For hardcore science, for instance, Department of biochemistry is the toughest department at a 州大-- It has ~120 freshmen each year who generally dream for MD; but one year later, half of them quit and transfer to other departments like communication, managment, politics, evolution, ect. The rest could sustain through 4-year studies, each year ~ 10% students (6) get GPA 4.0 (全A). The average GPA ~3.4. Overall spearking, around 25% students (~15) have GPA > 3.8-- these are the ones who will apply for MD.
That means, if one wants to straight As, that is not easy; but getting most of As is not that difficult-- In fact, the courses that are tough are taught typically in freshman and sophormore-- In the junior and senior year--most As and Bs.
For the undergraduates in the soft science majors-- GPAs are really really high-- many courses are sign-up bonus Äs.
For one ivy school I am very familar with, it is very difficult to get high GPAs-- the professors assign grades according to Norman distribution--- A+, A, A-, B+, B, B---- until D- students are very stressed out!
The Top 15 Universities with the Highest Average GPAs Do these schools deserve their top spots?
Read our 2019 ranking of the Top 20 Universities with the Highest Average GPAs here and the average GPAs of every Ivy League university here.
Between pulling all-nighters and skipping class to finish an assignment for another class, college students will do anything to keep up their GPA. However, with grade inflation recognized as a prevalent issue in higher education, not all GPAs are created equal. Grade inflation occurs when institutions award students with higher grades than they might deserve, increasing the overall average grade received. While this may result in seemingly more qualified students, it can make it harder to distinguish between two candidates with 4.0s, as well as fairly compare candidates from schools with known grade inflation versus schools without.
In our 2018 analysis of thousands of student profiles on our platform (which include self-reported GPAs), RippleMatch found that Ivy League schools rank as the worst offenders of grade inflation, with some of the average student GPAs falling in the A / A- range. While there’s no denying that students at these institutions work hard, it’s worth questioning how much these averages are skewed through grade inflation, and if it’s fair to compare a 3.7 from Brown University to a 3.7 from Baylor University.
1. Brown University
Brown University came out on top with an average GPA of 3.73. Interestingly, the Brown grading system doesn’t record failing grades, and there’s no such thing as a D. The school also doesn’t record any pluses or minuses, so the only grading options are an A, B, or C. Students not interested in letter grades can choose to take a class on a Satisfactory/No Credit basis.
Brown might have the highest GPA on paper, but their No. 1 spot is likely due to their extreme grade inflation.
2. Stanford University
Stanford has a pretty standard grading system, but also gives students the chance to receive above a 4.0 if they receive an A+ in a class. At 3.68, the average GPA of Stanford students is high, hovering around a solid A-.
3. Harvard College, Yale University
These two Ivy Leagues are tied for third place with a 3.63 average GPA, coming in right behind Stanford University. Unlike Stanford, neither Harvard or Yale University offer A+ grades to students and stick to the 4.0 grading scale. Yale cracked down on overly-generous grading after a 2013 report found that some departments mainly awarded A’s and A-’s, which was “close to having no grading at all.”
Harvard had a similar problem with grade inflation, with its former Dean of Undergraduate Education Jay M. Harris revealing that the median grade at Harvard was an A-, while the most frequently awarded grade was an A. While both colleges have recognized their problems with grade inflation, their shared third place spot begs the question if any improvements were made.
5. Columbia University
Another Ivy League takes the fifth spot with an average 3.6 GPA. Columbia University uses a standard A-F grading scale for most of their individual colleges, but those students can also receive an A+, boosting their GPA above a 4.0. Additionally, many of their graduate or professional schools such as the American Language Program, the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, the School of the Arts, the Business School, the School of Journalism, the Medical School, and the Psychoanalytic Training Program, are excluded from the standard grading system, opting for alternate scales such as pass/fail.
6. University of California – Berkeley
Breaking from the Ivy League domination, this UC system school is right below Columbia University with its 3.59 average. UC Berkeley grades on a standard grading system, and does offer A+ grades, but no extra points. Additionally, the UC Berkeley student newspaper, The Daily Californian, has spoken about Berkeley grade deflation, pointing out that the university typically awards lower grades than the Ivy League institutions on this list.
While GPA can be a great indicator of a student’s work ethic and skill, grade inflation complicates its ability to serve as an objective tool for assessing a candidate. Notably absent from this list are top schools like MIT and flagship state schools such as Penn State and University of Wisconsin – Madison, all of which had much lower average GPAs. Check out the list of the top 15 schools with the highest average GPAs below, and request a demo here if you're a recruiter interested in connecting with early-career candidates from these top universities.
Are you a student looking for awesome entry-level jobs and internships? Sign up for a RippleMatch account here and get matched with exciting opportunities from top companies.
Download our guide “Beyond The Ivy League” for more information on expanding your recruitment reach and finding students at the top public schools, HBCUs, and HSIs.
professors in the public schools are afraid of students-- if you are mean and give a little As, they will fight badly, pointing the fingers to you saying that it is the teachers's fault.
Typically, administrations always support students and professors never win--then, professors' eyes half closed, half openned. Consequently, grades are inflating ( word not sure correct?)
Yes, it is true! But too few of this type of professors these days!
At the beginning of AP career, senior professors would mentor juninor faculty:-- not be too harsh to students- whose evaluation is very critical for AP's tenure. In the end, professors are easy to students; vice versa-- everyone is happy!
UTA and Aggie have 最大最给力的校友团, too-- they are said to be among the most richest schools, due to the donation of their allumni, particularly football fans.
Brother/sister: UTA and TAMU are way more rich than OSU
UTA # 4 or 5 richest;
TAMU # 7 richest--
I read this before.
This is why these two schools do not take international undergraduates as much as other state schools as they do not care for out-of-state -tuition and fees.
OSU takes a large number of young chinese students.
For hardcore science, for instance, Department of biochemistry is the toughest department at a 州大-- It has ~120 freshmen each year who generally dream for MD; but one year later, half of them quit and transfer to other departments like communication, managment, politics, evolution, ect. The rest could sustain through 4-year studies, each year ~ 10% students (6) get GPA 4.0 (全A). The average GPA ~3.4. Overall spearking, around 25% students (~15) have GPA > 3.8-- these are the ones who will apply for MD.
That means, if one wants to straight As, that is not easy; but getting most of As is not that difficult-- In fact, the courses that are tough are taught typically in freshman and sophormore-- In the junior and senior year--most As and Bs.
For the undergraduates in the soft science majors-- GPAs are really really high-- many courses are sign-up bonus Äs.
For one ivy school I am very familar with, it is very difficult to get high GPAs-- the professors assign grades according to Norman distribution--- A+, A, A-, B+, B, B---- until D- students are very stressed out!
https://ripplematch.com/journal/article/the-top-20-universities-with-the-highest-average-gpas-84ef5edf/
这些旗舰州大要保持与私立的竞争力, 不会轻易放水的...基本上都是CURVE来, A的比例小多了.
deserve As.
But you might not read my post carefully--- I separated the majors into the hardcore and soft majors-- they are quite difficult!
https://ripplematch.com/journal/article/the-top-15-universities-with-the-highest-average-gpas-4f4b544d/
The Top 15 Universities with the Highest Average GPAs Do these schools deserve their top spots?Read our 2019 ranking of the Top 20 Universities with the Highest Average GPAs here and the average GPAs of every Ivy League university here.
Between pulling all-nighters and skipping class to finish an assignment for another class, college students will do anything to keep up their GPA. However, with grade inflation recognized as a prevalent issue in higher education, not all GPAs are created equal. Grade inflation occurs when institutions award students with higher grades than they might deserve, increasing the overall average grade received. While this may result in seemingly more qualified students, it can make it harder to distinguish between two candidates with 4.0s, as well as fairly compare candidates from schools with known grade inflation versus schools without.
In our 2018 analysis of thousands of student profiles on our platform (which include self-reported GPAs), RippleMatch found that Ivy League schools rank as the worst offenders of grade inflation, with some of the average student GPAs falling in the A / A- range. While there’s no denying that students at these institutions work hard, it’s worth questioning how much these averages are skewed through grade inflation, and if it’s fair to compare a 3.7 from Brown University to a 3.7 from Baylor University.
1. Brown University
Brown University came out on top with an average GPA of 3.73. Interestingly, the Brown grading system doesn’t record failing grades, and there’s no such thing as a D. The school also doesn’t record any pluses or minuses, so the only grading options are an A, B, or C. Students not interested in letter grades can choose to take a class on a Satisfactory/No Credit basis.
Brown might have the highest GPA on paper, but their No. 1 spot is likely due to their extreme grade inflation.
2. Stanford University
Stanford has a pretty standard grading system, but also gives students the chance to receive above a 4.0 if they receive an A+ in a class. At 3.68, the average GPA of Stanford students is high, hovering around a solid A-.
3. Harvard College, Yale University
These two Ivy Leagues are tied for third place with a 3.63 average GPA, coming in right behind Stanford University. Unlike Stanford, neither Harvard or Yale University offer A+ grades to students and stick to the 4.0 grading scale. Yale cracked down on overly-generous grading after a 2013 report found that some departments mainly awarded A’s and A-’s, which was “close to having no grading at all.”
Harvard had a similar problem with grade inflation, with its former Dean of Undergraduate Education Jay M. Harris revealing that the median grade at Harvard was an A-, while the most frequently awarded grade was an A. While both colleges have recognized their problems with grade inflation, their shared third place spot begs the question if any improvements were made.
5. Columbia University
Another Ivy League takes the fifth spot with an average 3.6 GPA. Columbia University uses a standard A-F grading scale for most of their individual colleges, but those students can also receive an A+, boosting their GPA above a 4.0. Additionally, many of their graduate or professional schools such as the American Language Program, the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, the School of the Arts, the Business School, the School of Journalism, the Medical School, and the Psychoanalytic Training Program, are excluded from the standard grading system, opting for alternate scales such as pass/fail.
6. University of California – Berkeley
Breaking from the Ivy League domination, this UC system school is right below Columbia University with its 3.59 average. UC Berkeley grades on a standard grading system, and does offer A+ grades, but no extra points. Additionally, the UC Berkeley student newspaper, The Daily Californian, has spoken about Berkeley grade deflation, pointing out that the university typically awards lower grades than the Ivy League institutions on this list.
While GPA can be a great indicator of a student’s work ethic and skill, grade inflation complicates its ability to serve as an objective tool for assessing a candidate. Notably absent from this list are top schools like MIT and flagship state schools such as Penn State and University of Wisconsin – Madison, all of which had much lower average GPAs. Check out the list of the top 15 schools with the highest average GPAs below, and request a demo here if you're a recruiter interested in connecting with early-career candidates from these top universities.
Are you a student looking for awesome entry-level jobs and internships? Sign up for a RippleMatch account here and get matched with exciting opportunities from top companies.
Download our guide “Beyond The Ivy League” for more information on expanding your recruitment reach and finding students at the top public schools, HBCUs, and HSIs.
professors in the public schools are afraid of students-- if you are mean and give a little As, they will fight badly, pointing the fingers to you saying that it is the teachers's fault.
Typically, administrations always support students and professors never win--then, professors' eyes half closed, half openned. Consequently, grades are inflating ( word not sure correct?)
have many soft-science majors. The example i gave was just for a tough-science major!
评分没curve, 考试超难的也有不少。
As far as i know, the professors in this department typically curve to ˜25% A; 40~50% B.
那么轻松拿A的，一个学校是否grade inflated, 这篇文章已经说得很清楚了，譬如Brown, 没有D， 没有failing courses, 你到州大去看看有没有D，有没有failed courses? 这点说明Brown 相对给学生更多的leeway, 这点也不用否认。
其实用人单位都知道哪些学校的GPA是货真价实的，那些学校的GPA是有水分的，更关键的是用人单位还是看个人能力。
Yes, it is true! But too few of this type of professors these days!
At the beginning of AP career, senior professors would mentor juninor faculty:-- not be too harsh to students- whose evaluation is very critical for AP's tenure. In the end, professors are easy to students; vice versa-- everyone is happy!
为什么读不下来呢？还是说明此哈佛生和彼州大生水平不一样啊，凡事不能一刀切，不是所有的藤校生水平都是高的，也不是所有的州大生水平都是差的啊，能三年毕业的旗舰州大生本身水平就不差啊，我就不明白为什么本坛连这个道理都不能理解呢？
所以我那天看到有网友此类说法不能苟同啊
isn't it?
藤校生 and 州大生水平--- they are separate questions--
the note here I present is that getting As is not too difficult in 州大.
看看楼下我帖的那位州大生成为了CEO后给母校捐款2000万，97年毕业生，跟我们差不多年纪的人啊，我们这里哪位老中做了高管捐过2000万给母校了？
but not 2000万-- setting up a lab named after him.
Precisely, it is not 州大生--he is a chinese like us, studying Ph.D. here.
真的像OSU说的该校有最大最给力的校友团，他和他太太一直参与给母校捐款，每年录取新生介绍会都在他家豪宅举办，他的车都毫不忌讳地帖着OSU的校名和logo 可见有多fan !
州大的顶尖学生 (typically ABCs)-- they are academically qualified for the top schools, too.
UTA and Aggie have 最大最给力的校友团, too-- they are said to be among the most richest schools, due to the donation of their allumni, particularly football fans.
I think the game started on today.
后来看到人家那么粉自己的学校，诚实耐心地回答问题，给我印象很好。记得我们当时问过一个问题，该校CS毕业生在找工作尤其是回到湾区的情况如何？他很诚实地告诉我们学校这方面资源有限，要回湾区还需要自己更多地努力。还看到有个小白男因为喜欢OSU的校园而放弃了IU的business 专业，去OSU 读商，他告诉我们也是因为这位校友更让他对自己的决定有信心。
有过不同程度的抑郁。
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/major-depression
UTA # 4 or 5 richest;
TAMU # 7 richest--
I read this before.
This is why these two schools do not take international undergraduates as much as other state schools as they do not care for out-of-state -tuition and fees.
OSU takes a large number of young chinese students.
if they have close friends, or are in active clubs, or like sports/ atheletics, these help a lot.
曾带孩子去Columbus 玩，商场里看到小留开豪车，背名牌包包，小留男男女女一起。
孩子现在能一眼看出ABC和小留的区别，用她的话就是小留的statement 就是浑身上下一个字“钱”，即浑身上下都是用名牌来打扮自己 ：）
比较容易陷入低潮 运动和充足的睡眠是预防抑郁的好方法之一
看who you are 来结识朋友圈的
not too far away!
第三個綱目則講他的進校見聞，也就是學生的籃球賽，韓復榘痛斥總務處長道：
「要不是你貪污了，那學校為什麼這樣窮酸？十來個人穿著褲衩搶一個球像什麼樣子，多不雅觀！明天到我公館再領筆錢，多買幾個球，一人發一個，省得再你掙我搶。」
最后一项去年有点问题, 因疫情, 她的户外俱乐部不能去隔壁州户外hiking和滑雪了. 她带去 的ski一次都没用上. 这次暑假回家刚开始新项目 - 每天跑步. 这个比较容易有可持续性.