205 Colleges and Universities Have Gender-Inclusive Housing
(housing in which students can have a roommate of any gender).
Alaska
University of Alaska, Fairbanks (2015): available in a hall with double rooms for incoming and returning students and in apartment-style buildings for returning students
Arizona
Arizona State University: available on four ASU campuses; students are typically housed based on their academic school, college major, or class year; open to all students
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
California Polytechnic State University (2012): open to all students; available to returning students in specific apartments and to incoming students in first-year Learning Communities
California State University, Long Beach: available in one of the residential colleges
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
San Francisco State University: available primarily in a housing area that contains single-person restroom and shower facilities
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
Fort Lewis College (2013): available throughout campus in suites and apartment-style housing; 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
Eckerd College: available in two houses
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
University of North Florida (2015): available in the “Gender Inclusive Housing Experience”; open to all students
Georgia
Emory University (2011): available in two-bedroom apartments; open to all students
Georgia State University (2015): available in halls across campus; open to all students
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”
School of the Art Institute of Chicago: available in doubles and triples throughout campus; not open to first-year students
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale: available in the nine rooms of the “Campus Pride Living Learning Community”; open to all students
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, Urbana-Champaign: available in several halls; open to all students
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
Simpson College: available in several halls, theme houses, and apartments; open to all students
Kentucky
University of Louisville (2012): apartment style-living with the theme of celebrating LGBT identity and social justice
Maine
Bates College (2012): available throughout campus; not open to first-year students
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 (2009): 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
Lasell College: available on a floor of one hall
Massachusetts College of Art and Design (2014): open to all students
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
Wheaton College: available throughout campus; open to all 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
Albion College: available in a Gender Neutral House; open only to juniors and seniors
Alma College (2014): open to all students
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
University of Minnesota, Duluth (2015): available in apartment-style housing; open to all students
University of Minnesota, Morris: available in several residence halls and in different types of housing (apartment-style, suite-style, and first-year experience); open to all students
University of Minnesota, Rochester: available in an apartment-style residence hall; 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 throughout campus; open to all students
Nebraska
University of Nebraska, Lincoln (2015): available in a four-person suite and a two-bedroom apartment
University of Nebraska, Omaha (2015): available in apartment-style housing
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
Stockton University: available in doubles and triples for first-year students and apartment-style housing for upper-class students
William Paterson University: available in two halls; not open to first-year students
New York
Bard College (2010): open to all students
Barnard College: offered through Columbia University; available in suites in a number of residence halls; not open to first-year students
Binghamton University: available in rooms, suites, and apartments in each residential area; open to all students
Colgate University (2013): available in rooms, suites, apartments, townhouses, and houses throughout campus; 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): available throughout campus; open to all students
Marymount Manhattan College (2010): generally 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: can house up to twelve students in suites
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 Cortland: available in several suites and apartments; not open to first-year students
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, Columbus (2014): available in two-bedroom apartments, with two students sharing each room; 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 Cincinnati: available in a suite-style hall
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
Allegheny College: available in a hall with 15 single rooms and shared restrooms, lounge, and kitchen
Bloomsburg University (2015): available on a floor of one hall
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
Edinboro University: generally not open to first-year students
Elizabethtown College (2015): two floors of a hall (one of which is an LGBTQ living-learning community)
Gettysburg College: open to all students; available throughout campus
Haverford College: available in rooms, suites, and apartments; not open to first-year students
Indiana University of Pennsylvania: available in two and four person suites; not open to first-year students
Juniata College (2011): available in a number of residence halls; open to all students
Lafayette College: available in several halls with suites and apartments; not open to first-year students
Lehigh University (2010): available in one residence hall; not open to first-year students
Mansfield University (2015): available in several halls; 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
Rhode Island College (2014): available in the Gender Inclusive Housing Living-Learning Community; not open to first-year students
Roger Williams University: available throughout campus; not open to first-year students
Tennessee
Vanderbilt University: available in two living learning communities
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
Marlboro College: available to first-year students with permission; available to all returning students and available throughout campus
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
George Mason University: a group of four or six students may sign up for a suite under Flexible Housing; not open to first-year students
University of Mary Washington: available in double rooms in one hall; open to all students
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)
Pacific Lutheran University (2012): available in an apartment-style hall; gender-inclusive bathrooms available in two other halls
University of Washington: available in three residence halls; open to all students
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, Green Bay: available in the “Safe and Inclusive Living” Program; 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, Platteville: available in a suite-style hall
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater (2014): available in some four-person suites
Meet the Clearinghouse Coordinator
Genny Beemyn is the director of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst’s Stonewall Center, the LGBTQIA campus resource center. Genny has published and spoken extensively on the experiences and needs of trans people, particularly the lives of gender-nonconforming students. They have written or edited nine books/journal issues, including special issues of the Journal of LGBT Youth on “Trans Youth” and “Supporting Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Children and Youth” and a special issue of the Journal of Homosexuality on “LGBTQ Campus Experiences.” Genny and Sue Rankin wrote The Lives of Transgender People (Columbia University Press, 2011). Genny’s most recent book is A Queer Capital: A History of Gay Life in Washington, D.C. (Routledge, 2014). They are currently writing Campus Queer: The Experiences and Needs of LGBTQ College Students for Johns Hopkins University Press. In addition to being the coordinator of the Clearinghouse, Genny is also an editorial board member of the Journal of LGBT Youth, the Journal of Bisexuality, the Journal of Homosexuality, and the Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice. They have a Ph.D. in African American Studies and Master’s degrees in African American Studies, American Studies, and Higher Education Administration.