I’m not giving that site a click, so please list the universities here.
15. Toccoa Falls College
Toccoa Falls College in Northeast Georgia, along with every other university in the bottom 15, scored 0.0 out of 100 because they don't provide any protections or support for LGBTQ+ students.
14. East Texas Baptist University
This Texas-based Christian college has no policies to protect queer or trans students and fails all other metrics in the study.
13. Hardin-Simmons University
Located in Abilene, Texas, Hardin-Simmons University is Title IX-exempt, like all the colleges at the bottom of this list, and provides no protection for LGBTQ+ students.
12. Wayland Baptist University
Wayland Baptist University is another religious school in Texas that fails to offer any protections for LGBTQ+ students.
11. Mississippi College
This university, located in Clinton, Mississippi, provides no protections for LGBTQ+ students, fails to offer any inclusive policies, and the city only scored a 50 out of 100 from HRC.
10. Brigham Young University Idaho
Brigham Young University Idaho is a Mormon college in Utah whose lack of institutionalized protections for queer and trans students earned it a zero out of 40 for campus policies.
9. William Carey University
Like all the universities on this list, Mississippi's William Carey University requested religious exemptions under Title IX, covering sexual orientation or gender identity.
8. University of Mobile
This Alabama university not only made it onto the last Campus Pride Worst List (2024), but it is Title IX exempt, and the city of Mobile only managed to get a 36 out of 100 equality score from HRC.
7. Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Oklahoma Wesleyan University fails by every metric and doesn’t have a single LGBTQ+ venue within 10 miles of the college.
6. University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Like the other Texas colleges on this list, the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor fails to have any protections for trans students, won’t allow students to use their chosen name or pronouns on records, and lacks gender inclusive health care or housing.
5. Bethel University
Bethel is one of four Tennessee universities in the bottom 15. Just like the rest, it is Title IX-exempt, offers zero protections for queer or trans students, and has no LGBTQ+ venues nearby.
4. Carson-Newman University
This Tennessee college provides no protections or support for LGBTQ+ students, and Jefferson City, home to Carson-Newman University, offers very little for queer students, earning a 41 out of 100 from HRC.
3. Freed-Hardeman University
Freed-Hardeman University in Tennessee has Title IX-exempt status and touts itself as a faith-based Christian college. It also landed on the last Campus Pride Index’s Worst List.
2. Union University
Tennessee's Union University is the runner-up in the competition to see which college treats its LGBTQ+ students the worst.
1. Harding University
The colleges in the top 15 have made impressive strides toward LGBTQ+ inclusivity and protections, but the opposite is true for the bottom schools. Harding University in Arkansas is the worst university for queer students, a title every school should be fighting to avoid.
It’s a hodge-podge list which means little because every serious Christian university is probably a “0” score on their scale.
15. Toccoa Falls College in Northeast Georgia
14. East Texas Baptist University
13. Hardin-Simmons University - Abilene, TX
12. Wayland Baptist University (Texas)
11. Mississippi College - Clinton, Mississippi
10. Brigham Young University Idaho
9. William Carey University
8. University of Mobile (Alabama)
7. Oklahoma Wesleyan University
6. University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas)
5. Bethel University (Tennessee)
4. Carson-Newman University (??)
3. Freed-Hardeman University (Tennessee)
2. Union University (Tennessee)
1. Harding University (Arkansas)
More of a sampling than a ranked list. There a plenty more with exactly the same “acceptance” score. For instance, Abilene Christian University would be at the bottom of the list but escaped notice of these publishers.