根據研究，學生會想在大學第一年就休學或轉學，除了對學業不感興趣外，另一個很重要的就是個人因素，其中「是否有歸屬感」是影響最大的原因之一。對於 LGBTQ 或是少數民族學生來說，在一個團體中找到歸屬感可能是一大挑戰，因此學生在尋找大學的時候，對於校園環境、宿舍、公共安全等方面可能會更在意。
在這篇文章中，我們將介紹美國 46 所 LGBTQ 友善的大學，以及這些學校是如何對這些族群友善。
如何判斷學校對 LGBTQ 是友善的？
雖然現代社會對於 LGBTQ 的接受程度已經比以往高出許多，但是類似「不友善」的新聞報導還是層出不窮。Campus Pride 是一個美國非營利組織，從 2007 年以來就一直致力為 LGBTQ 學生打造更安全的校園和學習環境。
他們在網站中打造了一個線上免費資源，稱為 The Campus Pride Index (校園驕傲指數)。在這裡，學生跟家長可以查詢所有學校對 LGBTQ 的友善指數。
當然，針對學校的評分不光只是知名度而已，還有以下這 8 個判斷指標：
- LGBTQ Policy Inclusion (政策包容)
- LGBTQ Support and Institutional Commitment (機構支持與承諾)
- LGBTQ Academic life (學術環境)
- LGBTQ Student Life (學生環境)
- LGBTQ Housing (住宿)
- LGBTQ Campus Safety (校園安全性)
- LGBTQ Counseling and Health (諮詢與健康)
- LGBTQ Recruitment and Retention Efforts (招募與保留工作)
根據上面這些指標，校園驕傲指數會從一到五顆星給分，五分為滿分，也就是對 LGBTQ 最友善的學校。但是對於那些 3-4 星的學校來說仍然可以考慮，因為他們可能本來就處在非 LGBTQ 友善的地區。
46 所對 LGBTQ+ 最友善的美國大學
接下來，根據 Campus Pride 的評分，我們列出在校園驕傲指數中獲得五顆星的 46 所大學、學生人數及錄取率。如果對這些學校有興趣，也可以點擊連結查看學校資訊，甚至使用 Ivy-Way 的免費填表神器進行申請：
| 學校名稱 | 州 | 學生人數 | 錄取率 |
| Harvey Mudd College | CA | 900 | 14% |
| San Diego State University | CA | 31,086 | 34% |
| Stanford University | CA | 6,366 | 4% |
| University of Colorado at Boulder | CO | 30,300 | 78% |
| University of Northern Colorado | CO | 8,494 | 91% |
| Southern Illinois University – Carbondale | IL | 8,299 | 66% |
| Indiana University, Bloomington | IN | 32,986 | 78% |
| Purdue University – West Lafayette | IN | 34,920 | 60% |
| Kansas State University | KS | 16,257 | 95% |
| University of Kentucky | KY | 22,227 | 96% |
| Northern Kentucky University | KY | 11,507 | 90% |
| University of Louisville | KY | 15,927 | 69% |
| Tufts University | MA | 6,114 | 15% |
| University of Massachusetts – Amherst | MA | 24,233 | 64% |
| University of Maryland – College Park | MD | 30,875 | 44% |
| University of Michigan – Ann Arbor | MI | 31,329 | 23% |
| Macalester College | MN | 2,098 | 32% |
| Augsburg University | MN | 2.512 | 76% |
| Minnesota State University – Mankato | MN | 12,765 | 63% |
| Elon University | NC | 6,291 | 78% |
| Guilford College | NC | 1,420 | 75% |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney | NE | 4,385 | 85% |
| Princeton University | NJ | 5,422 | 6% |
| Rutgers University – New Brunswick | NJ | 35,844 | 61% |
| Montclair State University | NJ | 16,687 | 76% |
| Ithaca College | NY | 4,957 | 73% |
| Hofstra University | NY | 6,120 | 69% |
| Kenyon College | OH | 1,747 | 34% |
| Ohio State University | OH | 46,984 | 54% |
| Kent State University | OH | 21,621 | 86% |
| Portland State University | OR | 18,959 | 96% |
| University of Oregon | OR | 18,045 | 82% |
| Southern Oregon University | OR | 4,449 | 78% |
| Lehigh University | PA | 5,293 | 32% |
| Pennsylvania State University – University Park | PA | 39,809 | 76% |
| University of Pennsylvania | PA | 9,872 | 8% |
| University of Pittsburgh | PA | 19,197 | 57% |
| University of Texas at Dallas | TX | 21,187 | 79% |
| Texas Tech University | TX | 33,269 | 69% |
| Virginia Wesleyan University | VA | 1,274 | 74% |
| University of Vermont | VT | 11,136 | 67% |
| Washington State University | WA | 25,470 | 76% |
| University of Washington | WA | 35,582 | 52% |
| University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire | WI | 9,803 | 82% |
| University of Wisconsin – Green Bay | WI | 8,370 | 85% |
| University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee | WI | 20,213 | 77% |
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