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Dibs Fall 2026

COMM 171

Theories of Freedom of Speech and Press

Course statistics

Predicted GPA
3.27
n = 346 · 5 terms · ± 0.029
A range
43%
of letter grades
Taken P/NP
8%
97% of those passed
D / F / W
1.2%
incl. withdrawals

Sections in Fall 2026

Not offered in Fall 2026.

Enrollment history

Final enrollment per term, averaged across that term's sections. Four years deep, summer excluded. Per-section live curves are on each section page.

  • 7622S
  • 8223S
  • 7824S
  • 7225W
  • 7025S
Enrolment by term: 22S 76, 23S 82, 24S 78, 25W 72, 25S 70
Peak 82 Most recent 70 in 25S 5 terms on record

Grade distribution

  • A+ 25 · 6.6%
  • A 77 · 20.4%
  • A- 47 · 12.4%
  • B+ 51 · 13.5%
  • B 70 · 18.5%
  • B- 28 · 7.4%
  • C+ 20 · 5.3%
  • C 20 · 5.3%
  • C- 4 · 1.1%
  • F 4 · 1.1%
  • P 31 · 8.2%
  • NP 1 · 0.3%

Grey bars are non-letter outcomes — P/NP, S/U, incompletes. They are excluded from the GPA entirely rather than scored, because counting a P as a 4.0 would be a fabrication.

By instructor

Instructor Predicted Raw n Terms A range
HUPPIN, MARK A 3.26 3.26 346 5 43%

“Predicted” is shrunk toward the course average, which is itself shrunk toward the department — so an instructor with a handful of students sits near the course mean rather than topping the list.

By term