Occidental College
Private University
Los Angeles, California
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 56.60
- Overall Ranking out of 257 151
- Speech Climate Grade F
Student Perceptions Rankings (out of 257 schools)
- Openness 2
- Administrative Support 150
- Comfort Expressing Ideas 158
- Disruptive Conduct 154
- Self-Censorship 81
- Political Tolerance 236
Campus Speech Policies
- Spotlight Rating Yellow
Speech Controversies
- Deplatformings 0
- Scholars Under Fire 0
- FIRE Under Fire 0
- Honor Roll Statements 0