WSJ Opinion Citation • James B. Meigs / FIRE Data

Campus Free Speech Index & Speech Climate Explorer

Investigating collegiate speech restrictions, student self-censorship, and simulated policy reform impacts.
The Wall Street Journal Analysis: "Some of the tightest restrictions on free speech occur at some of our most elite schools. But one Ivy League school vaulted above the rest in FIRE’s latest rankings: Dartmouth, writes James Meigs." This workbench models policy variables and simulates empirical campus speech climate scores.
Speech Climate vs. National Rank Click institution dot to inspect
Above Average / Good Policy
Average / Warning
Poor / Restrictive
Selected Institution
Dartmouth College Ivy League • Baseline FIRE Rank #1
Good Policy Rating
Projected Climate Score 84.2 +5.8 pts from baseline (78.4)
Computed FIRE Rank
# 1
Leading Cohort
Speech Climate Status Above Average Robust Open Expression
Institutional Speech Risk Low Restriction FIRE Green-Light Benchmark
Policy Reform Sandbox Real-time Model
Student Openness to Discussion 81.5%
Administrative Free Expression Support 72.1%
Reported Student Self-Censorship Rate 21.0%
FIRE Institutional Dataset & Comparative Standings 10 institutions evaluated
FIRE Rank ⇅ Institution Name ⇅ Speech Climate Score ⇅ Speech Code Policy ⇅ Self-Censorship Rate ⇅ Admin Support ⇅ Discussion Openness ⇅ Action
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