At least 833 colleges enable students to use a chosen first name, instead of their legal/dead name, on campus records and documents (such as course rosters, campus ID cards, and directory listings).
At least 352 colleges enable students to indicate the pronouns they use for themselves on course rosters (indicated by **).
Developed by Genny Beemyn. Last updated 7/27/24.
Note: This page is no longer being updated. For an updated list of colleges with trans-supportive policies, go to https://www.gennyb.com/research/trans-supportive-campus-policies
Alabama
Auburn University**
Jacksonville State University
University of Alabama at Birmingham**
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa**
University of North Alabama**
University of South Alabama
Alaska
University of Alaska [3 campuses]
— University of Alaska, Anchorage
— University of Alaska, Fairbanks
— University of Alaska, Southeast
Arizona
Arizona State University**
Maricopa Community College [10 campuses]
— Chandler-Gilbert Community College
— Estrella Mountain Community College
— GateWay Community College
— Glendale Community College
— Mesa Community College
— Paradise Valley Community College
— Phoenix College
— Rio Salado College
— Scottsdale Community College
— South Mountain Community College
Northern Arizona University
Pima Community College
University of Arizona**
Yavapai College**
Arkansas
Hendrix College
NorthWest Arkansas Community College
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
University of Arkansas, Little Rock
California
American River College**
Antelope Valley College
Butte College**
California Institute of Technology
California Institute of the Arts**
Cal Poly, Humboldt**
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo**
California State University, Bakersfield**
California State University, Channel Islands**
California State University, Chico**
California State University, Dominguez Hills**
California State University, East Bay
California State University, Fresno**
California State University, Fullerton**
California State University, Long Beach**
California State University, Los Angeles**
California State University, Maritime
California State University, Monterey Bay
California State University, Northridge**
California State University, Sacramento**
California State University, San Bernardino
California State University, San Marcos
California State University, Stanislaus**
Cerritos College
Chapman University**
City College of San Francisco**
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont McKenna College
Coastline College**
College of the Canyons
College of the Desert
Contra Costa College
Cosumnes River College**
Crafton Hills College
De Anza College**
Diablo Valley College**
Folsom Lake College**
Fullerton College**
Golden West College**
Harvey Mudd College
Humboldt State University**
Irvine Valley Community College
Keck Graduate Institute
Long Beach City College
Los Medanos College
Loyola Marymount University**
MiraCosta College**
Monterey Peninsula College
Mt. San Jacinto College**
Occidental College**
Orange Coast College**
Otis College of Art and Design**
Pasadena City College
Palomar College
Pitzer College
Pomona College
Sacramento City College**
Saddleback College
Saint Mary’s College of California**
San Diego State University
San Francisco Art Institute**
San Francisco State University**
San Joaquin Delta College
San José State University**
Santa Ana College
Santa Monica College**
Santiago Canyon College
Scripps College
Sierra College
Sonoma State University
Stanford University**
University of California [10 campuses]
— 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 Redlands
University of San Diego
University of San Francisco**
University of Southern California**
Woodland Community College
Colorado
Arapahoe Community College
Colorado School of Mines**
Colorado State University**
Community College of Denver
Fort Lewis College
Metropolitan State University of Denver**
Pikes Peak State College**
Red Rocks Community College
University of Colorado [4 campuses]**
— University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus
— University of Colorado, Boulder
— University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
— University of Colorado, Denver
University of Denver**
University of Northern Colorado**
Connecticut
Connecticut College**
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities [17 campuses]
— Asnuntuck Community College
— Capital Community College
— Central Connecticut State University
— Charter Oak State College
— Eastern Connecticut State University
— Gateway Community College
— Housatonic Community College
— Manchester Community College
— Middlesex Community College
— Naugatuck Valley Community College
— Northwestern Connecticut Community College
— Norwalk Community College
— Quinebaug Valley Community College
— Southern Connecticut State University
— Three Rivers Community College
— Tunxis Community College
— Western Connecticut State University
Sacred Heart University**
Trinity College**
University of Connecticut
Wesleyan University
Yale University**
Delaware
Delaware College of Art and Design
University of Delaware
Wilmington University
District of Columbia
American University**
Gallaudet University
Georgetown University
George Washington University
Florida
Daytona State College
Florida Gulf Coast University
Florida International University**
Florida Polytechnic University
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Florida State University**
Lynn University
Miami Dade College
Nova Southeastern University**
University of Central Florida
University of Miami
University of North Florida
University of South Florida
University of West Florida
Georgia
Agnes Scott College
Emory University
Georgia Gwinnett College
Georgia Southern University
Georgia State University
Georgia Tech**
Kennesaw State University
University of Georgia
University of North Georgia
Hawai’i
University of Hawai’i [10 campuses]
— Hawaii Community College
— Honolulu Community College
— Kapi’olani Community College
— Kaua’i Community College
— Leeward Community College
— Maui College
— University of Hawaii, Hilo
— University of Hawaii, Manoa
— University of Hawaii, West O’ahu
— Windward Community College
Idaho
Boise State University
Idaho State University
University of Idaho
Illinois
Augustana College**
Aurora University
Bradley University**
City Colleges of Chicago
Columbia College, Chicago**
DePaul University
Eastern Illinois University
Harper College
Heartland Community College
Illinois Institute of Technology**
Illinois State University**
Illinois Wesleyan University
Joliet Junior College
Loyola University Chicago
McHenry County College**
National Louis University**
North Central College
Northeastern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University
Northwestern University**
Rock Valley College**
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
University of Chicago**
University of Illinois [3 campuses]
— University of Illinois, Chicago**
— University of Illinois, Springfield
— University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Indiana
Ball State University**
Butler University
Indiana University [9 campuses]**
–Indiana University, Bloomington
–Indiana University, East
–Indiana University, Fort Wayne
–Indiana University, Kokomo
–Indiana University, Northwest
–Indiana University, South Bend
–Indiana University, Southeast
— Indiana University-Purdue University, Columbus
— Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis
Manchester University
Purdue University, Fort Wayne
Purdue University, Lafayette
University of Evansville
University of Indianapolis
University of Notre Dame
University of Southern Indiana**
Valparaiso University**
Iowa
Cornell College
Drake University
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges**
Grinnell College**
Iowa Western Community College
Kirkwood Community College
Luther College**
University of Iowa**
University of Northern Iowa
Wartburg College
Western Iowa Tech Community College
Kansas
Kansas State University
Rockhurst University
University of Kansas
Wichita State University
Kentucky
Bellarmine University**
Morehead State University
Murray State University**
Spalding University
Transylvania University**
University of Kentucky**
University of Louisville
Western Kentucky University
Louisiana
Delgado Community College
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University of Alexandria
Southeastern Louisiana University
Tulane University**
Maine
Bowdoin College**
Husson University
University of Maine [8 campuses]
— 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 Maine, School of Law
— University of Southern Maine
Maryland
College of Southern Maryland
Community College of Baltimore County
Frederick Community College
Frostburg State University
Goucher College**
Hagerstown Community College
Hood College**
Johns Hopkins University**
Loyola University Maryland
Maryland Institute College of Art**
McDaniel College
Montgomery College
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Towson University**
University of Maryland, Baltimore
University of Maryland, Baltimore County**
University of Maryland, College Park**
Washington College
Massachusetts
Amherst College**
Bard College at Simon’s Rock
Bay Path University**
Berklee College of Music**
Boston College**
Boston University
Brandeis University
Bridgewater State University**
Bristol Community College
Bunker Hill Community College
Clark University
Curry College
Emerson College**
Framingham State University
Greenfield Community College
Hampshire College**
Harvard University**
Holyoke Community College
Massachusetts College of Art and Design**
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts**
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences**
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massasoit Community College
MassBay Community College
Montserrat College of Art
Mount Holyoke College
Northeastern University
North Shore Community College
Olin College of Engineering
Simmons College**
Smith College
Springfield Technical Community College
Stonehill College
Suffolk University
Tufts University**
University of Massachusetts, Amherst**
University of Massachusetts, Boston**
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth**
University of Massachusetts, Lowell**
Wellesley College
Wentworth Institute of Technology**
Wheaton College
Williams College**
Worcester State University**
Michigan
Alma College
College for Creative Studies
Delta College
Eastern Michigan University**
Ferris State University
Grand Rapids Community College
Grand Valley State University
Jackson College
Kalamazoo College**
Lake Superior State University**
Lansing Community College
Michigan State University
Michigan Technological University**
Mid Michigan College
Northern Michigan University
Oakland Community College**
Oakland University**
Saginaw Valley State University**
St. Clair County Community College
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor**
University of Michigan, Dearborn**
University of Michigan, Flint
Washtenaw Community College
Wayne State University**
Western Michigan University
Minnesota
Augsburg University**
Carleton College**
Gustavus Adolphus College**
Hamline University
Macalester College
Metropolitan State University
Minnesota State Colleges & Universities [37 Colleges]
— Alexandria Technical and Community College
— Anoka Technical College
— Anoka-Ramsey Community College
— Bemidji State University
— Central Lakes College
— Century College
— Dakota County Technical College
— Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
— Hennepin Technical College
— Hibbing Community College
— Inver Hills Community College
— Itasca Community College
— Lake Superior College
— Mesabi Range Community and Technical College
— Metropolitan State University
— Minneapolis Community and Technical College
— Minnesota State College, Southeast Technical
— Minnesota State Community and Technical College
— Minnesota State University, Mankato
— Minnesota State University Moorhead
— Minnesota West Community and Technical College
— Normandale Community College
— North Hennepin Community College
— Northland Community and Technical College
— Northwest Technical College
— Pine Technical College
— Rainy River Community College
— Ridgewater College
— Riverland Community College
— Rochester Community and Technical College
— St. Cloud State University
— St. Cloud Technical and Community College
— Saint Paul College
— South Central College
— Southwest Minnesota State University
— Vermilion Community College
— Winona State University
St. Olaf College**
University of Minnesota [5 campuses]**
— University of Minnesota, Crookston
— University of Minnesota, Duluth
— University of Minnesota, Morris
— University of Minnesota, Rochester
— University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
University of St. Thomas**
Mississippi
University of Mississippi Medical Center
University of Southern Mississippi
Missouri
Maryville University
Missouri State University
Missouri Western State University
Northwest Missouri State University
St. Louis Community College
Truman State University**
University of Central Missouri**
University of Missouri [4 campuses]
— Missouri University of Science & Technology
— University of Missouri, Columbia**
— University of Missouri, Kansas City
— University of Missouri, St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis**
Montana
Great Falls College, Montana State University
Montana State University, Billings
Montana State University, Bozeman
University of Montana
Nebraska
University of Nebraska [4 campuses]**
— University of Nebraska at Kearney
— University of Nebraska, Lincoln
— University of Nebraska Medical Center
— University of Nebraska at Omaha
Nevada
Nevada State University
Truckee Meadows Community College
University of Nevada, Las Vegas**
University of Nevada, Reno
Western Nevada College
New Hampshire
Colby-Sawyer College**
Dartmouth College**
Franklin Pierce University
Granite State College
Keene State College
Manchester Community College
University of New Hampshire
New Jersey
College of New Jersey
County College of Morris
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Hudson County Community College
Monmouth University**
Montclair State University
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Princeton University
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Raritan Valley Community College
Rider University
Rowan College at Burlington County
Rowan University
Rutgers University
Stevens Institute of Technology**
Stockton University
William Paterson University of New Jersey
New Mexico
Central New Mexico Community College**
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
New Mexico State University**
Santa Fe College**
University of New Mexico**
New York
Adelphi University
Alfred University
Bard College
Barnard College
Canisius College
Cazenovia College
City University of New York (CUNY) [25 campuses]
— Baruch College
— Borough of Manhattan Community College
— Bronx Community College
— Brooklyn College
— City College of New York
— College of Staten Island
— Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism
— CUNY Graduate Center
— CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy
— CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies
— CUNY School of Law
— CUNY School of Professional Studies
— Guttman Community College
— Hostos Community College
— Hunter College
— John Jay College of Criminal Justice
— Kingsborough Community College
— LaGuardia Community College
— Lehman College
— Macaulay Honors College
— Medgar Evers College
— New York City College of Technology
— Queens College
— Queensborough Community College
— York College
Colgate University**
Columbia University**
Cooper Union College
Cornell University
Daemen University
Fordham University
Hamilton College
Hobart and William Smith Colleges**
Hofstra University**
Ithaca College
Manhattanville College
Marist College
Marymount Manhattan College
Medaille College
The New School**
New York Institute of Technology
New York University**
Pace University
Rochester Institute of Technology
Russell Sage College
St. John Fisher University
St. John’s University
St. Lawrence University
Sarah Lawrence College
School of Visual Arts
Siena College
Skidmore College
State University at New York (SUNY) system [64 colleges]**
— Adirondack Community College
— Alfred State College
— Binghamton University
— Buffalo State University
— Cayuga Community College
— Clinton Community College
— College of Agriculture & Technology at Cobleskill
— College of Environmental Science and Forestry
— College of Optometry
— College of Technology at Canton
— College of Technology at Delhi
— Columbia-Greene Community College
— Corning Community College
— Dutchess Community College
— Empire State University
— Erie Community College
— Farmingdale State College
— Fashion Institute of Technology
— Finger Lakes Community College
— Fulton-Montgomery Community College
— Genesee Community College
— Herkimer County Community College
— Hudson Valley Community College
— Jamestown Community College
— Jefferson Community College
— Maritime College
— Mohawk Valley Community College
— Monroe Community College
— Nassau Community College
— New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University
— New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University
— New York State College of Human Ecology at Cornell University
— New York State College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University
— New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University
— Niagara County Community College
— North Country Community College
— Onondaga Community College
— Orange County Community College
— Rockland Community College
— Schenectady County Community College
— State University College at Brockport
— State University College at Cortland
— State University College at Fredonia
— State University College at Geneseo
— State University College at New Paltz
— State University College at Old Westbury
— State University College at Oneonta
— State University College at Oswego
— State University College at Plattsburgh
— State University College at Potsdam
— State University College at Purchase
— Stony Brook University
— Suffolk County Community College
— Sullivan County Community College
— SUNY Broome Community College
— SUNY Downstate Health Science University
— SUNY Morrisville
— SUNY Polytechnic Institute
— Tompkins Cortland Community College
— Ulster County Community College
— University at Albany
— University at Buffalo
— Upstate Medical University
— Westchester Community College
Syracuse University**
Union College
University of Rochester
Utica University
Vassar College
North Carolina
Appalachian State University
Central Piedmont Community College
Davidson College
Duke University**
East Carolina University**
Elon University**
Fayetteville State University
Guilford College**
North Carolina Central University
North Carolina State University**
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill**
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
University of North Carolina, Pembroke
University of North Carolina, Wilmington
Warren Wilson College
Western Carolina University
North Dakota
Bismarck State College
Dickinson State University**
North Dakota State University**
University of North Dakota**
Ohio
Antioch College
Bowling Green State University**
Case Western Reserve University**
Cleveland State University
College of Wooster**
Columbus State Community College**
John Carroll University**
Kent State University
Kenyon College**
Miami University
Oberlin College
Ohio State University**
Ohio University**
Ohio Wesleyan University**
Sinclair Community College**
Tiffin University
University of Akron**
University of Cincinnati**
University of Dayton
University of Toledo
Wittenberg University
Wright State University
Xavier University
Youngstown State University
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City Community College
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma State University**
Tulsa Community College
University of Oklahoma
University of Tulsa
Oregon
Central Oregon Community College
Chemeketa Community College
Lewis and Clark College
Linn-Benton Community College
Mt. Hood Community College
Oregon State University, Cascades**
Oregon State University, Corvallis**
Pacific University Oregon
Portland Community College
Portland State University**
Reed College**
University of Oregon**
University of Portland**
Southern Oregon University
Western Oregon University
Willamette University**
Pennsylvania
Albright College
Allegheny College
Arcadia University
Bloomsburg University
Bryn Mawr College
Bucks County Community College
Carnegie Mellon University**
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
Community College of Beaver County
Community College of Philadelphia
Delaware County Community College
Dickinson College**
Drexel University
East Stroudsburg University
Franklin and Marshall College
Gettysburg College
Haverford College
Indiana University of Pennsylvania**
Kutztown University
Lafayette College
Lehigh University
Lycoming College
Manor College**
Mansfield University
Millersville University
Moore College of Art and Design**
Muhlenberg College
Northampton Community College
Pennsylvania State University [included on 23 campuses]**
— Pennsylvania College of Technology
— Penn State, Abington
— Penn State, Altoona
— Penn State, Beaver
— Penn State, Behrend
— Penn State, Berks
— Penn State, Brandywine
— Penn State, Dickinson Law
— Penn State, DuBois
— Penn State, Fayette
— Penn State, Greater Allegheny
— Penn State, Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies
— Penn State, Harrisburg
— Penn State, Hazleton
— Penn State, Lehigh Valley
— Penn State, Mont Alto
— Penn State, New Kensington
— Penn State, Schuylkill
— Penn State, Scranton
— Penn State, Shenango
— Penn State, University Park
— Penn State, Wilkes-Barre
— Penn State, York
Pennsylvania Western University
— PennWest, California
— PennWest, Clarion
— PennWest, Edinboro
Point Park University
Saint Joseph’s University**
Shippensburg University
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Swarthmore College**
Temple University**
Thomas Jefferson University**
University of Pennsylvania**
University of Pittsburgh**
Ursinus College**
Villanova University**
West Chester University**
Widener University
Wilkes University
Rhode Island
Brown University**
Community College of Rhode Island
Rhode Island College
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
Roger Williams University
University of Rhode Island**
South Carolina
Clemson University**
College of Charleston
Furman University
University of South Carolina**
Winthrop University
Tennessee
East Tennessee State University
Maryville College
Middle Tennessee State University
University of Memphis
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
University of Tennessee, Knoxville (the University of Tennessee is prohibited by state law from promoting the use of nonbinary pronouns)
Vanderbilt University**
Texas
Austin Community College
Dallas College
Lone Star College
Rice University**
St. Mary’s University
Southern Methodist University
Texas A&M University, College Station
Texas A&M University, San Antonio**
Texas State University**
Texas Tech University
Texas Woman’s University
University of Houston
University of North Texas**
University of Texas, Austin
University of Texas at Dallas
University of Texas at San Antonio
West Texas A&M University**
Utah
Salt Lake Community College**
University of Utah
Utah Valley University
Weber State University
Westminster University**
Vermont
Bennington College**
Champlain College
Middlebury College**
University of Vermont**
Vermont State College System [4 colleges]**
— Castleton University
— Community College of Vermont
— Northern Vermont University
— Vermont Technical College
Virginia
College of William & Mary**
George Mason University**
James Madison University**
Northern Virginia Community College**
Old Dominion University
University of Mary Washington**
University of Richmond**
University of Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth University**
Virginia Tech University**
Virginia Wesleyan University**
Washington
Bellevue College
Central Washington University
Eastern Washington University
Evergreen State College
Green River College
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Lower Columbia College**
Pacific Lutheran University**
Pierce College
Seattle University**
University of Puget Sound**
University of Washington, Seattle**
University of Washington, Tacoma
Washington State University**
Western Washington University**
Whatcom Community College
Whitman College
West Virginia
Fairmont State University
West Liberty University
West Virginia University
Wisconsin
Beloit College
Gateway Technical College
Lawrence University**
Marquette University
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Northland College
University of Wisconsin universities [12 campuses]**
— University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
— University of Wisconsin, Green Bay
— University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
— University of Wisconsin, Madison
— University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
— University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
— University of Wisconsin, Parkside
— University of Wisconsin, River Falls
— University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
— University of Wisconsin, Stout
— University of Wisconsin, Superior
— University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
Viterbo University
Wyoming
Casper College
University of Wyoming
Meet the Clearinghouse Coordinator
Genny Beemyn, Ph.D., is the director of the UMass Amherst Stonewall Center, the campus LGBTQIA+ center. They have published and spoken extensively on the experiences and needs of trans college students, including writing some of the first articles on the topic in the 2000s. Among the books Genny has written are The Lives of Transgender People (2011); A Queer Capital: A History of Gay Life in Washington, D.C. (2014); and the anthology Trans People in Higher Education (2019). With Abbie Goldberg, they edited The Encyclopedia of Trans Studies (2021). They are currently writing Campus Queer: Addressing the Needs of LGBTQ+ College Students with Mickey Eliason for Johns Hopkins University Press. In addition to being the coordinator of the Clearinghouse, Genny is an editorial board member of the Journal of LGBT Youth, the Journal of Bisexuality, the Journal of Lesbian Studies, and the Journal of Homosexuality. They have a Ph.D. in African American Studies and master’s degrees in African American Studies, American Studies, and Higher Education Administration. More about Genny can be found on their website: www.gennyb.com.