Linear Algebra

University of California, Santa Cruz

MATH 21 at UCSC: average GPA 3.21 across 4,250 students. Grade distribution by term. Systems of linear equations matrices, determinants. Introduces abstract…

Average GPA: 3.21

Grade distribution records: 4,250 students across 25 terms.

Enrollment requirements

Prerequisite(s): score of 400 or higher on the mathematics placement examination (MPE) or MATH 3 or AM 11A or MATH 11A or MATH 19A or MATH 20A.

2026–2027 · UCSC catalog

Grade distribution

Grade	Students	Percent
A+	450	10.6%
A	1,264	29.7%
A-	429	10.1%
B+	317	7.5%
B	436	10.3%
B-	275	6.5%
C+	241	5.7%
C	325	7.6%
C-	39	0.9%
D+	23	0.5%
D	90	2.1%
D-	4	0.1%
F	139	3.3%
P	59	1.4%
NP	61	1.4%
S	5	0.1%
W	93	2.2%

Based on 4,250 student grade records across 25 terms and 20 professors.

Instructors

• Bruce N Cooperstein 830 students, Average GPA 3.32
• Pedro Morales 557 students, Average GPA 3.77
• Chongying Dong 533 students, Average GPA 2.65
• Junecue Suh 523 students, Average GPA 2.81
• Hirotaka Tamanoi 321 students, Average GPA 2.77
• Vardan Oganesyan 239 students, Average GPA 3.45
• Jiayin Pan 208 students, Average GPA 2.89
• Laura Escobar Vega 208 students, Average GPA 2.88
• Hatice Mutlu Akaturk 187 students, Average GPA 3.65
• Cheyenne Leigh Dowd 143 students, Average GPA 3.85
• Amethyst Rachael Jade Price 114 students, Average GPA 3.58
• David Adam Rubinstein 94 students, Average GPA 3.70
• Cisil Karaguzel 88 students, Average GPA 3.51
• Jennifer Simon Guerrero 74 students, Average GPA 3.65
• John Gabriel Prudente Pelias 58 students, Average GPA 3.37
• Mita Banik 49 students, Average GPA 2.78
• Divya Maneesha Ampagouni 48 students, Average GPA 3.65
• Rafael Almeida Fernandes 48 students, Average GPA 3.92
• John Revere Mchugh 44 students, Average GPA 3.61
• Andres Felipe Perico 27 students, Average GPA 2.51