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Where this campus stands
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL · Public
Student body
Mixed student body (slight conservative tilt)
Roughly 1.54 conservative students for every 1 liberal student.
Liberal 39%Conservative 61%
Based on FIRE's surveyed liberal-to-conservative student ratio: 5:1 or more = Strongly liberal student body; 2–5:1 = Liberal-leaning; under 2:1 either way = Mixed; 2:1 or more conservative = Conservative-leaning. Share bar counts only students who identify liberal or conservative.
Free speech rank
40 / 261
Speech climate grade
D+
Self-censor monthly+
52%
Speech code rating
Green light
Source: FIRE 2027 College Free Speech Rankings (student survey fielded 2026 by College Pulse). These are student self-reports from a survey sample, not a measure of faculty, administration or official positions.