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University of Illinois-Chicago's course descriptions average 68.2 on the 100-to-0 ruler: clearly left of center. Across all 100 schools, the average is 67.5, so University of Illinois-Chicago reads 0.7 points further left.

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Liberal (100)center (50)Conservative (0)

University of Illinois-Chicago: 68.2 (likely range 63.9 to 72.5) All 100 schools: 67.5 each other school in the comparison

Where its courses fall

5%Far left92–100

15%Left75–91

70%Center-left59–74

10%Center42–58

0%Center-right26–41

0%Right9–25

0%Far right0–8

20 plotted courses (the ones with a political framing). 100 = far left, 50 = the average American, 0 = far right.

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Framing Subject

Underlined: words the model quoted from the description when we asked it, after scoring, to explain its score.

Furthest left

PSCH 411 · The Psychology of Racism100

Psychology

Within our country's context of racism, you might ask yourself: What is my role in resisting racism? How might I (as a Person of Color) heal from racism and work in solidarity with other People of Color to dismantle White supremacy? Course…

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GLAS 458 · Asian America and Transnational Feminism78

Ethnic & African American Studies

Advanced, cross-disciplinary examination of feminism among Asian Americans from critical race and decolonizing perspectives and in a transnational context. Course Information: Same as GWS 458. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours.…

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BLST 252 · U.S. Racism and Imperialism75

Ethnic & African American Studies

Examines histories and narratives of U.S. imperialism and racism. Investigates how U.S. imperial power is inextricably tied to the workings of racial difference and hierarchy. Same as GLAS 252. Course Information: Recommended background:…

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Furthest right

None. University of Illinois-Chicago has 20 left-framed courses and not one right-framed course.

Why this number, in plain words

Political lean of course descriptions. Average Framing score (0 = far right, 50 = center, 100 = far left) of the scored courses in the group.

50 is the survey-anchored center of US adults on each issue (the "moderate" place of the ANES/GSS/PRRI seven-label ruler), not the cohort midpoint; scores above 50 read leftward, below 50 rightward.

Counted: courses with a Framing score (categories L/R/B/C). The likely range (95% interval) is 63.9 to 72.5; a comparison whose range overlaps this one is not a reliable difference.

Only 20 of University of Illinois-Chicago's descriptions carried a scorable lean, so this average and its rank are rough; the interval is the honest range.
Most course descriptions carry no political lean at all and are not in this average; the "share described from the left" view counts them.
Readings are of catalog description text, not of teaching, syllabi or individual professors.

University of Illinois-Chicago by department (share of courses described from the left)

Department	Left-framed share	Courses
Women's & Gender Studies	10%	50	view
Anthropology	4.8%	63	view
Sociology	4.1%	49	view
Ethnic & African American Studies	2.8%	141	view
Psychology	2.4%	41	view
Religious Studies	2.3%	44	view
History	2.0%	101	view
Political Science	1.4%	71	view
English & Comparative Literature	0.8%	119	view
Art & Art History	0%	48	view
Economics	0%	38	view
Philosophy	0%	50	view

Lean (mean Framing score) is not published per department within a school; only the left-framed share is. Department rows carry no interval.

Details: exact rows, definitions and method

Name	Metric	Value	95% interval	n	scored
University of Illinois-Chicago	mean_bias_score	68.2	63.9 – 72.5	815	20
All 100 schools	mean_bias_score	67.5	67.4 – 67.7	124,290	10,124

Formula: SUM(bias_score) / COUNT(bias_score)
Interval: normal approximation: mean +/- 1.96 * sd / sqrt(n), sample sd (n-1); undefined when n < 2
Model / prompt / snapshot: gpt-5.6-sol · r12 (2026-10-16-le49-r12) · 6df50b10
Metric caveats: Scored courses only (L/R/B/C); N and I carry no score and are excluded, so n here is smaller than the group's course count. Scores are model readings of catalog description text against a fixed anchored definition, not teaching or syllabi. The interval covers sampling noise in the mean only; it does not represent model reading error. Every value carries a `method` label: exact_rows or histogram_midpoint.

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