After three consecutive years of an F grade, The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) increased Wesleyan’s letter grade and moved it up 7 spots in their 2027 College Free Speech Rankings, from 127 to 120 out of the 261 schools evaluated. The school received a score of 60.6/100, up 1.3 points from 2025.
President Roth expressed his continued support for FIRE, attending a FIRE conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from Wednesday, Nov. 4th to Friday, Nov. 6th.
“I’ll take our D minus in exchange for having an organization that really does defend free speech,” Roth said.
FIRE Updates the University’s Grade in Most Recent Report – The Wesleyan Argus