University of Minnesota

 

For 1954-1974 and 2005-2013, average grade awarded, Fall term. For 1975-1997, mean GPA for Fall term; digitized from a chart.  For 1954-1997, College of Liberal Arts.  For 1926, 2005-2013, all undergraduates.

 

Circa 1926

2.11

1955

2.36

1956

2.33

1957

2.28

1958

2.27

1959

2.26

1960

2.29

1961

2.28

1962

2.25

1963

2.27

1964

2.32

1965

2.35

1966

2.38

1967

2.43

1968

2.46

1969

2.55

1970

2.68

1971

2.81

1972

2.87

1973

2.92

1974

2.92

1975

2.90

1976

2.88

1977

2.88

1978

2.88

1979

2.87

1980

2.88

1981

2.86

1982

2.83

1983

2.82

1985

2.80

1986

2.66

1987

2.69

1988

2.73

1989

2.79

1990

2.83

1991

2.86

1992

2.91

1993

2.91

1994

2.94

1995

2.93

1996

2.96

1997

2.95

2005

3.12

2006

3.13

2007

3.15

2008

3.18

2009

3.17

2010

3.19

2011

3.19

2012

3.20

2013

3.21

 

Source:

 

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

Faculty Senate documents

https://onestop.umn.edu/registration/GradeDistribution.html