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Ilhan Demiralp

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Raw average: 4.50/5 from 4 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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What students say

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FINANCE 325
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Class is not too hard if you have a decent base. Exams are basically just homework rephrased. Ilhan is whiny and annoying at times, and basically encourages you to not come to his office hours.
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FINANCE 305
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
He was a great professor and I learned a lot in his class! He is very straight to the point, and taught the material with direct examples that resembled both the homework and the exams. Exams were extremely fair and straightforward, and even though they were short answer/math that required showing your work, he graded them promptly.
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FINANCE 305
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
One of the best professors I've had at UW! His exams were extremely fair and straightforward, almost exactly the same problems you do in lecture. You do have to attend lecture though since they are not recorded. As long as you attend the lectures, you will be completely fine on the exams. I found this class easier than Finance 300.
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Classes with Ilhan Demiralp

FINANCE 325

Corporation Finance

3 credits

Corporation Finance covers financial management theory, capital budgeting, project and firm valuation, capital structure, dividend policy, cost of capital, and M&A.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Ilhan Demiralp

A student noted that the class was not too hard if you had a decent base, and that exams were basically just homework rephrased. They described Ilhan Demiralp as whiny and annoying at times, saying he basically encouraged you not to come to his office hours.

Ilhan DemiralpScott Baker

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026
FINANCE 725

Corporation Finance Theory and Practice

2–3 credits

Covers theory and practice of firm financial management, including capital budgeting, valuation, capital structure, dividend policy, cost of capital, and M&A.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.44 GPA, 64.1% A/AB (n=39 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.68 GPA, 85.1% A/AB (n=47 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.76 GPA, 80.9% A/AB (n=47 letter grades).

Ilhan Demiralp

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027FINANCE 325Corporation Finance
Spring 2027FINANCE 725Corporation Finance Theory and Practice
Fall 2026FINANCE 305Financial Markets, Institutions and Economic Activity

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