# JOHN ZUMBRUNNEN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

[View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/JOHN_ZUMBRUNNEN--instructor_fde6889d2673ea5ac742c3ed)

## Dataset

### revision

e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349

### repository

twangodev/uwcourses

### schema version

6

### importer version

7

### projection id

85abe9ff8837c2c5a134368dcc4cfc85eb723524b21ddeb3d2e953887d2f0c8f

### observed at

2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00

### built at

2026-09-11T07:45:51.576183+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\_fde6889d2673ea5ac742c3ed

### source

legacy

### identity basis

name\_only

### identity status

unresolved

### name

JOHN ZUMBRUNNEN

### first observed at

2025-04-16 05:20:33.104844+00:00

### last observed at

2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00

### ratings

#### review count

40

#### quality

4.8

#### difficulty

2.5

#### quality count

40

#### difficulty count

40

#### profile id

rmp:1282510

#### source url

<https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1282510>

#### match basis

exact\_name

#### observed at

2026-09-07 16:30:56.032068+00:00

#### courses

##### course 017a664e53519bdfefed2e63

###### review count

3

###### quality

4.67

###### difficulty

2.33

###### quality count

3

###### difficulty count

3

##### course f316b1c0bcfe1eba601b7ab6

###### review count

2

###### quality

3.5

###### difficulty

2.5

###### quality count

2

###### difficulty count

2

#### bayesian quality

4.419895261182199

#### prior mean

3.6596857835465957

#### prior weight

20

### current

false

### courses

None recorded.

### revision

e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349

### instructor url

/instructors/JOHN\_ZUMBRUNNEN--instructor\_fde6889d2673ea5ac742c3ed

## history

None recorded.

## timeline

None recorded.

## term

1272

## courses

None recorded.

## reviews

### items

```json
[
  {
    "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:30:56.032068+00:00",
    "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
    "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNjg3NzIy",
    "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1282510",
    "instructor_name": "John Zumbrunnen",
    "course_label": "PS100",
    "course_id": null,
    "course_uid": null,
    "review_date": "2026-03-11 16:28:26 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "I had an introductory study abroad for incoming freshmen only class with him in Ireland 4 years ago. JZ is the goat!",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1282510",
    "quality_rating": 5,
    "difficulty_rating": 1
  },
  {
    "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:30:56.032068+00:00",
    "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
    "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2NTM1NzY4",
    "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1282510",
    "instructor_name": "John Zumbrunnen",
    "course_label": "PS201",
    "course_id": null,
    "course_uid": null,
    "review_date": "2022-07-22 18:13:14 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "John is my favorite prof at UW! He is super caring and fun to learn from. I spent a lot of time with John because my class was only 18 students and involved an intense study abroad, and John is not a professor that becomes boring over time. He is eager to help and understanding.",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1282510",
    "quality_rating": 5,
    "difficulty_rating": 2
  },
  {
    "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:30:56.032068+00:00",
    "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
    "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMyMzc0NDQ0",
    "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1282510",
    "instructor_name": "John Zumbrunnen",
    "course_label": "ILS206",
    "course_id": "ILS 206",
    "course_uid": "course_017a664e53519bdfefed2e63",
    "review_date": "2019-11-07 07:03:55 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "JZ is amazing. So thoughtful. So smart. So willing to help you always.",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1282510",
    "quality_rating": 5,
    "difficulty_rating": 1
  },
  {
    "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:30:56.032068+00:00",
    "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
    "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMyMzAzODIw",
    "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1282510",
    "instructor_name": "John Zumbrunnen",
    "course_label": "INTERLS106",
    "course_id": null,
    "course_uid": null,
    "review_date": "2019-10-21 20:07:31 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "JZ is an awesome professor who is super considerate and caring of all his students. I had him in a 8am class and he brought bagels and donuts pretty frequently because he knows how much 8am class sucks. He was always willing to meet outside of class. Everything he did was engaging and it made my first semester easy to ease into.",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1282510",
    "quality_rating": 5,
    "difficulty_rating": 2
  },
  {
    "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:30:56.032068+00:00",
    "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
    "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI5NTQxNTEx",
    "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1282510",
    "instructor_name": "John Zumbrunnen",
    "course_label": "POLISCI160",
    "course_id": "POLISCI 160",
    "course_uid": "course_f316b1c0bcfe1eba601b7ab6",
    "review_date": "2018-02-06 16:18:20 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "Zumbrunnen is interesting and engaging, tries to connect with students. Tends to get sidetracked by students. Class was very elementary, first half of lecture was spent reviewing material from the previous lecture. Weekly online quizzes and three short papers due throughout semester, no final exam.",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1282510",
    "quality_rating": 4,
    "difficulty_rating": 2
  },
  {
    "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:30:56.032068+00:00",
    "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
    "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI4OTU1MjIy",
    "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1282510",
    "instructor_name": "John Zumbrunnen",
    "course_label": "PS160",
    "course_id": null,
    "course_uid": null,
    "review_date": "2017-11-23 10:50:50 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "Great lectures and very accessible outside of class with questions in which hes very willing to meet and talk. If you get the chance, take a course and get to know him! Hes a great guy.",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1282510",
    "quality_rating": 5,
    "difficulty_rating": 3
  }
]
```

### total

40

### page

1

### courses

| course\_uid                      | course\_id  |
| -------------------------------- | ----------- |
| course\_017a664e53519bdfefed2e63 | ILS 206     |
| course\_f316b1c0bcfe1eba601b7ab6 | POLISCI 160 |

### matched

true

## social Image

false