University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana

 

For 1926, 1967 and 1999, average grade awarded, undergraduates (1926, Liberal Arts & Sciences only).

For 2002, estimated from percentage A's awarded and a formula derived from data on percentage A's and GPAs from other universities.

For 2005, Spring term, method unspecified, but looks to be a term GPA.

For 2009-2015, Spring term, method unspecified, but the only way itŐs consistent with earlier numbers (and consistent with the corresponding Fall numbers for those years) is if itŐs a cumulative GPA and as such was adjusted upward by 0.12.

 

Circa 1926

2.09

1967

2.77

1999

3.12

2002

3.17

2005

3.19

2009

3.21

2010

3.24

2011

3.22

2012

3.22

2013

3.24

2014

3.26

2015

3.25

 

Source:

 

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

Daily Illini, December 6, 2000

Chicago Tribune, April 6, 2004

Fraternity and sorority grade reports 2005-2015

 

Note: Update too late to include in charts and analysis posted March 29, 2016.