McMaster University – Academic Integrity Stats
Numbers are based on 261 cases of academic dishonesty.
Offence Breakdown
| Plagiarism | 41% |
| Cheating on a Test/Exam | 17% |
| Improper Collaboration | 31% |
| Other | 11% |
| Total | 100% |
Year of Study at McMaster
| First Year | 37% |
| Second Year | 23% |
| Third Year | 19% |
| Fourth Year | 14% |
| Fifth Year and Beyond | 7% |
| Total | 100% |
Penalties Assigned by Instructors for First Offences*
| Case Reported Only | 2% |
| Resubmit Work | 0% |
| Mark Reduction (on assignment) | 26% |
| Mark of Zero (on assignment) | 69% |
| Found Innocent on Appeal | 3% |
| Total | 100% |
*Based on 237 undergraduate first offence cases.
Penalties Assigned by Faculty Adjudicators for Repeat Offences,
Graduate Students or Serious First Offences**
| Case Reported | 4% |
| Resubmit Work | 4% |
| Mark Reduction (on assignment) | 9% |
| Mark of Zero (on assignment) | 9% |
| F in Course | 39% |
| Registration Cancelled | 9%; |
| Suspension | 4% |
| Expulsion | 13% |
| Found Innocent | 9% |
| Total | 100% |
**Based on 23 cases.