Washington
State
Average
grade awarded, academic year, 1969-1985. Average grade awarded, Fall term, 2001-2012.
1969 |
2.75 |
1970 |
2.81 |
1973 |
2.86 |
1976 |
2.80 |
1979 |
2.77 |
1982 |
2.75 |
1983 |
2.72 |
1984 |
2.71 |
1985 |
2.72 |
2001 |
2.92 |
2002 |
2.95 |
2003 |
3.00 |
2004 |
3.05 |
2005 |
3.04 |
2006 |
3.05 |
2007 |
3.06 |
2008 |
3.05 |
2009 |
3.05 |
2010 |
3.07 |
2011 |
3.08 |
2012 |
3.09 |
Source:
Quan, CJ, 1987, Plus Minus Grading: A Case Study and National
Implications, pp. 1-17, Washington, DC, American Association of Collegiate
Registrars and Admissions Officers
Office
of Institutional Research