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A low score means the evidence is thin or raises concerns, not that the business is unsafe or a scam.","sections":[["Positives","good",[{"text":"Domain registered 24 years ago","source":"rdap","plain":true},{"text":"No malware or phishing warnings","source":"safe_browsing","plain":true}]],["Be cautious","bad",[{"text":"A low number of independent reviews (1 on SmartCustomer), but it falls short with only 2.0 stars out of 5","source":"reviews","plain":false}]],["Not found","none",[{"text":"Company details information was not found from our checks.","source":"registry","plain":false},{"text":"Email address information was not found from our checks.","source":"website","plain":false}]]],"missing":[],"sources_agree":[],"page":{"rows":[["Who they are","registry","Company details","building","No data found from the sources checked.","none"],["Who they are","rdap","Domain registration","clock","Its website address was registered 24 years ago","good"],["Who they are","website","Website details","globe","We read 4 of its pages: contact, about, terms and privacy","good"],["Reputation and track record","reviews","Customer reviews, accreditations and complaints","star","Rated 2.0 stars out of 5 from 1 reviews on SmartCustomer","bad"],["Reputation and track record","crux","Visitor traffic","eye","Real people visited its website in 24 of the last 24 months","info"],["Reputation and track record","wayback","Web history and authority","history","The Internet Archive first saved a copy of its website 26 years ago","good"],["Reputation and track record","social","Social presence","users","It is on 5 social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X.com and YouTube); the largest audience is 316,093 followers on Facebook","good"],["Safety","safe_browsing","Malware and phishing","bug","No malware or phishing warnings found for its website","good"],["Safety","hibp","Data breach history","lock","No known data breach involving the company","good"],["Safety","dns","Domain and email security","shield-check","Its email is only partly protected: mail forged in its name is reported but not blocked","good"]],"tally":"1 be cautious · 7 clear · 1 not found · 1 for information","held":null,"satisfaction":[["SmartCustomer","2.0","1 reviews · read 12 November 2026",false]],"bbb":[],"average":"3.3","average_sum":"(7 × 3.5 + 2 × 1 (SmartCustomer)) ÷ (7 + 1) = 3.3, to one decimal place","also":[],"trustpilot":null,"found":{"registry":[],"rdap":[["Its website address is locked against being transferred to someone else","good"]],"website":[],"reviews":[],"crux":[["Real people have visited its website since February 2021 or earlier","good"],["It is among the 50,000 most-visited sites on the internet (Cloudflare Radar)","good"]],"wayback":[],"social":[["Its YouTube channel has 36,900 subscribers and 749 videos, the latest uploaded on 10 Nov 2026","good"]],"safe_browsing":[],"hibp":[],"dns":[["Its email identifies its real senders, but mail forged in its name is not blocked","good"]]},"provided":[],"sections":[["Positives","good",[{"text":"Its website address was registered 24 years ago","source":"rdap"},{"text":"No malware or phishing warnings found for its website","source":"safe_browsing"}]],["Be cautious","bad",[{"text":"A low number of independent reviews (1 on SmartCustomer), but it falls short with only 2.0 stars out of 5","source":"reviews"}]],["Not found","none",[{"text":"Company details information was not found from our checks.","source":"registry"},{"text":"Email address information was not found from our checks.","source":"website"}]]]},"answer":"Is topuniversities.com legit and trustworthy? Truth score 61 out of 100, mixed truth signals: 7 public checks clear, 1 to be cautious about, 1 not found, 1 for information. Legitimacy confidence: mixed. App experience: insufficient evidence. Customer satisfaction: insufficient evidence.","edits":[],"edits_recent":{"days":90,"count":0,"fields":[]},"advisory":null,"citation":{"source":"Truth Signal","url":"https://truthsignal.com/business/topuniversities.com","assessed_at":"2026-11-12T20:53:04.709889+00:00","licence":"Truth Signal terms: free to read and quote with a link back; bulk copying, data sets, resale, white-label and model training need the paid API plan","licence_url":"https://truthsignal.com/terms","cite_as":"Truth Signal, TopUniversities: truth score 61 out of 100, legitimacy confidence Mixed, assessed 2026-11-12, https://truthsignal.com/business/topuniversities.com"}}