Grade inflation at UVa?

[Anonymous]

https://ira.virginia.edu/university-data-home/undergraduate-gpa

Anyone know what caused the huge increase in average GPA? I thought maybe it was because of distance learning but the increase seems to be persisting?

[Anonymous]

Have acceptance rates at the school become more competitive? Thinking maybe students are stronger than ever too

[Anonymous]

Very strong students; however, please stop with the trolling. Quite obvious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://ira.virginia.edu/university-data-home/undergraduate-gpa

Anyone know what caused the huge increase in average GPA? I thought maybe it was because of distance learning but the increase seems to be persisting?

This phenomena has been going on at all schools, and for a long time.

https://gradeinflation.com/
https://gradeinflation.com/Virginia.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://ira.virginia.edu/university-data-home/undergraduate-gpa

Anyone know what caused the huge increase in average GPA? I thought maybe it was because of distance learning but the increase seems to be persisting?

Uva is showing the same post-covid inflation as William and Mary. WM is slightly higher (3.6)based on numbers they release to greek organizations comparing greek and overall. Ivies range from 3.65-3.85 avg these days.

More companies are beginning to scrutinize the courses taken and some ask for SAT. The top ones already preferred ivy+ so uva needs to keep gpa inflation approaching top schools to continue to be right under top targets. Vanderbilt does the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://ira.virginia.edu/university-data-home/undergraduate-gpa

Anyone know what caused the huge increase in average GPA? I thought maybe it was because of distance learning but the increase seems to be persisting?

Uva is showing the same post-covid inflation as William and Mary. WM is slightly higher (3.6)based on numbers they release to greek organizations comparing greek and overall. Ivies range from 3.65-3.85 avg these days.

More companies are beginning to scrutinize the courses taken and some ask for SAT. The top ones already preferred ivy+ so uva needs to keep gpa inflation approaching top schools to continue to be right under top targets. Vanderbilt does the same.

UVA Spring 2024 was 3.59. 1991 was 3.09.

[Anonymous]

No school, not even Princeton, which toyed with it and abandoned the effort, can resist grade inflation without risking hurting itself. The average GPA at Brown is about 3.85. Any elite school that isn't in that ballpark risks falling out of favor because prospects don't want to spend that kind of money to not get the results they expect. Schools like UVA follow suit.

[Anonymous]

I believe W&M's median GPA is 0.1 pts higher.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No school, not even Princeton, which toyed with it and abandoned the effort, can resist grade inflation without risking hurting itself. The average GPA at Brown is about 3.85. Any elite school that isn't in that ballpark risks falling out of favor because prospects don't want to spend that kind of money to not get the results they expect. Schools like UVA follow suit.

I thought brown didn’t have grades or compute GPA.

[Anonymous]

Keeping up with other schools. Can’t disappoint the participation trophy kids. Compared to avg GPAs at schools like Harvard’s 3.8, UVA students are still graded harshly.

Reason why many firms now employ pre-interview testing to separate those candidates that all look the same based on grades on transcripts.

[Anonymous]

Link to one of a few studies that has documented the rise in college GPAs - https://www.bestcolleges.com/research/grade-inflation-trends-and-causes/ It is what happens when the predominant grade in a class moves from a “C” to an “A” or “A-“.

It is not unique to UVA and students are not getting stronger. Rather schools and professors don’t want to have to deal with the backlash of giving a snowflake a “C”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Link to one of a few studies that has documented the rise in college GPAs - https://www.bestcolleges.com/research/grade-inflation-trends-and-causes/ It is what happens when the predominant grade in a class moves from a “C” to an “A” or “A-“.

It is not unique to UVA and students are not getting stronger. Rather schools and professors don’t want to have to deal with the backlash of giving a snowflake a “C”.

+1.

The administrations don't have the professors' backs. This is true for grad school as well. Even in the humanities, you can find graduate students who can't read or write.

[Anonymous]

The really surprising thing is to look at the breakdown by school. Engineering has had a huge huge increase, which is atypical for undergraduate Engineering programs.

[Anonymous]

In the early 90s I never met a UVA student with less than a 3.9.

It has always been known for grade inflation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Link to one of a few studies that has documented the rise in college GPAs - https://www.bestcolleges.com/research/grade-inflation-trends-and-causes/ It is what happens when the predominant grade in a class moves from a “C” to an “A” or “A-“.

It is not unique to UVA and students are not getting stronger. Rather schools and professors don’t want to have to deal with the backlash of giving a snowflake a “C”.

Yep. NoVA parents are the worst.