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MenACWY Vaccine Mandates for Colleges and Universities

Requirements are current as of March 2023

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An empty box in this table indicates a “NO” answer

State	MenACWY vaccine requirement for college/university?	Required in what types of institutions?	Who is covered?	Proof of vaccination or waiver required?	Date implemented
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado	yes	all colleges & universities	each new college or university student residing in student housing	yes	7/1/2005
Connecticut	yes	all colleges & universities	all incoming students residing on campus	yes	9/1/2002
Delaware	yes	All with on-campus housing	all incoming students	yes, within 5 yrs of enrollment	1/1/2017
Dist of Columbia
Florida	yes	all colleges & universities	all students residing on campus	yes	1/1/2003
Georgia	yes	university system	all incoming students residing on campus or in fraternity/sorority houses	yes	7/1/2015
Hawaii	yes	all post-secondary institutions	first year students living in on-campus housing	yes	7/1/2020
Idaho
Illinois	yes	all colleges & universities*	all incoming students age 21 yrs & younger	yes	8/1/2016
Indiana	yes	all colleges & universities	all incoming students	yes	7/1/2018
Iowa
Kansas	yes	all with on-campus housing	all incoming students residing on campus	yes	7/1/2007
Kentucky
Louisiana	yes	all colleges & universities	all on-campus students	yes	Fall 2006
Maine
Maryland	yes	all colleges & universities	all incoming students residing on campus	yes	6/1/2000
Massachusetts	yes	all colleges & universities	all students age 21 yrs & younger	yes, vax at age 16 yrs & older	8/2020
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri	yes	all public institutions	all students residing on campus	yes	SY 2004–2005
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada	yes	all colleges & universities	all incoming freshman age 23 yrs & younger	yes	9/1/2017
New Hampshire
New Jersey	yes	all colleges & universities	all incoming students	yes	6/15/2020
New Mexico
New York	yes	all colleges & universities	all students with 6 semester hrs or 4 quarter hrs	yes	SY 2003–2004
North Carolina
North Dakota	yes	university system	all students age 21 yrs & younger residing in campus housing	yes	Fall 2012
Ohio	yes	non-profit institutions of higher learning	students residing in on-campus student housing	yes	7/2005
Oklahoma	yes	all colleges & universities	all incoming students residing in campus housing	yes	SY 2004–2005
Oregon
Pennsylvania	yes	all colleges & universities	all students residing in dorm or housing unit	yes	8/30/2002
Rhode Island	yes	all colleges & universities	all incoming students	yes	8/1/2015
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee	yes	public universities	all incoming first-year students age 21 yrs & younger residing on campus	yes	6/5/2013
Texas	yes	all colleges & universities	all incoming students	yes	11/29/2011
Utah
Vermont	yes	all colleges & universities	all first year students residing on campus	yes	8/8/2019
Virginia	yes	all 4-yr public institutions	all incoming full-time students	yes	9/1/2001
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

*IL – applies to all public & private institutions, with some exceptions, e.g., those with no on-campus housing, that utilize correspondence as primary mode of student instruction, & junior/community colleges offering associate or undergraduate degrees of 2 years or less

This table was compiled by Immunize.org using information provided by state health departments. If you have updated information concerning this table, please call (651) 647-9009 or email admin@immunize.org.