# Yongheng Deng — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/YONGHENG_DENG) ## 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\_561e42415781cce0fd2f91bc ### source enrollment ### source instructor id ydeng57 ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Yongheng Deng ### email YONGHENG.DENG\@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 5 #### quality 2.8 #### difficulty 2.4 #### quality count 5 #### difficulty count 5 #### profile id rmp:2621123 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 15:57:36.349349+00:00 #### courses ##### course 50007f8455de756ef2745b4c ###### review count 1 ###### quality 4 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 3.487748626837276 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ------------------ | ------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_3a6daa9a81022fca1d358d9b | REALEST 999 | READING AND RESEARCH-REAL ESTATE PHD | 1 | 6 | | | course\_42a32c68d7a923954882c719 | REALEST/URBRPL 720 | URBAN ECONOMICS | 3 | 3 | 3.705 | | course\_6b538a7ea40da478a0ba1717 | REALEST 990 | REAL ESTATE INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PHD THESIS | 1 | 12 | | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/YONGHENG\_DENG ## 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A lot of your grade is based off of the final group project but you can request people for your group so try and take this class at the same time as your friends", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2621123", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:57:36.349349+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwNDI0MjA0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2621123", "instructor_name": "Yongheng Deng", "course_label": "RE420", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-12-23 18:59:03 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Horrible class. No structure. Boring lectures. No way to excel. Learned almost nothing. I don't know why this is a real estate class; the entire semester was focused on sustainability. He didn't grade a single thing after October. I just woke up after finals with a grade on my transcript. Deng is very knowledgeable but you'd never know. Terrible.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2621123", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:57:36.349349+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4Mzk0NDIw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2621123", "instructor_name": "Yongheng Deng", "course_label": "RE420", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2023-11-15 04:24:51 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He is super nice but very boring to listen to. You wouldn't need to show up for any lectures and you could still pass because the tests are open note and the questions come directly from the content on the slides but attendance is mandatory. There is also a group project that requires you to do a poster presentation for 4 hours at the end. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2621123", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:57:36.349349+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0NzkxODYx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2621123", "instructor_name": "Yongheng Deng", "course_label": "RE420", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2021-05-14 10:01:32 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Very intelligent professor, clearly has a vast knowledge of real estate economics. Understanding and cares about the well-being of his students. The class wasnt too difficult, however his accent can be slightly hard to understand at some times. That being said, those who want an A in this course should be able to get it fairly easily.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2621123", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:57:36.349349+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMzNjQyODkw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2621123", "instructor_name": "Yongheng Deng", "course_label": "ECON420", "course_id": "ECON/REALEST/URBRPL 420", "course_uid": "course_50007f8455de756ef2745b4c", "review_date": "2020-09-13 21:41:24 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Deng was a pretty decent professor. He was genuinely passionate about the source material, which was nice, and he would go over how to the homework in class, which made some otherwise difficult assignments much easier. However, his accent is a little strong, and sometimes it can be difficult to tell what the test questions are asking.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2621123", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 5 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------------------- | | course\_50007f8455de756ef2745b4c | ECON/REALEST/URBRPL 420 | ### matched true ## social Image true