re: SEC universities ranked :: Most liberal to most conservative

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I'm about as conservative as they come.

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I do feel for the rational hog posters. There seems to be an over representation of vagina hat wearers with a razor back next to their name. Plus you have the batshit crazy ones like pb and cruise.

I can’t believe Missouri is that low. That’s scary that there are that many more liberal schools than that dumpster fire. Just shows you a very dim future. No pun intended.

UW Madison comes in at #4 among power conferences behind only Oregon, Cal berkely, and Iowa.

I love the Badgers but I know it will take a great effort to raise right leaning kids in this town if they go to public schools and the UW.

Now that is one thing LSU and UW have in common every year

I knew without even looking at the rankings that Missouri was going to be the most liberal. I'm surprised Georgia isn't higher up the chart. You would think a university located in the hometown of R.E.M. would be more liberal than a university located in the hometown of Tom Petty.

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And I would’ve expected Georgia to have scored more liberal.

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I think it might have something to do with the methodology. Instead of asking students how liberal they are, they ask how liberal their classmates are. This is skewed based on perspective. I imagine that UGA students are as a whole in the top 3 or 4 in the SEC (I read their essays), but a lot of kids at UGA come from very liberal Atlanta and are probably very surprised at how conservative UGA is compared to their expectations. Coming from Ole Miss, I know I was.

I think the reverse might be the case elsewhere. Kids from Texas and Arkansas are probably shocked by how liberal U of A is compared to their expectations but are probably about where UGA is politically if you measure the actual beliefs of the students.

I do think the four most conservative are probably correct and in order.

Idk, bro. Fayetteville and UA are pretty damned liberal.

If anyone harbors any illusions that Fayetteville is not, Pride Festival and parade this year drew 20,000 attendees.

It's like gay pride in a large city, in a relatively small city. The only city more liberal per capita in the state is Eureka Springs, but Eureka is like 25% gay.

IG link to a pic of Dickson St during gay pride

short clip of pride in Fay

Well, here's some circumstantial evidence that majors and field of study mean more than geography...

I found my dad's alma mater on the list. Clarkson University, a little (approx 4k enrolled) school, located in Potsdam, N.Y. It's got a pretty heavy focus on Engineering, has 10 Masters and 6 Doctorate programs in that.

Rank- 469.

Mizzou is full of Chicagoland kids who are easily influenced by the media coming from their insulated suburbs.

The State of Missouri is not left leaning. Bout as "Merica" as it gets.

Upper half nationally.

163. University of Missouri
207. University of Florida






Lower half nationally.

271. University of Arkansas


366. University of South Carolina ... this jump forced Pastities' resignation. He was the Obama of University Presidents.
367. University of Tennessee

412. University of Kentucky
430. Louisiana State University
431. University of Georgia
439. Auburn University
456. Vanderbilt ... 2nd most liberal University in the conference.
458. University of Alabama
461. University of Mississippi
479. Mississippi State University
496. Texas A&M University

Total 504

501. Bob Jones University
502. Grove City College
503. Liberty University
504. Oral Roberts University