Anonymous
Post 04/03/2025 22:35     Subject: Teaching quality

The most general Princeton Review ranking may be 'Their Students Love These Colleges":

https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings/?rankings=their-students-love-these-colleges
Anonymous
Post 04/03/2025 22:30     Subject: Teaching quality

Anonymous wrote:Interestingly, of the three lists (Best Classroom Experience, Best Undergrad Teaching [R1], Best Undergrad Teaching [LAC]), these are the five schools that show up twice:

Grinnell
Reed
St. John's (MD)
St. Olaf
Wellesley


For Princeton Review, the student survey lists are in the public section. Their actual ratings are a bit different, and use both surveys and additional info, but are in the passwd protected section. They also have written descriptions there for each school, similar to Fiske. The good news is the passwd section is free. We found it one of the most useful references.
Anonymous
Post 04/03/2025 22:19     Subject: Re:Teaching quality

Anonymous
Post 04/03/2025 22:12     Subject: Teaching quality

Elon is listed numero uno.
Some say yes it is correct they should be.
But no one can say why?
What's different about Elon?
Anonymous
Post 04/03/2025 21:44     Subject: Teaching quality

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There are great professors and not-so-great professors at every college.


This is the answer.


+1
Pretty sure I know exactly who started this thread.
Anonymous
Post 04/03/2025 19:53     Subject: Teaching quality

Anonymous wrote:Which colleges have good teaching? Any professor that stands out for their teaching?
Was this college one you attended or did you hear about the college and or professor from someone else?


Every college has great teachers, awful teachers, and inbetween teachers. The kids look at their ratings online, and choose accordingly. Anyone who tells you xx college only has wonderful teachers is full of it
Anonymous
Post 04/03/2025 18:55     Subject: Teaching quality

Anonymous wrote:Interestingly, of the three lists (Best Classroom Experience, Best Undergrad Teaching [R1], Best Undergrad Teaching [LAC]), these are the five schools that show up twice:

Grinnell
Reed
St. John's (MD)
St. Olaf
Wellesley


Oh crunchy 100k$ Reed.
Anonymous
Post 04/03/2025 18:53     Subject: Teaching quality

Anonymous wrote:There’s teaching quality but I’m most interested in learning quality. Some public colleges insist that students seek out the resources needed. Classroom interaction is not as important when lectures are recorded while attendance at office hours and labs is critical for success.


So, paying $80k+ for office hours? Don't "tutors" cost a lot less than attending $80k+ school?
Anonymous
Post 04/03/2025 18:13     Subject: Teaching quality

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The Prediction Review considers the slightly broader concept of "Best Classroom Experience":

https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings/?rankings=best-classroom-experience



There's also a list for "Colleges with the Best Professors" https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings?rankings=professors-get-high-marks

These are based on student surveys


And "Most Accessible Professors" https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings/?rankings=most-accessible-professors
Anonymous
Post 04/03/2025 18:11     Subject: Teaching quality

Anonymous wrote:The Prediction Review considers the slightly broader concept of "Best Classroom Experience":

https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings/?rankings=best-classroom-experience



There's also a list for "Colleges with the Best Professors" https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings?rankings=professors-get-high-marks

These are based on student surveys
Anonymous
Post 04/03/2025 17:57     Subject: Teaching quality

Interestingly, of the three lists (Best Classroom Experience, Best Undergrad Teaching [R1], Best Undergrad Teaching [LAC]), these are the five schools that show up twice:

Grinnell
Reed
St. John's (MD)
St. Olaf
Wellesley
Anonymous
Post 04/03/2025 16:20     Subject: Teaching quality

It's a trade off, but generally yes liberal arts schools will have better teachers. That's because the professors that want to spend their time doing research and only teaching one or two upper level classes are at bigger R1 type institutions. The faculty at liberal arts schools are doing waaaaay less research and less scholarship generally and way more teaching. That generally attracts a different skill set and passion. There are exceptions of course.
Anonymous
Post 04/03/2025 16:13     Subject: Teaching quality

Anonymous wrote:https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/undergraduate-teaching?_sort=rank&_sortDirection=asc


There’s a separate list for LACs.

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-liberal-arts-colleges/undergraduate-teaching?_sort=rank&_sortDirection=asc
Anonymous
Post 04/03/2025 16:10     Subject: Teaching quality

Anonymous wrote:Which colleges have good teaching? Any professor that stands out for their teaching?
Was this college one you attended or did you hear about the college and or professor from someone else?

I graduated 30 years ago so it's not applicable. According to my son at UMD, mostly good, but generally have to work through heavy accents. Posters will claim to be experts on multiple schools.
Anonymous
Post 04/03/2025 14:48     Subject: Teaching quality

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There are great professors and not-so-great professors at every college.


This is the answer.


+1. There’s a reason that Rate My Professor has existed for 20 years.