US UNIVERSITY RANKINGS

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Days after receiving USCG Approval for Cadet Deck and Engine Programs through July 2018, USMMA, is reportedly listed as number one in the dubious category of 25 US Universities with the Worst Professors.

According to the latest figures compiled by an education think-tank, many of the worst profs are apparently not doing a very good job teaching in Midwest and on the East Coast schools.

The Center for College Affordability and Productivity has released the ratings of schools with the best and worst professors by culling through millions of teacher ratings at an anonymous Web site - RateMyProfessors.com. These teacher ratings were one of the components that the center used in evaluating 650 colleges and universities for Forbes' ranking of America's Best Colleges.

Millions of students have used RateMyProfessors to share their feelings about their teachers in the U.S., Canada and U.K. Using a five-point scale, students rate professors on three criteria: helpfulness, clarity and easiness. An overall quality score is determined by averaging the helpfulness and clarity ratings. You can see all four scores for each professor on the site.

It's notable that some of the universities that landed on the worst professor list are schools that specialize in science, technology and engineering, which are academically challenging. Students could give professors in the these fields low scores on the easiness category, but these assessments are not used in a professor's overall quality score.

The school with the lowest-rated professors? That dubious distinction goes to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, while the U.S. Coast Guard Academy ranked third. The schools' poor performance is something of a surprise, as two other military academies, West Point and the Air Force Academy rank near the top of the list of the schools with the best professors.

25 universities with the worst professors

1. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (NY)
2. Michigan Technological University
3. U.S. Coast Guard Academy (CT)
4. Milwaukee School of Engineering
5. New Jersey Institute of Technology
6. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY)
7. Widener University (PA)
8. St. Cloud University (MN)
9. Bentley University (MA)
10. Indiana State University
11. Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA)
12. Central Michigan University
13. Minnesota State University, Mankato
14. Pace University (NY)
15. Stevens Institute of Technology (NJ)
16. Seton Hall University (NJ)
17. Westminster College (PA)
18. Howard University (DC)
19. Iowa State University
20. University of Toledo (OH)
21. Truman State University (MO)
22. Illinois State University
23. University of Connecticut
24. Oregon Institute of Technology
25. University of Maryland

Among those listed on this hall of shame are two East Coast universities. These are University of Connecticut (No. 22) and the University of Maryland (24). Over half of those schools are public universities. 11 of the schools are located in the Midwest, but no institutions from the South are listed.

http://centerforcollegeaffordability.org/

http://blog.ratemyprofessors.com/

http://www.forbes.com/top-colleges/list/

City Island Images reached out to USMMA media relations for comment, but there was no immediate response to the article.