PHYSICS 8A grade distribution

At University of California, Berkeley, 31.5% of the 15,023 students on record earned an A in PHYSICS 8A and 96.7% finished with a C or better, for an average GPA of 2.99 from 2013 to 2025.

That A rate is 33.1 points below the typical large course at University of California, Berkeley (64.6%). It is the largest of 4 PHYSICS courses with pages here. 37 instructors have taught it in the records GradeView holds.

Overall grade distribution

A31.5%
B42.5%
C22.7%
D1.3%
F1.9%
2.99
average GPA
96.7%
C or better
15,023
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 PHYSICS 8A

37 instructors have taught PHYSICS 8A. See each one’s A through F split in GradeView.

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