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Meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY) Vaccine Requirements for Colleges and Universities

Requirements are current as of May 2024

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Meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY) Vaccine Requirements for Colleges and Universities as of May 2024

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

Jurisdiction	Requirement?*	Type of institution	Students subject to requirement	Year first implemented	Comment
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado	yes	all colleges and universities	new college or university students residing in student housing	2005
Connecticut	yes	all colleges and universities	incoming students in on-campus housing	2002
Delaware	yes	all with on-campus housing	all incoming students	2017	dose required within 5 years before enrollment
District of Columbia	yes	all post-secondary institutions	all students	2008
Florida	yes	all colleges and universities	all students in on-campus housing	2003
Georgia	yes	university system	incoming students in on-campus housing or fraternity/sorority houses	2015
Hawaii	yes	all post-secondary institutions	first-year students in on-campus housing	2020
Idaho
Illinois	yes	all colleges and universities	incoming students age 21 or younger	2016
Indiana	yes	all colleges and universities	all incoming students	2018
Iowa					education on meningococcal disease and vaccine required in higher education institutions with on-campus housing
Kansas	yes	all with on-campus housing	incoming students in on-campus housing	2007
Kentucky
Louisiana	yes	all colleges and universities	all college freshmen	2006
Maine
Maryland	yes	all colleges and universities	incoming students in on-campus housing	2000
Massachusetts	yes	all colleges and universities	all students age 21 or younger	2004	dose required at age 16 or older
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri	yes	all public institutions	all students in on-campus housing	2003
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada	yes	all colleges and universities	incoming freshmen age 23 or younger	2017
New Hampshire
New Jersey	yes	all colleges and universities	all incoming students	2005
New Mexico
New York	yes	all colleges and universities	all students enrolled in at least 6 semester hrs or 4 quarter hrs	2003
North Carolina	yes	all colleges and universities	all incoming students	2021
North Dakota	yes	university system	students age 21 or younger in on-campus housing	2015
Ohio	yes	non-profit institutions of higher learning	all students in on-campus housing	2005
Oklahoma	yes	all colleges and universities	all incoming students in on-campus housing	2004
Oregon
Pennsylvania	yes	all colleges and universities	all students in dormitory or housing unit	2002
Rhode Island	yes	all colleges and universities	all incoming students	2015
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee	yes	public universities	first-year students age 21 or younger living in on-campus housing	2013
Texas	yes	all colleges and universities	all incoming students	2011
Utah
Vermont	yes	all colleges and universities	all first-year students in on-campus housing	2019
Virginia	yes	all 4-year public institutions	all incoming full-time students	2005
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

* In some cases, a waiver may be accepted instead of vaccination. Contact state health department or college/university; interpretation may vary by institution.

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.