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Grade Inflation Soars: 60% of Harvard Grades Now A's

11/13/2025

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Harvard University reports more than 60% of grades are A's, up from about 25% two decades ago.
The report cites leniency and faculty pressures as factors that critics say A+ grades would not fix.
University of California, San Diego reports 20% of incoming students fail basic writing, linked to the pandemic, testing elimination, and grade inflation.
The findings spur calls for more rigorous evaluation methods to measure preparedness.

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Story summary

Harvard University reports more than 60% of grades are A's, up from about 25% two decades ago.
The report cites leniency and faculty pressures as factors that critics say A+ grades would not fix.
University of California, San Diego reports 20% of incoming students fail basic writing, linked to the pandemic, testing elimination, and grade inflation.
The findings spur calls for more rigorous evaluation methods to measure preparedness.