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Schools Allowing Pets on Campus

Our users say these schools allow Fido and friends to shack up with students on campus. Policies vary, but many allow dogs and cats, along with birds, guinea pigs, and more! However, they also come with plenty of rules, like signed roommate approval, so do your research before rolling in your salamander farm.

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• Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ): Students living in designated family housing may have a pet
• Auburn University (Auburn, AL): Fish only
• Avila University (Kansas City, MO): Fish only
• California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA): Students can apply for approval to keep a cat on campus
• Clemson University (Clemson, SC): Fish only
• Converse College (Spartanburg, SC): Fish only
• Duke University (Durham, NC): Designated feline-friendly housing; fish
• Eckerd College (St. Petersburg, FL): Domestic pets, including dogs, allowed in specific dorms. Snakes must not exceed six feet in length and must be nonvenomous. Check out their full pet policy (very interesting!) here.
• Louisiana State University — Baton Rouge (Baton Rouge, LA): Fish only
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA): Students can keep cats in designated "cat-friendly" areas
• Middlebury College (Middlebury, VT): Fish and small, caged animals like hamsters
• Ohio University — Lancaster Campus (Lancaster, OH): Fish only
• Stephens College (Columbia, MO): Pets allowed in designated dorm, including dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, rats, mice, gerbils, sugar gliders, guinea pigs, lizards, and birds
• The University of Texas — Pan American (Edinburg, TX): Fish only
• University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR): Fish only
• University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA): Fish only
• University of Colorado, Boulder (Boulder, CO): Small aquatic animals allowed
• University of Florida (Gainesville, FL): Students can keep some small rodents, reptiles, fish, and small birds
• University of Hartford (West Hartford, CT): Fish only
• University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (Champaign, IL): Common household pets allowed in designated dorm; fish
• University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA): Fish only
• University of North Carolina at Pembroke (Pembroke, NC): Fish only
• University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, IN): Fish only
• University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK): Fish only
• University of South Carolina — Columbia (Columbia, SC): Fish only
• University of Washington, Seattle (Seattle, WA): Dogs and cats allowed in designated dorm; fish
• Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN): Fish only
• Washington & Jefferson College (Washington, PA): Family pets allowed in designated dorms
• Washington State University (Pullman, WA): Fish only
• Wellesley College (Wellesley, MA): Students can keep small rodents, fish, and small birds in designated dorms/floors

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