Best LGBT Friendly Colleges and Universities

Author: College Choice
Published: 4th May 2016
Peer-Reviewed Publication: N/A
Additional References: Education and LGBT Publications

Summary: College Choice Releases the Ranking of 50 Best LGBT Friendly Colleges and Universities 2016.

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College Choice has published a ranking of the 50 Best LGBT Friendly College and Universities...

The University of Pennsylvania leads the ranking, which evaluated and ranked schools based on publicly available information on accreditation, Campus Pride rating, academic reputation, student satisfaction, affordability, average financial aid awarded, and return on investment. Williams College and Amherst College came in second and third respectively.

Other universities making the list include (alphabetically ordered):

• American University, Washington, DC
• Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN
• Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME
• Carleton College, Northfield, MN
• Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
• Columbia University, New York, NY
• Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
• Davidson College, Davidson, NC
• Duke University, Durham, NC
• Elon University, Elon, NC
• Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
• Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA
• Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL
• Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN
• Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
• Lawrence University, Appleton, WI
• Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN
• Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
• New York University, New York, NY
• Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
• Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
• Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
• Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
• Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
• San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
• Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
• Tufts University, Medford, MA
• University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
• University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
• University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA
• University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO
• University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
• University of Maryland, College Park, MD
• University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, MA
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
• University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN
• University of Minnesota, Morris, Morris, MN
• University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
• University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
• University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
• University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
• University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• University of Wisconsin -- Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
• University of Wisconsin -- Green Bay, Green Bay, WI
• University of Wisconsin -- Madison, Madison, WI
• Washington State University, Pullman, WA
• Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO

According to Christian Amondson, Managing Editor for the piece, what started over 20 years ago as small student-led movements to address and support the needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) students, staff, and faculty, has since developed into large public policy level changes on many campuses across the country.

This ranking highlights the best universities in the country at committing time and resources to equipping their students, staff, and faculty with tools that encourage education, support, safety, and inclusion campus-wide for the LGBTQ community and its allies.

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