INDIANAPOLIS — The sixth annual College Free Speech rankings are out — and one central Indiana college took a hit while another is being praised .

Indiana University Bloomington was ranked one of the worst colleges for free speech. Meanwhile, Purdue University is ranked second-best.

The survey results were released Tuesday, Sept. 9 by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) and College Pulse.

The survey ranked 257 schools based on 68,510 student responses to a "wide array of free speech-related questions," according to FIRE.

The students were surveyed via the College Pulse mobile app and web portal from Jan. 3 through June 5, 2025.

Other Indiana colleges on the rankings included the University of Notre Dame, which ranked No. 238, and DePauw University, which ranked

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