# Brad Chandler — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/BRAD_CHANDLER) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_b44fb1cbe0d785fd7546e736 ### source enrollment ### source instructor id jbchandler ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Brad Chandler ### email BRAD.CHANDLER\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 4 #### quality 5 #### difficulty 3.75 #### quality count 4 #### difficulty count 4 #### profile id rmp:2450982 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:51:35.449947+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.8830714862888294 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | -------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ---- | | course\_1159066c36a9cbb11d50ec67 | FINANCE 420 | INVESTMENT BANKING AND CAPITAL MARKETS | 3 | 3 | 3.51 | | course\_4f335a037ef8f46750cedcf2 | FINANCE 650 | MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS | 2 | 3 | 3.54 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/BRAD\_CHANDLER ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | -------------------------------------- | | 1272 | course\_1159066c36a9cbb11d50ec67 | FINANCE 420 | INVESTMENT BANKING AND CAPITAL MARKETS | | 1272 | course\_4f335a037ef8f46750cedcf2 | FINANCE 650 | MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 2 | ## term 1272 ## courses ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_1159066c36a9cbb11d50ec67", "course_id": "FINANCE 420", "title": "INVESTMENT BANKING AND CAPITAL MARKETS", "credits_min": 3, "credits_max": 3, "gpa": 3.51, "badges": [ { "id": "lecture-size", "label": "Small lectures", "tone": "neutral", "evidence": "Fall 2026: median 25.5 enrolled students across 2 recorded lecture sections. Small means 30 or fewer; large means 100 or more. Enrollment at scan time, not capacity or typical historical attendance.", "sources": [ { "label": "Sections and enrollment", "href": "/courses/FINANCE_420#schedule" } ] } ], "description": "FINANCE 420 provides a broad overview of investment banking, covering valuation, IPOs, LBOs, and acquisitions.", "discovery": { "term": "1272", "offered": true, "history": { "counts": [ 198, 223, 170, 27, 16, 0, 2 ], "count": 636, "gpa": 3.430817610062893, "topShare": 66.19496855345912, "firstTerm": "1224", "lastTerm": "1264" }, "instructors": [ { "course_uid": "course_1159066c36a9cbb11d50ec67", "uid": "instructor_e70fbbdad65be6edbe829340", "name": "Marisa Palmer", "quality": 3.9689890642666117, "quality_count": 6, "instructor_url": "/instructors/MARISA_PALMER" }, { "course_uid": "course_1159066c36a9cbb11d50ec67", "uid": "instructor_b44fb1cbe0d785fd7546e736", "name": "Brad Chandler", "quality": 3.8830714862888294, "quality_count": 4, "instructor_url": "/instructors/BRAD_CHANDLER" }, { "course_uid": "course_1159066c36a9cbb11d50ec67", "uid": "instructor_5850374c3455cd59b043b675", "name": "Cale Pleak", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/CALE_PLEAK" }, { "course_uid": "course_1159066c36a9cbb11d50ec67", "uid": "instructor_321367662058c1539f851c16", "name": "CHRISTOPHER HOLTHAUS", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/CHRISTOPHER_HOLTHAUS" } ], "instructorHistory": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "courseComparison": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "claim": { "citations": [ { "course_id": "FINANCE 420", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "section_number": 1, "source_course_id": "d31fd62b-4cfd-3d49-93fc-af25df195ed3", "source_record": { "entity_id": "d31fd62b-4cfd-3d49-93fc-af25df195ed3", "file": "tables/observations.parquet", "kind": "grades", "source": "madgrades" }, "table": "section_grades_latest", "term_id": "1242", "type": "grade" }, { "course_id": "FINANCE 420", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "section_number": 1, "source_course_id": "d31fd62b-4cfd-3d49-93fc-af25df195ed3", "source_record": { "entity_id": "d31fd62b-4cfd-3d49-93fc-af25df195ed3", "file": "tables/observations.parquet", "kind": "grades", "source": "madgrades" }, "table": "section_grades_latest", "term_id": "1252", "type": "grade" }, { "course_id": "FINANCE 420", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "section_number": 1, "source_course_id": "d31fd62b-4cfd-3d49-93fc-af25df195ed3", "source_record": { "entity_id": "d31fd62b-4cfd-3d49-93fc-af25df195ed3", "file": "tables/observations.parquet", "kind": "grades", "source": "madgrades" }, "table": "section_grades_latest", "term_id": "1262", "type": "grade" } ], "text": "Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.68 GPA, 87.2% A/AB (n=39 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.56 GPA, 74.4% A/AB (n=43 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.53 GPA, 83.7% A/AB (n=43 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections." }, "reviewFiles": [] } }, { "course_uid": "course_4f335a037ef8f46750cedcf2", "course_id": "FINANCE 650", "title": "MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS", "credits_min": 2, "credits_max": 3, "gpa": 3.54, "badges": [ { "id": "lecture-size", "label": "Small lectures", "tone": "neutral", "evidence": "Fall 2026: median 30 enrolled students across 1 recorded lecture section. Small means 30 or fewer; large means 100 or more. Enrollment at scan time, not capacity or typical historical attendance.", "sources": [ { "label": "Sections and enrollment", "href": "/courses/FINANCE_650#schedule" } ] } ], "description": "FINANCE 650 examines the market for corporate control, covering M&A motives, impacts, legal aspects, and strategic defenses.", "discovery": { "term": "1272", "offered": true, "history": { "counts": [ 107, 90, 53, 12, 3, 0, 0 ], "count": 265, "gpa": 3.539622641509434, "topShare": 74.33962264150942, "firstTerm": "1224", "lastTerm": "1264" }, "instructors": [ { "course_uid": "course_4f335a037ef8f46750cedcf2", "uid": "instructor_b44fb1cbe0d785fd7546e736", "name": "Brad Chandler", "quality": 3.8830714862888294, "quality_count": 4, "instructor_url": "/instructors/BRAD_CHANDLER" }, { "course_uid": "course_4f335a037ef8f46750cedcf2", "uid": "instructor_321367662058c1539f851c16", "name": "CHRISTOPHER HOLTHAUS", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/CHRISTOPHER_HOLTHAUS" } ], "instructorHistory": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "courseComparison": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "claim": { "citations": [ { "course_id": "FINANCE 650", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "section_number": 1, "source_course_id": "565c8ab1-f35f-3567-990d-28fc887c25cf", "source_record": { "entity_id": "565c8ab1-f35f-3567-990d-28fc887c25cf", "file": "tables/observations.parquet", "kind": "grades", "source": "madgrades" }, "table": "section_grades_latest", "term_id": "1254", "type": "grade" }, { "course_id": "FINANCE 650", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "section_number": 1, "source_course_id": "565c8ab1-f35f-3567-990d-28fc887c25cf", "source_record": { "entity_id": "565c8ab1-f35f-3567-990d-28fc887c25cf", "file": "tables/observations.parquet", "kind": "grades", "source": "madgrades" }, "table": "section_grades_latest", "term_id": "1262", "type": "grade" }, { "course_id": "FINANCE 650", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "section_number": 1, "source_course_id": "565c8ab1-f35f-3567-990d-28fc887c25cf", "source_record": { "entity_id": "565c8ab1-f35f-3567-990d-28fc887c25cf", "file": "tables/observations.parquet", "kind": "grades", "source": "madgrades" }, "table": "section_grades_latest", "term_id": "1264", "type": "grade" } ], "text": "Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.48 GPA, 73.9% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.19 GPA, 42.3% A/AB (n=26 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.49 GPA, 71.8% A/AB (n=39 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections." }, "reviewFiles": [] } } ] ``` ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:51:35.449947+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQzMzY5MzY4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2450982", "instructor_name": "Brad Chandler", "course_label": "FIN765", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-08-16 17:51:57 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Took Fin420 and Fin650. Incredibly qualified and competent instructor. You'll get out what you put in. Classes reward effort and are not stressful provided you are focused during in-class work and the out of class assignments.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2450982", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:51:35.449947+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2MTIyNzI2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2450982", "instructor_name": "Brad Chandler", "course_label": "FIN765", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2022-04-21 18:01:20 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Brad is fantastic. He has industry experience in investment banking. There is a lot of reading but the reading is not required. Also, he leverages his network to bring in industry guest speakers. The power lectures are intense. Attendance is not required but there are cases at the end of class in the first half of class.\n\n", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2450982", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:51:35.449947+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMzNjcyOTQw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2450982", "instructor_name": "Brad Chandler", "course_label": "FIN765", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2020-10-01 16:48:16 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Brad is one of the best professors I have ever had. He is the head of the MBA-Corporate Finance. He is readily available. He teaches modeling and as a former investment banker he know how to teach it. I learned tons. He pushes you to be your best self. Cant wait to take Mergers and Acquisitions with him", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2450982", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:51:35.449947+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMyNjIyMzM2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2450982", "instructor_name": "Brad Chandler", "course_label": "FIN850", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2019-12-12 03:57:05 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Brad Chandler is the best teacher in Madison, ask anyone that has met him. He is one of the main reasons I got my job offer out of college because his course prepares you to be an efficient, hard-working professional that delivers results right out of undergrad. If you want to do a career in Finance, apply for the Nicholas Center Analyst Program", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2450982", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 5 } ] ``` ### total 4 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image true