# KRIS SANKARAN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/KRIS_SANKARAN--instructor_abc5e9172ef576551f2478dc) ## 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\_abc5e9172ef576551f2478dc ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 4484729 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name KRIS SANKARAN ### first observed at 2026-09-06 23:14:58.172943+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 16 #### quality 4.5 #### difficulty 2.62 #### quality count 16 #### difficulty count 16 #### profile id rmp:2658955 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:25:37.342814+00:00 #### courses ##### course 1282dc8dbc1e7c5749f7cc41 ###### review count 7 ###### quality 4.43 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 7 ###### difficulty count 7 ##### course f57701752c565e5b0c704a1d ###### review count 9 ###### quality 4.56 ###### difficulty 2.33 ###### quality count 9 ###### difficulty count 9 #### bayesian quality 4.033158768636998 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.578 #### graded 747 #### counts * 376 * 195 * 125 * 28 * 20 * 1 * 2 #### sections 41 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/KRIS\_SANKARAN--instructor\_abc5e9172ef576551f2478dc ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------- | | 1264 | course\_1282dc8dbc1e7c5749f7cc41 | STAT 479 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN STATISTICS | | 1264 | course\_62341da3d7cd1db5f9ca5903 | STAT 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1264 | course\_15157a9824b07ad4185ab3f5 | STAT 990 | RESEARCH | | 1262 | course\_f57701752c565e5b0c704a1d | STAT 436 | STATISTICAL DATA VISUALIZATION | | 1262 | course\_62341da3d7cd1db5f9ca5903 | STAT 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1262 | course\_15157a9824b07ad4185ab3f5 | STAT 990 | RESEARCH | | 1254 | course\_f57701752c565e5b0c704a1d | STAT 436 | STATISTICAL DATA VISUALIZATION | | 1254 | course\_821b8b9c055e8ecd0e25a516 | STAT 992 | SEMINAR | | 1252 | course\_f57701752c565e5b0c704a1d | STAT 436 | STATISTICAL DATA VISUALIZATION | | 1252 | course\_15157a9824b07ad4185ab3f5 | STAT 990 | RESEARCH | | 1244 | course\_968c7128c2904b0f5c4a2cab | BME 890 | PRE-DISSERTATION RESEARCH | | 1244 | course\_f57701752c565e5b0c704a1d | STAT 436 | STATISTICAL DATA VISUALIZATION | | 1244 | course\_62341da3d7cd1db5f9ca5903 | STAT 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1244 | course\_15157a9824b07ad4185ab3f5 | STAT 990 | RESEARCH | | 1244 | course\_821b8b9c055e8ecd0e25a516 | STAT 992 | SEMINAR | | 1242 | course\_968c7128c2904b0f5c4a2cab | BME 890 | PRE-DISSERTATION RESEARCH | | 1242 | course\_3b6b5ce408337da83e5e4e44 | STAT 679 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN STATISTICS | | 1242 | course\_15157a9824b07ad4185ab3f5 | STAT 990 | RESEARCH | | 1242 | course\_821b8b9c055e8ecd0e25a516 | STAT 992 | SEMINAR | | 1234 | course\_f57701752c565e5b0c704a1d | STAT 436 | STATISTICAL DATA VISUALIZATION | | 1234 | course\_3d91752784346011d7b5d9e2 | STAT 682 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS | | 1234 | course\_62341da3d7cd1db5f9ca5903 | STAT 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1234 | course\_15157a9824b07ad4185ab3f5 | STAT 990 | RESEARCH | | 1234 | course\_821b8b9c055e8ecd0e25a516 | STAT 992 | SEMINAR | | 1232 | course\_3b6b5ce408337da83e5e4e44 | STAT 679 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN STATISTICS | | 1232 | course\_bf82c77f0acedcdb0de970b4 | STAT 681 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS | | 1232 | course\_62341da3d7cd1db5f9ca5903 | STAT 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1232 | course\_15157a9824b07ad4185ab3f5 | STAT 990 | RESEARCH | | 1232 | course\_821b8b9c055e8ecd0e25a516 | STAT 992 | SEMINAR | | 1224 | course\_1282dc8dbc1e7c5749f7cc41 | STAT 479 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN STATISTICS | | 1224 | course\_62341da3d7cd1db5f9ca5903 | STAT 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1224 | course\_15157a9824b07ad4185ab3f5 | STAT 990 | RESEARCH | | 1222 | course\_3c746e3add116a6aa2b49441 | STAT 424 | STATISTICAL EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN | | 1222 | course\_15157a9824b07ad4185ab3f5 | STAT 990 | RESEARCH | | 1212 | course\_3c746e3add116a6aa2b49441 | STAT 424 | STATISTICAL EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1212 | 1 | | 1222 | 2 | | 1224 | 3 | | 1232 | 5 | | 1234 | 5 | | 1242 | 4 | | 1244 | 5 | | 1252 | 2 | | 1254 | 2 | | 1262 | 3 | | 1264 | 3 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:25:37.342814+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQzMDI2Mjgx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2658955", "instructor_name": "Kris Sankaran", "course_label": "STAT479", "course_id": "STAT 479", "course_uid": "course_1282dc8dbc1e7c5749f7cc41", "review_date": "2026-05-05 01:52:15 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The course content this semester is highly cutting-edge; however, the teaching style and course materials are abysmal, making it difficult to find the key points. The exams and assignments are designed for graduate students, with little consideration given to undergraduates students. Requires amount of time outside of class.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2658955", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:25:37.342814+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMzk4NTI0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2658955", "instructor_name": "Kris Sankaran", "course_label": "STAT436", "course_id": "STAT 436", "course_uid": "course_f57701752c565e5b0c704a1d", "review_date": "2025-12-26 01:48:05 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The combination of arts and science -- you not only can develop visualization skills, but also your efficient writting skills. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2658955", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:25:37.342814+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMzYxNzg4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2658955", "instructor_name": "Kris Sankaran", "course_label": "STAT436", "course_id": "STAT 436", "course_uid": "course_f57701752c565e5b0c704a1d", "review_date": "2025-12-20 20:57:18 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Very good professor. You can learn a lot, including your writing skills. His rubrics seem challenging but doable. Spend time -> good grades", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2658955", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:25:37.342814+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxODcxMTI4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2658955", "instructor_name": "Kris Sankaran", "course_label": "STAT436", "course_id": "STAT 436", "course_uid": "course_f57701752c565e5b0c704a1d", "review_date": "2025-11-14 22:35:47 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He is a very caring professor. He truly wants his students can achieve success. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2658955", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:25:37.342814+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMzIwMzQ2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2658955", "instructor_name": "Kris Sankaran", "course_label": "STAT436", "course_id": "STAT 436", "course_uid": "course_f57701752c565e5b0c704a1d", "review_date": "2025-05-19 07:23:00 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Class was beyond a joke. 1 test (Midterm) 1 all encompassing project. After the midterm you can abandon the lectures and be just fine. Kris is a good professor and teacher but the class is crazy. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2658955", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:25:37.342814+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMzAzNDU3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2658955", "instructor_name": "Kris Sankaran", "course_label": "STAT436", "course_id": "STAT 436", "course_uid": "course_f57701752c565e5b0c704a1d", "review_date": "2025-05-16 15:03:45 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Kris is an organized, well-spoken professor! The class follows a flipped format: you learn mostly from the readings (do them!) and then the lecture is a demo. It's very easy to scrape an A in this class without caring much. However, the material is interesting and very valuable. Dig deep, have fun, and learn what you want to learn.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2658955", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 16 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_f57701752c565e5b0c704a1d | STAT 436 | | course\_1282dc8dbc1e7c5749f7cc41 | STAT 479 | ### matched true ## social Image false