In the following linked tables, average undergraduate grades for the 2000-01 academic year are presented in two ways.

1. For all undergraduate students, average grades, unweighted by course credits, are given by class level across the 2000-01 academic year (autumn 2000 through summer 2001).
    
2. For undergraduate students who have declared majors only, average grades, weighted by course credits, are given across courses within students' declared majors and across courses outside of students' declared majors.

In these tables, average grades are presented within academic departments. In interpreting these data, one needs to keep in mind that students in various curricula may differ in ability and courses may vary in difficulty; i. e., not all differences are the result of different grading standards. Certainly, differences exist in the restrictiveness of admission to various majors and the ability of students attracted to them. Differences no doubt also exist in departmental cultures regarding the meaning of grades, in general, and the meaning of low grades, in particular.

Text in this introduction and data from the tables to follow are taken from Research Note N-98-1 January 1998 "Average Grades" by Gerald Gilmore at the Office of Educational Assessment.