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Thursday, August 31, 2023

What Colleges Require the COVID-19 Vaccine?

https://www.bestcolleges.com/news/2021/10/11/list-of-colleges-that-require-covid-19-vaccine/

More colleges and universities are ending their COVID-19 vaccine requirements before the 2023-24 academic year begins.

Many institutions announced the end of their COVID-19 vaccine requirements last May, days after President Joe Biden signed a bill ending the COVID-19 national and public health emergencies. BestColleges reporting has found that even more colleges ended their COVID-19 vaccine requirement over the course of the summer months in advance of the new semester.

"Our response to the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, remains a public health priority, but thanks to the Administration's whole of government approach to combatting the virus, we are in a better place in our response than we were three years ago, and we can transition away from the emergency phase," the Department of Health and Human Services wrote.

BestColleges found a variety of university responses to handling the now-endemic COVID-19 disease. Some have chosen to keep their vaccine requirements and treat them like regular vaccination requirements like measles, mumps, and rubella.

A new booster shot targeting the COVID-19 omicron variant is planned to be released to the public in September or early October, NPR reported. While not a perfect match, the booster will be beneficial against a new COVID-19 variant EG.5, nicknamed "eris", which is the dominant strain this summer.

"At this time, there is no evidence indicating EG.5 is able to spread more easily, and currently available treatments and vaccines are expected to continue to be effective against this variant," a CDC spokesperson told Politico.

Other colleges and universities have either entirely removed COVID-19 resource websites or haven't updated them since early 2022.

Check your school's website to learn about your school's COVID-19 vaccine requirements. You can also review our full list below, which includes colleges requiring the COVID-19 vaccine for on-campus, residential students.

A Full List of Colleges Requiring the COVID-19 Vaccine

Last Updated: August 16, 2023, at 10:50 A.M. EST

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Diné College

Arkansas

California

American Jewish University
California College of the Arts
Claremont Graduate University
Dominican University of California
Pitzer College
Saint Mary's College of California
Santa Clara University
Scripps College
Soka University of America
Southern California Institute of Architecture
University of Redlands
University of San Francisco
University of the Pacific *Only for students in health professions
University of the West
Western University of Health Sciences

Colorado

Rocky Vista University

Connecticut

Mitchell College
Post University
Wesleyan University

Delaware

District of Columbia

Trinity Washington University

Florida

Georgia

Agnes Scott College
Morehouse College
Morris Brown College
Oglethorpe University
Spelman College

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Bradley University
Columbia College Chicago
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
Lake Forest College
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Rush University
Saint Augustine College
Spertus College

Indiana

DePauw University
University of Indianapolis

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Simmons College of Kentucky

Louisiana

Southern University system
- Southern University and A&M College, New Orleans, Shreveport, Law Center

Maine

College of the Atlantic
Unity College

Maryland

Goucher College
Johns Hopkins University

Massachusetts

Anna Maria College
Endicott College
Harvard University
Lasell University
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
New England Conservatory of Music
New England Law | Boston
Wellesley College

Michigan

Michigan School of Psychology
University of Michigan system *Only for students in Ann Arbor university housing
- Ann Arbor, Dearborn, Flint
Wayne State University *Only for students in university housing and clinical settings

Minnesota

Macalester College
Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Mississippi

Missouri

Washington University in St. Louis

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

Touro University Nevada

New Hampshire

Franklin Pierce University

New Jersey

Rutgers University
- Camden, Brunswick, Newark

New Mexico

New York

Bank Street College of Education
Bard College
College of Mount Saint Vincent
Hobart William Smith Colleges
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Le Moyne College *PA/OT/Nursing students only
Marymount Manhattan College
The Juilliard School

North Carolina

Bennett College
Shaw University

North Dakota

Ohio

Antioch College
Denison University
Kenyon College
Methodist Theological School in Ohio
Oberlin College and Conservatory
Ohio Wesleyan University
The College of Wooster

Oklahoma

Oregon

Reed College

Pennsylvania

Allegheny College
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
Bryn Mawr College
Bucknell University
Cabrini University
Gwynedd Mercy University *Only for students in university housing
Haverford College
Moore College of Art and Design
Neumann University
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Robert Morris University
Salus University
Seton Hill University
Swarthmore College
University of Pittsburgh

Bradford, Greensburg, Johnstown, Pittsburgh Campus, Titusville

Widener University
Williamson College of the Trades

Rhode Island

Community College of Rhode Island
Rhode Island College

South Carolina

Wofford College

South Dakota

Tennessee

American Baptist College

Texas

Seminary of the Southwest
Southwestern University
St. Edward's University

Utah

Vermont

Bennington College
Landmark College
Vermont State Colleges system
- Castleton University, Northern Vermont University, Vermont Technical College

Virginia

Sweet Briar College

Washington

Pacific Lutheran University
Pacific Northwest University

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Note that this list covers COVID-19 vaccine requirements for 2023-2024 on-campus or residential students and does not specify individual university policies such as vaccine exemptions. Some colleges may require all students, regardless of their residential status, to get vaccinated. Faculty and staff vaccine requirements may be different from the residential student requirements listed above.

Don't see your school on this list? Reach out to contact@support.bestcolleges.com if your college or university still requires the COVID-19 vaccine. Please include the relevant vaccine page link or email.

Editor's Note: This article is updated regularly as new information becomes available. Reporting and data collection for this piece has been provided by Jessica Bryant, Anne Dennon, Darlene Earnest, Reece Johnson, Hannah Muniz, Rachel Schneider, Evan Castillo, Chloe Appleby, and Jordan Stewart-Rozema.