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Average College GPA: Full Statistics

BestColleges

Data Summary Check According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the average college GPA was 2.9 1] Check The Department of Education (ED) estimated that the average GPA for first-year students was 2.6 of students earned a GPA of 3.0 Note Reference [2] Check Men had an average first-year GPA of 2.4.

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What the Grand Canyon Taught Me: Getting Real About Goals, Failure, and Digging Deep

Ruffaloni

In 2014, our enrollment had been flat—if slightly dropping—for four years when our new president decided we should turn it around with either a tuition reset or a revised financial aid strategy. The academic caliber of students—measured by ACT/SAT test scores and GPA—has risen. First-time, full-time students increased 74 percent.

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The Problem with Grade Inflation

Discovery College Consulting

And, Drew Riley, Director of Admission at Denison University, explained that the admissions office can see the GPA of every student who has applied from a particular high school. GPA is one part of the holistic admissions process. If “every student has a 4.0 in the most difficult curriculum, there’s likely something fishy going on.”

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UGA 2024 Early Action Updates

UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

We have gone from roughly 11,000 EA applicants in 2014 to almost 27,000 EA applicants this year, and we expect the overall applicant pool (EA and RD together) to show similar growth. UGA mid-50% GPA Average – 3.81-4.22 4.22 – This is calculated by UGA using core classes, and not the GPA seen on the HS transcript.

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How to Get into Wesleyan University

The Koppelman Group

Rigor (and Class Rank… and GPA) You might have noticed that “rigor of secondary school record” is the only very important factor for Wesleyan… so you really need to show it to be a good candidate. While we are at it, let’s look at the other two factors directly linked to rigor: GPA and Class Rank. You also want an excellent GPA.

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The 10 Medical Schools with the Highest Acceptance Rates

BestColleges

The number of medical school applicants has grown almost 15% in recent years, from 48,014 in 2014 to 55,188 students in 2023, according to the AAMC. However, the average accepted student has a GPA of 3.75 Here are some overarching keys to putting your best foot forward on your medical school application: Strive for a high GPA.

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How Hard Is It to Get into Medical School? (2023)

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

Regardless, you may be confused about how you could possibly get in after going to great lengths to “do everything right”—achieving a strong GPA and MCAT score, satisfying your extracurricular requirements, obtaining meaningful medical school letters of recommendation , and so on. Heck, you yourself may even be reapplying to medical school.

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