💬 Opinion May 21, 2026 · Meagan O'Rourke

60% of Harvard Grades Were A's in 2025. Now the School Is Fighting Grade Inflation.

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60% of Harvard Grades Were A's in 2025. Now the School Is Fighting Grade Inflation.
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In the 2024–2025 school year, 60.2 percent of grades awarded at Harvard were A's, according to the school's Office of Undergraduate Education. For context, only a quarter of undergraduates received A's two decades ago, reported The Harvard Crimson. 
Harvard students are undoubtedly bright, but should professors be giving them that many A's? According to Harvard's new grade inflation policy, no. On Wednesday, the school's faculty voted 458–201 to put a 20 percent cap on A grades starting in the 2

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