University campuses have long been known to be hotbeds of extreme leftist thinking and fostering violence and intimidation against those who disagree with them.
A couple of NYC campuses in the last few years have invited speakers who were known sympathizers of terrorist organizations and have made extreme statements against the state of Israel.
Not once or twice but multiple times online bulletins have warned students not to display any "patriotic" or "conservative" clothing or bags on certain campuses because of the threat of physical assault.
Unless you are pursuing a specialty degree like medicine, engineering or law, there is no reason to be part of that crowd of misfits and troublemakers. I chose to learn trades instead.