Half of Assessed Institutions Earn Higher Grades as Clearer Standards and Enforcement Take Hold
Philadelphia, PA, March 10, 2026 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today released its third annual Campus Antisemitism Report Card, showing sustained, year-over-year improvement across colleges and universities as institutions strengthen policies and campus responses to antisemitism. The 2026 Report Card assessed 150 colleges and universities nationally across 32 criteria in three areas: administrative policies, Jewish life on campus and campus conduct and climate concerns. 10 schools were assessed in the greater Philadelphia region.
While only 23.5 percent of assessed colleges and universities received A's and B's in 2024 and 41 percent received such grades in 2025, the percentage of those receiving the top grades rose to 58 percent in 2026. Additionally, the grades of 47 percent of the 135 schools assessed in 2025 improved in 2026.
Notably, Temple University improved from a C to an A — a school ADL highlights as a top performer nationally, with the University's president publicly crediting the ADL Report Card for driving institutional improvements. Lehigh University improved from a C to a B, and Franklin and Marshall College was newly assessed this year and received a B grade.
The remaining regional schools evaluated received these grades:
- Schools earning a B grade: Muhlenberg College, University of Delaware, University of Pennsylvania, Penn State and Drexel University.
- Schools earning a C grade: Swarthmore College.
- Schools earning a D grade: Haverford College
Nationally, 23 schools received an A grade (up from 11 in 2025), 64 received a B (up from 44 in 2025), 51 received a C (up from 49 in 2025), 8 received a D (down from 21 in 2025) and 4 received an F (down from 10 in 2025).
"Philadelphia has world-class universities and all Jewish students here deserve world-class protection," said Andrew Goretsky, ADL Philadelphia Senior Regional Director. "The strong results across this region reflect what is possible when universities take this work seriously. Temple's president publicly crediting the ADL Report Card as a driver of their improvements is exactly the kind of institutional accountability we've been pushing for. In addition, the University of Pennsylvania has set up a Title VI office to address concerns. This is the progress we need, and we will continue to hold universities to a standard that protects our students.”
ADL has also released new national survey findings in its companion report, Campus Crossroads: Non-Jewish Student Perceptions of Jews and Israel, which reveal nearly half (48.3 percent) of the 1,007 non-Jewish students surveyed reported witnessing or experiencing anti-Jewish behavior in the past year, and 47.6 percent endorsed at least one anti-Jewish attitude. At the same time, strong majorities of students support university action to address antisemitism, suggesting both ongoing risk and meaningful opportunity for campus leadership.
Why Are Some Schools Improving?
ADL's Philadelphia region has regularly consulted with Temple University, resulting in Temple updating its Student Conduct Code and Policy on Preventing and Addressing Discrimination and Harassment to explicitly incorporate ADL recommendations, with the University's President publicly crediting the ADL Report Card.
Institutions showing the greatest gains tended to adopt clearer antisemitism definitions, expand training, formalize accountability structures, enforce policies consistently and integrate antisemitism into broader non-discrimination and campus safety frameworks. These changes were often informed by direct engagement with ADL and were aligned with ADL's Six Asks for campus administrators.
"The campuses showing the greatest improvement are those that treat antisemitism as an ongoing responsibility, not a one-time response," said Shira Goodman, ADL Vice President of Advocacy and head of the Ronald Birnbaum Center to Combat Antisemitism in Education. "Treating progress as a finish line risks complacency; meaningful change requires sustained leadership, ongoing assessment and continued vigilance as campus climates evolve."
The Campus Antisemitism Report Card is a project of the ADL Ronald Birnbaum Center to Combat Antisemitism in Education (CCAE) and the Ratings and Assessments Institute (RAI).
ADL is the leading anti-hate organization in the world. Founded in 1913 to protect the Jewish people, ADL works to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and secure justice and fair treatment to all. In the face of rising antisemitism, we protect, advocate, and educate, through a mix of programs and services using the latest innovations and technology, and seek to create a world without hate.