Colleges and Universities that Cover Transition-Related Medical Expenses Under Student Health Insurance

89 colleges and universities cover hormones and gender-affirming surgeries for students; 23 cover just hormones (*)

Arizona

Northern Arizona University
University of Arizona

California

California Institute of Technology
Stanford University
University of California, Berkeley 
University of California, Davis 
University of California, Hastings College of the Law 
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 Southern California

Colorado

Colorado School of Mines*
Colorado State University
University of Colorado, Boulder 
University of Colorado, Denver

Connecticut

Connecticut College
Trinity College
University of Connecticut 
Yale University

Delaware

University of Delaware

District of Columbia

American University

Georgia

Emory University 

Illinois

Northwestern University
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
University of Chicago*
University of Illinois, Chicago
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Indiana

Purdue University

Iowa

University of Iowa*

Kansas

Kansas State University*

Kentucky

University of Louisville

Louisiana

Tulane University*

Maine

Bowdoin College
University of Maine, Machias*

Maryland

Johns Hopkins University
University of Maryland

Massachusetts

Amherst College
Babson College
Brandeis University*
Bridgewater State University
Clark University
Emerson College
Harvard University
Lesley University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology *
Mount Holyoke College
Northeastern University
Smith College
Suffolk University *
Tufts University
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth*

Michigan

Eastern Michigan University*
University of Michigan 

Minnesota

University of Minnesota, Morris*
University of Minnesota 

Missouri

University of Missouri
Washington University in St. Louis 

Nebraska

University of Nebraska, Lincoln

New Hampshire

Dartmouth College
University of New Hampshire *

New Jersey

The College of New Jersey
Kean University
Montclair State University
Princeton University*
Rowan University
Rutgers University

New York

Columbia University
Cornell University 
Ithaca College *
New York University
Pace University
University of Rochester
State University of New York, College at Oneonta*
Stony Brook University
University at Buffalo*
Vassar College*

North Carolina

Duke University
Guilford College*

Ohio

Case Western University
Ohio State University
Ohio University (graduate students only)

Oregon

Lewis and Clark College*
Oregon State University
Portland State University
University of Oregon 

Pennsylvania

Allegheny College*
Carnegie Mellon University
Pennsylvania State University
University of Pennsylvania
Widener University*

Rhode Island

Brown University 

Tennessee

Vanderbilt University

Texas

University of Houston, Main Campus
University of Texas, Arlington
University of Texas, Austin
University of Texas, Dallas
University of Texas, El Paso
University of Texas, Permian basin
University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley
University of Texas, San Antonio
University of Texas, Tyler

Vermont

Champlain College
University of Vermont

Washington

University of Washington 

Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin, Madison

 

 

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.