<p>great info</p>
<p>Antioch University (though closed for a year or two) is situated in Yellow Springs, Ohio, undoubtedly the most liberal community in the nation bar none. google it.</p>
<p>In my humble opinion... Berkeley is the most Liberal and Hillsdale is the most conservative</p>
<p>Once again, I feel that I must disagree. Cal earned a reputation in the '60s as a liberal university. This is no longer the case. News reports that show protesters on the Berkeley campus give the impression that these are students doing the protesting. This perception is totally false. The protesters are outsiders from the surrounding community who disrupt campus life because they know it is a sure way to get in the media. The university itself is relatively moderate.</p>
<p>^ I think CalBear is right. The townspeople of Berkeley are pretty liberal-leftie even for the generally left-leaning Bay Area, the campus not so much anymore. Hard to believe, but you might almost say the Berkeley students are an island of moderation in a sea of left-liberalism.</p>
<p>Columbia is very liberal.</p>
<p>Most Liberal - Berkeley??
Most Conservative - probably some random college in the Deep South.</p>
<p>great info</p>
<p>Actually, arguing that the Chicago School utilizes "empirical economics" requires taking a political stance. Your detractors might tend towards a more Marxian approach. The different ideological approaches to economic theory relate very directly to political theory. I would agree that this has little or nothing to do with the "liberal" and "conservative" namecalling that is so endemic to the kind of pop politics most people think they are familiar with. Not sure how technical people are getting with this thread, but I gather that most people simply want to know if the faculty of their chosen college/university are going to challenge them and get them too far out of their comfort zone.</p>
<p>Think about it: if you are firm in your convictions, some rational inquiry can't hurt, right? Maybe you can influence your classmates in your direction, whatever that is.</p>
<p>In my humble opinion, the only reason you need to be overly concerned about the leanings of your department is when you are a PhD candidate or post-doc. You might not pass your comps, or you might not get tenure if your colleagues are too far on the other side of the spectrum. </p>
<p>For undergrad - you're fine. Just hold your own and learn to think logically and state your arguments clearly. That's what college is meant to encourage, not a specific ideology.</p>
<p>Temple is incredibly, incredibly Liberal, but thankfully our College Republican presence can be seen, and grows every year.</p>
<p>Most Conservative- Liberty, Texas A&M, BYU (maybe)</p>
<p>Most Liberal- Berkley</p>
<p>Just my two cents</p>