Originally Posted by intparent
My D attends a STEM college (Harvey Mudd) where the average GPA at the middle of sophomore year (when they pretty much finish the technical core courses) is 2.8.
Efforts to reduce grade inflation are often unpopular with college students, who say their chances to get good jobs and especially to gain admission to graduate programs will be hurt.
Yet Harvey Mudd graduates earn more on average than those from any other college, according to Payscale, $143K at mid careeer. Schools with large engineering programs and a preponderance of men do tend to have alumni with higher average earnings.