College Where 3 out of 4 Students Get A’s Fixes “Mental Health Crisis” by Getting Rid of Grades

The current grading trends in prestigious colleges and a new initiative at the University of Michigan aimed at addressing student mental health.

College education is compared to a historical phenomenon like the Dutch tulip fever, suggesting that collecting diplomas has lost its merit.

At Ivy League schools, grade inflation is rampant. For example, at Harvard, A grades rose from 25% in 2005 to over 60% in 2025. Yale saw A grades rise from 67% in 2010 to 78% in 2023.

The University of Michigan's College of Literature, Science and Arts will adopt a pass/no credit grading system for first-year students starting in fall 2027. This aims to help students start strong academically and address the mental health crisis among college students.

In fall 2022, over 74% of grades at the University of Michigan were A’s, with very few grades below a B.

Despite initiatives like the new grading policy, the real question remains whether the mental health crisis among students can be effectively resolved given the current grading environment. 

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