Analysis of two decades of student data at a large U.S. university suggests that grade inflation exists in graduate education ...

Students are worried about what a cap on top grades will mean for their GPAs and postcollege prospects. Faculty largely view ...

The University will not alter its current grading policy despite persistent increases in the proportion of A-range grades, according to Dean of the College Michael Gordin. A December 2025 grading ...

Analysis of two decades of student data at a large U.S. university suggests that grade inflation exists in graduate education. Vivien Lee and ...

Head Opinion editor Charlie Yale ’28, senior Opinion writer Preston Ferraiuolo ’26, and Opinion columnist Audrey Tan ’29 discuss grade inflation at Princeton.

Grade inflation offers short-term gains, but poorer future test scores, lower graduation rates, and lower annual earnings, a new study finds.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Harvard reports — perhaps better to say it admits — that over 60 percent of its students received A’s. This has set off a new ...

Matthew R. Tobin ’27, a Crimson Editorial editor, is a double concentrator in Social Studies and Economics in Winthrop House. Figure skater Alysa Liu won the U.S. national championship at 13 years old ...

President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 discussed topics including grade inflation, rising public mistrust of higher ...

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Harvard University is proposing to limit the number of top grades awarded to undergraduate students, responding to concerns that grade inflation may weaken the meaning of a degree from the school. The ...

Across the country, universities are using this and other alternative grading models that guarantee high marks based on some standard other than merit. Alternative grading schemes like these—often ...