CHEM 1A grade distribution

At University of California, Berkeley, 34.3% of the 25,064 students on record earned an A in CHEM 1A and 93% finished with a C or better, for an average GPA of 2.94 from 2013 to 2025.

That A rate is 30.3 points below the typical large course at University of California, Berkeley (64.6%). It is the largest of 6 CHEM courses with pages here. 38 instructors have taught it in the records GradeView holds.

Overall grade distribution

A34.3%
B38.1%
C20.6%
D3.5%
F3.5%
2.94
average GPA
93%
C or better
25,064
students on record

Historical data from official University of California, Berkeley grade records, all years and semesters combined from 2013 to 2025. Past grades describe past terms and don’t predict your grade.

How each professor grades CHEM 1A

38 instructors have taught CHEM 1A. See each one’s A through F split in GradeView.

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