Database Entries:
Departments: 70
Courses: 661
Professors: 559

Based on Submitted Reviews :
Total reviews screened: 1373
Total non-screened reviews:1113 [view]

Tufts University Department Rankings (based on submitted numerical ratings)

1. Experimental College (4.6)
2. Judaic Studies (4.43)
3. Philosophy (4.19)
4. History (4.17)
5. Community Health (4.11)
6. Comparative Religion (4.1)
7. Music (4.08)
8. Drama (4.06)
9. French (3.95)
10. Political Science (3.93)
11. Spanish (3.92)
12. Computer Science (3.88)
13. Child Development (3.87)
14. Mathematics (3.79)
15. Electrical Engineering (3.64)
16. English (3.63)
17. Economics (3.51)
18. Sociology (3.47)
19. Anthropology (3.44)
20. Biology (3.42)
21. Psychology (3.35)
22. Chemistry (3.26)
23. Physics (3.24)
24. Astronomy (2.72)

Instructor Rating Average across ALL reviews: 3.82 (5 point scale); Std. deviation = 1.44
Course Rating Average across ALL reviews: 3.73 (5 point scale); Std. deviation = 1.28

Ranking Methodology:
A department must have at least 15 reviews posted to be included in the final ranking.
Equation = (0.4* (Department Instructor Average - (Standard Deviation of Professor Ratings for the Department/Square Root(# of Department Reviews)))) + (0.6*(Department Course Average - (Standard Deviation of Course Ratings for the Department/Square Root(# of Department Reviews))))

Sample size may not be statistically significant.

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