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THE CURVE

Schools / University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

ME 471Finite Element Analysis

Fall 2020 – Summer 2026 (14 terms) · 740 students · Source: UIUC DAIR Grade Distribution dashboard

The curve

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

44.9%

of students got an A

3.11 average GPA

0.7% withdrew

0%10%20%30%40%50%44.9%A33.4%B12.3%C5.4%D3.4%F0.7%Withdrew

A rate by term

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

0%20%40%60%80%FaSp2021FaSp2022FaSp2023SuFaSp2024FaSp2025FaSp202670.9%Su54.5%

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
Mercer, Brian S375
54.1%
3.27
Aluru, Narayana R43
44.2%
3.26
James, Kai96
35.4%
2.99
Chew, Huck Beng226
33.6%
2.84

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