What exactly is a good Engineering GPA?

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<p>Engineering tends to be much more rigorous than other fields of study. I am a CSE major at UCLA and I'm wondering what a good GPA would be considered for Engineers. I heard the average was around 2.7 so anything above that should be able to get a decent job in industry (I don't want to go to grad school).</p>

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<p>UCLA’s average GPA was [3.22[/url</a>] in 2008.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.gradeinflation.com/tcr2010grading.pdf[/url]”>http://www.gradeinflation.com/tcr2010grading.pdf](<a href=“http://www.gradeinflation.com/Ucla.html]3.22[/url”>UCLA)</a> indicates that engineering GPAs are lower than humanities, higher than sciences, and similar to social studies.</p>

<p>[National</a> Trends in Grade Inflation, American Colleges and Universities](<a href=“http://www.gradeinflation.com/]National”>http://www.gradeinflation.com/) has more information about average grades.</p>

<p>But it is likely that the most common GPA preference among employers who look at your college GPA is wanting to see 3.0 or higher.</p>

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<p>^^^I agree. If you get above a 3.0 in college, you have done a pretty good job.</p>

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<p>Not to be an a.s.s, but PLEASE SEARCH THE FORUMS. If you would have clicked the page arrow JUST ONCE, you would have found a similar thread…</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/1579368-what-employable-engineering-gpa.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/1579368-what-employable-engineering-gpa.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>What is the difference between recruitable and employable? Does that mean employers would actively search for those recruitable, and just employable means that you can probably do the work but you would have to try to actively seek out the best companies?</p>

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<p>Pretty much what you thought. At graduation, high GPA kids with the right experience can get offers for interviews or even jobs without ever contacting the company. </p>

<p>As an experienced engineer, I get calls from recruiters and headhunters about once per month - recruitable skills. It really makes the job hunt enjoyable when the company is trying to sell itself to you rather than the other way around. Keep the grades up because sophomore year will be way harder.</p>

<p>Recruiting at UCLA should be better than SF State in the other thread.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the advice everyone :)</p>

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<p>S is 3rd year Mech E at USC with 3.45 GPA- Dean’s List 2 semesters. Thinks you need at least 3.5 to be really competitive for internships and top recruiters.</p>