<p>Generally, out of the top Universities in the Country (Ivies, top 25s) which are known to be the easiest and which are the most difficult in the academics. In other words, which universities are known for easier classes and higher GPAs and which are known for cutthroat classes and lower GPAs?</p>
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<p>I think it all depends on the professors and your style of learning, but you have to keep in mind that it’s all proportional. A 3.1 GPA from Harvard is not the same as a 3.1 from Florida State, so when it comes down to it, I think it’s really a trade-off between a prestigious name and a low GPA. If you go to say NYU or BC, face it, you will probably have a tough time maintaining a 3.5+ but when applying for grad school, your alma mater will be noticed.</p>
<p>Your question really mixes up different things. There are, for example, universities that have the reputation of being more difficult or challenging than some of their peers. I consider that different from '“cutthroat,” which I interpret as a non-collaborative, back-stabbing culture which rarely if ever exists except in urban myth. Top universities known to be more challenging (but not cutthroat) include MIT, CalTech, Johns Hopkins, UChicago and Cornell.</p>
<p>Another factor you mentioned relates to grade inflation. Every school has had grade inflation over the last 40 years but it has been worse at some schools than others. Probably the most notorious grade inflator has been Harvard, where the mean GPA is 3.5+. Schools generally publish their average GPA’s so its not hard to find where the schools you are interested in stand. The five schools mentioned above have had somewhat less grade inflation than others. There has also been a movement in recent years at some schools to deflate grades back to a more reasonable number. Princeton has done this. The reason is that, if everyone is getting an A, it becomes impossible to distinguish between excellent and mediocre performance.</p>
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