It's difficult to determine if A-State is liberal or conservative definitively. However, the political climate in Arkansas is strongly conservative, according to BestPlaces research over the last 20 years. It stands to reason that A-State may be more conservative than liberal in its views as well. However, it's committed to diversity and inclusivity. The A-State student handbook states that the "fullness of knowledge can only be obtained when people of all races, ethnicities, colors, genders, religions, sexual orientation, and socio-economic statuses are free to gather and exchange their life's experiences, problem-solving skills, methods and styles of communications, values, beliefs, and ways of thinking and learning."