Harvard admits it was too easy to get A grades, vows crackdown
Harvard University is implementing measures to reduce grade inflation by limiting the number of A grades awarded to undergraduates. Starting in fall 2027, instructors will be allowed to give A grades to no more than 20% of students in a class. This decision aims to ensure that A grades accurately reflect student achievement and address concerns about the reliability of top grades.
- ▪Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences voted to limit A grades to combat grade inflation.
- ▪More than 60% of grades awarded to undergraduates in recent years were in the A range.
- ▪Beginning in fall 2027, A grades will be capped at 20% of students in a class.
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At Harvard University, earning straight A’s is about to get harder.Recommended Video Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday that it would limit the number of A grades awarded to undergraduates, adopting one of the most ambitious efforts by a major university to curb grade inflation. The decision was made by faculty vote earlier this month. The move comes after top grades became so common that some Harvard faculty argued they no longer reliably distinguished exceptional work. More than 60% of all grades awarded to undergraduates in recent years were in the A range, according to university data cited by faculty members who supported the measure.
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