According to the Anti-Defamation League, while only 23.5% of the assessed colleges and universities received As and Bs in 2024, that percentage rose to 36% in 2025.
By Rachel Avraham
Dozens of American universities enacted major policy changes in response to rising campus antisemitism over the past year, according to a “report card” published by the Anti-Defamation League, the Times of Israel reported. According to the Anti-Defamation League, while only 23.5% of the assessed colleges and universities received As and Bs in 2024, that percentage rose to 36% in 2025.
Additionally, while the 2024 and 2025 Report Cards do not enable an apples-to-apples comparison, the grades of 45% of the original 85 schools assessed in the 2024 Report Card have improved over the past year – with 33% receiving a one-letter grade increase in 2025, while a further 12% saw their grades improve by two letter grades. Only 9% experienced decreases in their grades.
Despite this exceptional progress, there are still a number of universities in the United States that are failing Jewish students, the Times of Israel noted. According to the Times of Israel, 41 schools or 31%, received a D or F, down from 44% in its report card last year, though the ADL revised its 2024 findings in June to give 12 schools better grades.
According to MSN, 13 schools received an F grade: 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, University of California Santa Barbara, University of Illinois Chicago and University of Minnesota.
Last November, MSN reported that two Jewish students were assaulted by masked attackers on the campus of DePaul University in Chicago. Last spring, Portland State University temporarily closed its campus after anti-Israel protesters occupied its library, greatly vandalizing the place and causing massive destruction. Around the same time, at the New School in New York City, an encampment was set up that displayed protest messages including “Zionist donors and trustees, hands off our universities” and “The future is anti-Zionist,” according to the ADL, MSN noted.
At the University of California, Santa Barbara, “students have reported multiple faculty members expressing anti-Israel bias during class,” while at the University of Minnesota, “students held an anti-Israel protest outside of Hillel on October 7, 2024,” the ADL also said, MSN reported. These incidents among others are the reason why these universities got an F.
Eight schools received an “A” in the report card, including Florida International University, the University of Alabama, the University of Miami and Vanderbilt University, MSN reported. The Anti-Defamation League commended New York University, Michigan State University, the University of Pennsylvania and Arizona State University for their good work related to combating anti-Semitism: “While there is still significant work to be done in the hope that all schools will eventually achieve top grades, this trend clearly highlights the progress many schools are making to ensure that their Jewish campus community members do not endure the challenges faced during the height of the campus antisemitism crisis in the 2023/24 academic year.”
“More than 50 percent of the schools assessed in 2024 have enacted major policy changes in response to rising campus antisemitism; almost all have revised their demonstration policies. Universities that strengthen and consistently enforce policies, mandate antisemitism education, and improve bias reporting have seen the most progress,” they added.
“I said it last year and I’ll say it again: every single campus should get an ‘A,’ this isn’t a high bar – this should be the standard,” Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the ADL, said in a statement. “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. The progress we’ve seen is evidence that change is possible – all university leaders should focus on addressing these very real challenges with real action.”
