What's the average undergrad GPA like in your uni?

[gradcoffee]

Just out of curiosity! (international here) 

It's around (the equivalent of) 2.8 here so I'm wondering if it's similar over there in the US?

Edited February 4, 2014 by gradcoffee

[TakeruK]

At my Canadian undergrad school, I think it's something in the mid to upper 60%, which is a C+/B- grade there, which is also 2.8-ish (maybe you're also from Canada lol). I am not sure if "average GPA" is a useful indicator for anything though. But, I would say that in my undergrad program, something like the upper 1/4 to 1/3 of students would be "suitable" for graduate studies and this is approximately the fraction that successfully apply for grad school. 

[starofdawn]

My alma mater was UC San Diego - in every one of my science/math classes, the curve for every exam was set to a B-. I believe science/math majors had GPAs around 2.9 - 3.2, while social science/humanities majors were 3.4 - 3.7.

 

Edit: Just want to add this is based on my experience with asking individuals - I have no articles or concrete evidence.

Edited February 4, 2014 by starofdawn

[Munashi]

At my alma mater, the average GPA of a graduating senior was ~2.9.

[pears]

Alma mater: 3.38

 

Current university's undergraduates: 2.83

 

My alma mater has a much more selective, academically rigorous undergrad program than the one at my current university. Although the former suffers from some grade inflation (hooray, entitlement!), I would argue that my current university's undergrad program suffers from a different sort of grade inflation, i.e., professors have lower expectations, more extra credit opportunities, a lighter workload, and more lenient grading policies.

 

I'm sure the numbers vary immensely, depending on program and such, but, in general, I think my alma mater had substantially smarter and harder-working undergrads than my current university's undergrads. Meanwhile, I feel like a big ol' dummy half the time in my classes -- hah!

[spectastic]

professors at my old uni would generally curve to a B- average.

although, I'm curious how grade inflation, course vigor, and student body average talent all balance each other out. I figure it varies between schools and majors, but I wonder how admissions weigh these factors when they get a low gpa from MIT, verses a high GPA from a lower ranked state school.

Edited February 5, 2014 by spectastic

[MadtownJacket]

No idea.  All I know is that you had to have a 3.15 GPA to get honors.

[emmm]

No idea -- I would be curious, but this information does not seem to be published and students are not informed of their class rank.

[TravelBug92]

My school has the nickname of "St. C's" because of it's difficulty and anti-grade inflation policy, but I think the actual average GPA is around a 2.7 or so. 

[Marina CM]

In my Uni the average GPA is 5.7 out of 10... that would be like 2.2 or 2.3 out of 10. 

[ahlatsiawa]

2.7-2.9 in NUST, Pakistan.

[pyrocide]

although, I'm curious how grade inflation, course vigor, and student body average talent all balance each other out. I figure it varies between schools and majors, but I wonder how admissions weigh these factors when they get a low gpa from MIT, verses a high GPA from a lower ranked state school.

Haaa. Relevant: http://www.whatwouldmymitgrade.be/ (and so is this: http://www.whatwouldmyharvardgrade.be/ ) 

Those 4 years are rough. Average MIT GPA is 4.2/5 (~3.1/4). My GPA was lower end (3.9/5 or 2.9/4), and an MIT stamp isn't a free ticket into grad school. I got in during my first app season but I also had 2.5 years of full-time research as a tech (flipped the rat in 2011). I assume that a UG's reputation can pull a lot of weight, but a recent MIT grad with a burnt out GPA is still a burnt out grad. I wouldn't doubt it in the slightest if adcomms favored someone with high honors and a stellar GPA from a lesser-known program over an MIT kid with a tanked GPA and few/no recognized academic achievements. 

[Flandre Scarlet]

I would say my undergrad school's average is around 2.9-ish.  Big public university in New York City.

[ExponentialDecay]

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/15/opinion/sunday/leaked-harvards-grading-rubric.html?_r=0

 

but actually, my college's average is 3.3