16 Colleges That Grade Tougher than other Universities (Auburn #5)

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Colleges With The Easiest and Hardest Grades

Grade inflation has been raging for years on college campuses, but professors at some schools have never got the message to go easy on the grading.

Where do college students encounter the toughest grading? Stuart Rojstaczer, a former Duke professor, who created GradeInflation.com, compiled a list of schools earlier this year of the toughest graders.

At the 16 colleges and universities on the list, it's significantly harder to get A's than the typical campus. Not all of the schools have particularly low GPA's, but Rojstaczer observed that there are selective schools on this list that would prompt you to expect more A's.

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Colleges & Universities With the Toughest Graders

1. Boston University
2. MIT
3. Princeton University
4. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
5. Auburn University
6. Florida International University
7. Hampden-Sydney College
8. Purdue University
9. Roanoke College
10. Southern Polytechnic State
11. University of Houston
12. Virginia Commonwealth University
13. Cal State University-Fullerton
14. Harvey Mudd College
15. Reed College
16. Simon Fraser University (Canada)

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