Academic differences between better colleges & worse colleges.

[ucbalumnus]

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@whenhen

I just don’t see how anyone can argue that Stanford undergrads are graded to the same standard as those at San Jose State. If they were, the average Stanford GPA would probably approach a 4.0 rather than whatever it stands at now.

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<p>The average Stanford GPA actually does approach a 4.0 (3.55 as of 2005). The average San Jose State GPA is much less (2.85 as of 2008). Of course, this by itself does not say anything either way about the rigor of courses at each school.</p>

<p>[National</a> Trends in Grade Inflation, American Colleges and Universities](<a href=“http://www.gradeinflation.com/]National”>http://www.gradeinflation.com/)</p>