Does AI recommend Study.com?
study.com in online degree programs (universities): how often Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT name it next to Western Governors University, its top competitor, which sites the answers cite, and whether AI crawlers can read the site.
8%
of AI answers name Study.com
Western Governors University: 38%. Rank 9 of 62 brands tracked.
Study.com vs Western Governors University, engine by engine
Named most by Google AI Overviews (11%), least by ChatGPT (2%). The grey tick is the typical (median) brand of the category.
Questions where Western Governors University is named and Study.com is not
- “What is the best online college for working adults with a full-time job?”
- “Best online bachelor's degree programs for adults over 30”
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Is Study.com named, and where?
- Yes. Study.com is named in 8% of the answers across Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT.
- It ranks 9 of 62 brands we track in online degree programs (universities).
- In list answers it shows up at position 2.3 on average in Google AI Overviews (1 = first).
The category baseline
From the AI Citation Index (62 brands tracked in online degree programs (universities), Week 41).
2%
The typical brand
38%
The category leader
8%
Study.com, above typical
See the full online degrees index · Study.com's weekly trend
The sites the answers cite
The sites cited most in AI answers about online degree programs (universities), all engines. Being listed, reviewed or discussed on these is the shortest path into the answers.
- reddit.com5.0% of citations
- youtube.com4.0% of citations
- research.com4.0% of citations
- wgu.edu3.3% of citations
- uopeople.edu1.9% of citations
- bestcolleges.com1.8% of citations
- onlineu.com1.8% of citations
- asu.edu1.7% of citations
Can AI crawlers read study.com?
Mostly. One setting is worth a look. Checked Nov 2, 2026.
| Crawler | What it feeds | robots.txt |
|---|---|---|
| OAI-SearchBot | ChatGPT search, the pages it cites | Allowed |
| GPTBot | OpenAI model training only | Allowed |
| Googlebot | Google Search and Google AI Overviews | Allowed |
| Google-Extended | Gemini answers and training | Allowed |
| ClaudeBot | Claude | Allowed |
| Firewall | AWS in front of the site | Blocked our test |
| Text without JavaScript | 0 words in the raw homepage HTML | Could not test |
- AWS blocked our test requestYour homepage turned away our request from a data center even with a normal browser user agent, so we could not test the AI crawlers themselves. AI crawlers also come from data centers: check that your bot protection lets the verified AI crawlers you want through.
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