Table 2.
Lower-Division Grades at the University of Michigan, 1992–2007 (ordered by average grade in 2005–2007)
| Departments | 1992–1994 | 2005–2007 | Inflation (rank) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 2.83 | 2.87 | 0.05 (4) |
| Statistics | 3.14 | 2.89 | −0.25 (1) |
| Economics | 2.83 | 2.92 | 0.09 (8) |
| Physics | 2.84 | 3.00 | 0.16 (15) |
| Biology | 2.92 | 3.02 | 0.10 (10) |
| Chemistry | 2.95 | 3.03 | 0.08 (6) |
| French | 3.04 | 3.06 | 0.02 (3) |
| Astronomy | 2.95 | 3.13 | 0.18 (17) |
| Communications | 3.28 | 3.13 | −0.14 (2) |
| Political Science | 3.11 | 3.19 | 0.08 (5) |
| Spanish | 3.08 | 3.23 | 0.15 (13) |
| Geology | 2.94 | 3.29 | 0.34 (25) |
| Philosophy | 3.15 | 3.30 | 0.14 (12) |
| Afroamerican and African studies | 3.09 | 3.30 | 0.21 (19) |
| History | 3.14 | 3.31 | 0.16 (16) |
| Sociology | 3.21 | 3.35 | 0.14 (11) |
| Psychology | 3.13 | 3.36 | 0.23 (22) |
| English | 3.19 | 3.39 | 0.20 (18) |
| Anthropology | 3.09 | 3.40 | 0.31 (24) |
| History of art | 3.19 | 3.41 | 0.22 (21) |
| Women’s studies | 3.34 | 3.44 | 0.09 (9) |
| Linguistics | 3.37 | 3.53 | 0.16 (14) |
| German | 3.26 | 3.56 | 0.30 (23) |
| American culture | 3.36 | 3.57 | 0.21 (20) |
| Comparative literature | 3.51 | 3.60 | 0.09 (7) |
| Median grade for the period | 3.13 | 3.30 |