As at Caltech are hard-fought. If many Caltech students can earn them, then more power to them. I bet the average would be even higher if they took MIT or Princeton courses. |
Harvey Mudd has had grade inflation for over two decades. |
That's too far-fetched from the truth. The reality is that they are notorious for grades. |
Here’s an article on their grade inflation all the way back in 2007: https://themuddraker.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/vol-17-issue-1.pdf |
The article doesn't mention grade inflation, as it is defined elsewhere. There are factors involved: the admissions did a better job of accepting students who can handle the core, the course drop dates are later in the semester, etc. The average GPA is still 3.3. There have only been 13 students in the college's history who have ever secured a 4.0 GPA. |