70% of Faculty Vote to Overhaul Harvard Grading with a Cap
Harvard faculty voted to implement a cap on A grades, limiting them to 20 percent of enrollment starting in fall 2027. The decision aims to address grade inflation and reshape academic standards, despite significant opposition from students. The vote marks a significant shift in Harvard's grading culture, with faculty emphasizing the need for clearer distinctions in student performance.
- ▪Faculty voted 458 to 201 in favor of the A grade cap, which will limit A grades in undergraduate courses to 20 percent of enrollment.
- ▪A companion measure to use average percentile rankings for internal awards and honors was approved with 76 percent support.
- ▪The proposal's third plank, allowing courses to opt out of the A cap, was rejected by faculty.
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Harvard faculty voted to impose a roughly 20 percent cap on A grades beginning in fall 2027, approving the College’s most aggressive attempt in decades to reverse grade inflation and reshape academic standards.Faculty voted 458 to 201 for the first plank of the three-part proposal, which will limit A grades in undergraduate courses to 20 percent of enrollment, with flexibility for up to four additional A’s.The measure passed with 69.5 percent of votes cast.Faculty also approved a companion measure to use average percentile rankings, rather than GPA, to determine internal awards and honors.
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