Alphabetical List of Colleges

We will try to keep the below list updated as new information arrives. There are several other sites listing colleges, including Wiki Katrina Relief:
Wiki List of Colleges Accepting Students Affected by Katrina

Students registered for the semester in a college affected by Katrina, may be able to take Fall classes at the following universities:

1. Alabama A&M University – www.aamu.edu/pr/prezletkatrina.pdf
2. Alfred University – www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?&ID=2842

Alfred University is prepared to assist area students whose colleges or universities have been closed indefinitely by the effects of Hurricane Katrina.

3. Arizona State University – www.asu.edu/news/campus/katrina_090105.htm

ASU is reaching out to students who were planning to attend school in the hurricane impact area, including Tulane University, Loyola University New Orleans and close to three dozen other institutions in the region that have been seriously damaged.

4. Arkansas State University – academicaffairs.astate.edu/hurricanekatrina/displaced_students.htm

Arkansas State University will allow students who were enrolled in higher education institutions that were affected by Hurricane Katrina to enroll at ASU through September 6.  Out-of-state students from those institutions will be granted in-state tuition.  Arkansas residents from those institutions will be provided a scholarship for tuition and fees for the fall 2005 semester.  Residence Hall housing is available for single students.

5. Asbury College – www.asbury.edu/press/katrina-response.php

The College will welcome up to 20 students to enroll at Asbury College for the fall semester who are currently enrolled at any college or university affected by Hurricane Katrina. Asbury College will provide tuition and housing for free during the fall semester. The College will make every effort to accommodate and assist students who may apply. Applicants must contact the President’s office and speak with Dana Moutz by Sept. 9.

6. Baylor University – www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=35509

Baylor University is working with upper-level undergraduate students who have been displaced from their institutions because of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina so they can continue their education. Because of a record freshman class, Baylor is unable to accommodate first-year students at this time. Graduate-level students seeking temporary enrollment at Baylor will be accommodated on a case-by-case basis.

7. Brown University – www.brown.edu/web/katrina/index.html

Brown and the seven other institutions in the Rhode Island Independent Higher Education Association (RIIHEA) will offer admission for the upcoming semester to Rhode Island residents whose studies at colleges and universities in the devastated areas have been interrupted by the hurricane. Students who would otherwise be enrolled in colleges and universities in the affected communities and who are siblings of currently enrolled Brown students will also be offered admission to the University for one semester. In addition, Brown will accept undergraduates for one semester from Xavier University of Louisiana, Dillard University, and Tulane University whose studies have been interrupted by the disaster.

8. Centenary College of Louisiana – www.centenary.edu/admissions/

In order to make classes available to displaced students until they can return to their home institutions, Centenary will extend its fall enrollment period until noon Tuesday, Sept. 6.

9. City Colleges of Chicago – www.ccc.edu/aboutccc/news/hurricane_katrina_08_31_05.shtml

City Colleges of Chicago is accepting displaced area students to audit courses equivalent to those affected in their fall 2005 course schedule. This will be at no expense to them. If colleges affected by the hurricane remain closed for an extended period and students wish to earn credit for CCC coursework, they will have that option later. These students will also have access to CCC's libraries and computer labs for on-line courses in which they had previously enrolled at other institutions.

10. Clarkson University – www.clarkson.edu/news/view.php?id=1333

Clarkson University is reaching out to Hurricane Katrina victims by extending an offer of immediate enrollment of up to 20 students from Gulf area universities closed or severely impacted by the storm. Clarkson is offering to expedite the admission process and enroll those students who have paid their fall semester tuition to one of the institutions in the hurricane region.

11. Cornell University – www.cornell.edu/katrina/

The university is reaching out to the students and faculty at Tulane University, now closed for an indefinite period of time, with housing and a welcoming place to continue teaching and studying.

12. DePaul University – www.depaul.edu/hurricanerelief

DePaul University has joined the higher education community in reaching out to students from the Gulf Coast region affected by Hurricane Katrina.

13. Duke University – www.dukenews.duke.edu/2005/09/katrinapolicy.html

Duke would be pleased to accommodate up to 75 undergraduate students from those colleges and universities on the Gulf Coast that have had to close their doors. Students in good standing at their home college or university will be eligible to enroll at Duke as visiting non-degree students through Duke’s continuing education division. Credit for any courses taken at Duke will be determined by the home institution. Students eligible for this program are sophomores, juniors and seniors from both North Carolina and South Carolina; siblings of current Duke students; and children of Duke faculty, staff or alumni. Eligibility is extended to first-year students who have a sibling currently enrolled at Duke or family living in the area.

14. Eastern New Mexico University – www.enmu.edu

ENMU will accept college students displaced from their own colleges by Hurricane Katrina. These students will pay in-state tuition and fees, and their meal plans will be provided if they reside in a campus residence hall. The late registration deadline has been extended to Thursday, Sept. 8 to assist the students in enrolling.

15. Emory University – www.emory.edu/hurricane2.cfm

Emory will enroll transient students for the fall semester about 100 undergraduate students in Emory College, the School of Nursing, and the Business School. In response to the deans of Tulane Law School and Loyola (New Orleans) Law School, Emory Law School will admit some 40 second- and third-year students from those two schools as transient students. The Goizueta Business School MBA program has offered to enroll 30 to 40 second-year MBA students. The Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing also is accepting transient applications for graduate programs.

16. George Washington University – www.gwu.edu/~media/pressrelease.cfm?ann_id=17531

GW will welcome students from these universities as nondegree students on a space-available basis and in anticipation of their return to their home institutions.  These students would need to register for classes that are not yet full and would be responsible for their own housing. The George Washington University Law School will admit up to 20 upperclassman students for the current fall semester from Tulane University and Loyola University Law Schools. The GW School of Public Health and Health Services will welcome public health students from Tulane University and will coordinate appropriate arrangements for their public health studies.

17. Georgia Institute of Technology – www.gatech.edu/news-room/release.php?id=624

Tech is opening its undergraduate and graduate admissions process to students from universities that have been closed due to the hurricane and associated flood waters. All requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis through Thursday, September 8. Student applicants will need to present proof of enrollment at a school in the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. Admissions will be granted for one semester only.

18.  Howard University – www.howard.edu/newsevents/announcements/05-09-01katrina.htm

As a part of our effort to help, the University is currently accepting applications from students in the disaster areas. Howard University is prepared to provide housing, financial aid and other arrangements for the students.

19.  Illinois State University - www.mediarelations.ilstu.edu/news_releases/0506/september/katrina.asp

Accepting students from colleges and universities in affected areas. Students interested in coming to Illinois State must be transferring from areas affected by Hurricane Katrina and must be ready to attend classes by September 9.

20.  Indiana University – newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/2395.html

Accepting students from the disaster area as well as those enrolled in institutions there who wish to continue their education here.

21.  Johns Hopkins University – webapps.jhu.edu/jhuniverse/today/kat02.cfm

Johns Hopkins will consider for admission those students whose home colleges and universities have declared themselves closed for the fall semester because of Hurricane Katrina. Undergraduate students whose home institutions will close for the fall semester may apply to the university's Krieger School of Arts and Sciences or Whiting School of Engineering for admission as visiting students. On a space-available basis, the two schools will accept a limited number of visiting students for the fall semester. Priority will be given to students from the Baltimore area. Visiting students must meet Johns Hopkins admissions standards.

22. Louisiana College – www.lacollege.edu/news/2005/2005-08/05-08-31_enrollment.html

Accepting students displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Registration deadline is September 9.

23. Louisiana Tech University - www.latech.edu/technews/viewnews.cgi?category=1&id=1125589726

Accepting eligible students. Students eligible for these considerations must be currently enrolled at one of the following institutions: Southern University - New Orleans, UNO, Delgado Community College, Nunez Community College, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans, or the Sidney Collier, Slidell, West Jefferson, or Jefferson campuses of the Louisiana Technical College.

24.  Loyola College in Maryland – www.loyola.edu/katrina/apply.html

Loyola College in Maryland is committed to welcoming and assisting students affected by Hurricane Katrina, with priority to be given to students from Loyola University New Orleans and Xavier University of Louisiana. For students whose home institutions have closed, Loyola will offer enrollment with visiting student status for one semester, Fall 2005, with the expectation that students will then return to the university where they are currently enrolled.

25.  Loyola Marymount University – www.luc.edu/info/hurricane_admission.shtml

Expedited admission for undergrad and grad students of Loyola New Orleans and Tulane students.

26.  McNeese State University – www.mcneese.edu/hurr.htm

Accepting undergrad and grad students who were planning to attend colleges and universities in or near the New Orleans area but now need to transfer because of Hurricane Katrina.

27.  Michigan Tech University – www.admin.mtu.edu/urel/news/media_relations/425/

Michigan Tech is accepting students enrolled at all universities closed by the effects of Hurricane Katrina.

28.  Mississippi College – www.mc.edu/admissions/undergraduate/extended_Fall05_index.php

Mississippi College is offering a special registration for those looking to continue their university studies within Mississippi. The Office of Admissions will work with students on a case by case basis for admittance and awarding of potential scholarships for those who qualify beginning Tuesday, September 6 at 8:00 AM through Wednesday, September 7 at 4:30 PM.

29. Mississippi State University – www.msstate.edu/web/katrina/

30.  MSU will accept students from colleges and universities that were hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina to allow them to continue their educations. Housing accommodations are available.

31. New York University – admissions.nyu.edu/katrina/

Trying to accomodate additional students from the New York metropolitan area that were displaced from their schools in the Gulf region. Classes available in several schools: the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (McGhee and General Studies programs), the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, and the Steinhardt School of Education. Graduate students, postdocs, and faculty members should contact individual departments within NYU’s schools and colleges directly to discuss possible openings.

32. Northwestern University – www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2005/09/northwestern.html

Northwestern University will offer students enrolled at colleges and universities in hurricane-stricken areas the opportunity to take classes at Northwestern this fall as visiting students. Interested undergraduate students should apply through Northwestern's School of Continuing Studies. The application deadline for those students will be extended to Sept. 15. Northwestern's Graduate School will attempt to accommodate any master's or doctoral degree-seeking student from a New Orleans-area university who wishes to be a visiting student at Northwestern for the fall term.

33. Oklahoma City University – www.okcu.edu/news/Katrina.asp

Oklahoma City University will offer free tuition to any student enrolled at a college or university affected by Hurricane Katrina. This includes but is not limited to students at the following New Orleans schools: Dillard University, Loyola University, Our Lady of Holy Cross College, Southern University at New Orleans, Tulane University, the University of New Orleans and Xavier University. Students enrolled at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss., also are being offered free tuition. The one semester of free tuition applies to undergraduate, graduate and law programs. The university has extended its enrollment period by one week. Students may enroll through Sept. 9.

34.  Peace College – www.peace.edu/general/news.htm#katrina

Offering to aid students dislocated by Hurricane Katrina by opening its classes and residence halls to up to 30 women on campus and additional day students based on availability for this current academic year. The college will offer general education classes and major courses in programs offered by the college. Faculty will work with relocated students to bring them up to date with the pace of the semester.

35.  Princeton University – www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S12/56/69K53/index.xml?section=topstories

Accepting a limited number of academically-qualified, undergraduate and graduate students who have been displaced from their colleges and universities by the hurricane and flooding so that they may continue their educational pursuits until they can return to their home institutions.

37. Roosevelt University – www.roosevelt.edu/news/hurricane.htm

Students who are enrolled at accredited institutions impacted by Hurricane Katrina are welcome to continue their education at Roosevelt. The University will work with students on an individual basis to facilitate their tuition and financial aid arrangements.

38. Southern Methodist University – www.smu.edu/newsinfo/stories/katrina-students.asp

SMU will provide advising and enrollment assistance for North Texas area students displaced by Hurricane Katrina’s impact on their universities. Students have through Sept. 6 to apply as a visiting student. Undergraduate class spaces are now extremely limited. SMU’s Dedman School of Law will consider applications from 2^nd and 3^rd year law students from Tulane University and Loyola University from the Dallas-Forth Worth area.

39. Spring Hill College - www.shc.edu/news/index.php?action=show&story=607

Spring Hill College is offering to accommodate students displaced by the storm interested in continuing their education. The College is extending an offer to assist students from colleges and universities in the New Orleans and Mississippi Gulf Coast areas and other areas impacted by the hurricane by implementing an expedited enrollment process through Friday, Sept. 9. Students must show evidence that they have been displaced from their college or university because of the hurricane. Spring Hill College has adequate residential and classroom space to accommodate up to 150 additional students.

40. St. Bonaventure University – www.sbu.edu/index.cfm?objectid=149B7427-1143-EB9C-3A285CFCFEBD16DB

St. Bonaventure University is offering free room and board and one-half tuition scholarships to students from higher education institutions in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina in order to assimilate the students into St. Bonaventure so they can continue their studies on a temporary basis. The remaining one-half of tuition will be returned to the students' present institution.

41.  St. Mary’s University – www.stmarytx.edu/news/index.php?section=national&id=731

San Antonio-based St. Mary’s reopened registration exclusively for transient students from Gulf Coast colleges and universities ravaged by the storm this week. The special registration period is open through Thursday, Sept. 8. Admission counselors are available to work one-on-one with students in attending St. Mary’s.

42.  Texas A&M University - www.tamu.edu/tamunews/Hurricane/index.html

Texas A&M will welcome up to 1,000 students for as long as one year from all four-year colleges and universities unable to offer classes this fall because of the hurricane, including schools such as Tulane, Dillard, Southern, Xavier, Loyola and the University of New Orleans. These students will be charged the minimum tuition allowed by state law.

43.  Texas Christian University – www.tcu.edu/start_new.asp?action=viewPressReleases&PRID=6235

TCU is offering admission until Tuesday, September 6 to Metroplex undergraduate students previously admitted to a university severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

44.  Tuskegee University – www.tuskegee.edu/Global/story.asp?S=3796273&nav=CcWve2c2

Tuskegee is currently registered students from colleges and universities that are closed as a result of the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina. Tuskegee University ’s efforts will center on sister institutions such as Dillard University and Xavier University of New Orleans, and Bishop State College in Mobile, Alabama, but will be open to any students from accredited post-secondary institutions in the Gulf states which have been closed by virtue of the hurricane.

45.  University of Alabama at Birmingham – main.uab.edu/show.asp?durki=83652

UAB will work on a case by case basis with undergraduate students currently enrolled in universities in the New Orleans area to offer admission for the fall term on a transient basis.

46. University of Alabama at Huntsville – www.uah.edu/daily/katrinarelief.php

Students whose academic careers are being interrupted due to the current situation are welcome to enroll at UAH. Registration has been extended for college students from Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Alabama who want to attend classes for the fall semester.

47. University of Arkansas – www.uark.edu/home

The UA Office of Admissions will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on both Saturday, Sept. 3, and Monday, Sept. 5, to assist college students affected by Hurricane Katrina and who are seeking to enroll at the University of Arkansas.

48. University of California at Berkeley – www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2005/09/katrina.shtml

Berkeley will admit up to 50 undergraduate and graduate students unable to study at their home campuses this fall. In addition, Boalt Hall Dean Christopher Edley, with the support of the law school’s faculty, staff and alumni, has offered 20 second- and third-year law students, primarily from Tulane and Loyola universities, a chance to continue their studies at Boalt for the fall.

49. University of Central Florida – news.ucf.edu/UCFnews/index?page=article&id=002400411a428d50103c2675a02005dcd

The University of Central Florida is allowing college students displaced by Hurricane Katrina to register for classes on a space-available basis. Students who were enrolled this fall at universities that have been closed because of the hurricane may apply to UCF by 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9. Because UCF started classes Aug. 22, admissions staff will work one-on-one with displaced students to expedite admission, enrollment and financial assistance processes.

50. University of Colorado at Boulder – www.colorado.edu/news/releases/2005/324.html

The University of Colorado at Boulder will offer streamlined admission to qualifying college students who have been displaced by the effects of Hurricane Katrina. Any student interested in making the transfer should contact the CU-Boulder admissions office soon because the campus is now in its second week of classes.

51. University of Florida – www.ufl.edu/notices/20050901katrina.html

The University of Florida is offering to enroll university students from affected areas. Unfortunately, because enrollment in this fall's freshman class exceeded normal levels by several hundred students, UF does not have the capacity to accommodate undergraduates on campus across the board. However, UF offers many print-based and online undergraduate correspondence courses. These courses award college credit and are included on the official transcript. The university will welcome students to Gainesville from certain disciplines on a space-available basis.

52. University of Georgia – www.admissions.uga.edu/katrina_info.html

Undergraduate students who have been affected by the closing of their colleges in AL, LA or MS due to hurricane Katrina may seek enrollment at UGA for the fall term. UGA is attempting to accommodate GA residents and students who have previously applied to UGA. Because of the limited space and need to get students enrolled immediately (classes began on August 18th), UGA will not be able to consider anyone who has not contacted the university by noon on Tuesday, September 6th.

53. University of Hawaii – www.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/uhnews?20050901164620

Hawaii resident college students displaced from their universities and colleges in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina will be considered for admission at all ten campuses within the University of Hawai‘i System for the fall semester.

54. University of Illinois – www.uillinois.edu/our/news/090105_Katrina.htm

The university will accommodate Illinois students who attend college in the devastated area and allow them to minimize the impact of the disaster on their education. The undergraduate and graduate students will be residents of Illinois enrolled in public and private colleges and universities in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, Gulf Coast states. They will be allowed to attend any one of the three University of Illinois institutions for up to one year as non-degree students so that their educational plans can remain as close to on-track as possible.

55. University of Kentucky – news.uky.edu/news/display_article.php?artid=537

UK is admitting displaced students and deferring decisions about deadlines on such admissions on a case by case basis.

56. University of Louisiana at Lafayette – www.louisiana.edu/Advancement/PRNS/news/2005/242.shtml

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette College is enrolling students who are registered at universities in the affected areas of Hurricane Katrina. A streamlined process has been created to help displaced students apply and schedule courses quickly and easily.

57. University of Louisiana at Monroe – www.ulm.edu/katrina

The university will accommodate any student who has been displaced by the hurricane.

58. The University of Michigan – www.admissions.umich.edu/index.html

The University of Michigan is accepting students displaced by Hurricane Katrina as undergraduate non-degree seeking students for one or two semesters, until the students are able to return to the original colleges. The university is able to process non-degree applications for the following units only: College of Literature, Science and the Arts, A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture, School of Art and Design, Kinesiology, School of Music, and School of Nursing.

59. University of Mississippi – www.olemiss.edu/cgi-bin/news2000/display.pl?id=4639&mode=full

The University of Mississippi has extended its fall enrollment deadline for students who wish to transfer from colleges and universities affected by Hurricane Katrina. Students from Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama can enroll in classes at UM through Sept. 9 if they were previously admitted to any of the coastal universities now closed due to hurricane damage.

60. University of Missouri – www.umsystem.edu/ums/news/releases/news05090101.shtml

The four University of Missouri campuses are offering assistance to students who have been displaced by the Gulf Coast devastation of Hurricane Katrina.

61. University of Nebraska – www.nebraska.edu/students/transfer_inquiry.aspx

The University of Nebraska’s campuses are offering to accommodate college students displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

62. University of Oregon – www.uoregon.edu/newscenter/9.01.05-Katrina-help.html

College and university students displaced by the effects of Hurricane Katrina can seek admission to the University of Oregon. The university will work to admit students affected by the hurricane on a provisional basis through fall term.

63. University of South Carolina at Aiken – www.usca.edu

Accepting students on a case by case basis.

64. University of Tennessee – chancellor.tennessee.edu/hurricaneassistance

The University of Tennessee System will accept students from colleges and universities that were hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina to allow them to continue their educations. UT System schools will join with Tennessee Board of Regent Institutions to find places for undergraduate, graduate, professional and medical students who have been displaced by the natural disaster. The Health Science Center campus in Memphis will take all medical students displaced by Katrina. The Knoxville campus has committed to accept all graduate students, up to 500 undergraduate students, and a total of 50 law students – 20 first-year law students and 30 students from other years. In Chattanooga, the university will accept up to 100 undergraduates. In Martin, the university will accept 50 students, and has available housing for 25 students.

65. University of Texas at Austin – www.bealonghorn.utexas.edu/katrina

The University of Texas at Austin is announcing an expansion of its policies regarding the admission of students displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Since Wednesday, Aug. 30, the University has been admitting Texas residents and now will also consider the admission of nonresidents at the undergraduate and graduate level for the fall 2005 semester. universities that will be closed for an extended period as a consequence of Katrina. Effective with the opening of business on Tuesday, Sept. 6, applications from qualifying nonresidents will be received and reviewed. This will be done on a case-by-case basis through Wednesday, Sept. 7, so long as classroom capacity exists.

66. University of West Florida – www.uwf.edu/uwfMain/press/#hurricane

Gov. Jeb Bush has signed an executive order for Florida’s community colleges and universities, allowing students from hurricane-affected institutions along the Gulf Coast to enroll at the Florida tuition and fee rate. The University of West Florida fall semester started Aug. 22 and classes were cancelled Aug. 29 and 30 due to Hurricane Katrina, allowing newly enrolled students to catch up with current class work schedules. UWF will work with students on making sure they are eligible for financial aid for which they are qualified.

67. University of Wisconsin – uwhelp.wisconsin.edu

Several UW campuses are prepared to welcome students enrolled in colleges or universities that are closed because of damage from Hurricane Katrina.

67. Valencia Community College http://valenciacc.edu/

Valencia Community College in Orlando is offering in-state tuition to students displaced by Katrina, whether students have official documents or not.

69. Webster University – www.websteruniv.edu/news/currentreleases/katrina.html

The Webster University home campus in St. Louis is currently providing emergency enrollment assistance to students from hurricane affected Gulf Coast colleges and universities allowing them to continue their undergraduate or graduate studies without interruption. The University stands ready to assist in the transfer of international students with F1 and J1 visas. Housing options are available. Admission fees will be waived and late transcripts and faxed documents accommodated. Academic advisors are standing by to facilitate a late enrollment and faculty are prepared to help students catch up on class assignments.

70. Wesleyan College – www.wesleyancollege.edu/publicrelations/welcome.html

Wesleyan is prepared to welcome as many as 100 female transfer students from colleges whose accreditation falls within the same parameters as its own.

71. Willamette University – www.willamette.edu/news/05_06/10.htm

Willamette's College of Liberal Arts and its professional schools (law, business management and education) have made arrangements to accept displaced students who are in good standing and who express a desire to attend Willamette. Students who have enrolled at institutions now being evacuated may attend Willamette tuition-free for one semester.

72. Xavier University of Ohio – www.xu.edu/hurricane/

Xavier is opening its doors to students from at least three Gulf Coast colleges devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Students from Loyola New Orleans, Xavier University of Louisiana and Tulane University are being admitted to Xavier. University President Michael Graham, S.J. and academic vice president and provost Roger Fortin have extended an open invitation to any students whose studies were interrupted by the hurricane.

Enrollment deadlines at the above universities are as soon as Sept. 9th.


Acknowledgements

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