Princeton University Among the Top LGBTQ Universities in the Country

Princeton University is one of 25 top colleges and universities working to create an inclusive campus climate for LGBTQ students, according to the 2015 Campus Pride “best of the best” list released on Monday.

The list is based on responses to the Campus Pride Index, a national benchmarking tool that self-assesses LGBTQ-friendly policies, programs and practices. This year’s index was updated to reflect a higher focus on transgender and gender-nonconforming students.

“Many of these campuses are specifically addressing recruitment and academic retention efforts for LGBTQ students, as well as concerns for transgender student safety,” said Shane Windmeyer, executive director of Campus Pride and creator of the index.

Campus Pride serves LGBTQ and ally student leaders and campus organizations in the areas of leadership development, support programs and services to create safer, more inclusive LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities.

To be among the Campus Pride Top 25, an institution had to score the highest percentages in the LGBTQ-friendly benchmarks. The listing this year includes public and private colleges with student enrollment from 1,600 to more than 50,000. The Top 25 list, in alphabetical order:

• Cornell University
• Elon University
• Indiana University, Bloomington
• Ithaca College
• Macalester College
• Montclair State University
• Princeton University
• Rutgers University - New Brunswick
• San Diego State University
• Southern Oregon University
• The Ohio State University
• Tufts University
• University of Colorado at Boulder
• University of Louisville
• University of Maine at Machias
• University of Maryland, College Park
• University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• University of Oregon
• University of Pennsylvania
• University of Vermont
• University of Washington

Information for this post was provided by Dory Devlin from Rutgers Today