(insert caveat about theorizing without data) Now then, a big selling point for competitive universities is retention rate - how many incoming freshmen they keep on to graduate at the same school. Obviously, good grades are a key factor in retaining students.
For universities that take the long view, better grades mean better job opportunities for graduates. Better-paid graduates mean better endowments in the future. For schools that have seen their 300th birthday (i.e., Harvard), it's not so unreasonable to assume such a precognitive scope. -JP >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Grade Inflation >Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 20:20:51 EDT > >Is grade inflation worse at higher priced colleges? I can imagine that if >a >student flunks out at a higher priced college, that it costs that school >more >in revenue and that it might be hard to attract students if they have to >pay >alot of money and then work hard to get good grades. Has any research been >done on this? > >Also, over time has the number of slots in colleges and universities >available been rising relative to the number of students applying to >college? > If that were the case, would schools feel pressure to inflate grades if >they >are unwilling to cut price? > >Cyril Morong _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
