NEW WAYS MINISTRY: partial list of over 130 known “gay-friendly” "Katholic" colleges and universities

NEW WAYS MINISTRY: partial list of over 130 known “gay-friendly” "Katholic" colleges and universities

To be included in New Ways Ministry’s listing of LGBTQ-Friendly Catholic Colleges and Universities, an institution must host a recognized student organization about gender and sexuality, offer counseling services specific to LGBTQ students, and/or provide an office tasked with supporting LGBTQ community members.

College and University List

If you know of a Catholic institution that should be included on this listing, please email info@newwaysministry.org. Include in the email: your name and contact information, the name of the college/university and its city/state, the reason it should be considered LGBTQ-friendly, based on the above criteria.

• • Alabama

  • Spring Hill College

• • California

  • Dominican University of California
  • Holy Names University
  • Loyola Marymount University
  • Marymount California University
  • Mount Saint Mary’s University
  • Notre Dame de Namur University
  • Saint Mary’s College of California
  • Santa Clara University
  • University of San Diego
  • University of San Francisco

• • Colorado

  • Regis University

• • Connecticut

  • Fairfield University
  • Sacred Heart University
  • Saint Joseph College
  • University of Saint Joseph

• • District of Columbia

  • Georgetown University

• • Florida

  • Barry University

• • Illinois

  • DePaul University
  • Dominican University
  • Lewis University
  • Loyola University Chicago
  • Quincy University
  • Saint Xavier University
  • University of St. Francis

• • Indiana

  • Holy Cross College
  • Marian University
  • Saint Joseph’s College
  • Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
  • Saint Mary’s College
  • University of Notre Dame

• • Iowa

  • Briar Cliff University
  • Clarke University
  • Loras College
  • Mount Mercy University
  • St. Ambrose University

• • Kentucky

  • Bellarmine University
  • Spalding University

• • Louisiana

  • Loyola University New Orleans

• • Maine

  • Saint Joseph’s College of Maine

• • Maryland

  • Loyola University Maryland
  • Notre Dame of Maryland University

• • Massachusetts

  • Anna Maria College
  • Assumption College
  • Boston College
  • College of the Holy Cross
  • Elms College
  • Emmanuel College
  • Merrimack College
  • Regis College
  • Stonehill College

• • Michigan

  • Aquinas College
  • Marygrove College
  • Siena Heights University
  • University of Detroit Mercy

• • Minnesota

  • College of Saint Benedict
  • College of St. Scholastica
  • Saint John’s University
  • Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
  • St. Catherine University
  • University of St. Thomas

• • Missouri

  • Avila University
  • Fontbonne University
  • Rockhurst University
  • Saint Louis University

• • Montana

  • Carroll College

• • Nebraska

  • Creighton University

• • New Hampshire

  • Rivier University
  • Saint Anselm College

• • New Jersey

  • Georgian Court University
  • Saint Peter’s University
  • Seton Hall School of Law

• • New York

  • Canisius College
  • College of Mount Saint Vincent
  • College of New Rochelle
  • College of Saint Rose
  • D’Youville College
  • Dominican College
  • Fordham University
  • Iona College
  • Le Moyne College
  • Manhattan College
  • Molloy College
  • Mount Saint Mary College
  • Niagara University
  • Siena College
  • St. Bonaventure University
  • St. John’s University
  • St. Joseph’s College
  • St. Thomas Aquinas College
  • Villa Maria College

• • Ohio

  • John Carroll University
  • Mercy College of Ohio
  • Notre Dame College
  • University of Dayton
  • Ursuline College
  • Xavier University

• • Oregon

  • Marylhurst University
  • University of Portland

• • Pennsylvania

  • Alvernia University
  • Cabrini College
  • Carlow University
  • Chestnut Hill College
  • Gannon University
  • Gwynedd Mercy University
  • King’s College
  • La Roche College
  • La Salle University
  • Marywood University
  • Mercyhurst University
  • Misericordia University
  • Mount Aloysius College
  • Saint Joseph’s University
  • Seton Hill University
  • University of Scranton
  • Villanova University

• • Puerto Rico

  • Universidad del Sagrado Corazon

• • Rhode Island

  • Providence College
  • Salve Regina University

• • Tennessee

  • Aquinas College
  • Christian Brothers University

• • Texas

  • Our Lady of the Lake University

• • Vermont

  • Saint Michael’s College

• • Virginia

  • Marymount University

• • Washington

  • Gonzaga University
  • Saint Martin’s University
  • Seattle University

• • West Virginia

  • Wheeling Jesuit University

• • Wisconsin

  • Alverno College
  • Cardinal Stritch University
  • Edgewood College
  • Marian University
  • Marquette University
  • St. Norbert College
  • Viterbo University