159 Colleges and Universities Have Gender-Inclusive Housing
(housing in which students can have a roommate of any gender).
Arizona
Northern Arizona University (2012)
University of Arizona: “Social Justice Wing” that comprises seven double rooms; open to all students
Arkansas
Hendrix College (2011): not open to first-year students; available in double occupancy apartments
California
California Institute of Technology
Harvey Mudd College (2009): generally not open to first-year students; available to all returning students and available throughout campus
Humboldt State University (2007): the “Rainbow Community” is open to all students; on one floor of a residence hall
Occidental College (2009): generally not open to first-year students
Pitzer College (2007): open to all students; available throughout campus
San Diego State University: open to all students
Sonoma State University: open to all students in an apartment-style complex
Stanford University (2008): generally not open to first-year students; available in a variety of doubles, suites, and apartments throughout campus
University of California, Berkeley (2008): available in “Unity House,” an LGBTQ-themed residence hall community
University of California, Davis: available in “Rainbow House” (an LGBTQ-themed community) and elsewhere in campus housing
University of California, Irvine (2009): available in “Open House” (gender-inclusive housing) and in “Spectrum House” (an LGBTQ-themed community)
University of California, Merced: offered in suite-style housing; requires a statement of interest
University of California, Riverside (2005): open to all students; located in one residence hall; priority is given to students who indicate that they require accommodations based on their gender identity or expression
University of California, San Diego: available in seven apartment-style halls; not open to first-year students
University of California, Santa Barbara: available in two parts of campus; open to all students
University of California, Santa Cruz (2009): available in suites and apartments
University of Southern California: available as part of “Rainbow Floor” (an LGBTQ-themed community); open to all students
Colorado
Colorado College (2004): open to all students
University of Northern Colorado: available campus-wide; open to all students
Connecticut
Connecticut College (2009): available in all residence halls; open to all students
Southern Connecticut State University: open to LGBTQ students
University of Connecticut (2007): available in five six-person suites; open to all students
Wesleyan University (2003): offer gender-inclusive housing throughout campus and in “Open House” (LGBTQ-themed community)
Yale University (2010): open only to juniors and seniors, who can enter a room draw
Florida
Ringling College of Art and Design (2013): available in one residence hall that consists of single-occupant rooms and includes a gender-inclusive bathroom on each floor
Stetson University: available in several residence halls
Georgia
Emory University (2011): available in two-bedroom apartments; open only to juniors and seniors
Kennesaw State University (2012): apartment-style housing; open to all students
Hawai’i
University of Hawai’i: open to all students
Illinois
Lake Forest College (2009): not open to first-year students; available in halls across campus; requires meeting with Res Life staff member
Northwestern University (2010): generally not open to first-year students; available in two residence halls
Roosevelt University: available as part of the “Gender and Diversity Inclusion Community”
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (2011): open only to upper-class students; available in one residence hall and an apartment-style building
University of Chicago (2009): generally not open to first-year students; available throughout campus
University of Illinois, Springfield: not open to first-year students
Indiana
Indiana University: available in three halls with two- and four-person suites; not open to first-year students
Purdue University (2015): available in suites in one residence hall; not open to first-year students
Iowa
Cornell College: available in a number of residence halls; not open to first-year students
Grinnell College (2007): available throughout campus; open to all students
Kentucky
University of Louisville (2012): apartment style-living with the theme of celebrating LGBT identity and social justice
Maine
Bowdoin College (2010): not open to first-year students
Colby College (2011): not open to first-year students
Maine College of Art: open to all students in four-person apartments and two-room suites
University of Maine, Farmington: available on the floor of a residence hall
University of Maine, Machias: available on the floor of a residence hall
University of Southern Maine (2004): open to all students; available in two upper-class residence halls and on the “Rainbow Floor” (LGBTQ-themed community)
Maryland
Goucher College (2010): available in two residence halls; not open to first-year students
Johns Hopkins University (2014): available in all non-first year residence halls; not open to first-year students
St. Mary’s College of Maryland (2013): open to all students in specific apartments, suites, and townhouses
Townson University: open to all students
University of Maryland, Baltimore County: generally not open to first-year students; available in apartment-style housing
University of Maryland, College Park (2008): available in public-private partnership housing and on a case-by-case basis in residence halls
Massachusetts
Amherst College (2012): available in all residence halls
Boston University (2013): not open to first-year students; available in a number of residence halls
Brandeis University: not open to first-year students; available in a number of residence halls
Clark University (2007): not open to first-year students; available in all mixed-gender halls
Emerson College (2010): generally not open to first-year students; available in suite-style housing
Hampshire College (1970): available in housing that is not single rooms (almost all housing is singles); open to all students; also have a “Queer” housing community
Harvard University (2008): six gender-inclusive houses; open to all student who identify as trans
Mount Ida College: available in suites in one residence hall
Northeastern University (2008): available in apartment-style housing; open to all students
Salem State University: open to all students; available in several residence halls
Tufts University: not open to first-year students; available in different halls and as part of “Rainbow House” (an LGBTQ-themed community)
University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2009): open to all students; available in several suites and as part of “Spectrum” (an LGBTQ-themed residence hall floor)
Western New England University: (2009): available in some apartment-style housing; not open to first-year students
Williams College (2011): available in double rooms; not open to first-year students (most first-year housing is singles, and trans students get priority for singles)
Michigan
Central Michigan University: open to all students who identify as trans
Eastern Michigan University: available in an LGBTQ-themed community
Grand Valley State University (2012): available in suite-style housing; open to all students
Michigan State University (2012): available in apartment- and suite-style housing; not open to first-year students
Michigan Technological University: available in doubles on one residence hall floor and in apartment-style housing
University of Michigan (2006): available in residence hall rooms and apartment-style housing and in the “Gender Inclusive Living Experience”; open to all students
Minnesota
Augsburg College (2011)
Carleton College: generally not open to first-year students; available throughout campus
Macalester College (2005): available in a number of residence halls; open to all students
Missouri
Kansas City Art Institute: available in doubles and triples in the Student Living Center
Washington University in St. Louis (2008): available in apartment-style housing; not open to first-year students
Nebraska
University of Nebraska, Lincoln (2015): available in a four-person suite and a two-bedroom apartment
New Hampshire
Dartmouth College (2007): open to all students; available throughout campus
Keene State College: available in two residence halls; not open to first-year students
New Jersey
Montclair State University (2002): available in “Stonewall Suites” (LGBTQ-themed community)
Princeton University (2010): not open to first-year students
Ramapo College (2009): open to all students; available in suite-style apartments
Rutgers University (2011): available in a residence hall on each of the three campuses
New York
Bard College (2010): open to all students
Columbia University (2010): available in suites in a number of residence halls; not open to first-year students
Cornell University (2012): available in a number of residence halls; open to all students
Hamilton College: available throughout campus; open to all students
Hofstra University (2012): available in one suite-style residence hall; individuals within the same room of a suite must be of the same gender; not open to first-year students
Ithaca College (2008): have a special trans student housing process and an LGBTQ living/learning community, in addition to gender-inclusive housing; open to all students
Marymount Manhattan College (2010): not open to first-year students; available in apartment-style housing
New York University (2007): open to all students; available throughout campus
Pace University (2012): available in three residence halls; requires interview process; open to all students
Pratt Institute: available in an apartment-style hall; open to all students
Rochester Institute of Technology: available in all residence halls for upper-class students; a gender-inclusive floor is available for incoming students
Sarah Lawrence College (2004): generally not open to first-year students; available in rooms, suites, and apartments
Skidmore College (2008): open to all students; available in several residence halls
Stony Brook University: available in some suites and apartment-style housing; open to all students
SUNY Albany: open to all students; available in several residence halls
SUNY Geneseo (2009): available in a hall that consists of suites; open to all students
SUNY Purchase (2011): available in four-person apartments; only open to students who are at least 21 years old or have a minimum of 36 completed credits
Syracuse University (2010): available in suites and apartments; not open to first-year students
University at Buffalo (2012): available in two floors of one residence hall and in some apartment-style housing; open to all students
Vassar College: available throughout campus; not open to first-year students
North Carolina
Duke University (2013): available in a number of residence halls; not open to first-year students
Guilford College: available in apartment-style housing; not open to first-year students
Warren Wilson College: generally not open to first-year students; available throughout campus
Ohio
Bowling Green State University (2013): available in one residence hall
College of Wooster: open to all students
Columbus College of Art and Design: generally not open to first-year students; available in an apartment-style hall
Kent State University: open to all students; priority given to trans students
Kenyon College (2011): available throughout campus; not open to first-year students
Miami University (2010): available in two four-person suites and one four-person apartment; not open to first-year students
Oberlin College (2004): available throughout campus; open to all students
Ohio State University (2014): four-person apartment in the Gateway Apartments; open to returning students and first-year students who identify as trans
Ohio University (2011): available in one residence hall; open to all students
University of Toledo (2013): available in a suite-style residence hall; not open to first-year students
Wright State University (2011): available in four-person apartments; not open to first-year students
Oregon
Lewis and Clark College (2005): available in double rooms that are not on “single sex” floors; open to all students
Oregon State University (2007): available in one apartment-style hall; open to all students
Reed College: available throughout campus; generally not open to first-year students
Southern Oregon University (2009): available on one residence hall floor; open to all students
University of Oregon (2009): available in a centrally located building (with gender-inclusive bathrooms/showers on the floors); in a building with suites; open to all students
Willamette University (2008): available in apartment- and suite-style housing
Pennsylvania
Bucknell University: available in Galloway House, also known as “Fran’s House”
Carnegie Mellon University (2007): available in several apartment-style halls; not open to first-year students
Dickinson College (2013): open to all students; available throughout campus
Gettysburg College: open to all students; available throughout campus
Haverford College: available in rooms, suites, and apartments; not open to first-year students
Juniata College (2011): available in a number of residence halls; open to all students
Lehigh University (2010): available in one residence hall; not open to first-year students
Muhlenberg College: available in all upper-class housing; not open to first-year students
Pennsylvania State University: open to all students
Swarthmore College (2001): available throughout campus; not open to first-year students
University of Pennsylvania (2005): available throughout campus; not open to first-year students
Rhode Island
Brown University (2008): available throughout campus; not open to first-year students
Johnson and Wales University: available in several residence halls; open to all students
Texas
Rice University (2012): available in all residential colleges; not open to first-year students
Utah
University of Utah (2013): available in “Alliance House” (a social justice community)
Vermont
Bennington College
Middlebury College (2011): available in double rooms; not open to first-year students
University of Vermont (2009): available in several residence halls and as part of the “LGBTQA Collaborative” and the “Rainbow Cottages” (LGBTQ-themed communities); open to all students
Virginia
Virginia Tech (2015): offered in two residence halls; open to all students over 18 years old
Washington
Evergreen State College: offered in “Rainbow Fort” (an LGBTQ-themed apartment-style hall)
University of Washington: available in three residence halls
Washington State University: available in 3-5 double rooms in one residence hall; open to all students
Western Washington University: available in one housing cluster; open to upper-class students, but first-year students may request an exception
Whitman College: any returning student can live with a person of their choice; gender-inclusive bathrooms are available in most residence halls; not open to first-year students
Washington, DC
American University (2008): upper-class students have several gender-inclusive housing options; available for first-year students as part of the “Social Justice Living Learning Community”
George Washington University (2010): available throughout campus; open to all students
Wisconsin
Beloit College: not open to first-year students; available in several residence halls
Lawrence University (2006): available in two residence halls; open to all students
University of Wisconsin, La Crosse (2013): available in suite-style housing
University of Wisconsin, Madison (2013): available in the “Open House Gender Learning Community”
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (2013): available in a suite-style residence hall
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater (2014): available in some four-person suites