Ohio State Ranks 174 Of 261 In FIRE's Free Speech Report
FIRE's 2027 rankings also failed Kent State, Oberlin and Dayton, all landing an F for campus speech climate.
- Ohio State scored an F, placing 174th out of 261 ranked campuses nationwide.
- Kent State, Oberlin College and the University of Dayton each received F grades too.
- FIRE published the 2027 rankings September 9, 2026, grading speech climate at hundreds of schools.
Why it matters: Four Ohio schools failing the same test at once turns one campus's grade into a statewide pattern.
FIRE 2027 College Free Speech Rankings (fire.org) ↗ · Sep 15, 20269/15/26