UBC MATH 221 grades

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The most recent published figure for MATH 221 is a 69.5% course average in 2025W, from 1,066 grades at UBC Vancouver.

Over 12 winter sessions the figure has sat between 66.0% (2016W) and 78.1% (2019W).

10.2% of 2025W grades fell below 50. Since 2014W, that share has ranged from 4.3% to 16.1%.

Figure 01

How the MATH 221 average has moved

Course average for each winter session from 2014W to 2025W, UBC Vancouver. The dashed line marks the 70.4% mean. Every figure appears in the table below.

Figure 02

How MATH 221 grades were distributed

The 2025W distribution below shows how 1,066 MATH 221 grades were spread across the eleven bands UBC reports.

Weighted by enrolment, the winter average across all 12 sessions is 70.4%.

Percentage of grades in each of the 11 bands UBC reports. The band below 50 is shown in a darker colour; hatched bands include a value estimated by subtraction. Choose any session with the control above the chart, or read them all in the table below.

Figure 03

Share of MATH 221 grades below 50

Percentage of grades awarded below 50 in each winter session, UBC Vancouver. Withdrawals are not represented, so this is a share of grades recorded rather than of students enrolled.

Every session on record

The figures behind all three charts, including summer sessions, which the charts leave out by default.

MATH 221 course averages and grade counts at UBC Vancouver, by session, 2014S to 2025W. A † marks a session whose bands include a value estimated by subtraction, because UBC suppresses any band with fewer than six students.
Session	Course average	Grades below 50	Grades 80+	Grades counted	Sections
2025W	69.5%	10.2%	36.0%	1,066	5
2025S(summer)	76.3%	7.1%	50.4%	127	1
2024W	66.3%	12.9%	25.1%	1,135	5
2024S(summer)	71.3%	4.8%	34.9%	126	1
2023W	68.2%	8.9% (includes an estimated value)	25.3%	1,251	8
2023S(summer)	74.8%	3.0% (includes an estimated value)	43.4%	99	1
2022W	71.8%	8.6%	37.0%	1,123	9
2022S(summer)	76.2%	4.6%	47.7%	109	1
2021W	71.9%	9.6%	38.1%	1,100	8
2021S(summer)	75.6%	4.8%	41.9%	105	1
2020W	73.4%	4.3%	34.4%	1,083	8
2020S(summer)	77.9%	1.9%	51.9%	156	2
2019W	78.1%	5.3%	55.3%	1,143	10
2019S(summer)	77.6%	5.0%	52.1%	121	1
2018W	73.2%	5.9%	37.5%	1,068	10
2018S(summer)	69.6%	7.1%	29.0%	169	2
2017W	70.1%	8.8%	30.5%	1,139	11
2017S(summer)	71.3%	2.8%	31.3%	144	1
2016W	66.0%	16.1%	25.1%	1,170	9
2016S(summer)	76.5%	2.5%	43.0%	79	1
2015W	67.8%	10.1%	23.7%	929	6
2015S(summer)	70.3%	5.5%	27.3%	128	1
2014W	67.8%	11.2%	28.7%	857	6
2014S(summer)	68.8%	8.6%	28.1%	139	1

View the full distribution — all 24 sessions, all 11 bands

MATH 221 grade distribution at UBC Vancouver by session, percentage of grades in each band. A † marks a row whose bands include a value estimated by subtraction, because UBC suppresses any band holding fewer than six students.
Session	Grades	Below 50	50–54	55–59	60–63	64–67	68–71	72–75	76–79	80–84	85–89	90–100
2025W	1,066	10.2%	8.4%	6.9%	6.9%	7.2%	8.3%	7.4%	8.4%	13.6%	8.5%	13.9%
2025S	127	7.1%	3.1%	1.6%	9.4%	6.3%	11.8%	3.9%	6.3%	15.0%	8.7%	26.8%
2024W	1,135	12.9%	10.0%	9.6%	8.5%	7.4%	9.5%	9.8%	7.3%	10.9%	6.4%	7.8%
2024S	126	4.8%	3.2%	8.7%	9.5%	13.5%	10.3%	9.5%	5.6%	12.7%	14.3%	7.9%
2023W (includes an estimated value)	1,251	8.9%	7.9%	7.1%	8.5%	8.4%	10.2%	14.1%	9.7%	13.4%	7.3%	4.6%
2023S (includes an estimated value)	99	3.0%	6.1%	6.1%	3.0%	9.1%	11.1%	12.1%	6.1%	18.2%	10.1%	15.2%
2022W	1,123	8.5%	5.2%	5.8%	8.2%	6.6%	8.9%	10.2%	9.7%	13.3%	12.1%	11.6%
2022S	109	4.6%	4.6%	3.7%	3.7%	5.5%	6.4%	13.8%	10.1%	12.8%	13.8%	21.1%
2021W	1,100	9.5%	6.2%	5.4%	5.2%	6.7%	7.9%	10.5%	10.5%	11.7%	10.4%	16.0%
2021S	105	4.8%	1.0%	2.9%	6.7%	9.5%	14.3%	7.6%	11.4%	8.6%	13.3%	20.0%
2020W	1,083	4.3%	2.9%	4.2%	5.4%	7.3%	12.7%	12.7%	16.1%	17.8%	10.2%	6.4%
2020S	156	1.9%	0.6%	3.8%	4.5%	7.1%	8.3%	12.2%	9.6%	19.9%	16.0%	16.0%
2019W	1,143	5.3%	3.6%	5.2%	4.4%	5.6%	4.9%	7.8%	8.0%	12.3%	12.9%	30.0%
2019S	121	5.0%	5.8%	2.5%	5.0%	5.0%	8.3%	8.3%	8.3%	11.6%	11.6%	28.9%
2018W	1,068	5.9%	3.5%	5.4%	5.1%	9.4%	9.0%	12.5%	11.9%	15.1%	11.0%	11.4%
2018S	169	7.1%	5.3%	10.7%	8.9%	10.1%	12.4%	8.9%	7.7%	14.8%	6.5%	7.7%
2017W	1,139	8.8%	7.8%	7.6%	7.1%	7.9%	8.4%	11.1%	10.8%	9.4%	9.3%	11.8%
2017S	144	2.8%	6.9%	11.1%	6.9%	5.6%	16.0%	10.4%	9.0%	13.9%	6.9%	10.4%
2016W	1,170	16.1%	9.6%	10.0%	6.6%	7.8%	9.0%	9.4%	6.5%	8.5%	6.1%	10.5%
2016S	79	2.5%	2.5%	2.5%	1.3%	8.9%	10.1%	11.4%	17.7%	12.7%	15.2%	15.2%
2015W	929	10.1%	6.7%	7.3%	8.7%	10.3%	12.8%	9.8%	10.5%	11.5%	6.1%	6.0%
2015S	128	5.5%	8.6%	6.3%	10.9%	10.9%	10.9%	7.8%	11.7%	9.4%	6.3%	11.7%
2014W	857	11.2%	9.3%	9.5%	8.3%	9.2%	8.8%	7.5%	7.6%	9.5%	8.5%	10.7%
2014S	139	8.6%	9.4%	7.2%	9.4%	15.1%	7.9%	8.6%	5.8%	11.5%	8.6%	7.9%

UBC Okanagan

The Okanagan campus runs its own MATH 221 with its own enrolment, and its figures differ from Vancouver’s. The two are never combined.

MATH 221 course averages and grade counts at UBC Okanagan, by session, 2014W to 2025W. A † marks a session whose bands include a value estimated by subtraction, because UBC suppresses any band with fewer than six students.
Session	Course average	Grades below 50	Grades 80+	Grades counted	Sections
2025W	66.1%	15.2%	27.4%	296	2
2024W	72.9%	8.9%	40.3%	315	2
2024S(summer)	71.7%	11.1%	40.7%	27	1
2023W	71.1%	8.9% (includes an estimated value)	37.9%	293	2
2023S(summer)	81.7%	3.7%	63.0%	27	1
2022W	73.8%	10.5%	44.6%	258	2
2021W	79.2%	6.4%	59.2%	265	2
2021S(summer)	67.7%	18.4%	47.4%	38	1
2020W	78.8%	6.3%	57.4%	272	2
2020S(summer)	66.7%	24.1%	25.9%	54	1
2019W	69.2%	12.3%	34.5%	252	2
2019S(summer)	65.3%	15.4%	23.1%	26	1
2018W	68.9%	8.9%	26.3%	247	2
2018S(summer)	69.5%	6.7%	30.0%	30	1
2017W	70.2%	12.2%	37.1%	213	2
2017S(summer)	66.7%	22.7%	36.4%	22	1
2016W	68.9%	12.2%	31.6%	196	2
2015W	67.8%	16.0%	32.8%	232	2
2014W	70.8%	9.7%	34.1%	226	2

Sources and caveats

Figures are derived from grade distributions published by the University of British Columbia. Retrieved via UBC PAIR grade data, August 31, 2026.

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