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THE CURVE

Schools / University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

MSE 280Engineering Materials

Fall 2020 – Spring 2026 (12 terms) · 1,440 students · Source: UIUC DAIR Grade Distribution dashboard

The curve

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

48.3%

of students got an A

3.29 average GPA

0.2% withdrew

0%10%20%30%40%50%48.3%A37.8%B10.9%C1.9%D1.0%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%FaSp202168.9%FaSp2022FaSp2023FaSp2024FaSp2025FaSp202661.7%

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
Goodman, Matthew D1,137
55.8%
3.41
Shim, Moonsub303
19.8%
2.85

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