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North Carolina State University's course descriptions average 65.6 on the 100-to-0 ruler: clearly left of center. Across all 100 schools, the average is 67.5, so North Carolina State University reads 2.0 points further right.

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North Carolina State University: 65.6 (likely range 61.9 to 69.3) All 100 schools: 67.5 each other school in the comparison

Where its courses fall

4%Far left92–100

25%Left75–91

45%Center-left59–74

15%Center42–58

3%Center-right26–41

4%Right9–25

3%Far right0–8

67 plotted courses (the ones with a political subject). 100 = far left, 50 = the average American, 0 = far right. Subject places what a course studies, not the side it takes.

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Framing Subject

Subject places what a course studies, not the side it takes. A course on slavery or the Holocaust lands far right and a course on Marx or the Soviet Union lands far left, whether the course praises, criticizes or simply describes it.

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

Furthest-left subjects

WGS 215 · Abolitionist Futures100

Women's & Gender Studies

An interdisciplinary review of domination, oppression, and exploitation in the U.S., this course will introduce feminist theories, abolitionist histories and strategies, and critiques of colonization and capitalism. Abolitionist Futures…

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HI 539 · History Of the Soviet Union and After94

History

History of the Soviet state and society from the 1917 Revolution, including post-Soviet situation. Political disarray and resistance to the Bolshevik regime, 1917-21; industrialization, urbanization and application of coercive techniques of…

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SOC 705 · Historical Materialism Approaches to Social Theory92

Sociology

This sociological theory course will cover the development of Marxist social thought from the 19th century to the present. We will explore themes, arguments, and debates during this era, concentrating on theoretical developments and…

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Furthest-right subjects

AFS 442 · Issues in the African Diaspora0

Ethnic & African American Studies

Multidisciplinary exploration of the interrelated histories, social dynamics, and politico-economic processes of the experiences of people of African descent throughout the world. Particular focus on the experiences of slavery, artistic…

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HI 332 · Germany and the World Wars0

History

Germany's rise as a world power in the years prior to World War i, the emergence of Adolf Hitler and national socialism, and the consequences in defeat of World War II. Topics include nationalism, industrialism and the struggle of workers,…

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HI 323 · Science, American Style17

History

Exploration of the distinctive nature of American science and its place in American culture. Analysis of the historical context of developments, such as early contributions to science, natural history, and paleontology; the growth of…

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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 61.9 to 69.3; a comparison whose range overlaps this one is not a reliable difference.

Only 22 of North Carolina State University'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.

North Carolina State University by department (share of courses described from the left)

Department	Left-framed share	Courses
Women's & Gender Studies	46.2%	13	view
Ethnic & African American Studies	22.2%	9	view
Sociology	12.7%	71	view
History	4%	100	view
English & Comparative Literature	0.6%	171	view
Anthropology	0%	25	view
Art & Art History	0%	68	view
Economics	0%	93	view
Philosophy	0%	40	view
Political Science	0%	67	view
Psychology	0%	85	view
Religious Studies	0%	29	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
North Carolina State University	mean_bias_score	65.6	61.9 – 69.3	771	22
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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