Harvard Says Its 'Failing' Grading System Is Giving Students Too Many A's

Editorial: Harvard inflates grades, deflates reputation

“My kid’s getting A’s at Harvard” isn’t much of a flex anymore, thanks to a report from the erstwhile Ivy League institution admitting that roughly 60% of grades given to undergraduates were A’s, up from 40% a decade ago and less than a quarter 20 years ago. “Current practices are not only failing to perform the key functions of grading; they are also damaging the academic culture of the college more generally,” said Dean of Undergraduate Educat…

Harvard Says Its 'Failing' Grading System Is Giving Students Too Many A's

Harvard-Yard Harvard College believes the school’s academic culture and integrity is being eroded by teachers giving students too many A’s. A 25-page report released this week by the Harvard Office of Undergraduate Education says the current evaluation system is “failing to perform the key functions of grading.” According to the report, more than 60 percent of grades that are awarded to Harvard undergraduates are A’s. Two decades ago, that numbe…

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About 60% of the grades handed out in classes for the university's undergraduate program are A's, up from 40% a decade ago.

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More than half of all grades awarded at Harvard College are now A’s.

Harvard says it’s been giving too many A grades to students

About 60% of the grades handed out in classes for the university’s undergraduate program are A’s, up from 40% a decade ago and less than a quarter 20 years ago.