Nearly everyone gets A's at Yale. How, then, is excellence defined?
The findings of a new report have frustrated some students, alumni, and professors.
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The findings of a new report have frustrated some students, alumni, and professors.
The findings come from a 2022-23 grades report leaked by one of the school's professors, who sent it to The Yale Daily News late last month.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Nearly 80% of all grades given to undergraduates at Yale last academic year were A’s or A-minuses, part of a sharp increase that began during the coronavirus pandemic and appears to have stuck, according to a new report. The mean grade-point average was 3.7 out of 4.0, also an increase over pre-pandemic years. The findings have frustrated some students, alumni and professors. What does excellence mean at Yale, they wonder, if most students get the equivalent of “excellent” in
A report found that close to 80 percent of grades were in the A range last academic year. A pandemic-era bump has stuck.