University of Chicago Tops FIRE Free-Speech Ranking, NYU Comes in Last

University of Chicago tops FIRE free-speech ranking, NYU comes in last

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NYU Ranked Last for Free Speech

New York University has been ranked as America's worst college for free speech. In its annual rankings of speech restriction on campus, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) has rated NYU the lowest of the 261 colleges sampled, with a score of 44.97 out of 100. The university's speech climate ranking is a [...]Read More...

The University of Chicago tops FIRE’s new free-speech rankings

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) has issued its yearly free-speech rankings of American colleges and universities, and I’m happy to say that, after a few years of hovering below the top rank, the University of Chicago is back at #1 among the 261 schools surveyed. We get an overall “green light” for … Continue reading The University of Chicago tops FIRE’s new free-speech rankings

NYU ranks last in annual free speech list

NYU placed last out of 261 universities in an annual assessment of free speech policies across campuses nationwide.   The nonprofit Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression analyzed student surveys, free speech controversies and university policy to calculate the 2027 College Free Speech Rankings. This year, NYU earned 44.97 points out of 100 — its lowest...