Students Using mtvU’s RateMyProfessors.com Say UW-Madison is the Best U.S. University

WISCONSIN -- mtvU’s RateMyProfessors.com, the largest online destination for college professor ratings, released its toplists.ratemyprofessors.com ranking this week, the nation’s top professors and universities, based entirely on students’ input.

Topping the nation’s list of universities are University of Wisconsin-Madison, Washington University in St. Louis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and University of California Santa Barbara. The rankings for best schools were determined by analyzing both professor ratings and campus ratings.

Top 25 Universities

1
University of Wisconsin - Madison
2
Washington University in St. Louis
3
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
4
University of California Santa Barbara
5
University of Georgia
6
Duke University
7
Auburn University
8
Tufts University
9
James Madison University
10
Texas Christian University
11
University of Dayton
12
Michigan State University
13
Colgate University
14
Pennsylvania State University
15
Texas A&M University at College Station
16
Iowa State University
17
North Carolina State University
18
Vanderbilt University
19
University of Florida
20
University of Michigan
21
St. John's University - College of St. Benedict
22
Louisiana State University
23
University of Southern California
24
Cornell University
25
Pepperdine University

Students posting on RateMyProfessors.com praised this year’s highest-ranked university professor, Devon Hanahan of The College of Charleston. One student stated, “She loves the school, the subject, and her students and it really shows.” Another shared, “One of the best teachers I’ve ever had. She’s clear, very thorough, and extremely helpful. She is very passionate about her work and loves her students. I highly recommend her class.”

Top 25 University Professors

1

College of Charleston

Devon Hanahan

2

Montclair State University

Julie Mazur

3

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

James Brenner

4

Southern Methodist University

Brian Fennig

5

New York University

Craig Kapp

6

University of Pittsburgh

Jennifer McCord

7

University of Montevallo

Ivan Smith

8

University of Alabama

Douglas Klutz

9

Hunter College

Hunter Kincaid

10

Indiana University Northwest

Scooter Pegram

11

University of Arkansas Fort Smith

Jerry West

12

St. Joseph's College

Warren Schultz

13

John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Sam Baruch

14

University of Maryland University College

John Beyers

15

University of North Georgia - Gainesville

Garry Merritt

16

Rutgers - State University of New Jersey

John Kerrigan

17

New York City College of Technology

Eric Rodriguez

18

University of Michigan - Dearborn

Tammy Grace

19

College of Staten Island (CUNY - Staten Island)

Joseph Frusci

20

Brigham Young University

Rosalind Hall

21

San Francisco State University

John Ryan

22

Appalachian State University

Lisa Runner

23

University of La Verne

John Bartelt

24

Arizona State University

Erik Johnson

25

University of California San Diego

Kenneth Anderson

Methodology

Highest Rated Professors -- A professor’s Overall Quality rating informs the Top Professor lists: 5 is the highest rating and 1 is the lowest rating available to users when evaluating their professors. (Note that before May 18th, 2016, Overall Quality was calculated by averaging a professor’s separate “Helpfulness” and “Clarity” ratings, which formerly appeared on ratings pages.)

Highest Rated Schools -- School rankings are based partially on the above professor ratings. In order to assemble a school's rating, we include both its overall Professor Average rating, as well as its Overall School Rating which is an average of its campus ratings. We weigh professor ratings and campus ratings equally (50 percent each), which implies that a top school scores high both in terms of academics as well as campus life. Similar to the professor ratings, in order to provide statistical significance, we only admit schools with at least 30 rated professors and 30 campus ratings. Using the resulting scores, schools are ranked from high to low.

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