James Madison University - Average Fall Grades
Year	Average	Std. Dev.	A	B	C	D	F
1980	2.89
1982	2.87
1984	2.86
1986	2.88
1988	2.93
1990	2.98
1992	3.00
1994	3.00
1995	3.00	0.93	37	37	18	5	3
1996	3.01	0.92	37	37	18	5	3
1997	3.00	0.92	36	38	18	5	3
1998	3.02	0.91	37	38	18	4	3
1999	3.02	0.91	37	38	18	4	3
2000	3.05	0.90	37	39	17	4	3
2001	3.06	0.89	37	40	17	4	2
2002	3.08	0.89	38	39	16	4	2
2003	3.10	0.88	38	40	16	3	2
2004	3.12	0.88	40	39	15	3	2
2005	3.14	0.88	42	39	15	3	2
2006	3.15	0.88	42	38	15	3	2
2007	3.16	0.87	42	38	15	3	2
2008	3.15	0.88	42	38	15	3	2
2009	3.16	0.88	42	38	15	3	2
Notes:
1.  Source of data (accessed March 3, 2010):
http://www.jmu.edu/instresrch/statsum.shtml
2.  Data for 1996-2008 suggests that the average grade awarded is about
0.11 higher than the reported cumulative GPA at the end of the academic year.
This correction is used to estimate average grades for 1980-1994.
3.  Grade distribution is the average of lower and upper division.
4.  Grade averages above do not factor in the effects of + and - grades,
which tend to cancel each other out.