<p>Idad, I misunderstood your post and stand corrected atlhough I too find the “curve” quite odd.</p>
<p>However moving on.</p>
<p>My dear alma mater Cornell has a long reputation of grade deflation. However I have looked at a median grade report for all undergrad classed offered in the endowed Colleges of Engineering and Arts & Sciences.The breakdown is as follows: A+ @ 0.9%, A @ 30.8%, A- @ 34.6%, B+ @ 24.5%, B @ 8.4%, B- @ 0.7%. There was only one course where the median grad was a C+ and one computer programming course where the median grade was a C-. And note these are median grades for approximately 1100 undergraduate courses offered during a single semester. The %age breakdown for only the College of Engineering is not significantly different, having about 6% more B’s and about 5% more A’s & A+'s.</p>
<p>These numbers makes one wonder if grade deflation is a myth.</p>