How professor ratings work
These ratings describe students’ experiences. Consider the number, dates, and context of reviews when choosing a class.
Four teaching scores
Current reviews score clarity, engagement, accessibility, and fairness from 1 to 5. Their teaching score is the average of those four answers. Difficulty is optional and is shown separately; it is not part of the teaching score.
The profile’s overall score
Each approved current review contributes equally. When historical scores are available, the overall profile score blends current teaching scores with the archive’s computed scores. Historical reviews receive weights based on their original dates: up to 2 years old, 1.0; up to 5 years, 0.75; up to 10 years, 0.5; older or undated, 0.25. Displayed scores are rounded.
Current reviews and the historical archive
Current reviews were submitted through the current rating system. Historical reviews were imported from the earlier site. “Current” describes the system used, not how recently the review was written. The archive used different questions, so historical scores are not an exact match for today’s four teaching measures.
Dates and recent-review counts
The recent-review count includes reviews dated within the last 365 days. Historical reviews use their original dates when those dates can be read reliably. Import dates never make an old review appear recent. Entries with unknown original dates remain in the historical count but do not appear in recent-review counts or determine the latest dated review.
What verification means
An email-verification label indicates access to an email address. A domain match indicates that the address matches a school’s configured domains. An invitation label indicates use of a class invitation link. These signals do not independently prove enrollment, attendance, or the truth of a review. Unverified experiences can still be published.
Publication, moderation, and reports
Current submissions go through automated checks and may require human review. Only approved current reviews contribute to public review counts and scores. Pending, flagged, and rejected current reviews do not. Historical comments can be hidden or removed while their original scores remain in the archive. Use a review’s report control to raise a concern.
Anonymity and optional details
Public reviews do not show the reviewer’s email address. Written feedback, course and term details, and additional teaching questions are optional. Never include private information about yourself or another person in a review.