53.2% of matchups won
374 matchups
Elo 1722
tracked 2025/05/25 → 2026/10/20
mission: Educate and train future teachers · Higher education · universities
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing57%
picked as helping wellbeing
256 matchups
44%
picked as hurting wellbeing
118 matchups
On balance people see it as helping.
Who rates it higher
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day averageRelated
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Known for
- Founded in 1857
- Top teacher producer
- R2 research classification
- New College of Engineering
- Over 400 student organizations
Based on 374 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/20. Full rankings ·
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