<p>Chicago has a high enough rate of grade inflation that I would put it on par with some of the Ivies (its average GPA is higher than Dartmouth’s, for example) and on a completely different level than Cornell, MIT, Caltech, and their like. The average GPA at Chicago is like a 3.35, and more than almost all of the class graduates with honors.</p>
<p>I think the problem faced by Chicago students is that the content of their courses tends to be much more difficult and advanced than you’d find even in your typical elite college classroom; but if you do the work, you get the grade, it’s that simple.</p>