Thousands of Georgetown University students are at risk for identity theft after a computer hard drive containing their names and Social Security numbers was stolen from an office earlier this month, school officials said Tuesday.

The external drive was taken from a locked room within the Office of Student Affairs in the Leavey Center on Jan. 3, said Julie Green Bataille, university spokeswoman. The device contained the names, addresses and Social Security numbers of 38,000 current students, alumni and staff, but did not include any bank, credit card or health records.