Philosophy · 29 reviews
- Quality
- 4.5/5
- Difficulty
- 3.1/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 4.21
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.11
- Alpha
- 0.34
- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.09
A&S Humanities / Social Sciences / Arts
Philosophy
Reviews279
Professors21
Quality3.74
Difficulty3.36
Difficulty rank#5
Quality rank#18
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Department rating summaries
Highest ratedBrannon McDaniel ↗4.21
Highest reported difficultyGeoff Goddu ↗3.65
Lowest reported difficultyBrannon McDaniel ↗3.11
Highest rating relative to expectationsBrannon McDaniel ↗0.34
Most disagreement in ratingsNancy Schauber ↗1.60
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Philosophy · 52 reviews
- Quality
- 3.9/5
- Difficulty
- 3.8/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 3.86
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.65
- Alpha
- 0.27
- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.32
Philosophy · 33 reviews
- Quality
- 3.2/5
- Difficulty
- 3.5/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 3.44
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.41
- Alpha
- -0.24
- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.60
Philosophy · 27 reviews
- Quality
- 2.9/5
- Difficulty
- 3.1/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 3.26
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.16
- Alpha
- -0.49
- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.41
Philosophy · 17 reviews
- Quality
- 4.8/5
- Difficulty
- 3.5/5
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- 0.44
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Philosophy · 14 reviews
- Quality
- 3.9/5
- Difficulty
- 3.5/5
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- 1.70
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Philosophy · 6 reviews
- Quality
- 1.2/5
- Difficulty
- 4.3/5
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- 0.41
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Philosophy · 4 reviews
- Quality
- 3.3/5
- Difficulty
- 3.8/5
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- 2.06
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Philosophy · 9 reviews
- Quality
- 3.7/5
- Difficulty
- 2.9/5
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- 1.41
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Philosophy · 3 reviews
- Quality
- 5.0/5
- Difficulty
- 3.0/5
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- 0.00
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Philosophy · 5 reviews
- Quality
- 2.6/5
- Difficulty
- 3.6/5
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- 1.34
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Philosophy · 9 reviews
- Quality
- 5.0/5
- Difficulty
- 3.0/5
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- 0.00
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Philosophy · 3 reviews
- Quality
- 4.3/5
- Difficulty
- 2.3/5
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- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.15
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Philosophy · 7 reviews
- Quality
- 3.3/5
- Difficulty
- 3.3/5
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- 1.38
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Philosophy · 6 reviews
- Quality
- 4.8/5
- Difficulty
- 1.5/5
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- 0.41
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Philosophy · 18 reviews
- Quality
- 4.5/5
- Difficulty
- 3.4/5
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- 0.71
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Philosophy · 12 reviews
- Quality
- 3.4/5
- Difficulty
- 3.2/5
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- 1.38
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Philosophy · 6 reviews
- Quality
- 2.2/5
- Difficulty
- 3.7/5
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- 1.33
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Philosophy · 2 reviews
- Quality
- 4.0/5
- Difficulty
- 3.5/5
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- 1.41
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Philosophy · 5 reviews
- Quality
- 3.6/5
- Difficulty
- 3.6/5
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- 1.95
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Philosophy · 12 reviews
- Quality
- 3.5/5
- Difficulty
- 2.8/5
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- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.31
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| Professor | Quality | Difficulty | Reviews | Adjusted quality | Adjusted difficulty | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brannon McDanielPhilosophy | 3.07 | 29 | 4.21 | 3.11 | ||
| Geoff GodduPhilosophy | 3.83 | 52 | 3.86 | 3.65 | ||
| Nancy SchauberPhilosophy | 3.55 | 33 | 3.44 | 3.41 | ||
| Miriam McCormickPhilosophy | 3.15 | 27 | 3.26 | 3.16 | ||
| Colin KieltyPhilosophy | 3.47 | 17 | — | — | ||
| David LefkowitzPhilosophy | 3.50 | 14 | — | — | ||
| Dr. BondurantPhilosophy | 4.33 | 6 | — | — | ||
| Edward FerrierPhilosophy | 3.75 | 4 | — | — | ||
| Evan WelchancePhilosophy | 2.89 | 9 | — | — | ||
| Gwen NallyPhilosophy | 3.00 | 3 | — | — | ||
| Jeff StedmanPhilosophy | 3.60 | 5 | — | — | ||
| Jeppe von PlatzPhilosophy | 3.00 | 9 | — | — | ||
| Joshua SchwartzPhilosophy | 2.33 | 3 | — | — | ||
| Karin BoxerPhilosophy | 3.29 | 7 | — | — | ||
| Kelley AnnesleyPhilosophy | 1.50 | 6 | — | — | ||
| Ladelle McWhorterPhilosophy | 3.39 | 18 | — | — | ||
| Ori BelkindPhilosophy | 3.17 | 12 | — | — | ||
| Racheal HarbinPhilosophy | 3.67 | 6 | — | — | ||
| Sean DriscollPhilosophy | 3.50 | 2 | — | — | ||
| Uygar AbaciPhilosophy | 3.60 | 5 | — | — | ||
| William RecknerPhilosophy | 2.83 | 12 | — | — |
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