Registrar?s Report on Grades 2017-2018 January 2019 Dartmouth College Office of the Registrar Page 1 of 43 1. GPAs OFF-CAMPUS GPAS COMPARED TO ON-CAMPUS GPAS 2014-15 2015-16 The overall undergraduate GPA is shown in two forms: Assigned GPA, which reflects all grades assigned by faculty members, and Transcript GPA, which reflects what students see on their transcripts and takes “non-recording (NR)” grades into account. The Transcript GPA is consistently higher since the NR grade does not count in GPA calculations, however both GPAs change consistently over the years. Dartmouth College Confidential 2016-17 3.49 2013-14 3.71 3.72 3.71 3.43 2007-08 3.46 3.44 3.5 2017-18 Linear (On-campus) 3.45 2016-17 Combined Linear (Combined) 3.63 3.69 3.66 2013-14 FSP On-campus 3.7 3.65 3.67 3.46 3.45 2015-16 3.49 3.47 3.47 3.45 3.48 3.46 2014-15 3.42 3.41 2007-08 LSA/LSA+ 3.69 3.74 3.71 Linear (Assigned GPA) 3.75 3.69 3.72 Assigned GPA Linear (Transcript GPA) 3.52 Transcript GPA 3.74 3.72 3.73 OVERALL GPAS 2017-18 GPAs in off-campus programs trend much higher than on-campus GPAs. Note: on-campus GPA calculation not available for 2007-08. On-campus GPA is generally 0.1-0.2 lower than the Assigned GPA. 01/04/19 Office of the Registrar Page 2 of 43 2. Overall Grade Distribution by Group GRADE DISTRIBUTION Linear (A) 2007-08 36.1% 32.5% 34.1% 2013-14 24.2% 2015-16 7.3% 7.9% 23.8% 7.6% 2014-15 2016-17 6.8% 34.1% 34.3% 24.5% 7.5% 8.1% 24.3% 24.7% 29.5% 33.6% 33.8% 34.0% Linear (All Bs) 30.8% Everything Else 24.0% All Bs 38.3% A- 38.1% A 2017-18 There is a significant shift of B grades to A grades over the last 10 years. A- grades remain relatively stable, as do grades of C+ and below (“everything else”). Dartmouth College Confidential 01/04/19 Office of the Registrar Page 3 of 43 3. Overall Grade Distribution by Grade GRADE DISTRIBUTION 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 B B- C+ 2.5% 2.3% 2.3% 2.5% 2.2% 2.1% C 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.3% B+ 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% A- 1.3% 1.2% 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% A 3.0% 2.8% 2.8% 3.0% 2.7% 2.5% 6.0% 5.6% 5.7% 5.6% 5.1% 4.9% 13.4% 11.6% 11.6% 11.8% 11.3% 10.5% 18.8% 16.7% 16.9% 16.6% 16.1% 15.4% 24.3% 24.7% 24.5% 23.8% 24.2% 24.0% 29.5% 34.0% 33.6% 34.1% 36.1% 38.3% 2007-08 C- D E B+ and B grades show the greatest decline; B- grades decline to a smaller degree, but still notable. Dartmouth College Confidential 01/04/19 Office of the Registrar Page 4 of 43 4. Median Grade Distribution by Group MEDIAN GRADES Everything else Linear (A set) Linear (B+) 71.1% B+ 2007-08 61.7% 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 19.3% 2016-17 9.6% 11.0% 13.3% 21.5% 25.1% 12.5% 11.3% 13.6% 25.0% 26.5% 32.6% 53.8% 61.0% 63.8% 67.5% A set 2017-18 The median grades are grouped into the “A set”, including, A, A/A-, and A-; B+; and Everything else, which includes A-/B+, B+/B, B, B/B-, B-, and C+. Dartmouth College Confidential 01/04/19 Office of the Registrar A Dartmouth College Confidential A/AAA-/B+ B+ B+/B 01/04/19 2016-17 B B/BB- 0.1% 2015-16 0.1% 32.6% 40.9% 38.3% 38.7% 41.6% 40.8% 37.4% 2014-15 0.3% 0.1% 0.4% 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% 25.0% 26.5% 25.1% 26.1% 2013-14 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.1% 8.4% 6.1% 6.4% 7.0% 6.6% 5.0% 21.5% 19.3% 19.4% 20.3% 19.7% 22.2% 2007-08 1.6% 0.9% 1.6% 1.3% 1.2% 1.0% 3.4% 3.9% 3.8% 3.8% 2.7% 3.0% 2.7% 3.5% 2.4% 3.3% 3.7% 4.3% 13.6% Page 5 of 43 5. Median Grade Distribution by Median Grade MEDIAN GRADES 2017-18 C+ Office of the Registrar Page 7 of 43 7. Grade Distribution by Class Size 2017-18 2007-08 2013-14 2015-16 2016-17 31.0% 21.4% 38.8% 26.0% 21.1% 24.1% 20.9% 23.8% 21.3% 2014-15 14.2% 2016-17 14.7% 2015-16 15.0% 2014-15 14.2% 2013-14 26.7% 21.1% 21.4% 18.3% 2007-08 13.4% 37.4% 9.1% 27.5% 20.8% 22.0% 40.2% 28.0% 21.9% 24.8% 22.8% 9.1% 2017-18 10.7% 2016-17 9.8% 2015-16 9.8% 2014-15 28.0% 21.7% 44.1% 4.1% 2013-14 10.5% 4.4% 26.1% 24.8% 42.4% 4.6% 27.2% 26.0% 41.0% 4.3% 26.7% 27.6% 40.2% 27.3% 28.3% 4.2% 28.0% 27.5% 2007-08 40.4% Linear (Bs) 39.9% Bs Linear (A) 38.0% A- Everything Else 44.3% A Linear (Bs) 31.4% Bs Linear (A) 30.6% 21.3% 39.0% A- Everything Else 41.0% A Linear (Bs) 40.5% Bs Linear (A) 45.0% A- Everything Else 40.4% A 35.6% LARGE COURSES 2017-18 Class size key: Small courses = 1-24; Medium courses = 25-74 Large courses = 75+ 51.1% of Dartmouth courses are small courses (1-24). All divisions assign the most As in small courses; Arts & Humanities has the highest enrollments in small courses, followed by the Social Sciences. All divisions show a continual increase in As, and decreases in all Bs. Similar to the overall grade distribution, A- tends to be relatively static, as do the grades of C+ and below. Dartmouth College Confidential 01/04/19 Office of the Registrar 12.0% MEDIUM COURSES 4.9% 36.6% 28.3% 32.1% SMALL COURSES Page 13 of 43 58.0% 2014-15 2015-16 60.2% 58.1% 2013-14 53.8% 58.7% PERCENT OF ASSIGNED GRADES THAT ARE A- AND ABOVE 62.4% Appendix 1 – Additional GPA Data 2007-08 2016-17 2017-18 Dartmouth College Confidential 2015-16 01/04/19 69.7% 2014-15 67.5% 61.7% 2013-14 61.0% 2007-08 63.8% 53.8% PERCENT OF MEDIAN GRADES THAT ARE A AND ABOVE 2016-17 2017-18 Office of the Registrar Page 29 of 43 Appendix 6 –Average of Grades Assigned by Class Year 1 FIRST-YEAR GPA Series1 Linear (Series1) 3.52 08-09 13-14 3.50 3.51 3.52 3.53 3.55 3.50 3.45 Dartmouth College Confidential 14-15 01/04/19 15-16 16-17 Office of the Registrar Page 30 of 43 Appendix 6 –Average of Grades Assigned by Class Year 2 SOPHOMORE GPA Linear (Series1) 3.50 Series1 3.44 3.44 3.48 3.47 3.50 14-15 15-16 3.40 08-09 Dartmouth College Confidential 13-14 01/04/19 16-17 Office of the Registrar Page 31 of 43 Appendix 6 –Average of Grades Assigned by Class Year 3 JUNIOR GPA 3.44 3.44 14-15 3.42 13-14 3.45 Linear (Series1) 3.46 Series1 3.35 08-09 Dartmouth College Confidential 01/04/19 15-16 16-17 Office of the Registrar Page 32 of 43 Appendix 6 –Average of Grades Assigned by Class Year 4 3.36 3.42 3.43 3.44 3.45 SENIOR GPA 08-09 Dartmouth College Confidential 13-14 14-15 01/04/19 15-16 16-17 Office of the Registrar