Augsburg College was named to Campus Pride’s 2014 list of聽the聽Top 50 LGBT-Friendly Colleges. Campus Pride, a nonprofit organization aimed at creating more LGBT-friendly colleges, compiled the list from聽schools that achieved the highest ratings in categories such as LGBT academic life, LGBT student life, LGBT housing, and more. The accolade聽was featured by , , and .
In 2013, Campus Pride awarded Augsburg College a perfect score of聽5 out of 5 stars on its聽LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate Index.