Instructor record · Finance · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026

Philip Strahan

Professor and John J. L. Collins, S.J. Chair in International Finance · Finance · 9 evaluation records across 3 classes

On each class's board

MFIN 1132only instructor on recordMFIN 6619only instructor on record ProvisionalMFIN 77013rd of 4 instructors Provisional

What the overall is made of

83BC evaluations9 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

Sources are averaged by how much we trust each one and by how many records sit behind it, so a handful of reviews nudges the number rather than replacing it.

What the challenge rank is made of

84thMore challenging than 84% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

93BC — “Intellectually Challenging”9 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

41stMore work than 41% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

49BC — “Workload”9 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

The line

All 13 items · means across 9 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

9040th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9250th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

8937th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9247th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9264th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9260th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

9263rd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8948th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

9155th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8732nd pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

4941st pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9384th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

9376th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Class by class

3 classes · 9 sections

How each position is worked outPositions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted.

MFIN 1132 Money and Capital MarketsOvr83Chal60thWork28th

On this class's boardonly instructor on record

5 sections on record · course itself rated 83 out of 100. See the full board for MFIN 1132.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2026	01	79	81	60
Spring 2026	02	81	82	40
Spring 2025	01	85	86	40
Fall 2024	01	86	83	40
Spring 2022	01	87	84	40

All 13 items for MFIN 1132

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

8923rd pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9030th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

8719th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9027th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9145th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9144th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

9137th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8725th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

9040th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8417th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

4428th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9260th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

9253rd pctl

MFIN 6619 Economic Crises: Banks Booms and BustsOvr93Chal84thWork78th

On this class's boardonly instructor on record Provisional

2 sections on record · course itself rated 93 out of 100. See the full board for MFIN 6619.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Fall 2022	01	96	95	60
Fall 2021	01	90	90	60

All 13 items for MFIN 6619

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

9558th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9671st pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

9562nd pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9664th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9680th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9575th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

9678th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9468th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

9573rd pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9462nd pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

6078th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9684th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

9674th pctl

MFIN 7701 EconomicsOvr71Chal—Work—

On this class's board3rd of 4 instructors Provisional

2 sections on record · course itself rated 73 out of 100. See the full board for MFIN 7701.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Fall 2023	01	75	77	—
Fall 2023	02	68	69	—

All 13 items for MFIN 7701

Nothing reported

None of the evaluation questions were reported for these records.

How to read this pageScores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Almost every class scores high on that scale (the median is about 90), so challenge and workload are shown as a rank against every instructor we hold rather than as a score; the raw figure is in the breakdown above. Neither describes quality, and neither is ever marked better or worse anywhere on this site. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero. The position printed against each class is this instructor's place on that class's own board, computed from the same records the board itself is built from.