From the Harvard Crimson: More than half of Harvard’s varsity teams saw their average grade point averages drop in fall 2025, marking a sharp semester-to-semester downturn across sports programs amid the College’s push to rein in grade inflation. Among the 26 men’s and women’s teams reviewed by The Crimson — representing over half of Harvard’s 42 varsity programs — nearly all recorded GPA declines from spring 2025.
The downturn comes as Harvard tightens grading standards. In an October report, Dean of Undergraduate Education Amanda Claybaugh described grade inflation as a threat to the College’s academic mission. Faculty reduced the share of As awarded from 60.2 percent in the spring to 53.4 percent in the fall — a shift that came alongside declines in team GPAs across the athletics department.
...The ongoing debate at the College and FAS over how to curb grade inflation could further shape team GPAs in the semesters ahead. A faculty committee proposal released last week would limit A-range grades to 20 percent in each course, with room for four additional As per class, starting next academic year. The proposal will be reviewed by the Faculty Council and is expected to come before the full faculty later this semester. Students have signalled widespread resistance to the proposal. In a Harvard Undergraduate Association survey this week that drew responses from almost 800 students, nearly 85 percent said they opposed the proposed cap on A grades.
Full story at https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2026/2/12/team-gpa-trends/.
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