Free Speech Rankings

We use real student experiences, university policies, and speech controversies to annually determine the free speech rankings. This year FIRE ranked 261 U.S. colleges and universities and College Pulse surveyed more than 60,000 students.

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Campus Speech Climate

  • Overall Score out of 100 64.61
  • Overall Ranking out of 261 69
  • Speech Climate Grade D

Student Perceptions Rankings (out of 261 schools)

  • Openness 14
  • Administrative Support 214
  • Comfort Expressing Ideas 147
  • Disruptive Conduct 203
  • Self-Censorship 1
  • Political Tolerance 256

Campus Speech Policies

  • Spotlight Rating Yellow

Speech Controversies

  • Deplatformings 0
  • Scholars Under Fire 0
  • Students Under Fire 0
  • Honor Roll Statements 0
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