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Average US college GPAs have risen since the 1960s, a trend called grade inflation.

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Is it true that average US college GPAs have risen since the 1960s, a trend called grade inflation?

Yes. One peer-reviewed economics article states plainly that average grades in colleges and universities have risen markedly since the 1960s, and other sources document rising GPAs over shorter later periods. The retrieved items support the claim, though several cover only narrower time spans.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 4 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Grade inflation
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Grade inflation. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grade_inflation

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Is the Sky Falling? Grade Inflation and the Signaling Power of Grades -
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Is the Sky Falling? Grade Inflation and the Signaling Power of Grades - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.3102/0013189X13481382

The Effects of an Anti-Grade Inflation Policy at Wellesley College
2014
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Butcher, K. F., McEwan, P. J., & Weerapana, A. (2014). The Effects of an Anti-Grade Inflation Policy at Wellesley College. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1257/jep.28.3.189

Why Have College Completion Rates Increased?
2022
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Denning, J. T., Eide, E. R., Mumford, K. J., Patterson, R. W., & Warnick, M. (2022). Why Have College Completion Rates Increased?. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1257/app.20200525

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