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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL · Public
Student body
Liberal-leaning student body
Roughly 3.85 liberal students for every 1 conservative student.
Liberal 79%Conservative 21%
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
164 / 261
Speech climate grade
F
Self-censor monthly+
44%
Speech code rating
Yellow light
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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.