As students search for classes, many search professors' names on RateMyProfessor.com hoping to see a big five for overall quality and just maybe a chili pepper as well.
UW-Madison ranked third on RateMyProfessor.com, a website for rating and researching professors, which compiles these ratings to make a list of the highest rated universities each year based on student ratings from the site.
University rankings were based on criteria such as location, career opportunities, libraries, food and social life.
On a scale from one to five, the overall school rating for UW-Madison is 4.6. Student happiness and school reputation received a 4.8, and the school received a 4.7 for social activities.
The website notes that the ratings are weighted so that university size does not affect the outcome.
