GPA Equivalent Data

University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa

Source: Internal University document that detailed changes in grade distribution over time

http://www.ua.edu/academic/facsen/reports/pm2.html

Estimated from grade distributions. Not stated if data pretain to undergraduates only.

Calibration is estimated to be accurate to within 0.02.

Data are for Spring Semester.

1981 2.62
1982 2.59
1983 2.60
1984 2.60
1985 2.60
1986 2.61
1987 2.60
1988 2.61
1989 2.62
1990 2.66
1991 2.71
1992 2.73
1993 2.73
1994 2.70
1995 2.72
1996 2.74
1997 2.74
1998 2.73

GPA for undergraduates, Fall Semester. Note that beginning in 2000, students earning a grade of less than C in English or Math were given a NC grade that's not included in GPA determination.

1991 2.59 http://bama.ua.edu/~oir/factbook/2000-2001/2000p93.pdf.
1992 2.61 http://bama.ua.edu/~oir/factbook/2000-2001/2000p93.pdf.
1993 2.60 http://bama.ua.edu/~oir/factbook/2000-2001/2000p93.pdf.
1994 2.66 http://bama.ua.edu/~oir/factbook/2000-2001/2000p93.pdf.
1995 2.66 http://bama.ua.edu/~oir/factbook/2000-2001/2000p93.pdf.
1996 2.66 http://bama.ua.edu/~oir/factbook/2000-2001/2000p93.pdf.
1997 2.65 http://bama.ua.edu/~oir/factbook/2000-2001/2000p93.pdf.
1998 2.64 http://bama.ua.edu/~oir/factbook/2000-2001/2000p93.pdf.
1999 2.68 http://bama.ua.edu/~oir/factbook/2000-2001/2000p93.pdf.
2000 2.79 http://bama.ua.edu/~oir/factbook/2000-2001/2000p93.pdf.
2001 2.87 http://bama.ua.edu/~oir/factbook/2001-2002/2001p95.pdf