Political Science · 120 reviews
- Quality
- 4.7/5
- Difficulty
- 3.1/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 4.54
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.10
- Alpha
- 0.37
- Rating spread (SD)
- 0.73
A&S Humanities / Social Sciences / Arts
Political Science
Reviews777
Professors37
Quality4.18
Difficulty3.12
Difficulty rank#15
Quality rank#3
All-time supplied department values. Ranks compare the 27 supplied departments. The professor controls below apply to professor data only.
Within the department
Department rating summaries
Highest ratedStephen Long ↗4.54
Highest reported difficultyKevin Cherry ↗3.61
Lowest reported difficultyMonti Datta ↗2.37
Highest rating relative to expectationsDan Palazzolo ↗0.46
Most disagreement in ratingsKevin Cherry ↗1.75
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Professor ratings
Political Science · 80 reviews
- Quality
- 4.7/5
- Difficulty
- 3.2/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 4.48
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.22
- Alpha
- 0.43
- Rating spread (SD)
- 0.83
Political Science · 31 reviews
- Quality
- 4.7/5
- Difficulty
- 3.6/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 4.38
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.42
- Alpha
- 0.46
- Rating spread (SD)
- 0.51
Political Science · 21 reviews
- Quality
- 4.8/5
- Difficulty
- 2.8/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 4.32
- Adjusted difficulty
- 2.99
- Alpha
- 0.17
- Rating spread (SD)
- 0.51
Political Science · 33 reviews
- Quality
- 4.5/5
- Difficulty
- 1.9/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 4.21
- Adjusted difficulty
- 2.37
- Alpha
- -0.19
- Rating spread (SD)
- 0.83
Political Science · 32 reviews
- Quality
- 4.4/5
- Difficulty
- 3.4/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 4.20
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.32
- Alpha
- 0.17
- Rating spread (SD)
- 0.72
Political Science · 35 reviews
- Quality
- 4.3/5
- Difficulty
- 3.5/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 4.15
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.41
- Alpha
- 0.21
- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.16
Political Science · 21 reviews
- Quality
- 4.2/5
- Difficulty
- 3.0/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 4.00
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.06
- Alpha
- -0.14
- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.08
Political Science · 21 reviews
- Quality
- 4.2/5
- Difficulty
- 3.7/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 4.00
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.45
- Alpha
- 0.11
- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.12
Political Science · 29 reviews
- Quality
- 4.1/5
- Difficulty
- 2.8/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 4.00
- Adjusted difficulty
- 2.93
- Alpha
- -0.18
- Rating spread (SD)
- 0.99
Political Science · 35 reviews
- Quality
- 4.1/5
- Difficulty
- 2.1/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 3.97
- Adjusted difficulty
- 2.48
- Alpha
- -0.23
- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.16
Political Science · 40 reviews
- Quality
- 3.9/5
- Difficulty
- 3.8/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 3.89
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.56
- Alpha
- 0.05
- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.10
Political Science · 21 reviews
- Quality
- 4.0/5
- Difficulty
- 2.3/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 3.88
- Adjusted difficulty
- 2.72
- Alpha
- -0.37
- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.28
Political Science · 30 reviews
- Quality
- 3.7/5
- Difficulty
- 3.9/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 3.72
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.61
- Alpha
- -0.13
- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.75
Political Science · 32 reviews
- Quality
- 3.1/5
- Difficulty
- 3.7/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 3.39
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.51
- Alpha
- -0.37
- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.45
Political Science · 31 reviews
- Quality
- 2.9/5
- Difficulty
- 3.4/5
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- Adjusted quality
- 3.26
- Adjusted difficulty
- 3.33
- Alpha
- -0.63
- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.40
Political Science · 4 reviews
- Quality
- 3.5/5
- Difficulty
- 3.5/5
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- —
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- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.29
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Political Science · 2 reviews
- Quality
- 4.0/5
- Difficulty
- 2.0/5
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- —
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- —
- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.41
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Political Science · 12 reviews
- Quality
- 4.5/5
- Difficulty
- 2.7/5
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- —
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- —
- Rating spread (SD)
- 0.67
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Political Science · 9 reviews
- Quality
- 2.9/5
- Difficulty
- 4.1/5
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- —
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- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.36
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Political Science · 12 reviews
- Quality
- 4.3/5
- Difficulty
- 3.6/5
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- —
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- 0.75
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Political Science · 18 reviews
- Quality
- 3.4/5
- Difficulty
- 3.0/5
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- —
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- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.20
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Political Science · 3 reviews
- Quality
- 1.7/5
- Difficulty
- 2.7/5
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- —
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- Rating spread (SD)
- 0.58
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Political Science · 9 reviews
- Quality
- 4.8/5
- Difficulty
- 2.9/5
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- —
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- —
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- 0.67
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Political Science · 2 reviews
- Quality
- 4.0/5
- Difficulty
- 3.5/5
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- —
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- —
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- 1.41
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Political Science · 7 reviews
- Quality
- 4.4/5
- Difficulty
- 4.0/5
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- —
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- Rating spread (SD)
- 0.79
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Political Science · 6 reviews
- Quality
- 4.5/5
- Difficulty
- 3.7/5
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- —
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- Rating spread (SD)
- 0.55
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Political Science · 5 reviews
- Quality
- 3.4/5
- Difficulty
- 2.8/5
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- —
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- 1.52
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Political Science · 14 reviews
- Quality
- 2.8/5
- Difficulty
- 2.4/5
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- —
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- 1.67
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Political Science · 7 reviews
- Quality
- 4.0/5
- Difficulty
- 2.4/5
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- —
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- 1.00
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Political Science · 1 review
- Quality
- 5.0/5
- Difficulty
- 3.0/5
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Political Science · 2 reviews
- Quality
- 5.0/5
- Difficulty
- 2.5/5
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- 0.00
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Political Science · 16 reviews
- Quality
- 4.3/5
- Difficulty
- 3.7/5
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- —
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- Rating spread (SD)
- 0.87
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Political Science · 4 reviews
- Quality
- 4.5/5
- Difficulty
- 3.8/5
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- 0.58
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Political Science · 12 reviews
- Quality
- 4.4/5
- Difficulty
- 2.5/5
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- —
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- —
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- 0.79
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Political Science · 6 reviews
- Quality
- 3.5/5
- Difficulty
- 1.5/5
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- 1.38
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Political Science · 14 reviews
- Quality
- 4.3/5
- Difficulty
- 2.6/5
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- —
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- Rating spread (SD)
- 1.07
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| Professor | Quality | Difficulty | Reviews | Adjusted quality | Adjusted difficulty | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen LongPolitical Science | 3.09 | 120 | 4.54 | 3.10 | ||
| Rick MayesPolitical Science | 3.23 | 80 | 4.48 | 3.22 | ||
| Dan PalazzoloPolitical Science | 3.58 | 31 | 4.38 | 3.42 | ||
| Dan ChenPolitical Science | 2.81 | 21 | 4.32 | 2.99 | ||
| Monti DattaPolitical Science | 1.88 | 33 | 4.21 | 2.37 | ||
| Stephen SimonPolitical Science | 3.41 | 32 | 4.20 | 3.32 | ||
| Jennifer ErkulwaterPolitical Science | 3.54 | 35 | 4.15 | 3.41 | ||
| Dana El KurdPolitical Science | 2.95 | 21 | 4.00 | 3.06 | ||
| Jennifer PribblePolitical Science | 3.71 | 21 | 4.00 | 3.45 | ||
| Aleksandra Sznajder-LeePolitical Science | 2.76 | 29 | 4.00 | 2.93 | ||
| Jimmy KandehPolitical Science | 2.09 | 35 | 3.97 | 2.48 | ||
| Tracy RoofPolitical Science | 3.75 | 40 | 3.89 | 3.56 | ||
| Luai AllarakiaPolitical Science | 2.29 | 21 | 3.88 | 2.72 | ||
| Kevin CherryPolitical Science | 3.90 | 30 | 3.72 | 3.61 | ||
| Sheila CarapicoPolitical Science | 3.72 | 32 | 3.39 | 3.51 | ||
| Andrea SimpsonPolitical Science | 3.42 | 31 | 3.26 | 3.33 | ||
| Ana PetrovaPolitical Science | 3.50 | 4 | — | — | ||
| Anne Marie MorganPolitical Science | 2.00 | 2 | — | — | ||
| Anthony SparacinoPolitical Science | 2.67 | 12 | — | — | ||
| Chris MillerPolitical Science | 4.11 | 9 | — | — | ||
| Ellis WestPolitical Science | 3.58 | 12 | — | — | ||
| Ernest McGowenPolitical Science | 3.00 | 18 | — | — | ||
| Guanyi-Yi LeuPolitical Science | 2.67 | 3 | — | — | ||
| Guzel GarifullinaPolitical Science | 2.89 | 9 | — | — | ||
| Jeffrey CimbaloPolitical Science | 3.50 | 2 | — | — | ||
| Jeffrey LegroPolitical Science | 4.00 | 7 | — | — | ||
| Jennifer BowiePolitical Science | 3.67 | 6 | — | — | ||
| Katelyn JonesPolitical Science | 2.80 | 5 | — | — | ||
| Kathy ThompsonPolitical Science | 2.36 | 14 | — | — | ||
| Kirk JonasPolitical Science | 2.43 | 7 | — | — | ||
| Mackenzie DobsonPolitical Science | 3.00 | 1 | — | — | ||
| Martha MerrittPolitical Science | 2.50 | 2 | — | — | ||
| Richard DaggerPolitical Science | 3.69 | 16 | — | — | ||
| Spencer BakichPolitical Science | 3.75 | 4 | — | — | ||
| Teddy RitterPolitical Science | 2.50 | 12 | — | — | ||
| Tuba InalPolitical Science | 1.50 | 6 | — | — | ||
| Vincent WangPolitical Science | 2.64 | 14 | — | — |
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