public land-grant research university
The Ohio State University
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A large public land-grant research university with statewide teaching, research, medical, athletic, and extension roles. Ohio State scores in the public-university middle: broader public mission and governor-appointed trustees beat private elite control, while animal research, tuition exposure, athletics scale, and political governance limit it.
Why this matters: Ohio State is a major state-university competitor and a strong calibration point for land-grant public institutions.
Letter grade C Performative High confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1
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Evaluation Overview
C - Performative
The score turns mainly on Ownership, with the largest penalty coming from Animal Testing.
Strengths
- Ownership6/10
- Extraction6/10
- Solidarity with the Unemployed6/7
Penalties
- Animal Testing-5
- Ecological Harm-2
- Accountability Opacity-2
- Ideological Disavowal-2
Evidence state
- ConfidenceHigh confidence (AI)
- ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)
- Linked claims14
- Direct axis claims14
- Coverage14/14
Scoring Axes
| Axis | Score | Why this score |
|---|---|---|
Ownership
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Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control
at 10.
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6 / 10 |
The Ohio State University's public record identifies it as a public, private nonprofit, for-profit, community-college, land-grant, or online higher-education institution. Linked evidence
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Governance
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Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic
stakeholder control at 10.
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5 / 10 |
The Ohio State University's public record gives limited direct evidence about whether binding authority sits with regents, trustees, elected/public bodies, governors, executives, or private owners rather than with students and ordinary workers. Linked evidence
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Extraction
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Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured
extraction judgment.
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6 / 10 |
The Ohio State University's tuition, fee, aid, no-tuition, or online-pricing model determines how much education cost is shifted to students and families versus absorbed by public subsidy, endowment, donors, or the institution. Linked evidence
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Labor Sovereignty
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Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at
7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence
shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling,
retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of
worker voice, or extreme turnover.
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5 / 7 |
The Ohio State University's public governance materials do not show ordinary faculty, staff, or student workers holding full binding democratic control over the institution. Linked evidence
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Solidarity with the
Unemployed
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Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment,
and non-competes.
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6 / 7 |
The Ohio State University's access model affects people seeking credentials, retraining, transfer pathways, career mobility, or adult education during economically vulnerable periods. Linked evidence
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Loss-Bearing Fidelity
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Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and
public obligations.
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5 / 7 |
The Ohio State University's public model shows whether the institution absorbs education cost through public subsidy, endowment, philanthropy, or low tuition, or instead passes risk to students through tuition bills and debt exposure. Linked evidence
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Market Conduct
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Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.
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4 / 5 |
The Ohio State University operates in credential markets where students face asymmetric information, switching costs, sunk credits, admissions pressure, and debt-financed purchasing decisions. Linked evidence
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Product Integrity
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Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.
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5 / 5 |
The Ohio State University's core service has real education, research, transfer, workforce, medical, or public-service value, but integrity depends on access, quality, cost, academic freedom, and student outcomes. Linked evidence
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Scale Integrity
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Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.
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5 / 5 |
The Ohio State University's scale makes its decisions consequential for students, workers, public budgets, local communities, patients, research subjects, or credential markets. Linked evidence
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Penalties
| Penalty | Applied | Why this penalty |
|---|---|---|
Ecological Harm
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Footprint, trajectory, irreversibility, culpability, and scale,
including whether ecological harm is central to the model and continued
after credible notice. Range: -30 to 0.
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-2 |
The Ohio State University's public record makes Ecological Harm relevant through affordability, public governance, no-tuition structure, student debt exposure, animal research, campus… Linked evidence
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Animal Testing
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Direct animal testing, contract animal testing, animal-testing-dependent
product development, or business lines where current safety/regulatory
approval normally relies on animal experiments. Stronger penalties apply
where animal testing is core, repeated, non-optional, or avoidable;
documented cruelty-free or non-animal methods reduce or eliminate the
penalty. Range: -8 to 0.
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-5 |
The Ohio State University's public record makes Animal Testing relevant through affordability, public governance, no-tuition structure, student debt exposure, animal research, campus… Linked evidence
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Accountability Opacity
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Material opacity, reputation laundering, or hidden accountability
structures that prevent public accountability. Range: -2 to 0.
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-2 |
The Ohio State University's public record makes Accountability Opacity relevant through affordability, public governance, no-tuition structure, student debt exposure, animal research,… Linked evidence
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Surveillance Capture
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Invasive surveillance, unreasonably non-optional tracking, facial
recognition, biometric identification, or AI behavior scanning of
customers, workers, bystanders, or the public. Range: -5 to 0.
|
-1 |
The Ohio State University's public record makes Surveillance Capture relevant through affordability, public governance, no-tuition structure, student debt exposure, animal research, campus… Linked evidence
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Ideological Disavowal
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Concealed ideology presented as neutrality, expertise, professional
necessity, public-service administration, market inevitability, or
non-ideological common sense while exercising power. Range: -3 to 0.
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-2 |
The Ohio State University's public record makes Ideological Disavowal relevant through affordability, public governance, no-tuition structure, student debt exposure, animal research, campus… Linked evidence
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Bonus Credits
No bonus credits applied in this version.
Confidence Basis
Confidence Basis
Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.
High 85/100
14 verified linked claims 14 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 14/14 components covered
This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail. AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.
Claim confidence 16/20
14 verified linked claims
Source quality 16/18
Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability
Direct axis-specific claims 14/18
14 direct claims across 14 active components
Dispute load 12/12
0 disputed claims on this entity
Recency 10/10
Newest accepted timestamp: May 13, 2026
Reviewer status 7/12
Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding
Component coverage 10/10
14/14 evidence-bearing components have direct support
Evidence State
Evidence State
Claims and Sources
Claims are the evidence record. Each claim needs a source link, axis category, status, confidence level, and timestamp before it can support a score.
* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.1The Ohio State University's public record identifies it as a public, private nonprofit, for-profit, community-college, land-grant, or online higher-education institution.
- Ohio State Board of TrusteesPrimary institutional record · 90%
2The Ohio State University's public record shows whether binding authority sits with regents, trustees, elected/public bodies, governors, executives, or private owners rather than with students and ordinary workers.
- Ohio State Board of TrusteesPrimary institutional record · 90%
3The Ohio State University's tuition, fee, aid, no-tuition, or online-pricing model determines how much education cost is shifted to students and families versus absorbed by public subsidy, endowment, donors, or the institution.
- Ohio State land-grant missionPrimary institutional record · 90%
4The Ohio State University's public governance materials do not show ordinary faculty, staff, or student workers holding full binding democratic control over the institution.
- Ohio State Board of TrusteesPrimary institutional record · 90%
5The Ohio State University's access model affects people seeking credentials, retraining, transfer pathways, career mobility, or adult education during economically vulnerable periods.
- Ohio State land-grant missionPrimary institutional record · 90%
6The Ohio State University's public model shows whether the institution absorbs education cost through public subsidy, endowment, philanthropy, or low tuition, or instead passes risk to students through tuition bills and debt exposure.
- Ohio State land-grant missionPrimary institutional record · 90%
7The Ohio State University operates in credential markets where students face asymmetric information, switching costs, sunk credits, admissions pressure, and debt-financed purchasing decisions.
- Ohio State tuition and feesPrimary institutional record · 90%
8The Ohio State University's core service has real education, research, transfer, workforce, medical, or public-service value, but integrity depends on access, quality, cost, academic freedom, and student outcomes.
- Ohio State Board of TrusteesPrimary institutional record · 90%
9The Ohio State University's scale makes its decisions consequential for students, workers, public budgets, local communities, patients, research subjects, or credential markets.
- Ohio State Board of TrusteesPrimary institutional record · 90%
10The Ohio State University's public record makes Ecological Harm relevant through affordability, public governance, no-tuition structure, student debt exposure, animal research, campus footprint, lobbying, online monitoring, identity formation, or institutional neutrality claims.
- Ohio State tuition and feesPrimary institutional record · 90%
11The Ohio State University's public record makes Animal Testing relevant through affordability, public governance, no-tuition structure, student debt exposure, animal research, campus footprint, lobbying, online monitoring, identity formation, or institutional neutrality claims.
- Ohio State tuition and feesPrimary institutional record · 90%
12The Ohio State University's public record makes Accountability Opacity relevant through affordability, public governance, no-tuition structure, student debt exposure, animal research, campus footprint, lobbying, online monitoring, identity formation, or institutional neutrality claims.
- Ohio State tuition and feesPrimary institutional record · 90%
13The Ohio State University's public record makes Surveillance Capture relevant through affordability, public governance, no-tuition structure, student debt exposure, animal research, campus footprint, lobbying, online monitoring, identity formation, or institutional neutrality claims.
- Ohio State tuition and feesPrimary institutional record · 90%
14The Ohio State University's public record makes Ideological Disavowal relevant through affordability, public governance, no-tuition structure, student debt exposure, animal research, campus footprint, lobbying, online monitoring, identity formation, or institutional neutrality claims.
- Ohio State tuition and feesPrimary institutional record · 90%
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