Top 20 gay-friendly campuses

Queer college expert Shane Windmeyer talked with hundreds of students for The Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students, the definitive guide to the 100 best schools for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students. The book includes advice from students who attend those schools along with tons of details on the schools and their LGBT services. Windmeyer says. “We highlight colleges that are progressive in their area of the country. If you’re in Nebraska, you don’t have to go to California to find a school that takes responsibility for its LGBT students.”

Here’s Windmeyer’s top 20 in alphabetical order:

• American University
• Duke University
• Indiana University
• New York University
• Oberlin College
• Ohio State University
• Pennsylvania State University
• Princeton University
• Stanford University
• Tufts University
• University of California, Berkeley
• University of California, Los Angeles
• University of California, Santa Cruz
• University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• University of Michigan
• University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
• University of Oregon
• University of Pennsylvania
• University of Puget Sound
• University of Southern California