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| According to a new report from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics, most undergraduates do not earn “A” grades. The report, Profile of Undergraduates in U.S. Postsecondary Education Institutions: 1999-2000, provides a detailed portrait of American undergraduates based on a study of 50,000 students at 900 colleges, universities and trade schools.
It reveals that 34 percent of undergraduates earn C’s and D’s or lower, another 40 percent earn B’s and C’s or mostly B’s, and 26 percent earn A’s and B’s or mostly A’s. Grade data are based on institutional records or, when these records were unavailable, students’ reports. These data, which are the most comprehensive currently available, suggest that concerns about widespread grade inflation in postsecondary education may be overstated. http://www.acenet.edu/hena/facts_in_brief/2002/08_12_02_fib.cfm
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