The 10 Most Popular College Presidents According To Glassdoor Ratings

The 10 Most Popular College Presidents
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When Teresa Sullivan was forced out of her post as the University of Virginia's president in June, faculty and students revolted, leading to her reinstatement. Shortly after University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chancellor Holden Thorp announced in September he'd be stepping down from his post, fans and faculty pleaded for him to stay too.

Despite the very public showing of support for those two, they aren't even rated as one of the 10 most popular college presidents or chancellors, according to Glassdoor.com.

Glassdoor asked employees the following question: Do you approve of the way your CEO (president/chancellor, in this case) is leading the company?

The result puts four of the top 10 sharing the No. 1 slot with a 100 percent approval rating, although Stanford's John L. Hennessy also had an employer rating of 4.0 and "very satisfied."

While four of the presidents/chancellors come from Ivy League schools, Glassdoor tells HuffPost "no Ivy League university or Stanford cracks our top 10 list of universities to work for."

The ratings are based on institutions with at least 20 approved company reviews, and at least 20 president/chancellor approval ratings between Sept. 10, 2011 and Sept. 9, 2012.

Check out the slideshow below to see the 10 most popular college presidents and chancellors:

The Most Popular College Presidents & Chancellors In America: Glassdoor.com Ratings
Wallace D. Loh -- University Of Maryland (100% Approval Rating)(01 of10)
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Richard C. Levin -- Yale University (100% Approval Rating)(02 of10)
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FILE - In this May 28, 2007 file photo, Yale University President Richard C. Levin waves as he arrives at his office on the Yale campus in New Haven, Conn. before the start of the university's commencement ceremonies. Levin, 65, announced Thursday, Aug., 30, 2012, that he will step down at the end of the academic year after 20 years at the Ivy League school. (AP Photo/Bob Child, File) (credit:AP)
Amy Gutmann -- University Of Pennsylvania (100% Approval Rating)(03 of10)
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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, center, looks up with Amy Gutmann, left, president and Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, and Michael A. Fitts, Dean and Bernard G. Segal Professor of Law, during an event a the University of Pennsylvania Law School Thursday, April 5, 2012 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (credit:AP)
John Hennessy -- Stanford University (100% Approval Rating)(04 of10)
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and John Hennessy, the President of Stanford University walk around the Stanford University campus during her visit to the US in Palo Alto, California 15, April 2010. Chancellor Merkel will meet with business people and academia through out her visit to northern California. AFP PHOTO / Pool / Monica M. DAVEY (Photo credit should read MONICA M. DAVEY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Mark S. Wrighton -- Washington University In St. Louis (96% Approval Rating)(05 of10)
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392959 03: Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton Of Washington University In St. Louis Looks Over The Excepted Flight Path Of Solo Spirit Minutes Before Liftoff August 5, 2001 At Washington University In St. Louis, Missouri. The Hot Air Balloon, Solo Spirit, Piloted By U.S. Adventurer Steve Fossett, Set Off On It's Voyage To Circumnavigate The Globe Today From Australia. This Will Be Ritchie's Sixth Attempt To Complete The Trip. A Previous Bid Was Fouled By Storms As He Flew Over The South Pacific. (Photo By Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Mary Sue Coleman -- University of Michigan (94% Approval Rating)(06 of10)
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In this Nov. 4, 2010 photo, Michigan University President Mary Sue Coleman addresses the media in Ann Arbor, Mich. The University of Michigan will invest $50 million to develop innovative ideas about global challenges and opportunities as well as up to $25 million as it directly puts money into its own startup businesses for the first time, the school's president announced Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. The 5-year, $50 million "Third Century Initiative" will aim to develop innovative, multidisciplinary teaching and scholarship approaches to such topics as climate change, poverty and malnutrition, energy storage, affordable health care and social justice challenges. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) (credit:AP)
Gordon Gee -- The Ohio State University (94% Approval Rating)(07 of10)
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FILE - This July 13, 2007 file photo shows Ohio State University President Gordon Gee in Columbus, Ohio. A newspaper investigation finds that Gee has spent $7.7 million on top of his record-setting compensation to travel, entertain, and maintain his 9,600-square-foot mansion. The Dayton Daily News review published Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012, detailed spending by the 68-year-old Gee. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File) (credit:AP)
Michael McRobbie -- Indiana University (92% Approval Rating)(08 of10)
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The President of the Indiana University Michael A. McRobbie speaks next to a replica of the painting "Flagellation of Christ" during to the official restitution ceremony between the Indiana University and the the Foundation for Prussians Palaces and Gardens at the Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. Created by a Cologne master, the painting dates to the late 15th century and originally formed part of a wing of an altarpiece. It was one of more than a dozen paintings that disappeared from the Berlin museum during the summer of 1945, looted by Russian and British soldiers. The IU Art Museum acquired the painting in 1985 as a gift from former IU President Herman B Wells. IU officials said Wells purchased the work in good faith from a London art gallery in 1967. In due of conservation and security reasons the original painting was not shown at the ceremony. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) (credit:AP)
Drew Faust -- Harvard University (91% Approval Rating)(09 of10)
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Harvard University President Drew Faust jokes with photographers before the start of Harvard's commencement exercises on the schools campus, in Cambridge, Mass., Thursday, May 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) (credit:AP)
Morton Schapiro -- Northwestern University (90% Approval Rating)(10 of10)
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