Mississippi State University
Public University
Starkville, Mississippi
Free Speech Rankings
We use real student experiences, university policies, and speech controversies to annually determine the free speech rankings. This year FIREranked 257 U.S. colleges and universities and College Pulse surveyed more than 68,000 students.
Campus Speech Climate
- Overall Score out of 100 67.60
- Overall Ranking out of 257 34
- Speech Climate Grade D+
Student Perceptions Rankings (out of 257 schools)
- Openness 249
- Administrative Support 18
- Comfort Expressing Ideas 106
- Disruptive Conduct 169
- Self-Censorship 240
- Political Tolerance 44
Campus Speech Policies
- Spotlight Rating Green
Speech Controversies
- Deplatformings 0
- Scholars Under Fire 0
- FIRE Under Fire 0
- Honor Roll Statements 0