Does AI recommend University of the People?
uopeople.edu 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 University of the People
Western Governors University: 38%. Rank 8 of 62 brands tracked.
University of the People vs Western Governors University, engine by engine
Named most by Google AI Overviews (10%), least by ChatGPT (6%). The grey tick is the typical (median) brand of the category.
Is University of the People named, and where?
- Yes. University of the People is named in 8% of the answers across Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT.
- It ranks 8 of 62 brands we track in online degree programs (universities).
- In list answers it shows up at position 2.1 on average in ChatGPT (1 = first).
- Its own site, uopeople.edu, is the 5th most cited site in the category.
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%
University of the People, above typical
See the full online degrees index · University of the People'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 uopeople.edu?
Yes: nothing we checked stops the AI engines from reading the site. Checked Oct 17, 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 | Cloudflare in front of the site | Lets them in |
| Text without JavaScript | 494 words in the raw homepage HTML | Readable |
Nothing to fix here. The crawlers behind ChatGPT search, Google AI Overviews and Gemini can read the site, and the homepage text shows without JavaScript. The next step is being cited: see the sites above.
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