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ADL's 2025–2026 Campus Report Card Shows Progress on Antisemitism With Four Failing Grades

Several upgrades track policy shifts under federal investigations, with 89% of schools taking part in ADL's review.

Overview

  • No Ivy League school received an F; Columbia, Princeton and Yale rose from D to C, Penn moved to B, Harvard and Cornell held at C, and UCLA climbed from D to B.
  • The ADL awarded 23 A grades and issued four Fs, with Evergreen State College, Scripps College, California State UniversityLos Angeles and The New School failing.
  • The ADL reported that 89% of graded institutions engaged in the assessment by providing documentation on their antisemitism responses.
  • Universities that settled civil-rights cases with the Trump administration mostly saw higher marks — including Columbia, Brown, Penn and Virginia — though Cornell remained at C despite a $60 million payout.
  • Despite policy gains, incidents persisted this academic year, including a breach of a Pomona College memorial event and swastika graffiti at Michigan State’s Chabad center, alongside surveys showing widespread fear and self-censorship among Jewish students.