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 65.67
  • Overall Ranking out of 261 56
  • Speech Climate Grade D

Student Perceptions Rankings (out of 261 schools)

  • Openness 27
  • Administrative Support 226
  • Comfort Expressing Ideas 138
  • Disruptive Conduct 91
  • Self-Censorship 18
  • Political Tolerance 182

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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