CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State University received a five-out-of-five star rating from Campus Pride, ranking it among the top 50 colleges in the United States for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) students. 

OSU received top scores in LGBT campus safety, support and institutional commitment, academic life, student life and many other areas. Portland State University, Southern Oregon University and the University of Oregon were also included in the top 50.

About 80 percent of the 425 colleges that participate in the survey showed some form of improvement over last year's scores.  

For more information: http://www.campusprideindex.org

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