RateMyProfessors.com, a website where college students rank faculty — and mostly bash the professors who give them bad grades — has released its 2013-14 list of the hottest college professors. “A professor who receives a chili pepper is considered ‘hot,'” according to the site’s methodology page for the lists. “Chili peppers are awarded based on the sum of positive and negative (hot or not) ratings.”
Here is the ranking:
If your school didn’t make this list, maybe it’s one of the site’s 2013-2014 “highest-rated universities” which is based on a school’s “Professor Average rating as well as its Overall School Rating which is an average of its campus ratings” (and schools that have at least 30 rated professors and 30 campus ratings):
- University of Wisconsin – Madison
Madison, WI - Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO - University of Georgia
Athens, GA - James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA - Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN - Texas A&M University at College Station
College Station, TX - University of Texas
Austin, TX - Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX - Brigham Young University
Provo, UT - Auburn University
Auburn, AL - Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA - University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI - Cornell University
Ithaca, NY - Emory University
Atlanta, GA - University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA - University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA - St. Olaf College
Northfield, MN - University of Dayton
Dayton, OH - Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI - Gustavus Adolphus College
St. Peter, MN - St. John’s University – College of St. Benedict
Collegeville, MN - North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC - Mississippi State University
Starkville, MS - University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL - University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Madison, WI
St. Louis, MO
Athens, GA
Harrisonburg, VA
Nashville, TN
College Station, TX
Austin, TX
Fort Worth, TX
Provo, UT
Auburn, AL
University Park, PA
Ann Arbor, MI
Ithaca, NY
Atlanta, GA
Santa Barbara, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Northfield, MN
Dayton, OH
East Lansing, MI
St. Peter, MN
Collegeville, MN
Raleigh, NC
Starkville, MS
Coral Gables, FL
Tuscaloosa, AL
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