several significant areas were identified including gender and feelings of shame and trauma, gender and fearful of external power and academic year and feelings of shame and trauma. Results indicated that the fearful of misconduct revelation sub-scale factors had the greatest correlation for non-reporting due to the fearful of external power factor. Significant relationships included the perception that victims do not report due to the University's religious affiliation and that the University's religious standards make victims feel more shameful. As such, if the university does not address these dynamics, students may continue to fear reporting sexual violence at this institution due to worry of the judicial process in connection to their use of alcohol and/or drugs, in conjunction to the occurrence of sexual violence. Therefore, these research findings should prompt university educators to consider what reporting methods, resources, or educational approaches may need additional focus or modification. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]