61.1% of matchups won
597 matchups
Elo 1582
tracked 2025/06/01 → 2026/10/24
mission: Educate and innovate globally · Higher education · universities
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing56%
picked as helping wellbeing
460 matchups
78%
picked as hurting wellbeing
137 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
Who rates it higher
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-10-22Related
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Known for
- Founded in 1847
- First coeducational medical school
- Established Iowa Writers' Workshop
- Produced 46 Pulitzer Prize winners
- Recognized as UNESCO City of Literature
Based on 597 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/24. Full rankings ·
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