What is the

effect of class
start time on
GPA?
Anna Duffy, Charity
Riggs, Alex Willbanks
Introduction:
● The effect of class start time on GPA
● What is your GPA?
● What year of study are you currently?
● How many credits are you taking this semester?
● What time is your earliest class this semester (please answer in military time)?
● What is your grade in the class indicated above?
Introduction:
● What time is your mid-day class this semester (please answer in military time)?
● What is your grade in the class indicated above?
● What time is your latest class this semester (please answer in military time)?
● What is your grade in the class indicated above?
● 144 responses
Results
● Year of study: ● GPA at time of survey:
○ Freshmen: 78 ○ 4.00-5.00: 14
○ Sophomore: 25 ○ 3.00-3.99: 98
○ Junior: 13 ○ 2.00-2.99: 26
○ Senior: 4 ○ 1.00-1.99: 3
○ Graduate: 2 ○ 0.00-0.99: 1
○ Post-Bacc: 0
Results:
Earliest Class Start Time:

● 0500-0800: 5
● 0800-1100: 94
● 1100-1400: 22
● 1400-1700: 7
● 1700-2000: 0
Results:
Mid-day Class Start Time:

● 0500-0800: 0
● 0800-1100: 11
● 1100-1400: 81
● 1400-1700: 32
● 1700-2000: 0
Results:
Latest Class Start Time:

● 0500-0800: 0
● 0800-1100: 1
● 1100-1400: 21
● 1400-1700: 87
● 1700-2000: 9
Results:
● Grades in classes before 0900:
○ A’s: 20
○ B’s: 8
○ C’s: 2
○ D’s: 2
○ E’s: 0
Results:
● Grades in classes between 0900
and 2000:
○ A’s: 37
○ B’s: 24
○ C’s: 7
○ D’s: 0
○ E’s: 0
Results:
Average GPA of students enrolled in
classes before 0900:

● 4.00-5.00: 3
● 3.00-3.99: 23
● 2.00-2.99: 5
● 1.00-1.99: 1
● 0.00-0.99: 0
Results:
Average GPA of students enrolled in
classes after 0900:

● 4.00-5.00: 5
● 3.00-3.99: 51
● 2.00-2.99: 23
● 1.00-1.99: 3
● 0.00-0.99: 1
Conclusion:
● Trends of student grades in classes
○ Overall lower before 0900
■ 12.6% of students taking the classes received either a C or D
● 6.3% of those grades were D’s
● Trends of students GPA
○ Overall higher before 0900
■ Only 18.7% of students had a 2.99 GPA or lower
● Compared with 32.5% of students in classes between 0900 and 2000
■ 81.3% of students had a GPA of 3.00 or higher
● Compared with 66.4% of students in classes later than 0900