Celebrating 35 Years of Ministry in the LGBT Catholic Community!
Below is a partial list of known "gay-friendly" Catholic colleges and universities, that is, those Catholic colleges that have some type of lesbian/gay student group, support group, ally group, etc. Thank you for helping us add to this growing list! If you are aware of such a college that is known as welcoming to lesbian and gay people, please let us know!
Alabama
Mobile: Spring Hill College
California
Belmont: Notre Dame de Namur University
Goleta: St. Mark’s University
Los Angeles: Loyola Marymount University, Mount Saint Mary’s College
Moraga: St. Mary’s College
Oakland: Holy Names University
Ranchos Palos Verde: Marymount College
San Diego: University of San Diego
San Francisco: University of San Francisco
San Rafael: Dominican University of California
Santa Clara: Santa Clara University
Colorado
Denver: Regis University
Connecticut
Fairfield: Fairfield University (Alliance, Safe Space Program, Coming Out/Being Out), Sacred Heart University
New Haven: Albertus Magnus College
West Hartford: Saint Joseph College
District of Columbia
Georgetown University (GU Pride, LGBTQ Resource Center), Trinity University
Florida
Miami Gardens: St. Thomas University
Miami Shores: Barry University
Hawaii
Honolulu: Chaminade University
Illinois
Chicago: DePaul University, Loyola University,
St. Xavier University
Joliet: University of St. Francis (Spectrum,
GSA)
River Forest: Dominican University in Illinois
Romeoville: Lewis University
Indiana
Notre Dame: Holy Cross College, St. Mary’s College,
University of Notre Dame
Iowa
Davenport: St. Ambrose University
Dubuque: Loras College
Kentucky
Louisville: Spalding University, Bellarmine University (Safe Zone, GLASS)
Louisiana
New Orleans: Loyola University
Maryland
Baltimore: College of Notre Dame of Maryland,
Loyola College of Maryland
Massachusetts
Boston: Emmanuel College, Boston College
Chestnut Hill: Boston College
Chicopee: Elms College
Easton: Stonehill College
North Andover: Merrimack College
Weston: Regis College
Worcester: Assumption College, College of the Holy Cross
Michigan
Detroit: University of Detroit Mercy
Grand Rapids: Aquinas College
Minnesota
Collegeville: St. John’s University
Duluth: College of St. Scholastica
Minneapolis: St. Catherine University
St. Joseph: College of Saint Benedict
St. Paul: St. Catherine University, University of St. Thomas
Winona: St. Mary’s University of Minnesota
Missouri
Kansas City: Avila University, Rockhurst University
St. Louis: Fontbonne University, Saint Louis University
Montana
Helena: Carroll College
Nebraska
Omaha: Creighton University
New Hampshire
Manchester: St. Anselm College
Nashua: Rivier College
New Jersey
Caldwell: Caldwell College
Jersey City: St. Peter’s College
South Orange: Seton Hall
New York
Albany: College of Saint Rose
Brooklyn and Patchogue: St. Joseph College
Bronx: Fordham University (Rainbow Alliance, LGBT and Ally Network of Support), Manhattan College
Buffalo: Canisius College
Loudonville: Siena College
New Rochelle: College of New Rochelle, Iona College
Poughkeepsie: Marist College
Riverdale: College of Mount St. Vincent
Rochester: St. John Fisher College
St. Bonaventure: St. Bonaventure University
Sparkill: St. Thomas Aquinas College
Syracuse: LeMoyne College
Queens: St. John’s University
Ohio
Cincinnati: Xavier University
Cleveland Heights: John Carroll University
Dayton: University of Dayton
Pepper Pike: Ursuline College
South Euclid: Notre Dame College
Sylvania: Lourdes College
Oregon
Marylhurst: Marylhurst University
Portland: University of Portland
Pennsylvania
Cresson: Mount Aloysius College
Dallas: Misericordia University
Erie: Mercyhurst College
Greensburg: Seton Hill University
Philadelphia: Chestnut Hill College, LaSalle University,
St. Joseph’s University
Pittsburgh: Carlow University, Duquesne University
Radnor: Cabrini College
Reading: Alvernia University
Scranton: Marywood University
Villanova: Villanova University
Rhode Island
Newport: Salve Regina University
Providence: Providence College
Texas
Austin: Saint Edward’s University
San Antonio: University of the Incarnate Word,
Our Lady of the Lake University
Vermont
Colchester: Saint Michael’s College
Washington
Lacey: St. Martin’s College
Seattle: Seattle University
Spokane: Gonzaga University (HERO, GSA Outlaws)
West Virginia
Wheeling: Wheeling Jesuit University
Wisconsin
De Pere: St. Norbert College
Madison: Edgewood College
Milwaukee: Alverno College, Cardinal Stritch University,
Marquette University (GSA, LGBTQ Resources)
Canada
Toronto: Regis College
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Gay-friendly Catholic Colleges and Universities