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CS 461: Computer Security I

75% of the 2,852 students who finished CS 461 at UIUC got an A or B, across 25 sections and 7 instructors.

A 35%B 40%C 17%D/F 8%W 1%

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InstructorGrades givenStudents
Bates, Adam
2 sections · last Fall 2025
31% A · 49% B · 14% C · 7% D/F
111
Ren, Ling
4 sections · last Spring 2025
39% A · 38% B · 15% C · 9% D/F
479
Bailey, Michael D
9 sections · last Spring 2022
31% A · 41% B · 20% C · 8% D/F
1,060
Levchenko, Kirill I
2 sections · last Spring 2023
31% A · 39% B · 21% C · 8% D/F
190
Borisov, Nikita
2 sections · last Fall 2025
33% A · 36% B · 21% C · 10% D/F
168
Past instructors (2) · last taught before 2022
Cunningham, Ryan M
3 sections · last Summer 2017
52% A · 40% B · 6% C · 2% D/F
381
Bates, Adam M
1 section · last Fall 2019
29% A · 38% B · 20% C · 13% D/F
146

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