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In the Trojan (the condom makers) Sexual Health Report Card, UofA ranks 31 out of 139 universities in the U.S.

Researchers polled student health centers and reviewed their websites
to assign a grade point average (GPA) for sexual health resources across 11 separate categories:
– Sexual health awareness programs
– Condom & contraception availability
– HIV testing
– Other Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) testing
– Student health center hours of operation
– Drop-in vs. appointment-based service
– Navigability and usability of Web-based sexual health information
– Anonymous advice / newspaper columns
– Lecture outreach programs
– Student peer groups
– Sexual assault programs

Here are the highest and lowest ranked schools:

1. University of Minnesota (GPA 3.91)
2. University of Wyoming (GPA 3.91)
3. University of Washington (GPA 3.73)
4. Rutgers University (GPA 3.68)
5. Purdue University (GPA 3.64)

135. Villanova University (GPA 1.45)
136. University of Arkansas (GPA 1.36)
137. Arkansas State University (GPA 1.14)
138. University of Louisiana (GPA 0.91)
139. Louisiana Tech University (GPA 0.82)

UofA tied USC (among others) with a GPA of 3.18. Some notable schools that UofA beat out are:
– Princeton (3.14)
– Northwestern (3.09)
– Stanford (3.09)
– UC Berkeley (3.09)
– Cornell (2.91)
– UCLA (2.64 but didn’t we all see that one coming?)
– ASU (2.55)
– Georgetown (2.09)
– Brigham Young (1.91 but I guess they don’t need sexual health services anyways)

To see the full list, and read more about the ranking system, go here.

posted: 07 September 13
under: UofA