Comparing transcripts across schools is a constant challenge for employers. Universities are notoriously tightlipped about GPAs and until this point, no list of average Ivy League GPAs has existed. To answer this question, the Ripple team analyzed thousands of profiles of students in the top schools in the United States.
The results are as follows:
Some unsurprising news:
Princeton has the lowest GPA at 3.48. Known for its stringent grade deflation, until 2014 Princeton capped the number of students receiving ‘A’ grades at just 35%.
Brown has the highest GPA at 3.74. Unlike its neighbor in New Jersey, this Rhode Island school has a more generous grading system. Students can erase F’s from transcripts (some say they would prefer to get an F, rather than a B+). We would say lucky Brown students were lucky to have the chance to ‘pick-n’-mix’ classes, but it’s tough trying to compete when the average grade is a high A-…
Who knew?
MIT has the second highest average GPA. Known for its tough STEM classes (Aerospace Engineering, anyone?), even the breakdown of its STEM major average GPA is surprisingly high – 3.68.
Students at Harvard, who were criticized by faculty for complaining about their A- averages, should know that their friends in New Haven or Palo Alto are likely to hold higher GPAs – at 3.59 and 3.67 respectively.
Peace of mind:
Don’t let the variance between GPAs keep you awake tonight in the library. Take solace in the fact that the average GPA per school only varies by ~6%. And without the outliers of Princeton and Brown, there is only a 4% range of average GPAs at top schools.
Check out the "2018 stats for the universities with the highest average GPAs", and see which schools have moved up in the ranks.
[Original source]
https://ripplematch.com/journal/article/which-schools-have-the-highest-average-gpas-5088b7c6/
브라운-MIT-스탠포드는 학점 인플레이션이고 프린스턴-코넬-다트머스는 학점 디플레이션이네. 와! 브라운 애들 성적표에는 F가 없겠다. "Students can erase F’s from transcripts (some say they would prefer to get an F, rather than a B+). We would say lucky Brown students were lucky to have the chance to ‘pick-n’-mix’ classes..."
프린스턴도 다른 학교들(특히 주립대들)이랑 비교하면 인플레이션임
주립대 평점이 낮은건 상대적으로 대부분의 애들 실력이 떨어지고 노력을 덜 하기 때문이야. 무슨 주립대 학점 얘길하면서 프린스턴을 들먹이냐.
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코넬이 디플레로 유명했는데 프린스턴이 보니까 더 낮네 ㄷㄱ
브라운 날로먹누
브라운이 ㄹㅇ 빈익빈 부익부 전형이네 ... 공부 잘해서 prestige한 대학 입학하고 학점 ㅆㅅㅌㅊ로 변신. 리턴했을때 서울대 로스쿨 깡패일듯
기업들이 브라운 학점 뻥튀기를 잘 알고있나봐. 아이비 중에서 쪽수많은 코넬빼고 브라운 취업률이 제일 바닥이야
이런거 보면 세상에 거저 주어지는건 없다는 말이 맞아 ㅎㅎ.