The Anti-Defamation League released its second annual report card on Monday regarding campus antisemitism, which shows modest improvement from the previous year.
The 2025 ratings assessed 135 colleges, up from 85 in 2024. Scores are based on 30 criteria, ranking colleges on an “A” to “F” scale. The ADL gave 36% of schools an “A” or “B” in this year’s report card, up from 23.5% in 2024. A total of 45% of previously graded schools improved, while only 9% declined.
Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and national director of the ADL, said in a statement that while many campuses “have improved in ways that are encouraging and commendable, Jewish students still do not feel safe or included on too many campuses.”
He added that “the progress we’ve seen is evidence that change is possible, and all university leaders should focus on addressing these very real challenges with real action.”
Schools that earned “A” grades were Brandeis University, CUNY Queens College, CUNY Brooklyn College, Elon University, Florida International University, the University of Alabama, the University of Miami and Vanderbilt University.
Some 21% (29 schools out of 135) received a “D,” including Columbia University and Barnard College in New York City, where last week anti-Israel protesters took over an administrative building on campus.
Schools that got an “F,” or failing grade, were California Polytechnic State University, DePaul University, Evergreen State College, Haverford College, Loyola University New Orleans, Pitzer College, Pomona College, Portland State University, Scripps College, The New School, the University of California Santa Barbara, the University of Illinois Chicago and the University of Minnesota.
Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.), chairman of the House Education and Workforce committee, said in a statement the ADL report card is a painful reminder of “the scourge of antisemitism that is infecting colleges across our country.”
The newly released report serves as a wake-up call for universities to take action, he said.
“Now that this horrific activity has been exposed, it is time for university heads to take action,” the congressman stated. “Follow through on your promises to stop caving to the radical mobs and organizers of illegal encampments. Follow through on your promises to hold bad actors accountable. Follow through on your promises to keep Jewish students safe. Your failure to do so will not be tolerated.”
