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Grade inflation at 34 public universities in Texas (2012–2019)

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  • Michael Nieswiadomy
  • Myungsup Kim

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We use 77,420 courses’ grade sheets from all 34 Texas public universities for 2012–2019. Significant differences in grades exist across majors. In 2019, economics (29%) and maths (31%) have the lowest percent of A’s, while education (nearly 70%) and arts-performance and studio (64%) have the highest percent of A’s. A’s rose from 42.0% in 2012 to 48.5% in 2019, of which 73.2% of the increase is unexplained, i.e. could be deemed ‘grade inflation’. Introductory classes have a lower percentage of A’s than non-introductory classes, but both experienced a similar increase in A’s.

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  • Michael Nieswiadomy & Myungsup Kim, 2025. "Grade inflation at 34 public universities in Texas (2012–2019)," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 57(43), pages 6820-6832, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:applec:v:57:y:2025:i:43:p:6820-6832
    DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2024.2386858
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