The percentage of A's rose from 33 to 34 percent. And the percentage of B's rose from 41 to 43 percent. This has not been a short-term trend. Over the last decade, the number of A's and B's have increased. Balter said that a number of factors impact grade inflation, but said she doesn't think classes are necessarily getting easier.
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The report explains that the delay in rush to second semester, along with changes in introductory material in some departments, may have helped freshmen. Better teaching and more engaged students could be additional factors for the improvement. DePauw's number crunchers will continue to look at the statistics.