Ranking Methodology

Best Professors

Authority's rankings use objective data to quantify nearly every college in the United States.

Best Professors

The expert source on where to find expert professors.

This student-first list combines professor quality with professor-student exposure to definitively determine which colleges have the best professors for students. For bachelor's degrees in particular, exposure to world class experts is often limited to massive lectures with most of the student-instructor interaction manifesting as student-TA conversations. Students with personal exposure to their professors are able to learn more from them, making them better professors for students.

Professor Salary Index

36%

Student-to-Faculty Ratio

27%

Percent Faculty Full Time

14%

Faculty Gender Diversity Index

Research Expenditures

Research Expenditures Per Student