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THE CURVE

Schools / University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

PHYS 486Quantum Physics I

Spring 2021 – Spring 2026 (10 terms) · 640 students · Source: UIUC DAIR Grade Distribution dashboard

The curve

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

47.5%

of students got an A

3.20 average GPA

0.5% withdrew

0%10%20%30%40%50%47.5%A33.3%B13.0%C4.4%D1.4%F0.5%Withdrew

A rate by term

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

0%20%40%60%Sp202160.0%FaSp2022Sp2023FaSp2024FaSp2025FaSp202640.4%

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
Pfaff, Wolfgang234
53.0%
3.23
Shelton, Julia F215
45.6%
3.22
Faulkner, Thomas128
43.0%
3.21
Madhavan, Vidya63
42.9%
2.98

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