Which Pennsylvania Colleges And Universities Will Require A COVID-19 Vaccine This Fall?
Three of Pittsburghs higher education institutions will require students to be fully vaccinated this fall in order to learn in person. Carnegie Mellon, Duquesne and Chatham  all private universities  will require student vaccinations, with religious exemptions. At least 26 Pennsylvania colleges and universities, all private, say they will require COVID-19 vaccines for students. According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, more than 500 campuses across the country will require students to be vaccinated, though most will allow religious and medical exemptions. The 14 state-owned universities say the system cant mandate the shots without an act of the state legislature. The University of Pittsburgh is incentivizing students, faculty and staff to get the shot with big prizes in weekly drawings for those with proof of vaccination. But, Pitt is still weighing whether to implement a requirement. The Community College of Allegheny College is hosting weekly vaccination clinics through the summer, though the campuses will not require proof of vaccination to learn in person. La Roche University said it is encouraging vaccinations, but not requiring them. Washington & Jefferson College will require the vaccine, with some exemptions. According to University Business as of June 19, these Pennsylvania universities will require student vaccinations:  Allegheny College  Bryn Mawr College  Bucknell University  Carnegie Mellon University  Chatham University  Dickinson College  Drexel University  Duquesne University  Franklin & Marshall College  Haverford College  La Salle University  Lehigh University  Mercyhurst University  Muhlenberg University  Neumann University  St. Josephs University  Swarthmore College  Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology  Thomas Jefferson University  University of Pennsylvania  University of the Sciences  University of Scranton  Villanova University  Washington & Jefferson College  Widener University  Williamson College of the Trades  Katie Blackley contributed to this report.