Matthew Rudolph is an International Studies professor at Northeastern University rated 2.03/5 by 73 students, with 3.82/5 difficulty (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Matthew Rudolph professor reviews and ratings: 2.03/5 from 73 student reviews at Northeastern. TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
My class was full with 35 students and after 3 classes it dropped down to 8, then after that it was me and two other students. I am only taking the class because it fulfills a requirement, but given the chance I would have dropped too. Very disorganized class, disrespectful professor, unrealistic expectations. AVOID IF YOU CAN.POLS1160 2026-02-19 18:52:47 +0000 UTC
Professor is so passive aggressive. Will personally call you if you don't show up to class. Jumps from topic to topic and expects you to read up to 400 pages per class.INMI2500 2024-09-04 16:31:54 +0000 UTC
Worst professor I've ever had. Although he is very knowledgable in his field, he does not know how to teach. Very rambly/unorganized lectures and encourages class participation but interrupts/laughs at students when they speak. Often gave sassy/unprofessional remarks towards students. Assigns homework as if this is the only course you're taking.INTB1203 2024-01-16 21:18:43 +0000 UTC
My class started with 35 students and is down to 3 after the add/drop deadline. He gives homework like the class is a full-time job, his Canvas is so confusing, and he's overly particular over every assignment detail. He's kind of sexist, snide and not very professional. Good luck to the remaining three in the class.POLS1160 2026-01-29 18:05:03 +0000 UTC
Knowledgable but lectures were incredibly disorganized. Midterm debate and final Foreign Market Entry project. Interrupted constantly during both. FME was interesting, you can choose your country and firm. Most of the knowledge I gained form this class was just from reading the textbook and personal research during projects, not from the lectures.INTB1203 2023-04-19 21:34:44 +0000 UTC
I didn't even make it through 3 sessions before dropping. He is very all over the place and the canvas is super disorganized. I would warn you to not take a class with him, it will not be a pleasant experience. We started with a class of 35 students, and after 2 sessions it was down to 8 students because everyone had dropped the course.POLS1160 2026-01-15 18:43:11 +0000 UTC
One of the worst professors I've ever had. Rude, unprofessional, and makes inappropriate remarks. Comes across as sexist and demeaning to girls while much more respectful to boys in the class. Doesn't lecture so much as rambles for class period. Class trajectory confusing, and assignments lack clear outlines or instructions. Tests confusing.POLS1160 2024-06-04 13:40:02 +0000 UTC
Requires a lot of in-class participation (definitely not a class for introverts). Doesn't give clear expectation on grading criteria for any assignments. Unorganized lectures, but you can tell that he is knowledgable. Can't teach. There are a lot of readings in his class.POLS1160 2023-11-02 02:35:35 +0000 UTC
You will immediately get the impression that he is very knowledgeable in his field. That is the only good thing about him. He is very poor at lectures, he jumps from idea to idea with little clarity with no slides or visuals. On assignments, he micromanages the littlest detail, while providing no real rubric or expectation of the final product.POLS1160 2023-04-25 03:22:05 +0000 UTC
Disorganized and rambling lectures. Final project is a presentation/paper, both of which have little to no firm guidance and were micromanaged the whole second half of the semester. Will interrupt during presentations and while students speak. Despite obvious knowledge of the subjects, is unable to convey anything clearly without overcomplicating.POLS1160 2023-04-19 21:27:13 +0000 UTC
Extremely pretentious and full of himself. Always interrupts students and all of his lectures are extremely unorganized. His assignments are never clear and then he gets upset when they are not to his standard. He goes off on random tangents during lectures, assigns so many readings and never talks about any of them in class. Don't take his course.POLS1160 2023-04-19 21:18:56 +0000 UTC
Matthew Rudolph has an average rating of 2.03/5 from 73 student reviews.
Matthew Rudolph's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.82/5 based on student reviews.
Matthew Rudolph has taught PPUA5266, INMI2500, INTL1101, ANTH2305, CRIM1100, INTB1203, POLS1160 at Northeastern.
Data updated July 2026.