Michigan State University
Office of the Registrar
Trend of Term GPAs by College
FALL
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Undergraduate
Freshman
2.72
2.79
2.80
2.85
2.79
2.90
2.96
2.94
2.84
0.00
Sophmore
2.74
2.75
2.82
2.78
2.89
2.84
2.91
2.97
2.91
0.00
Junior
2.80
2.82
2.85
2.87
2.91
3.00
2.96
2.93
3.03
0.00
Senior
2.96
2.93
3.01
2.98
2.98
3.07
3.12
3.13
3.11
0.00
Men
2.77
2.78
2.85
2.81
2.84
2.88
2.93
2.96
2.94
0.00
Women
2.90
2.94
2.97
3.00
3.03
3.08
3.06
3.04
3.07
0.00
Undergraduate Average
2.83
2.84
2.90
2.89
2.92
2.97
3.00
3.00
3.01
0.00
Graduate
Doctoral
3.67
3.65
3.63
3.66
3.67
3.72
3.69
3.75
3.72
0.00
Masters
3.66
3.61
3.66
3.68
3.65
3.68
3.63
3.70
3.68
0.00
Men
3.63
3.56
3.64
3.63
3.58
3.66
3.62
3.69
3.70
0.00
Women
3.70
3.70
3.66
3.72
3.74
3.73
3.69
3.74
3.70
0.00
Graduate Average
3.66
3.63
3.65
3.67
3.66
3.69
3.65
3.72
3.70
0.00
Non-Degree
Agricultural Technology Year 1
2.78
2.69
2.56
2.65
2.82
2.67
2.69
2.71
2.58
0.00
Agricultural Technology Year 2
2.87
2.85
2.83
2.86
2.74
2.76
2.67
2.69
2.55
0.00
Agricultural Technology Year 3
3.22
3.25
1.91
2.35
3.33
1.50
0.56
2.94
1.88
0.00
Men
2.74
2.69
2.58
2.66
2.72
2.64
2.62
2.63
2.49
0.00
Women
3.05
3.01
2.88
2.82
3.04
2.87
2.87
2.92
2.75
0.00
Agricultural Technology Average
2.82
2.75
2.65
2.70
2.79
2.70
2.68
2.71
2.57
0.00
Arts and Letters
Undergraduate
Freshman
2.98
3.01
3.03
3.04
3.05
3.02
3.16
3.07
3.03
0.00
Sophmore
2.98
3.04
3.03
3.09
3.14
3.12
3.07
3.11
3.08
0.00
Junior
3.07
3.09
3.11
3.07
3.10
3.11
3.11
3.08
3.09
0.00
Senior
3.16
3.14
3.13
3.23
3.22
3.24
3.22
3.21
3.24
0.00
Men
2.93
2.94
2.99
3.01
3.02
3.03
3.04
2.99
2.97
0.00
Women
3.14
3.16
3.14
3.18
3.21
3.20
3.20
3.18
3.19
0.00
Undergraduate Average
3.06
3.08
3.08
3.12
3.14
3.13
3.14
3.12
3.12
0.00
Graduate
Doctoral
3.85
3.84
3.76
3.80
3.83
3.82
3.78
3.83
3.86
0.00
Masters
3.73
3.71
3.71
3.75
3.76
3.73
3.77
3.83
3.80
0.00
Men
3.74
3.73
3.72
3.78
3.78
3.75
3.73
3.80
3.85
0.00
Women
3.79
3.77
3.74
3.76
3.80
3.78
3.81
3.86
3.81
0.00
Graduate Average
3.77
3.76
3.73
3.77
3.79
3.77
3.77
3.83
3.82
0.00
Non-Degree
English Language
3.63
3.78
0.00
2.38
3.25
3.44
3.63
2.78
2.83
0.00
Men
0.00
3.50
0.00
2.38
3.25
3.38
3.59
2.72
3.21
0.00
Women
3.63
3.85
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.63
3.66
2.82
2.60
0.00
English Language Average
3.63
3.78
0.00
2.38
3.25
3.44
3.63
2.78
2.83
0.00
Resdntl Coll Arts and Humanities
Undergraduate
Freshman
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.27
3.24
0.00
Sophmore
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.48
3.38
0.00
Junior
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.62
3.48
0.00
Senior
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.45
0.00
Men
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2.98
3.00
0.00
Women
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.36
3.38
0.00
Undergraduate Average
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.29
3.31
0.00
Business
Undergraduate
Freshman
2.76
2.83
2.90
2.95
2.96
2.97
3.01
2.99
3.09
0.00
Sophmore
2.85
2.95
3.00
3.05
3.09
3.10
3.10
3.13
3.14
0.00
Junior
3.03
3.03
3.20
3.19
3.16
3.17
3.24
3.24
3.29
0.00
Senior
3.01
3.13
3.18
3.18
3.21
3.20
3.24
3.25
3.27
0.00
Men
2.87
2.93
3.02
3.06
3.07
3.09
3.12
3.12
3.15
0.00
Women
2.95
3.04
3.13
3.14
3.14
3.14
3.18
3.17
3.25
0.00
Undergraduate Average
2.91
2.98
3.07
3.09
3.10
3.11
3.14
3.14
3.19
0.00
Graduate
Doctoral
3.68
3.64
3.55
3.67
3.78
3.59
3.72
3.71
3.71
0.00
Masters
3.67
3.67
3.67
3.66
3.68
3.68
3.66
3.67
3.67
0.00
Men
3.66
3.66
3.65
3.66
3.68
3.66
3.66
3.67
3.67
0.00
Women
3.70
3.67
3.68
3.66
3.71
3.70
3.69
3.66
3.68
0.00
Graduate Average
3.67
3.66
3.66
3.66
3.69
3.67
3.67
3.67
3.67
0.00
Communication Arts and Sciences
Undergraduate
Freshman
2.72
2.82
2.90
2.85
2.89
2.91
2.92
2.90
2.91
0.00
Sophmore
2.70
2.78
2.74
2.88
2.91
2.87
2.93
2.97
2.86
0.00
Junior
2.80
2.86
2.89
2.89
3.00
2.97
2.98
3.02
3.02
0.00
Senior
2.98
2.97
2.99
3.03
3.01
3.06
3.08
3.12
3.08
0.00
Men
2.65
2.71
2.72
2.80
2.81
2.83
2.86
2.88
2.87
0.00
Women
2.93
2.97
3.00
3.02
3.07
3.04
3.06
3.09
3.05
0.00
Undergraduate Average
2.81
2.86
2.88
2.92
2.96
2.96
2.99
3.02
2.98
0.00
Graduate
Doctoral
3.76
3.78
3.66
3.77
3.69
3.79
3.81
3.85
3.80
0.00
Masters
3.60
3.62
3.58
3.66
3.65
3.64
3.66
3.73
3.69
0.00
Men
3.55
3.63
3.55
3.66
3.64
3.68
3.66
3.74
3.70
0.00
Women
3.66
3.65
3.60
3.69
3.67
3.66
3.68
3.75
3.72
0.00
Graduate Average
3.62
3.64
3.59
3.68
3.66
3.67
3.68
3.75
3.71
0.00
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2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Education
Undergraduate
Freshman
2.79
2.94
2.96
3.02
2.93
2.93
3.03
2.98
2.98
0.00
Sophmore
2.89
3.05
3.07
3.15
3.11
3.08
2.98
3.06
3.01
0.00
Junior
3.11
3.16
3.19
3.25
3.23
3.15
3.16
3.29
3.23
0.00
Senior
3.33
3.26
3.30
3.37
3.43
3.40
3.28
3.33
3.35
0.00
Men
2.78
2.90
2.85
2.94
2.93
2.93
2.84
2.89
2.93
0.00
Women
3.06
3.14
3.19
3.25
3.21
3.19
3.19
3.23
3.19
0.00
Undergraduate Average
3.00
3.09
3.12
3.19
3.15
3.13
3.11
3.16
3.13
0.00
Graduate
Doctoral
3.74
3.79
3.81
3.85
3.82
3.85
3.82
3.84
3.82
0.00
Masters
3.75
3.74
3.78
3.77
3.72
3.76
3.74
3.76
3.79
0.00
Men
3.68
3.63
3.71
3.75
3.66
3.76
3.73
3.73
3.73
0.00
Women
3.78
3.81
3.82
3.82
3.80
3.81
3.80
3.82
3.83
0.00
Graduate Average
3.75
3.75
3.79
3.80
3.76
3.80
3.78
3.79
3.80
0.00
Non-Degree
Graduate Certification
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.83
3.81
3.73
0.00
Men
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.65
3.65
3.63
0.00
Women
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.88
3.84
3.76
0.00
Graduate Certification Average
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.83
3.81
3.73
0.00
Engineering
Undergraduate
Freshman
2.69
2.70
2.69
2.68
2.68
2.68
2.76
2.79
2.84
0.00
Sophmore
2.66
2.72
2.81
2.79
2.90
2.80
2.78
2.88
2.87
0.00
Junior
3.01
3.07
3.06
2.99
3.11
3.14
3.05
3.10
3.09
0.00
Senior
3.20
3.16
3.17
3.12
3.14
3.19
3.25
3.20
3.21
0.00
Men
2.85
2.87
2.90
2.89
2.93
2.93
2.94
2.96
2.98
0.00
Women
2.96
2.98
2.99
2.89
3.00
3.02
3.01
3.05
3.04
0.00
Undergraduate Average
2.87
2.89
2.92
2.89
2.95
2.95
2.96
2.97
2.99
0.00
Graduate
Doctoral
3.70
3.70
3.71
3.72
3.72
3.74
3.71
3.76
3.76
0.00
Masters
3.47
3.53
3.53
3.53
3.50
3.44
3.35
3.49
3.61
0.00
Men
3.52
3.58
3.60
3.60
3.62
3.61
3.54
3.61
3.69
0.00
Women
3.58
3.57
3.57
3.64
3.59
3.62
3.45
3.69
3.69
0.00
Graduate Average
3.53
3.58
3.59
3.61
3.62
3.61
3.52
3.63
3.69
0.00
Human Ecology
Undergraduate
Freshman
2.92
3.01
2.93
2.96
2.82
2.72
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Sophmore
2.94
3.02
3.00
2.87
3.07
2.88
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Junior
2.97
2.95
3.02
2.99
2.97
3.04
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Senior
3.11
3.05
3.09
3.05
3.15
3.22
0.00
0.00
4.00
0.00
Men
2.58
2.61
2.59
2.59
2.66
2.53
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Women
3.03
3.04
3.07
3.02
3.07
3.06
0.00
0.00
4.00
0.00
Undergraduate Average
2.99
3.00
3.03
2.98
3.03
3.02
0.00
0.00
4.00
0.00
Graduate
Doctoral
3.80
3.86
3.71
3.72
3.77
3.82
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Masters
3.71
3.64
3.63
3.64
3.68
3.69
3.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
Men
3.77
3.70
3.79
3.65
3.74
3.75
3.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
Women
3.74
3.74
3.63
3.66
3.69
3.73
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Graduate Average
3.74
3.74
3.66
3.66
3.70
3.73
3.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
Human Medicine
Undergraduate
Senior
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Men
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Undergraduate Average
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Graduate
Doctoral
3.46
3.39
3.79
3.39
3.41
3.26
3.36
3.63
3.63
0.00
Masters
3.70
3.66
3.68
3.75
3.76
3.72
3.55
3.79
3.62
0.00
Men
3.70
3.70
3.64
3.74
3.60
3.54
3.57
3.67
3.58
0.00
Women
3.54
3.55
3.73
3.54
3.65
3.49
3.39
3.72
3.64
0.00
Graduate Average
3.62
3.60
3.70
3.63
3.63
3.51
3.45
3.70
3.63
0.00
Graduate Professional
Human Medicine Year 1
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.50
0.00
0.00
4.00
0.00
Human Medicine Year 2
4.00
0.00
4.00
1.17
4.00
4.00
3.75
4.00
0.00
0.00
Human Medicine Year 3
0.00
0.00
0.00
4.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Human Medicine Year 4
0.00
0.00
0.00
4.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Men
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.17
4.00
3.50
3.50
4.00
1.33
0.00
Women
4.00
0.00
4.00
4.00
0.00
4.00
4.00
0.00
4.00
0.00
Human Medicine Average
4.00
0.00
4.00
2.69
4.00
3.86
3.75
4.00
2.67
0.00
James Madison College
Undergraduate
Freshman
2.86
2.90
2.90
2.90
2.97
3.00
2.97
2.93
2.94
0.00
Sophmore
3.00
3.13
3.08
3.19
3.12
3.12
3.14
3.19
3.14
0.00
Junior
2.97
3.01
3.05
3.12
3.18
3.16
3.18
3.15
3.19
0.00
Senior
3.07
3.07
3.14
3.18
3.27
3.23
3.21
3.23
3.28
0.00
Men
2.90
3.00
2.98
3.05
3.08
3.06
3.08
3.07
3.14
0.00
Women
3.02
3.03
3.09
3.12
3.16
3.17
3.14
3.16
3.13
0.00
Undergraduate Average
2.96
3.02
3.04
3.09
3.12
3.12
3.12
3.12
3.14
0.00
Lyman Briggs College
Undergraduate
Freshman
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.19
0.00
Sophmore
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.22
0.00
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2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Junior
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.18
0.00
Senior
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.28
0.00
Men
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.20
0.00
Women
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.22
0.00
Undergraduate Average
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.21
0.00
Music
Undergraduate
Freshman
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.22
3.25
0.00
Sophmore
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.35
3.39
0.00
Junior
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.43
3.34
0.00
Senior
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.42
3.45
0.00
Men
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.29
3.31
0.00
Women
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.45
3.44
0.00
Undergraduate Average
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.37
3.37
0.00
Graduate
Doctoral
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.73
3.73
0.00
Masters
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.71
3.72
0.00
Men
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.73
3.70
0.00
Women
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.70
3.75
0.00
Graduate Average
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.71
3.72
0.00
Natural Science
Undergraduate
Freshman
2.87
2.89
2.86
2.94
2.94
2.94
3.00
2.97
2.87
0.00
Sophmore
2.81
2.89
2.96
2.97
3.02
2.97
2.98
3.05
2.92
0.00
Junior
2.84
2.79
2.83
2.85
2.88
2.88
2.90