do liberal arts colleges deflate grades?

vonlost
Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:13:02 +0000

I came across a quote from Columbia Law School Dean of Admissions Jim Milligan that jumped off the page. In response to the question, “What factors do you consider when evaluating an undergraduate record?” he responded: “Not all GPA’s are created equal. Swarthmore and William & Mary, for instance have refrained from inflating grades; their averages are between 2.8 and 2.9. At the other end of the spectrum, Stanford and Yeshiva have mean GPAs over 3.4.”

[The Case for Grade Deflation - Editorials/Op-Ed](http://media.www.yucommentator.com/media/storage/paper652/news/2003/04/10/EditorialsopEd/The-Case.For.Grade.Deflation-582638.shtml)