While flunking out of college is common, some institutions have lax grading policies that make it remarkably difficult for students to fail.
Whether its college, law school, or business school, we found 13 schools that make it nearly impossible for their students to fail.
Most of these institutions are elite private schools with extremely selective admissions. Some argue that the students who gain entry to these schools are highly qualified, and therefore they perform higher than the average university student regardless of their grades.
These schools also have lenient grading policies and high grade inflation. Some have abolished the letter grade system altogether, while others allow students to choose which grades show on their transcript.
Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.
Georgetown University Law Center
Prior to the change, 10% of law students received an A, 15% received an A-, 15% received a B-, and 5% received a C+ or below.
Now, 12% get an A, 19% get an A-, and only 5-10% get a B- or below.
It puts failure that much further out of reach.
Columbia Business School, New York, NY
At Columbia Business School students can receive
grades of Honors,
High Pass, Pass,Low Pass, Fail, or Incomplete.
Students do not fail often, but even when they do it will probably go unnoticed.
to not disclose class grades or GPA until after they have accepted
a full-time job offer
The College of Brown University, Providence, RI
At the College of Brown University, the undergraduate school at Brown,
No Credit or A,B,C/No Credit. The worst you can get is "No Credit,"
which is given when courses are not satisfactorily completed. But you can't fail.
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