Economics
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Duke
Duke's course descriptions average 66.1 on the 100-to-0 ruler: clearly left of center. Across all 100 schools, the average is 67.5, so Duke reads 1.4 points further right.
Liberal (100)center (50)Conservative (0)
Where its courses fall
0%Far left92–100
14%Left75–91
78%Center-left59–74
8%Center42–58
0%Center-right26–41
0%Right9–25
0%Far right0–8
Furthest left
English & Comparative Literature
The term 'pícara' or 'rogue outlaw' was designed to regulate and criminalize the bodies of women transgressing boundaries. This course uses the term to delve into the heroic histories of some of the the most prominent women voices across…
Ethnic & African American Studies
Examines social history of major racial groups in the US and relationships to contemporary standing. Discusses central concepts sociologists use to analyze racial matters. Central theme: 'racism' is not mere 'prejudice,' 'ignorance,' or…
Furthest right
None. Duke has 105 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 64.8 to 67.5; 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.
Duke by department (share of courses described from the left)
| Department | Left-framed share | Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnic & African American Studies | 28.2% | 181 | view |
| Women's & Gender Studies | 26.5% | 49 | view |
| History | 11.6% | 129 | view |
| Sociology | 10.6% | 47 | view |
| Anthropology | 9.8% | 102 | view |
| Economics | 4.0% | 101 | view |
| Political Science | 2.9% | 103 | view |
| Philosophy | 2.3% | 44 | view |
| English & Comparative Literature | 1.7% | 120 | view |
| Psychology | 1.0% | 98 | view |
| Art & Art History | 0% | 164 | view |
| Religious Studies | 0% | 34 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | mean_bias_score | 66.1 | 64.8 – 67.5 | 1,172 | 105 |
| 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.