Austen, I had never heard of the Pride Index before your post, so I went to their website, campusprideindex.org. While they mention the various categories on which they score schools (policy inclusion, academic life, student life, etc.), they do not provide detail on the scoring process. Maybe I missed it. Because of this, I don’t know if a 3/5 means that LGBTQ students are getting assaulted on campus, or if the LGBTQ Studies Department is too small.
If you have some insight on this, I’m curious. Rather than hijack this thread, feel free to message me.