Grade Distributions in courses of 5+ sections showing challenging DWF rates

1. Grade Distribution in Undergraduate Courses with Five or More Sections in a Semester
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
2004-2005
Num. Num. Enrollment Grades -- Percent of Course Enrollment Total Ave.
of of D/F Course
All Ave. Min. Max. P/S/ No
Courses Sects. W/U Grade
Sect. Sect. Sect. Sect. A B C D F CR NC/U I W AU Grade
Colleges
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTE 118 2,835 64,602 23 1 60 27.3% 29.5% 15.8% 4.2% 9.3% 1.3% 1.1% 0.4% 11.0% 0.0% 0.0% 25.6% 2.7
MATHEMATICS 79 1,248 29,841 24 1 73 19.3% 20.2% 17.7% 6.7% 9.7% 2.5% 4.8% 0.1% 18.9% 0.0% 0.0% 40.1% 2.5
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES/LIFE SCIENCES 35 408 10,988 27 1 95 20.8% 28.8% 23.0% 7.5% 7.4% 0.0% 0.1% 12.4% 0.0% 27.3% 2.6
PHYSICAL SCIENCES 22 221 5,806 26 1 73 26.0% 30.9% 22.2% 6.5% 5.3% 0.0% 0.1% 9.0% 20.9% 2.7
Subtotal: Colleges 254 4,712 111,237 24 1 95 24.5% 27.0% 17.4% 5.3% 9.0% 1.5% 1.9% 0.3% 13.2% 0.0% 0.0% 29.4% 2.6
Universities
EDUCATION 34 357 8,966 25 1 54 59.1% 23.8% 5.3% 0.8% 2.5% 5.0% 0.7% 2.9% 0.0% 0.0% 6.1% 3.5
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTE 36 1,093 26,560 24 1 228 35.4% 37.4% 14.5% 2.9% 5.0% 0.1% 0.4% 4.2% 0.0% 0.1% 12.1% 3.0
MATHEMATICS 31 453 16,505 36 2 155 20.5% 24.2% 21.8% 9.2% 11.9% 0.2% 0.0% 0.4% 11.8% 0.0% 0.0% 32.9% 2.5
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES/LIFE SCIENCES 20 354 7,256 20 1 50 21.9% 32.5% 25.3% 7.7% 5.7% 0.6% 0.0% 0.3% 6.0% 0.0% 19.4% 2.6
PHYSICAL SCIENCES 26 271 6,129 23 5 86 21.2% 33.4% 24.9% 8.7% 6.2% 0.0% 0.1% 5.4% 0.0% 0.1% 20.2% 2.6
Subtotal: Universities 147 2,528 65,416 26 1 228 32.1% 31.3% 17.2% 5.3% 6.6% 0.8% 0.0% 0.4% 6.2% 0.0% 0.1% 18.1% 2.8
System Total
EDUCATION 34 357 8,966 25 1 54 59.1% 23.8% 5.3% 0.8% 2.5% 5.0% 0.7% 2.9% 0.0% 0.0% 6.1% 3.5
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTE 154 3,928 91,162 23 1 228 29.7% 31.8% 15.4% 3.8% 8.1% 1.0% 0.8% 0.4% 9.0% 0.0% 0.0% 21.7% 2.8
MATHEMATICS 110 1,701 46,346 27 1 155 19.7% 21.6% 19.1% 7.6% 10.5% 1.7% 3.1% 0.2% 16.4% 0.0% 0.0% 37.5% 2.5
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES/LIFE SCIENCES 55 762 18,244 24 1 95 21.2% 30.3% 23.9% 7.6% 6.7% 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% 9.8% 0.0% 0.0% 24.2% 2.6
PHYSICAL SCIENCES 48 492 11,935 24 1 86 23.5% 32.2% 23.6% 7.6% 5.8% 0.0% 0.1% 7.1% 0.0% 0.0% 20.5% 2.6
System Total 401 7,240 176,653 24 1 228 27.3% 28.6% 17.3% 5.3% 8.1% 1.2% 1.2% 0.3% 10.6% 0.0% 0.0% 25.2% 2.7
Source: Office of the Chancellor Research and Planning -- R:FY05-06Requests/ClassGradeProject/ClassSize_Grade_FY2005.mdb Discipline Summary Page 1 of 1 5/2/2006