<p>This is what Princeton actually said:
Another report from Princeton adds to this by saying " The data are not absolutely precise;…and it is not entirely clear that everyone is counting in exactly the same way." </p>
<p>Draw your own conclusions from this information. I hesitate to call it data. I point out that there is a huge difference between 44% and 55%, and that even the study author (Princeton) has its doubts about the quality of the data. I would also venture to say that the two institutions at the lower end of the range (“around 45 to 46 percent”) are MIT and Chicago. I’m puzzled, though, over how, at the lower pole, “two institutions fell around 45 to 46 percent” yet the “range from about 44 to 55 percent”? 45 is the new 44?</p>
<p>FWIW, as a prosepective UofC student, get used to digging out primary sources. Newsweek won’t cut it. :). Even then, be suspicious of sources from outside an institution.</p>
<p>And when you get to the primary sources, you may find that the real story is a bit more qualified and confusing. We still don’t know much about UofC grading.</p>