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THE CURVE

Schools / University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

HDFS 290Intro to Research Methods

Fall 2020 – Spring 2026 (12 terms) · 455 students · Source: UIUC DAIR Grade Distribution dashboard

The curve

Share of all students who received each grade, all terms combined.

54.1%

of students got an A

3.26 average GPA

0.2% withdrew

0%20%40%60%54.1%A28.8%B11.2%C4.0%D1.8%F0.2%Withdrew

A rate by term

Share of students who got an A in each term the course ran.

0%20%40%60%80%100%FaSp2021FaSp2022FaSp2023FaSp2024FaSp2025FaSp202681.6%

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
Larsen, Noah38
81.6%
3.70
Choi, Ha Young78
59.0%
3.42
Billington, Alyssa G40
57.5%
3.31
McElwain, Nancy L222
53.2%
3.20
Ogolsky, Brian G38
39.5%
3.15
Ju, Sehyun39
33.3%
2.97

6 instructors. Select a name's terms to see each term separately.