<p>I heard the dean and assistant dean speak this weekend. The average gpa at graduation for engineering students is something like 3.4; the avg gpa at the end of freshman year is more like 3.0.</p>
<p>A double major and masters in four is probably only possible if you enter with a lot of AP and/or university credits earned while in high school. The engr school is more liberal with AP credits than arts and sciences, but there are limits, and scores need to be high. I think it will also depend on which engineering field your pursue. Some are far more restrictive than others about the type and sequence of courses required.</p>
<p>My H happens to be an econ professor (not at Vanderbilt). He has high regard for the faculty at Vanderbilt, but I can’t say we know that much about the undergraduate program. It might be of interest to you to know that the faculty at Peabody includes some economists, doing applied work related to education. </p>
<p>Personally, I think someone interested in both econ and engineering could do a lot worse than Vanderbilt. Make a point of sending e-mails to the undergraduate directors of economics and the filed of engr that interests you and ask some specific questions.</p>