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292+ colleges ranked by political lean. Search, filter by state, and know exactly what campus culture you're walking into.

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Antioch College

🔵 Very Liberal

Social justice mission, radical curriculum

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Bard College

🔵 Very Liberal

Arts-heavy, faculty 95%+ Dem donors

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Barnard College

🔵 Very Liberal

Columbia affiliate, strong feminist tradition

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Bennington College

🔵 Very Liberal

Arts-liberal arts, politically engaged

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Brown University

🔵 Very Liberal

Open curriculum, most progressive Ivy

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Bryn Mawr College

🔵 Very Liberal

Women's college, feminist tradition

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Colorado College

🔵 Very Liberal

Block plan, strong environmental activism

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Deep Springs College

🔵 Very Liberal

All-male, remote, self-governed, progressive

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Earlham College

🔵 Very Liberal

Quaker school, social justice-focused

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Eugene Lang College

🔵 Very Liberal

Part of The New School, progressive arts focus

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Evergreen State College

🔵 Very Liberal

Epicenter of campus activism nationally

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Goddard College

🔵 Very Liberal

Progressive, self-directed learning

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Grinnell College

🔵 Very Liberal

Self-governance tradition, very liberal

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Hampshire College

🔵 Very Liberal

No grades, intense activist culture

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Haverford College

🔵 Very Liberal

Honor code, strong progressive culture

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Knox College

🔵 Very Liberal

Lincoln-Douglas birthplace, progressive today

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Lewis & Clark College

🔵 Very Liberal

Environmental + social justice focus

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Macalester College

🔵 Very Liberal

Famously liberal, international focus

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Marlboro College

🔵 Very Liberal

Very small, progressive, student-run

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Mount Holyoke College

🔵 Very Liberal

Women's college, progressive leadership

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Naropa University

🔵 Very Liberal

Buddhist-inspired, contemplative arts

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New College of Florida

🔵 Very Liberal

Was extremely liberal before DeSantis takeover

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Oberlin College

🔵 Very Liberal

Tops Princeton Review's most liberal list

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Occidental College

🔵 Very Liberal

Obama's alma mater, strong campus activism

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Pitzer College

🔵 Very Liberal

Claremont Colleges' most activist campus

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Prescott College

🔵 Very Liberal

Environmental justice focus

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Reed College

🔵 Very Liberal

Academic intensity meets radical left politics

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Sarah Lawrence College

🔵 Very Liberal

Progressive arts, strong feminist tradition

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Smith College

🔵 Very Liberal

Women's college, strong activist culture

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SUNY Purchase

🔵 Very Liberal

Arts-focused, very liberal culture

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Swarthmore College

🔵 Very Liberal

Social activism, Quaker tradition

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The New School

🔵 Very Liberal

Radical politics, social sciences

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UC Berkeley

🔵 Very Liberal

Historically radical, Free Speech Movement birthplace

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UC Santa Cruz

🔵 Very Liberal

Environmental activism, laid-back radical culture

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Vassar College

🔵 Very Liberal

Women's college turned co-ed, very liberal

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Warren Wilson College

🔵 Very Liberal

Environmental activism, DIY ethos

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Wellesley College

🔵 Very Liberal

Women's college, politically active

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Wesleyan University

🔵 Very Liberal

Faculty and student strong left lean

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Whitman College

🔵 Very Liberal

Politically active, Pacific NW liberal

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Adelphi University

Garden City NY, socially progressive

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American University

Very political campus, DC liberal

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Amherst College

Strong liberal arts, progressive tradition

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Appalachian State University

Boone NC, progressive outdoor culture

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Babson College

Entrepreneurship focus, moderate-liberal

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Bates College

New England liberal arts, activist tradition

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Belmont University

Nashville arts, moderate

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Binghamton University

SUNY flagship, politically liberal

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Boston University

Research university, liberal faculty

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Bowdoin College

Strong environmental + social focus

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Brandeis University

Founded for Jewish community, very liberal

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Brooklyn College

CUNY school, politically active

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Clark University

Worcester MA, social justice focus

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Colby College

Small liberal arts, environmentally focused

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Colgate University

Liberal arts, more moderate than peers

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Columbia University

NYC liberal bastion, social justice culture

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Cornell University

Most moderate Ivy, engineering-heavy

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Dartmouth College

Most conservative Ivy — still liberal

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DePaul University

Catholic but politically liberal students

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Drexel University

Philadelphia, co-op focused, moderate-liberal

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Duke University

Progressive, activist students

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Elon University

Communications focus, moderate-liberal

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Emerson College

Communications + arts, very liberal

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Emory University

Atlanta elite, liberal arts powerhouse

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Fairfield University

Jesuit, moderate

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Florida International University

Miami, very diverse, moderate-liberal

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Fordham University

Jesuit Catholic, NYC liberal students

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George Washington University

DC politics, government-focused liberal

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Georgetown University

Jesuit Catholic, DC liberal students

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Hamilton College

Upstate NY liberal arts

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Harvard University

Faculty and admin heavily left-leaning

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Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Geneva NY, progressive liberal arts

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Hofstra University

Long Island school, liberal arts leaning

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Howard University

Prestigious HBCU, progressive politics

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Hunter College

CUNY flagship, very diverse and liberal

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Ithaca College

Media + arts, progressive culture

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Johns Hopkins University

Research-heavy, moderate-liberal

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LaSalle University

Catholic, Philly, moderate

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Lehigh University

Engineering + business, moderate

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Loyola University Maryland

Jesuit, Baltimore, moderate

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Loyola University New Orleans

Jesuit, NOLA liberal

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Middle Tennessee State University

MTSU, large public, moderate

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Middlebury College

Environmental focus, deplatforming incident

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MIT

STEM-heavy but liberal faculty majority

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Morehouse College

HBCU, progressive, MLK's alma mater

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New York University Abu Dhabi

Global campus, very international

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Northeastern University

Co-op focused, liberal faculty

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Northwestern University

Liberal but career-focused

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NYU

NYC liberal, arts and media hub

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Portland State University

Urban, progressive

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Princeton University

More moderate than peers, still liberal

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Quinnipiac University

Health + journalism, moderate-liberal

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Rhodes College

Memphis, moderate-liberal

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Rollins College

Winter Park FL, liberal arts, progressive

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Rutgers University

NJ public flagship, progressive

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Sacred Heart University

Catholic, moderate-liberal

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San Francisco State University

Very liberal, ethnic studies pioneer

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Simmons University

Women-focused, progressive Boston school

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Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs, arts + liberal politics

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Spelman College

Women's HBCU, activist tradition

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Stanford University

Silicon Valley liberal elite

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Stony Brook University

STEM powerhouse, liberal campus

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Suffolk University

Boston, law + business, moderate

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SUNY Albany

Public research university, progressive

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SUNY Buffalo

Large public, union-friendly city

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Temple University

Philly public, diverse and liberal

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Towson University

Baltimore area, moderate-liberal

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Trinity College

Hartford CT, liberal arts tradition

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Tufts University

Global affairs focus, liberal

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Tulane University

NOLA culture, progressive

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UC Davis

Ag + environment focus, liberal

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UC Irvine

Diverse, politically liberal

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UC San Diego

STEM-heavy but liberal campus

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UC Santa Barbara

Beach campus, socially liberal

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UCLA

Large public, liberal faculty and students

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UMass Amherst

ZooMass, liberal New England campus

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Union College

Schenectady NY, moderate-liberal

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University of Baltimore

Urban, law + business, moderate

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University of Central Florida

Orlando, large diverse campus

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University of Colorado Boulder

Outdoorsy + liberal politics

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University of Connecticut

New England flagship, moderate-liberal

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University of Delaware

Mid-Atlantic public, moderate-liberal

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University of Hartford

Diverse, moderate-liberal

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University of Illinois UC

Big Ten, research-heavy, moderate-liberal

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University of Maine

Maine flagship, moderate-liberal

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University of Maryland

DC area influence, liberal flagship

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University of Massachusetts Lowell

Engineering + arts, moderate-liberal

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University of Michigan

Big Ten flagship, strong liberal tradition

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University of Minnesota

Liberal, union-friendly state flagship

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University of New Hampshire

Liberal arts flagship, New England

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University of North Carolina

UNC system flagship, liberal

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University of Oregon

Ducks football + strong campus activism

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University of Pennsylvania

Wharton business + liberal arts mix

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University of Pittsburgh

Research university, moderate-liberal

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University of Rhode Island

New England public, liberal

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University of South Florida

Tampa Bay, diverse, moderate-liberal

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University of Southern California

LA liberal, film and business mix

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University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Research university, moderate-liberal

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University of Vermont

Bernie Sanders country

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University of Washington

Pacific NW liberal flagship

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University of Wisconsin-Madison

Progressive tradition, union-friendly

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Villanova University

Augustinian Catholic, moderate

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Wheaton College

Norton MA women's college (now coed)

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Yale University

Left-leaning Ivy, strong campus activism

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Arizona State University

⚖️ Moderate

Large, diverse political views

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Boise State University

⚖️ Moderate

Urban Idaho campus, moderate

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Boston College

⚖️ Moderate

Jesuit Catholic, moderate

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Bucknell University

⚖️ Moderate

Engineering + arts, moderate

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Carnegie Mellon University

⚖️ Moderate

STEM/arts, politically moderate

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Case Western Reserve University

⚖️ Moderate

STEM + med, politically moderate

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College of William & Mary

⚖️ Moderate

Virginia's oldest, moderate

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Colorado State University

⚖️ Moderate

Ag + engineering, moderate

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Creighton University

⚖️ Moderate

Jesuit, Omaha, moderate

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Davidson College

⚖️ Moderate

Presbyterian heritage, moderate

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Denison University

⚖️ Moderate

Liberal arts, moderate

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DePauw University

⚖️ Moderate

Liberal arts, moderate

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Dickinson College

⚖️ Moderate

Carlisle PA, international focus, moderate-liberal

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Drake University

⚖️ Moderate

Des Moines, journalism + law, moderate

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Florida State University

⚖️ Moderate

Mixed, moderate

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Franklin & Marshall College

⚖️ Moderate

Lancaster PA, moderate

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Furman University

⚖️ Moderate

Baptist heritage, now moderate

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George Mason University

⚖️ Moderate

Libertarian economics (Mercatus Center)

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Georgia State University

⚖️ Moderate

Atlanta urban, diverse, moderate

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Georgia Tech

⚖️ Moderate

STEM-heavy, politically moderate

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Gettysburg College

⚖️ Moderate

Lutheran, moderate

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Gonzaga University

⚖️ Moderate

Jesuit, Spokane, basketball + moderate politics

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Indiana University

⚖️ Moderate

Arts and sciences, moderate

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Iowa State University

⚖️ Moderate

Agriculture state school, moderate

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James Madison University

⚖️ Moderate

Shenandoah Valley, moderate

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Kansas State University

⚖️ Moderate

Manhattan KS, ag + engineering, moderate

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Kennesaw State University

⚖️ Moderate

Large suburban, moderate

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Kenyon College

⚖️ Moderate

Strong writing program, moderate-liberal

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Lafayette College

⚖️ Moderate

Easton PA, moderate

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Loyola University Chicago

⚖️ Moderate

Jesuit, Chicago, moderate

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Marquette University

⚖️ Moderate

Jesuit Catholic, moderate

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Mercer University

⚖️ Moderate

Baptist, moderate

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Michigan State University

⚖️ Moderate

Agriculture + liberal arts, mixed

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Missouri State University

⚖️ Moderate

Springfield, moderate

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Montana State University

⚖️ Moderate

Bozeman, ag + engineering, moderate

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Muhlenberg College

⚖️ Moderate

Lutheran, Allentown PA, moderate

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NC State University

⚖️ Moderate

Engineering/ag, moderate

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New Mexico State University

⚖️ Moderate

Las Cruces, ag + engineering, moderate

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North Dakota State University

⚖️ Moderate

Fargo, ag + engineering, moderate

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Ohio State University

⚖️ Moderate

Big Ten, mixed political views

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Ohio Wesleyan University

⚖️ Moderate

Liberal arts, moderate

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Oregon State University

⚖️ Moderate

Corvallis, STEM + ag, moderate

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Pennsylvania State University

⚖️ Moderate

Engineering/business heavy, mixed

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Purdue University

⚖️ Moderate

STEM/agriculture, politically moderate

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

⚖️ Moderate

STEM-heavy, moderate

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Saint Louis University

⚖️ Moderate

Jesuit, moderate

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Southern Methodist University

⚖️ Moderate

Business-focused, moderate-conservative

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Texas Christian University

⚖️ Moderate

Christian + football culture, moderate

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University of Alaska Fairbanks

⚖️ Moderate

Remote, research-focused, moderate

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University of Arizona

⚖️ Moderate

Border state, mixed politics

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University of Chicago

⚖️ Moderate

Free speech tradition, libertarian economics

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University of Florida

⚖️ Moderate

DeSantis-era influence, moderate

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University of Hawaii-Manoa

⚖️ Moderate

Honolulu, diverse, moderate-liberal

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University of Idaho

⚖️ Moderate

Moscow ID, moderate

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University of Iowa

⚖️ Moderate

Iowa City, Big Ten, moderate-liberal

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University of Kansas

⚖️ Moderate

State flagship, moderate-liberal

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University of Kentucky

⚖️ Moderate

SEC school, moderate

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University of Louisville

⚖️ Moderate

Urban public, moderate

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University of Miami

⚖️ Moderate

Business-friendly, moderate

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University of Missouri

⚖️ Moderate

Mixed, research university

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University of Montana

⚖️ Moderate

Missoula, moderate-liberal

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University of Nebraska

⚖️ Moderate

Lincoln, moderate-conservative

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University of Nevada-Las Vegas

⚖️ Moderate

Casino city, diverse, moderate

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University of Nevada-Reno

⚖️ Moderate

Mountain West, moderate

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University of New Mexico

⚖️ Moderate

Albuquerque, diverse, moderate-liberal

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University of Notre Dame

⚖️ Moderate

Catholic tradition, moderate to conservative

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University of Richmond

⚖️ Moderate

Business + law, moderate

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University of South Dakota

⚖️ Moderate

Vermillion, moderate

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University of Virginia

⚖️ Moderate

Founded by Jefferson, moderate tradition

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University of Wyoming

⚖️ Moderate

Laramie, moderate-conservative

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Utah State University

⚖️ Moderate

Logan, ag school, moderate-conservative

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Vanderbilt University

⚖️ Moderate

Southern elite, moderate

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Villanova University

⚖️ Moderate

Augustinian Catholic, moderate

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Virginia Tech

⚖️ Moderate

STEM focus, moderate-conservative

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Wake Forest University

⚖️ Moderate

Business + liberal arts, moderate

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Washington and Lee University

⚖️ Moderate

Southern elite, moderate-conservative

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Washington State University

⚖️ Moderate

Pullman, ag + engineering, moderate

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Western Kentucky University

⚖️ Moderate

Bowling Green, moderate

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Wittenberg University

⚖️ Moderate

Lutheran, moderate

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Wofford College

⚖️ Moderate

Methodist, small, moderate

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Xavier University

⚖️ Moderate

Jesuit, Cincinnati, moderate

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Abilene Christian University

🟠 Conservative

Church of Christ, conservative

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Arkansas State University

🟠 Conservative

Jonesboro, moderate-conservative

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Auburn University

🟠 Conservative

Football culture, conservative tradition

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Ave Maria University

🟠 Conservative

Catholic orthodoxy, traditional values

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Baylor University

🟠 Conservative

Baptist university, conservative values

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Benedictine College

🟠 Conservative

Catholic, strong athletics program

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Brigham Young University

🟠 Conservative

LDS church-owned, strict honor code

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Brigham Young University-Idaho

🟠 Conservative

LDS church-owned, very conservative

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Cedarville University

🟠 Conservative

Baptist, conservative

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Clemson University

🟠 Conservative

Football + engineering, conservative

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Eastern Kentucky University

🟠 Conservative

Coal country, very conservative

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Franciscan University Steubenville

🟠 Conservative

Catholic charismatic, conservative

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Freed-Hardeman University

🟠 Conservative

Church of Christ, very conservative

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Georgia Southern University

🟠 Conservative

Statesboro, moderate-conservative

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Gordon College

🟠 Conservative

Evangelical, traditional values

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Harding University

🟠 Conservative

Church of Christ, conservative

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Jacksonville State University

🟠 Conservative

Alabama, conservative

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John Brown University

🟠 Conservative

Interdenominational Christian, conservative

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Lipscomb University

🟠 Conservative

Church of Christ, Nashville, conservative

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Louisiana State University

🟠 Conservative

SEC Tigers, Southern conservative

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Louisiana Tech University

🟠 Conservative

Ruston, conservative

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Marshall University

🟠 Conservative

Huntington WV, conservative tradition

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Mississippi State University

🟠 Conservative

Ag + engineering, conservative

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Murray State University

🟠 Conservative

Western Kentucky, moderate-conservative

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Nicholls State University

🟠 Conservative

Thibodaux LA, conservative

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Oklahoma Baptist University

🟠 Conservative

Baptist, conservative

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Oklahoma State University

🟠 Conservative

Agriculture + engineering, conservative

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Pepperdine University

🟠 Conservative

Churches of Christ, conservative

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Samford University

🟠 Conservative

Baptist, conservative

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Southern Nazarene University

🟠 Conservative

Nazarene Church, conservative

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Texas A&M University

🟠 Conservative

Aggie tradition, military culture

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Texas Tech University

🟠 Conservative

Lubbock, conservative West Texas

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University of Alabama

🟠 Conservative

Greek life dominant, conservative

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University of Arkansas

🟠 Conservative

Razorbacks, conservative

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University of Georgia

🟠 Conservative

UGA Bulldogs, moderate-conservative

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University of Mississippi

🟠 Conservative

Ole Miss, Southern conservative

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln

🟠 Conservative

Cornhuskers, conservative state flagship

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University of North Texas

🟠 Conservative

Denton TX, moderate-conservative

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University of Oklahoma

🟠 Conservative

Sooners, conservative

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University of South Alabama

🟠 Conservative

Mobile, moderate-conservative

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University of South Carolina

🟠 Conservative

Southern state school, conservative

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University of Southern Mississippi

🟠 Conservative

Hattiesburg, conservative

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University of Tennessee

🟠 Conservative

SEC Volunteers, conservative state

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University of Texas at Austin

🟠 Conservative

UT Longhorns, Texas conservative culture

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University of Utah

🟠 Conservative

LDS influence, conservative state

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West Virginia University

🟠 Conservative

Morgantown, moderate-conservative

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Wheaton College

🟠 Conservative

Evangelical, strict honor code

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Ave Maria University

🔴 Very Conservative

Tom Monaghan founded, orthodox Catholic

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Belmont Abbey College

🔴 Very Conservative

Refused ACA contraception mandate, Benedictine

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Bob Jones University

🔴 Very Conservative

Fundamentalist Baptist, strict campus rules

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Bryan College

🔴 Very Conservative

Fundamentalist Christian, named after William Jennings Bryan

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Christendom College

🔴 Very Conservative

Catholic traditional, very orthodox

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Dallas Baptist University

🔴 Very Conservative

Baptist, evangelical conservative

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Grove City College

🔴 Very Conservative

Refuses federal aid, Christian conservative

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Hillsdale College

🔴 Very Conservative

No federal funding, constitution-focused

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Holy Apostles College

🔴 Very Conservative

Catholic seminary, very traditional

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John Paul the Great Catholic Univ.

🔴 Very Conservative

Media + orthodox Catholicism

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Lee University

🔴 Very Conservative

Church of God, evangelical

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Liberty University

🔴 Very Conservative

Evangelical flagship, founded by Jerry Falwell Sr.

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Magdalen College

🔴 Very Conservative

Catholic great books, very orthodox

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Oral Roberts University

🔴 Very Conservative

Pentecostal/evangelical, conservative

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Patrick Henry College

🔴 Very Conservative

Christian homeschool-focused, political training ground

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Pensacola Christian College

🔴 Very Conservative

Strict rules, fundamentalist Baptist

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Regent University

🔴 Very Conservative

Pat Robertson's school, evangelical

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Thomas Aquinas College

🔴 Very Conservative

Great books, orthodox Catholic tradition

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Union University

🔴 Very Conservative

Southern Baptist, conservative

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University of Dallas

🔴 Very Conservative

Catholic great books, classical tradition

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Wyoming Catholic College

🔴 Very Conservative

Catholic, no cell phones, wilderness formation

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Political lean estimates based on Princeton Review annual surveys, faculty political donation records (OpenSecrets), campus speech/freedom rankings (FIRE), and known institutional affiliations. These are generalizations — individual experiences vary.