Opinions Wanted: Median GPA and workload at selective colleges

According to gradeinflation.com, Harvey Mudd’s average GPA was 3.31 in 2008 (the most recent year for which it is reported). In that year (or in the closest year with a reported GPA) , the averages were equal or lower at Berkeley, Case Western, JHU, Lafayette, Lehigh, Michigan, MIT, Princeton, Reed, Rensselaer, St. Olaf, UCLA, UVa, Virginia Tech, Washington & Lee, Wellesley, and William & Mary.

Peer colleges with GPAs above 3.40 in the same year (2008) included Brown, Dartmouth, Duke, Northwestern, NYU, Rice, Swarthmore, and Vassar.

I wouldn’t be surprised to find some pre-med courses/professors at Rice and Swarthmore that have equal/heavier workloads and equal/lower average grades than similar courses at Harvey Mudd. But I’m just speculating. It’s very hard to assemble good data to support these comparisons.