Average GPA for Engineer

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<p>I heard the average GPA for EE is like 2.8? Is that true? What about computer engineering?</p>

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<p>depends on the school. Why do you want to know the average gpa? A good gpa is a 3.5, but every school is different</p>

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<p>I think it tends to be somewhere between 2.8 and 3.0 for any engineering major.</p>

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<p>At most state schools I’ve seen the average GPA fluctuate around the 2.8-2.95 range. Now if you are referring to the average GPA on these forums, that is quite a different story.</p>

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<p>The average GPA for an engineering student is about 3.0</p>

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<p>What would be a good GPA for a good student? A student that studies yet goes out during the weekends. Because… sometimes the “average” is skewed by slackers who fail out.</p>

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<p>Well it depends on your definition of a good gpa. I’d say 3.0-3.2 is good, above a 3.5 is very good. But you definitely want at least a 3.0 because it’s usually the minimum gpa most companies will hire.</p>

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<p>~3.0 at most places. People like to say it’s 2.8 so that they can feel warm and fuzzy about their own GPA.</p>

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<p>No, not true at all. It’s a 2.936 as of last semester in the engineering college at my school.</p>

<p><a href=“http://admissions.tamu.edu/Registrar/FacultyStaff/Report/PDFReports/20101/gpac20101EN.pdf[/url]”>http://admissions.tamu.edu/Registrar/FacultyStaff/Report/PDFReports/20101/gpac20101EN.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I’ve seen many state schools that hover around a 2.8 though.</p>

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<p>Does anyone know if GPA’s tend to increase from freshman year?</p>

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<p>^ Mine did!</p>

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<p>When I was getting my degree in History, my GPA went up from 3.4 freshman year to 3.74 at the end.</p>

<p>In Engineering it looks like I ain’t getting no 3.7. Probably going to be around a 3…</p>

<p>I don’t really think GPA matters that much to employers…it’s just personality, work experience, and references…</p>

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<p>In regards to GPA, today I attended an info session for EEs at my school and the subject of GPA came up. The dean of the school was adamant that GPAs mean very little after a certain point. He didn’t give a specific number. Instead, he only said the one that wouldn’t get you filtered out in the hiring process.</p>

<p>The dean said the main thing that makes a great engineer is that they understand the concepts and know “how to make it work.” He said you don’t learn “how to make it work” by studying only to ace tests. You must study enough to understand the concepts and put those concepts to use by being active in competitions and internships. He said the best engineers he sees every year are usually not the ones with 3.8-4.0 GPAs, but the ones who worked on IEEE projects and other similar endeavors.</p>