History · 32 reviews
- Quality
- 4.9/5
- Difficulty
- 3.5/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 4.50
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.36
- Alpha
- 0.53
- Rating spread (SD)
- 0.25
A&S Humanities / Social Sciences / Arts
History
Reviews826
Professors40
Quality3.91
Difficulty3.40
Difficulty rank#2
Quality rank#11
All-time supplied department values. Ranks compare the 27 supplied departments. The professor controls below apply to professor data only.
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Department rating summaries
Highest ratedMichelle Kahn ↗4.50
Highest reported difficultyTze Loo ↗3.84
Lowest reported difficultyGraeme Mack ↗2.61
Highest rating relative to expectationsTze Loo ↗0.61
Most disagreement in ratingsRobert Kenzer ↗1.50
Department standouts are subsets of eligible professor scores, not additional official awards. Quality and difficulty use Bayesian scores. Alpha is custom: positive means higher ratings than expected for difficulty, department, and year.
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Professor ratings
History · 22 reviews
- Quality
- 5.0/5
- Difficulty
- 2.1/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 4.43
- Adjusted difficulty
- 2.61
- Alpha
- 0.17
- Rating spread (SD)
- 0.00
History · 44 reviews
- Quality
- 4.7/5
- Difficulty
- 3.8/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 4.39
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.60
- Alpha
- 0.58
- Rating spread (SD)
- 0.75
History · 42 reviews
- Quality
- 4.6/5
- Difficulty
- 2.9/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 4.37
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.01
- Alpha
- 0.46
- Rating spread (SD)
- 0.76
History · 20 reviews
- Quality
- 4.9/5
- Difficulty
- 2.4/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 4.33
- Adjusted difficulty
- 2.77
- Alpha
- 0.17
- Rating spread (SD)
- 0.37
History · 25 reviews
- Quality
- 4.7/5
- Difficulty
- 4.4/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 4.31
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.84
- Alpha
- 0.61
- Rating spread (SD)
- 0.61
History · 38 reviews
- Quality
- 4.5/5
- Difficulty
- 3.3/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 4.28
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.25
- Alpha
- 0.39
- Rating spread (SD)
- 0.98
History · 24 reviews
- Quality
- 4.6/5
- Difficulty
- 2.8/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 4.23
- Adjusted difficulty
- 2.97
- Alpha
- 0.26
- Rating spread (SD)
- 0.93
History · 23 reviews
- Quality
- 4.4/5
- Difficulty
- 3.6/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 4.14
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.39
- Alpha
- 0.26
- Rating spread (SD)
- 0.84
History · 30 reviews
- Quality
- 4.4/5
- Difficulty
- 2.7/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 4.14
- Adjusted difficulty
- 2.87
- Alpha
- 0.20
- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.16
History · 25 reviews
- Quality
- 4.2/5
- Difficulty
- 3.7/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 4.03
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.48
- Alpha
- 0.19
- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.08
History · 25 reviews
- Quality
- 4.2/5
- Difficulty
- 3.9/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 4.00
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.57
- Alpha
- 0.25
- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.18
History · 25 reviews
- Quality
- 4.1/5
- Difficulty
- 3.2/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 3.98
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.21
- Alpha
- 0.09
- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.20
History · 31 reviews
- Quality
- 3.9/5
- Difficulty
- 3.3/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 3.89
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.23
- Alpha
- 0.02
- Rating spread (SD)
- 0.96
History · 23 reviews
- Quality
- 3.9/5
- Difficulty
- 3.1/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 3.86
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.13
- Alpha
- 0.01
- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.44
History · 33 reviews
- Quality
- 3.5/5
- Difficulty
- 3.4/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 3.59
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.31
- Alpha
- -0.27
- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.50
History · 44 reviews
- Quality
- 3.3/5
- Difficulty
- 4.0/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 3.47
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.76
- Alpha
- -0.25
- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.33
History · 20 reviews
- Quality
- 3.1/5
- Difficulty
- 3.3/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 3.45
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.24
- Alpha
- -0.37
- Rating spread (SD)
- 0.91
History · 51 reviews
- Quality
- 3.2/5
- Difficulty
- 4.0/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 3.40
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.74
- Alpha
- -0.34
- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.27
History · 31 reviews
- Quality
- 3.1/5
- Difficulty
- 3.7/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 3.40
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.50
- Alpha
- -0.47
- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.28
History · 28 reviews
- Quality
- 3.0/5
- Difficulty
- 4.0/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 3.36
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.64
- Alpha
- -0.28
- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.35
History · 21 reviews
- Quality
- 2.9/5
- Difficulty
- 3.8/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 3.32
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.50
- Alpha
- -0.35
- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.42
History · 3 reviews
- Quality
- 4.3/5
- Difficulty
- 1.7/5
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- —
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- 0.58
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History · 17 reviews
- Quality
- 3.8/5
- Difficulty
- 2.9/5
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- —
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- —
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- 1.13
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History · 15 reviews
- Quality
- 2.7/5
- Difficulty
- 3.4/5
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- —
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- 1.67
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History · 1 review
- Quality
- 1.0/5
- Difficulty
- 4.0/5
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History · 16 reviews
- Quality
- 4.1/5
- Difficulty
- 3.8/5
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- —
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- 1.09
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History · 4 reviews
- Quality
- 4.8/5
- Difficulty
- 2.8/5
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- 0.50
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History · 2 reviews
- Quality
- 5.0/5
- Difficulty
- 2.0/5
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- 0.00
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History · 10 reviews
- Quality
- 4.2/5
- Difficulty
- 1.7/5
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- 0.79
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History · 2 reviews
- Quality
- 2.0/5
- Difficulty
- 4.0/5
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- 0.00
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History · 10 reviews
- Quality
- 3.0/5
- Difficulty
- 4.0/5
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- 1.70
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History · 8 reviews
- Quality
- 1.6/5
- Difficulty
- 3.4/5
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- 0.74
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History · 13 reviews
- Quality
- 4.2/5
- Difficulty
- 2.7/5
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- 0.83
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History · 16 reviews
- Quality
- 2.6/5
- Difficulty
- 4.4/5
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- 1.09
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History · 12 reviews
- Quality
- 4.5/5
- Difficulty
- 3.2/5
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- 0.80
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History · 12 reviews
- Quality
- 3.3/5
- Difficulty
- 3.7/5
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- 1.76
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History · 3 reviews
- Quality
- 1.3/5
- Difficulty
- 4.7/5
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- 0.58
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History · 9 reviews
- Quality
- 4.6/5
- Difficulty
- 3.8/5
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- 0.53
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History · 16 reviews
- Quality
- 2.7/5
- Difficulty
- 2.1/5
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- —
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- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.30
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| Professor | Quality | Difficulty | Reviews | Adjusted quality | Adjusted difficulty | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle KahnHistory | 3.47 | 32 | 4.50 | 3.36 | ||
| Graeme MackHistory | 2.09 | 22 | 4.43 | 2.61 | ||
| David BrandenbergerHistory | 3.80 | 44 | 4.39 | 3.60 | ||
| John TreadwayHistory | 2.93 | 42 | 4.37 | 3.01 | ||
| Philippa HollowayHistory | 2.35 | 20 | 4.33 | 2.77 | ||
| Tze LooHistory | 4.36 | 25 | 4.31 | 3.84 | ||
| Robert GalganoHistory | 3.29 | 38 | 4.28 | 3.25 | ||
| Elisabeth WrayHistory | 2.79 | 24 | 4.23 | 2.97 | ||
| Manuella MeyerHistory | 3.57 | 23 | 4.14 | 3.39 | ||
| Kibibi MacK-SheltonHistory | 2.67 | 30 | 4.14 | 2.87 | ||
| Nicole SackleyHistory | 3.72 | 25 | 4.03 | 3.48 | ||
| Eric YellinHistory | 3.88 | 25 | 4.00 | 3.57 | ||
| Joanna DrellHistory | 3.24 | 25 | 3.98 | 3.21 | ||
| David RouttHistory | 3.26 | 31 | 3.89 | 3.23 | ||
| Edward AyersHistory | 3.09 | 23 | 3.86 | 3.13 | ||
| Robert KenzerHistory | 3.39 | 33 | 3.59 | 3.31 | ||
| Carol SummersHistory | 4.02 | 44 | 3.47 | 3.76 | ||
| Terri HalperinHistory | 3.30 | 20 | 3.45 | 3.24 | ||
| Sydney WattsHistory | 3.96 | 51 | 3.40 | 3.74 | ||
| Yucel YanikdagHistory | 3.71 | 31 | 3.40 | 3.50 | ||
| . McGarvieHistory | 3.96 | 28 | 3.36 | 3.64 | ||
| Abner HoltonHistory | 3.81 | 21 | 3.32 | 3.50 | ||
| Adam DeanHistory | 1.67 | 3 | — | — | ||
| Alex CheckovichHistory | 2.88 | 17 | — | — | ||
| Brian FennessyHistory | 3.40 | 15 | — | — | ||
| Brianna FrakesHistory | 4.00 | 1 | — | — | ||
| Chris BischofHistory | 3.75 | 16 | — | — | ||
| Christine ContradaHistory | 2.75 | 4 | — | — | ||
| Dan RobertsHistory | 2.00 | 2 | — | — | ||
| Emory BogleHistory | 1.70 | 10 | — | — | ||
| Geoffrey TraughHistory | 4.00 | 2 | — | — | ||
| Hugh WestHistory | 4.00 | 10 | — | — | ||
| Jillean McCommonsHistory | 3.38 | 8 | — | — | ||
| John GordonHistory | 2.69 | 13 | — | — | ||
| John PaganHistory | 4.38 | 16 | — | — | ||
| Juan Ardila FallaHistory | 3.17 | 12 | — | — | ||
| Nicholas BakerHistory | 3.67 | 12 | — | — | ||
| Oksana KisHistory | 4.67 | 3 | — | — | ||
| Samantha SeeleyHistory | 3.78 | 9 | — | — | ||
| Stuart WheelerHistory | 2.06 | 16 | — | — |
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