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"Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Pride" sticker with flagpole in background
Pride month celebrated on campus. Photo: Rebecca Gourley

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ has been ranked the in the state by Forbes. The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ also topped the national for LGBTQIA+ students published by Best Colleges, an organization that ranks higher education institutions in various categories.

The ranking puts the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ as the top academic employer in the state and the No. 1 public institution to work for. The fifth overall ranking follows private companies Costco, Google, Boeing and Nordstrom. Forbes partnered with market research company Statista to pinpoint the organizations liked best by employees in the magazine’s first state-by-state ranking of America’s best employers.

Separately, named the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ as the No. 1 school for LGBTQIA+ students. The publication pointed out the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s welcoming admissions fairs, Q Center and as some of the university’s pride points. Academic pursuit of LGBTQIA+ topics with an engaged faculty also helped put the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ on top.

Earlier this year, Forbes ranked the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ as one of the in the U.S.