Truth Revolt points to the findings of a new study which suggests college is too easy.

They’re Practically Giving Away A’s at Colleges and Universities

The research is in: getting an “A” in college is easier than ever because “grade inflation” is at an all-time high. Those studying these trends say that for the last few decades, we have been in the “student as consumer era” and that means as tuition gets more expensive, expectations for better grades rise as well, and colleges and universities are delivering.

Researchers Stuart Rojstaczer, a former Duke professor, and Furman University professor Chris Healy have been collecting data together since 2008. In late 2015, they had poured through grade data for millions of undergraduates across over 400 schools and have now shared what they found.

There has been two eras of grade inflation since the A-F grading scale has been used in America: Once during the Vietnam War and then in the 1980s through today. Prior to Vietnam, “C” was the most common grade on college campuses, their report states. “That was true for over fifty years,” it adds.

The reason grades rose during Vietnam have a lot to do with helping male students stay in school by ensuring they get good grades and therefore, avoid the draft. Shortly after that war, average grades dropped slightly but then began a steady rise to the present day.