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420 Colleges and Universities Have Nondiscrimination Policies that Include Gender Identity/Expression (the year the policy change went into effect, if known, is in parentheses)

Arizona
Arizona State University [4 campuses] (2004)

-- Arizona State University, Downtown Phoenix campus
-- Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus (Mesa)
-- Arizona State University, Tempe campus
-- Arizona State University, West campus (Phoenix)

University of Arizona [2 campuses] (2005)
-- University of Arizona, South campus (Sierra Vista)
-- University of Arizona, Tucson


California
Art Center College of Design
California College of the Arts
California Institute of Integral Studies
California Institute of Technology (2004)
California State University, Chico (2008)
California State University, Long Beach (2007)
California State University, Los Angeles (2010)
California State University, Northridge
City College of San Francisco (2005)
Foothill-DeAnza Community College District (2006)
Golden Gate University
Harvey Mudd College (2005)
Humboldt State University (2008)
Occidental College (2006)
Pomona College
Riverside Community College (2008)
San Diego State University (2008)
San Jose State University
Stanford University (2007)
University of California [10 campuses] (2004)

-- University of California, Berkeley
-- University of California, Davis
-- University of California, Irvine
-- University of California, Los Angeles
-- University of California, Merced
-- University of California, Riverside
-- University of California, San Diego
-- University of California, San Francisco
-- University of California, Santa Barbara
-- University of California, Santa Cruz

University of San Francisco (2006)
University of Southern California (2004)

Colorado
Colorado College (2011)
Iliff School of Theology
Johnson and Wales University, Denver
Metropolitan State College of Denver (2010)
University of Colorado, Boulder (2011)
University of Denver (2007)

Connecticut
Connecticut College (2005)
Fairfield University
Quinnipiac University
Trinity College
University of New Haven
Wesleyan University (2002)
Yale University (2006)

Delaware
University of Delaware (2010)

Florida
Florida State University (2010)
Johnson and Wales University, North Miami
New College of Florida (2006)
Stetson University (2011)
University of Central Florida (2010)
University of Florida (2010)

Georgia
Emory University (2007)
Southern Polytechnic State University (2011)

Hawai'i
University of Hawai'i [10 campuses] (2009)

-- Hawai'i Community College
-- Honolulu Community College
-- Kapi'olani Community College
-- Kaua'i Community College
-- Leeward Community College
-- Maui College
-- University of Hawai'i, Hilo
-- University of Hawai'i, Manoa
-- University of Hawai'i, West O'ahu
-- Windward Community College


Idaho
Boise State University (2007)
The College of Idaho
University of Idaho (2009)

Illinois
Adler School of Professional Psychology (2006)
Erikson Institute
Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois State University (2006)
Illinois Wesleyan University
Knox College (2001)
Lake Forest College
Northeastern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University (2011)
Northwestern University (2009)
Parkland College (2011)
Richland Community College
Roosevelt University [2 campuses] (2006)

-- Roosevelt University, Chicago
-- Roosevelt University, Schaumburg

Seabury-Western Theological Seminary
Shimer College
University of Chicago (2004)
University of Illinois [3 campuses] (2005)

-- University of Illinois, Chicago
-- University of Illinois, Springfield
-- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

VanderCook College of Music
Western Illinois University (2008)

Indiana
DePauw University (1999)
Indiana University (2008)
Purdue University (2010)

Iowa
Ashford University
Central College (2005)
Drake University (2004)
Grand View University
Grinnell College
Iowa State University (2005)
Luther College
Mercy College of Health Sciences
Northwest Iowa Community College
Simpson College
Southwestern Community College (2003)
University of Iowa (1996)
University of Northern Iowa (2002)

Kansas
University of Kansas (2009)
Kansas State University (2008)

Kentucky
Spalding University
University of Louisville (2008)

Maine
Bangor Theological Seminary
Bowdoin College
Colby College (2005)
Maine Media College (2000)
University of Maine [7 campuses] (2006)

-- University of Maine, Augusta
-- University of Maine, Farmington
-- University of Maine, Fort Kent
-- University of Maine, Machias
-- University of Maine, Orono
-- University of Maine, Presque Isle
-- University of Southern Maine


Maryland
Goucher College (2006)
Johns Hopkins University (2005)
Stevenson University
Tai Sophia Institute
University of Baltimore (2006)

Massachusetts
Amherst College (2011)
Bard College at Simon's Rock
Bay Path College
Brandeis University (2006)
Bridgewater State University (2007)
Emerson College
Fitchburg State University (2007)
Framingham State University (2007)
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Harvard University (2006)
Holyoke Community College (2010)
MGH Institute of Health Professions (2007)
Massachusetts College of Art (2007)
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (2007)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2003)
Massachusetts Maritime Academy (2007)
Salem State University (2007)
Suffolk University (2006)
Tufts University (2005)
University of Massachusetts [4 campuses] (2011)

-- University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2009)
-- University of Massachusetts, Boston
-- University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
-- University of Massachusetts, Lowell

Western New England University (2006)
Westfield State University (2007)
Williams College (2003)
Worcester State University (2007)

Michigan
Central Michigan University
Delta College (2007)
Eastern Michigan University (2007)
Grand Valley State University (2008)
Kalamazoo College (2000)
Kalamazoo Valley Community College (2003)
Lewis College of Business
Michigan School of Professional Psychology
Michigan State University (2007)
Michigan Technological University
Northern Michigan University (2011)
Olivet College (2006)
University of Michigan [3 campuses] (2007)

-- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
-- University of Michigan, Dearborn
-- University of Michigan, Flint

Western Michigan University (2006)

Minnesota
Augsburg College (2010)
Carleton College
College of Visual Arts
Northwestern Health Sciences University
University of Minnesota [5 campuses] (2009)

-- University of Minnesota, Crookston
-- University of Minnesota, Duluth
-- University of Minnesota, Morris
-- University of Minnesota, Rochester
-- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities


Missouri
Rockhurst University
Washington University in St. Louis (2007)

Montana
University of Montana (2010)

Nebraska
University of Nebraska, Lincoln (uses "gender" rather than "gender identity," 2010)

New Hampshire
Antioch University of New England
Dartmouth College (2006)
Plymouth State University (2007)
University of New Hampshire (2005)
University of New Hampshire School of Law

New Jersey
The College of New Jersey (2010)
Eastwick College
Essex County College
Kean University (2007)
Middlesex County College (2007)
Montclair State University (2010)
New Jersey City University (2010)
Passaic County Community College (2009)
Princeton University (2006)
Ramapo College of New Jersey (2010)
Richard Stockton College (2004)
Rowan University (2011)
Rutgers University [3 campuses] (2008)

-- Rutgers University, Camden
-- Rutgers University, Newark
-- Rutgers University, New Brunswick

Stevens Institute of Technology (2010)
Warren County College (2010)

New Mexico
New Mexico Highlands University
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
New Mexico State University (2006)
Santa Fe University of Art and Design (2005)
University of New Mexico [5 campuses] (2007)

-- University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
-- University of New Mexico, Gallup
-- University of New Mexico, Los Alamos
-- University of New Mexico, Taos
-- University of New Mexico, Valencia


New York
Albany College Of Law
Bard College (2007)
City University of New York [23 colleges] (2002-03)
-- Bernard M. Baruch College
-- Borough of Manhattan Community College
-- Bronx Community College
-- Brooklyn College
-- The City College
-- College of Staten Island
-- CUNY Graduate Center
-- CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
-- CUNY School of Law
-- CUNY School of Professional Studies
-- CUNY School of Public Health
-- Hostos Community College
-- Hunter College
-- John Jay College of Criminal Justice
-- Kingsborough Community College
-- LaGuardia Community College
-- Lehman College
-- Macaulay Honors College at CUNY
-- Medgar Evers College
-- New York City College of Technology
-- Queens College
-- Queensborough Community College
-- York College

Columbia University (2006)
Cornell University (2005)
Farmingdale State College, State University of New York
Hofstra University (2010)
Ithaca College (2006)
Julliard School (2009)
Marymount Manhattan College
Nazareth College (2010)
New York University (2005)
Rochester Institute of Technology (2005)
The Sage Colleges [3 colleges]

-- Russell Sage College
-- Sage College of Albany
-- Sage Graduate School

Sarah Lawrence College (2006)
SUNY College at Oneonta (2007)
SUNY College at Potsdam (2010)
Syracuse University (2005)
University at Buffalo, State University of New York (2010)
University of Rochester (2010)
Vassar College (2006)
Wells College (2007)

North Carolina
Appalachian State University (2009)
Duke University (2007)
Guilford College
Johnson and Wales University, Charlotte
North Carolina State University (2005)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2008)
University of North Carolina, Charlotte (2011)
University of North Carolina, Greensboro (as a footnote, 2008)

North Dakota
North Dakota State University (2008)
University of North Dakota (2010)

Ohio
Baldwin-Wallace College (2008)
Case Western Reserve University (2006)
Miami University (2007)
Oberlin College (2007)
Ohio State University [5 campuses] (2004)

-- Ohio State University, Columbus
-- Ohio State University, Lima
-- Ohio State University, Mansfield
-- Ohio State University, Marion
-- Ohio State University, Newark

Ohio University [6 campuses] (2008)

-- Ohio University, Athens
-- Ohio University, Chillicothe
-- Ohio University, Eastern campus (St. Clairsville)
-- Ohio University, Lancaster
-- Ohio University, Southern campus (Ironton)
-- Ohio University, Zanesville

University of Cincinnati (2009)
University of Toledo (2007)
Wright State University (2008)
Youngstown State University (2007)

Oregon
Eastern Oregon University
Oregon State University [2 campuses] (2004)

-- Oregon State University, Cascades campus (Bend)
-- Oregon State University, Corvallis

Portland State University (2007)
University of Oregon (2004)
Warner Pacific College

Pennsylvania
Allegheny College
Bucknell University (2006)
Carnegie Mellon University (2003)
Delaware Valley College
Drexel University (2009)
Lehigh University (2003)
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
Moravian University (2006)
Muhlenberg College (2005)
Pennsylvania State University [20 campuses] (2006)

-- Penn State, Abington
-- Penn State, Altoona
-- Penn State, Beaver
-- Penn State, Berks
-- Penn State, Brandywine
-- Penn State, DuBois
-- Penn State, Erie
-- Penn State, Fayette
-- Penn State, Greater Allegheny
-- Penn State, Harrisburg
-- Penn State, Hazleton
-- Penn State, Lehigh Valley
-- Penn State, Mont Alto
-- Penn State, New Kensington
-- Penn State, Schuylkill
-- Penn State, Shenango
-- Penn State, University Park
-- Penn State, Wilkes-Barre
-- Penn State, Worthington Scranton
-- Penn State, York

Susquehanna University (2009)
Swarthmore College (2007)
University of Pennsylvania (2003)
University of Pittsburgh (2008)

Rhode Island
Brown University (2001)
Bryant University (2005)
Community College of Rhode Island
Johnson and Wales University, Providence
Rhode Island College (2001)
Rhode Island School of Design
Roger Williams University
University of Rhode Island [4 campuses] (2003)

-- University of Rhode Island, W. Alton Jones campus
-- University of Rhode Island, Kingston
-- University of Rhode Island, Narragansett Bay
-- University of Rhode Island, Providence


Tennessee
Austin Peay State University (2009)
Tennessee Technological University
University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2007)
University of Tennessee, Martin
Vanderbilt University (2008)

Texas
Dallas County Community College District (2012)
Houston Community College (2011)
Rice University (2006)
San Jacinto College District (2011)
South Texas College of Law
University of Houston (2010)
University of Texas, Austin (2008)
University of Texas, Pan American (2010)

Utah
Dixie States College
University of Utah (2011)
Westminster College

Vermont
Bennington College
Champlain College (2008)
Goddard College (2007)
Green Mountain College (2008)
Johnson State College
Marlboro College (2008)
Middlebury College (2003)
Norwich University (2007)
Saint Michael's College
School for International Training
Vermont Law School (2006)
Vermont Technical College
University of Vermont (2005)

Virginia
Randolph-Macon College (2009)
University of Richmond (2011)
Virginia International University

Washington
Bastyr University
Central Washington University (2005)
Clark College
Evergreen State College (2006)
Seattle University
South Puget Sound Community College (2008)
University of Puget Sound (2002-03)
University of Washington (part of "sexual orientation" definition, 2006)
Washington State University [4 campuses] (2007)

--Washington State University, Pullman
--Washington State University, Spokane
--Washington State University, Tri-Cities
--Washington State University, Vancouver

Western Washington University (2008)
Whitman College (2001)

Washington, DC
American University (2002)
George Washington University (2010)
Georgetown University (2006)

Wisconsin
Lawrence University (2011)
University of Wisconsin [26 campuses] (2005)

-- University of Wisconsin, Baraboo/Sauk County
-- University of Wisconsin, Barron County
-- University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
-- University of Wisconsin, Fond Du Lac
-- University of Wisconsin, Fox Valley
-- University of Wisconsin, Green Bay
-- University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
-- University of Wisconsin, Madison
-- University of Wisconsin, Manitowoc
-- University of Wisconsin, Marathon County
-- University of Wisconsin, Marinette
-- University of Wisconsin, Marshfield/Wood County
-- University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
-- University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
-- University of Wisconsin, Parkside
-- University of Wisconsin, Platteville
-- University of Wisconsin, Richland
-- University of Wisconsin, River Falls
-- University of Wisconsin, Rock County
-- University of Wisconsin, Sheboygan
-- University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
-- University of Wisconsin, Stout
-- University of Wisconsin, Superior
-- University of Wisconsin, Washington County
-- University of Wisconsin, Waukesha
-- University of Wisconsin, Whitewater

Viterbo University


States in which no college or university has a transgender-inclusive non-discrimination policy: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming

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Colleges and Universities Prohibited from Discriminating Because of Nondiscrimination Laws in Their Jurisdiction

In addition to the colleges and universities that have proactively adopted transgender-inclusive nondiscrimination policies, colleges and universities located in jurisdictions that have passed transgender-inclusive nondiscrimination laws or where courts have interpreted existing nondiscrimination laws as covering transgender people are also bound by those laws (unless the law exempts particular kinds of educational institutions).

• Colleges and universities in jurisdictions, including the states of California, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Maine, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington and the District of Columbia, that have passed transgender-inclusive nondiscrimination laws. See U.S. jurisdictions that have passed gender identity/expression non-discrimination laws

• Colleges and universities in jurisdictions where courts and/or human rights commissions have interpreted existing nondiscrimination laws as including gender identity or expression, including Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. See jurisdictions with good case law

Resources:

Brett-Genny Beemyn and Jessica Pettitt, "How Have Trans-Inclusive Non-Discrimination Policies Changed Institutions?," GLBT Campus Matters, June 2006. Article here.

National Association of College and University Attorneys, "Gender Identity and Expression Issues at Colleges and Universities," NACUA Notes, June 2, 2005. Article here.

Brett-Genny Beemyn, "Trans on Campus: Measuring and Improving the Climate for Transgender Students," On Campus with Women, Spring 2005. Article here.