Washington and Lee University
Private University
Lexington, Virginia
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.
Campus Speech Climate
- Overall Score out of 100 65.06
- Overall Ranking out of 261 60
- Speech Climate Grade D
Student Perceptions Rankings (out of 261 schools)
- Openness 156
- Administrative Support 46
- Comfort Expressing Ideas 111
- Disruptive Conduct 18
- Self-Censorship 172
- Political Tolerance 10
Campus Speech Policies
- Spotlight Rating Yellow
Speech Controversies
- Deplatformings 0
- Scholars Under Fire 0
- Students Under Fire 0
- Honor Roll Statements 0