Table 1 Characteristics of Profiled Institutions

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Location	Student body size	Carnegie classification*	Public/ private	Religious/ secular	HBCU	Non-discrimination policy includes sexual orientation	Non-discrimination policy includes gender identity or expression	Same-sex domestic partner benefits offered
South	>20,000	RU/VH	public	secular		x		x
South	1,000–5,000	Bac/A&S	private	secular	x	x		x
South	5,000–10,000	DRU	private	religious		x		x
South	10,000–20,000	DRU	private	religious		x		x
South	5,000–10,000	RU/H	private	secular		x		x
South	1,000–5,000	Bac/A&S	private	secular		x		x
Northeast	>20,000	RU/VH	public	secular		x		x
Northeast	>20,000	RU/VH	public	secular		x	x
Northeast	5,000–10,000	Master’s/L	private	religious		x		x
Northeast	5,000–10,000	RU/VH	private	secular	x	x	x	x
Northeast	1,000–5,000	Master’s/M	public	secular		x
Midwest	>20,000	RU/VH	public	secular				x
Midwest	1,000–5,000	Bac/Diverse	private	religious	x	x
Midwest	1,000–5,000	Master’s/M	private	secular		x		x
Midwest	< 1,000	Assoc/Priv	Assoc/Priv	private	x	x	x
Midwest	10,000–20,000	Assoc/PubRL	public	secular		x	x
Midwest	>20,000	RU/H	public	secular		x	x
West	1,000–5,000	Master’s/S	public	secular		x	x	x
West	1,000–5,000	Master’s/M	private	religious		x		x
West	1,000–5,000	Bac/A&S	private	secular		x		x
* These labels are taken from the Carnegie Foundation’s classification system. RU/VH: research universities (very high research activity); RU/H: research universities (high research activity); DRU: doctoral/research universities; Master’s/L: master’s colleges and universities (larger programs); Master’s/M: master’s colleges and universities (medium-sized programs); Master’s/S: master’s colleges and universities (smaller programs); Bac/A&S: baccalaureate colleges—arts and sciences; Bac/Diverse: baccalaureate colleges—diverse fields; Assoc/PubRL: associate’s—public rural-serving large institutions; Assoc/Priv: associate’s—private.