Instructor record · Finance · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026

Pierluigi Balduzzi

Professor · Finance · 15 evaluation records across 2 classes

On each class's board

MFIN 88802nd of 2 instructorsMFIN 8863only instructor on record

What the overall is made of

79BC evaluations15 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

79thMore challenging than 79% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

92BC — “Intellectually Challenging”15 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

80thMore work than 80% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

60BC — “Workload”15 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 15 records

The Professor4 items

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

8417th pctl

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

9032nd pctl

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

8419th pctl

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

8314th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8942nd pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8838th pctl

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

8417th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8737th pctl

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

9046th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8526th 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.

6080th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9279th pctl

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

8425th 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

2 classes · 15 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 8880 Fixed Income AnalysisOvr74Chal43rdWork78th

On this class's board2nd of 2 instructors

10 sections on record · course itself rated 72 out of 100. See the full board for MFIN 8880.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2026	01	76	71	60
Fall 2025	01	78	73	60
Spring 2025	01	81	78	60
Fall 2024	01	67	64	60
Spring 2024	01	80	78	60
Fall 2023	01	75	78	—
Spring 2023	01	77	77	60
Fall 2022	01	72	68	60
Spring 2022	03	67	67	60
Fall 2021	02	67	65	60

All 13 items for MFIN 8880

The Professor4 items

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

827th pctl

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

8613th pctl

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

806th pctl

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

814th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8831st pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8726th pctl

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

805th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8414th pctl

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

8627th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8111th 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.

9043rd pctl

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

8213th pctl

MFIN 8863 Ph.D. Seminar: Empirical Asset PricingOvr91Chal93rdWork78th

On this class's boardonly instructor on record

5 sections on record · course itself rated 88 out of 100. See the full board for MFIN 8863.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Fall 2025	01	90	85	—
Fall 2024	01	95	95	—
Fall 2023	01	91	89	—
Fall 2022	01	87	80	60
Spring 2022	01	90	90	—

All 13 items for MFIN 8863

The Professor4 items

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

9031st pctl

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

9779th pctl

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

9351st pctl

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

8919th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9149th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9042nd pctl

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

9139th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9470th pctl

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

9678th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9463rd 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.

9993rd pctl

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

8830th pctl

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.