Average Undergrad GPAs At The Top 50 Business Schools

Arizona State’s Carey Business School has seen nearly the highest increase in undergraduate GPA average for its full-time MBA classes in the last five years. File photo

What constitutes a “low” GPA? Esther Magna, a principal at Stacy Blackman Consulting, told U.S. News in July 2018 that an undergraduate GPA below a 3.2 will need explaining in an MBA application.

“A muted GPA can be an opportunity to show self-awareness and introspection about personal experiences and past setbacks,” Magna said. “It can be a window into a candidate’s character and values and can be invoked to tug at the heartstrings of the MBA Admissions Office readers. Addressing the reasons for the lower GPA across relevant applicant materials is critical.”

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