Table 3.
Upper-Division Grades at the University of Michigan, 1992–2007 (ordered by average grade in 2005–2007)
| 1992–1994 | 2005–2007 | Inflation (rank) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 3.21 | 3.03 | −0.18 (1) |
| Statistics | 3.18 | 3.04 | −0.15 (2) |
| Economics | 3.03 | 3.06 | 0.02 (7) |
| Mathematics | 2.99 | 3.18 | 0.19 (20) |
| Geology | 3.09 | 3.26 | 0.17 (16) |
| Philosophy | 3.18 | 3.27 | 0.09 (11) |
| Chemistry | 3.10 | 3.28 | 0.18 (17) |
| Physics | 3.26 | 3.28 | 0.02 (6) |
| Afroamerican and African studies | 3.25 | 3.30 | 0.06 (8) |
| Sociology | 3.32 | 3.33 | 0.00 (5) |
| History | 3.24 | 3.37 | 0.14 (14) |
| Communications | 3.35 | 3.40 | 0.06 (9) |
| Political science | 3.20 | 3.40 | 0.20 (21) |
| English | 3.25 | 3.43 | 0.18 (19) |
| Astronomy | 3.46 | 3.44 | −0.02 (3) |
| Linguistics | 3.41 | 3.47 | 0.06 (10) |
| Anthropology | 3.32 | 3.50 | 0.18 (18) |
| History of art | 3.22 | 3.53 | 0.31 (24) |
| American culture | 3.38 | 3.53 | 0.16 (15) |
| Psychology | 3.30 | 3.55 | 0.25 (23) |
| Women’s studies | 3.49 | 3.58 | 0.10 (12) |
| German | 3.49 | 3.61 | 0.12 (13) |
| French | 3.40 | 3.63 | 0.23 (22) |
| Spanish | 3.31 | 3.63 | 0.32 (25) |
| Comparative literature | 3.67 | 3.67 | −0.01 (4) |
| Median grade for the period | 3.24 | 3.40 |