We created AIREDEX™ to find out.
AIREDEX™ is an independent research company purpose-built to measure the AI readiness of any college or university and how well a school prepares its students for a world increasingly immersed in AI. Our goal is to provide an unbiased, easy-to-understand, and timely measure of any school's AI preparedness -- to help students, families, and counselors factor in this important new dimension when making the crucial decisions on what colleges to apply to and ultimately to attend.
The companies hiring tomorrow's graduates are demanding AI competency, fluency, and familiarity -- and not just in tech. Colleges have four years with a student to build those skills, embed those habits, and develop that fluency. The students enrolling today will graduate into a world they could not have anticipated. Traditional rankings that students and families have relied on for decades were built to measure a different era -- not this one. AIREDEX™ is the first index to provide crucial insight into the most important trend in America: AI adoption.
For a detailed look at how we evaluate AI preparedness, read our full methodology.
AIREDEX™ launched in April 2026 with scores for the most applied-to and largest public universities in America. This summer we are evaluating the Ivy League and top state schools -- with a goal of scoring the top 500 universities in the country by this fall's application season. If your school isn't here yet, .
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