These Are the Hottest College Professors in America

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:

David Daniel: Psychology, James Madison University

Paul Evans: Biology, Brigham Young University

Ruth Dellinger: Mathematics, Florida State College at Jacksonville

Thomas Beard: Economics, Auburn University

Barbara Kalvelage: Biology, University of Southern Indiana

Daniel Norton: Communication, Seattle Central College

Corey Manchester: Mathematics & Statistics, San Diego State University

Adrienne Alaie: Biology, Hunter College

Marsha Lindsay: Humanities, Lone Star College

Dana Cantu: English, South Texas College

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):

1. University of Wisconsin – Madison
   Madison, WI
2. Washington University in St. Louis
   St. Louis, MO
3. University of Georgia
   Athens, GA
4. James Madison University
   Harrisonburg, VA
5. Vanderbilt University
   Nashville, TN
6. Texas A&M University at College Station
   College Station, TX
7. University of Texas
   Austin, TX
8. Texas Christian University
   Fort Worth, TX
9. Brigham Young University
   Provo, UT
10. Auburn University
    Auburn, AL
11. Pennsylvania State University
    University Park, PA
12. University of Michigan
    Ann Arbor, MI
13. Cornell University
    Ithaca, NY
14. Emory University
    Atlanta, GA
15. University of California Santa Barbara
    Santa Barbara, CA
16. University of Southern California
    Los Angeles, CA
17. St. Olaf College
    Northfield, MN
18. University of Dayton
    Dayton, OH
19. Michigan State University
    East Lansing, MI
20. Gustavus Adolphus College
    St. Peter, MN
21. St. John’s University – College of St. Benedict
    Collegeville, MN
22. North Carolina State University
    Raleigh, NC
23. Mississippi State University
    Starkville, MS
24. University of Miami
    Coral Gables, FL
25. University of Alabama
    Tuscaloosa, AL

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

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