This study examined demographic similarity/difference between leaders and followers and level of intercultural sensitivity of leaders as predictors of followers' ratings of leader-member exchange (LMX) in a U. S. higher education environment. A significant positive relationship was found between leaders' levels of intercultural sensitivity and followers' ratings of LMX. Specifically, as leaders' levels of intercultural sensitivity increased, followers' rating of LMX also increased. Demographic similarity/difference did not have a predictive relationship with followers' ratings of LMX.