B
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64 -- ai visibility score for NIRF-ranked private colleges (2026-04)
The average AI visibility score across 124 NIRF-ranked private colleges was 64 out of 100.
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64
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Data Vintage
2026-04
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Sample Size
124
Evidence Quality
B
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95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Thrivemattic
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https://thrivemattic.com/digital-marketing-for-colleges/ ↗
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Thrivemattic
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Average AI-search visibility score (out of 100) for NIRF-ranked colleges as represented in AI assistant (ChatGPT) answers; from the agency's 124-college audit.
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NIRF-ranked private colleges: 64 ai visibility score. Source: Thrivemattic (2026-04). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/nirf-colleges-ai-visibility-score
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