<Li> In North America, this honor is typically awarded to graduates in the top 1 - 5% of their class . </Li> <P> Because Latin honors are often conferred to the approximate class rank whereby students also receive the Dean's List (as the top 10 - 15%), magna and summa cum laude are usually held in higher regard . A Dean's List may therefore be seen as equal to (or more prestigious than) cum laude, depending on the specific requirements involved . </P> <P> The Dean's List GPA requirements vary from school to school, although there are general standards: </P> <Ul> <Li> With the GPA scale from 0 to 4, 4 being an A, the dean's list cutoff is typically around 3.5 - 3.7 . </Li> <Li> Top 10% of the class in GPA </Li> </Ul>

Dean's list of excellence in academic performance