53.3% of matchups won
259 matchups
Elo 1587
tracked 2025/11/11 → 2026/10/05
mission: Research and education excellence · Higher education · universities
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing45%
picked as helping wellbeing
187 matchups
75%
picked as hurting wellbeing
72 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
Who rates it higher
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day averageRelated
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Known for
- Oldest university in Africa
- Nobel Prize winners
- Diverse student body
- Global university rankings
- Neuroscience Institute opening
Based on 259 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/05. Full rankings ·
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