University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Public University
Champaign, Illinois
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 57.10
- Overall Ranking out of 257 134
- Speech Climate Grade F
Student Perceptions Rankings (out of 257 schools)
- Openness 132
- Administrative Support 180
- Comfort Expressing Ideas 172
- Disruptive Conduct 157
- Self-Censorship 114
- Political Tolerance 72
Campus Speech Policies
- Spotlight Rating Yellow
Speech Controversies
- Deplatformings 0
- Scholars Under Fire 0
- FIRE Under Fire 0
- Honor Roll Statements 0