More Republicans rate college professors scoldly than 'warmly % who rate on a `feeling thermometer from o (coldest rating) to 100 (warmestrating) Very cold Somewhat cold Neutra Somewhat warm Very warm
Overall, college professors are viewed warmly: 49% give professors either a very warm (33%) or somewhat warm (16%) rating, 26% give professors a neutral rating, while 24% give them either a very cold (16%) or somewhat cold (8%) rating).
But while Democratic ratings of professors are largely positive (66% warm, including 50% very warm), Republican views are more negative than positive. Just 30% of Republicans give college professors a warm rating, while 43% give them a cold rating. (For more on views of college professors, see “Republicans much ‘colder’ than Democrats in views of professors.”)
More Republicans rate college professors scoldly than  | 'warmly  | % who rate  | on a `feeling thermometer from o (coldest rating) to  | 100 (warmestrating)  | Teachers  | Very cold Somewhat cold Neutra Somewhat warm Very warm  | Total  | 59  | 18  | Re publican 58  | 17  | 17  | 52  | Democrat 1  | 16  | 74  | Independent  | 20  | 53  | College professors  | Very cold Somewhat cold Neutra Somewhat warm Very warm  | Total 16 8  | 26  | 16  | 33  | Republican  | 27  | 16  | 25  | 9 21  | Democrat 6 1  | 24  | 16  | 50  | Independent 14 9  | 27  | 18  | 30  | Note: Feeling thermometer ratings: very cold (Oto 24), somewhat.oold (25-49), neutral (50),  | somewha Survey t' we rm (51-75), very warm (76 2017. -100).  | somewha Source: Survey rm conducted (51-75), very Aug 8-21, (76 2017. -100).  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 