Instructor record · Finance · Spring 2022 – Spring 2026

Ran Xu

Finance · 15 evaluation records across 2 classes

On each class's board

MFIN 22702nd of 3 instructorsMFIN 88703rd of 3 instructors

What the overall is made of

83BC evaluations15 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2022 – 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

78thMore challenging than 78% 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

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

64BC — “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.

8724th pctl

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

9139th pctl

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

8727th pctl

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

8826th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9155th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9047th pctl

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

8731st pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9166th pctl

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

9051st pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8839th 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.

6484th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9278th pctl

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

8529th 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 2270 Data Analytics in FinanceOvr84Chal62ndWork47th

On this class's board2nd of 3 instructors

10 sections on record · course itself rated 81 out of 100. See the full board for MFIN 2270.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2026	01	88	82	40
Spring 2026	02	98	92	—
Spring 2025	01	81	78	60
Spring 2025	02	67	68	60
Spring 2024	01	89	84	60
Spring 2024	02	86	82	60
Spring 2023	01	83	76	60
Spring 2023	02	86	86	60
Spring 2022	01	81	79	60
Spring 2022	02	85	81	60

All 13 items for MFIN 2270

The Professor4 items

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

8821st pctl

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

9134th pctl

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

8823rd pctl

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

8817th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9251st pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9145th pctl

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

8823rd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9259th pctl

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

9254th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8938th 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.

5847th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9262nd pctl

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

8521st pctl

MFIN 8870 Data Analytics in FinanceOvr82Chal58thWork87th

On this class's board3rd of 3 instructors

5 sections on record · course itself rated 79 out of 100. See the full board for MFIN 8870.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2026	01	75	70	60
Spring 2025	01	89	88	60
Spring 2024	01	83	79	60
Spring 2023	01	82	80	100
Spring 2022	01	79	80	100

All 13 items for MFIN 8870

The Professor4 items

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

8410th pctl

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

8923rd pctl

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

8513th pctl

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

8713th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8938th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8829th pctl

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

8614th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8832nd pctl

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

8730th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8521st 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.

7687th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9258th pctl

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

8419th 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.