Northwestern University

 

Fall term (except 1926), average grade awarded, all undergraduates.

 

Circa 1926

2.39

1970

2.97

1971

3.01

1972

3.05

1973

3.13

1974

3.10

1975

3.09

1976

3.04

1977

3.00

1978

3.03

1979

3.04

1980

3.02

1981

3.04

1982

3.03

1983

3.04

1984

3.05

1985

3.05

1986

3.05

1987

3.09

1989

3.12

1990

3.17

1991

3.20

1992

3.21

1993

3.23

1994

3.23

1995

3.25

1996

3.27

1998

3.35

1999

3.35

2000

3.35

2001

3.38

2002

3.35

2003

3.35

2004

3.36

2005

3.39

2006

3.37

2007

3.40

2008

3.41

2011

3.42

2012

3.43

2013

3.44

2014

3.46

2015

3.48


Source:

From a memo dated November 21, 1927 from the Office of the President, University of Chicago (contains grade distributions from several schools, including Northwestern; by way of Irwin Collier, 3/2016)

University Archives

            Northwestern Media Observer, Nov. 2, 2000

University Data Books (no longer online)

            Internal grade reports