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

Michael Nieswiadomy and Myungsup Kim

Applied Economics, 2025, vol. 57, issue 43, 6820-6832

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2025
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