Nearly Half of Schools Assessed Show Improvement
Philadelphia, PA, March 3, 2025 – ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) gave 36% of schools an A or B in its 2025 Campus Antisemitism Report Card, up from 23.5% in 2024. The updated evaluation of how U.S. colleges and universities are addressing antisemitism assessed 135 schools—50 more than last year—using 30 evaluation criteria to assign letter grades from A to F. 9 schools in total were assessed in ADL’s Philadelphia region.
Additional Key Findings:
- Nationally, 21 percent of schools received a D, and 9.6 percent received an F and 45 percent of previously graded schools improved, while only 9 percent declined.
- Notable changes in the Philadelphia region: Pennsylvania State University, University Park, and University of Pennsylvania improved their grades.
- Schools falling short in the Philadelphia region: Haverford College (F), Swarthmore College (D), Lehigh University (D).
“The goal of this Report Card is to provide students, parents, guidance counselors, admissions consultants, concerned alumni, and others with standard reporting and information to assess how well universities are combatting anti-Jewish hate on their campuses,” said Andrew Goretsky, ADL Philadelphia’s Regional Director. “We have seen a marked improvement over the last year with more than half of schools assessed implementing substantive policy changes in response to campus antisemitism. We commend Pennsylvania State University, University Park, and The University of Pennsylvania for rising to the challenge and seeing improvement from the previous year. Yet there is much more to be done. Administrators must address antisemitic incidents in their schools and enforce codes of conduct to ensure all students are safe.”
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.
A recent ADL survey conducted with partners found 83 percent of Jewish college students experienced or witnessed antisemitism since the Oct. 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel, and that 66 percent of Jewish students were not confident in their university’s ability to prevent antisemitic incidents.
The Campus Antisemitism Report Card is a project of the ADL Ronald Birnbaum Center to Combat Antisemitism in Education (CCAE) and the newly launched Ratings and Assessments Institute (RAI).
ADL is the leading anti-hate organization in the world. Founded in 1913, its timeless mission is “to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.” Today, ADL continues to fight all forms of antisemitism and bias, using innovation and partnerships to drive impact. A global leader in combating antisemitism, countering extremism and battling bigotry wherever and whenever it happens, ADL works to protect democracy and ensure a just and inclusive society for all.