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Case Western Reserve University

Case Western Reserve University's course descriptions average 67.1 on the 100-to-0 ruler: clearly left of center. Across all 100 schools, the average is 67.5, so Case Western Reserve University reads 0.4 points further right.

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Case Western Reserve University: 67.1 (likely range 65.4 to 68.9) All 100 schools: 67.5 each other school in the comparison

Where its courses fall

2%Far left92–100

16%Left75–91

68%Center-left59–74

12%Center42–58

1%Center-right26–41

0%Right9–25

0%Far right0–8

85 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.

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ARTH 310 · Art For Different Futures96

Art & Art History

The COVID-19 pandemic and the movements for social justice (Black Lives Matter, Me Too) are rapidly and dynamically altering long-held conceptions about the role of art in society. The culture industries (along with many other sectors) have…

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HSTY 313 · Comparative White Supremacy92

History

White supremacy is a set of assumptions, ideas, and practices that pervade the globe. Far from an outgrowth of something inscrutable like "hate" or "human nature," white supremacy emerged in history amid specific circumstances. Topics will…

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HSTY 245 · History of Capitalism83

History

This course will explore the history of capitalism, from its origins to its recent past, tracing its development into a global system of oppression. It will offer students an understanding of how capitalism manifested itself in various…

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Furthest right

POSC 370H · China's Foreign Policy39

Political Science

The rise of China is evident in the country's more forward and robust foreign policy that began in 1979. At every turn, nations throughout the world must now consider China wherever their interests are at stake, be it Korea and Northeast…

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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 65.4 to 68.9; a comparison whose range overlaps this one is not a reliable difference.

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.

Case Western Reserve University by department (share of courses described from the left)

Department	Left-framed share	Courses
Women's & Gender Studies	33.3%	3	view
Sociology	31.9%	72	view
History	24.5%	106	view
Ethnic & African American Studies	22.7%	44	view
Philosophy	11.1%	45	view
Political Science	10.2%	59	view
Anthropology	7.7%	65	view
Economics	5.1%	39	view
Art & Art History	3.7%	81	view
Religious Studies	3.3%	30	view
English & Comparative Literature	1.8%	109	view
Psychology	0%	61	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
Case Western Reserve University	mean_bias_score	67.1	65.4 – 68.9	714	85
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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