<p>Institutional Assessment puts out an average GPA. We don’t cite it. Even if they throw out the GPAs that are based on unusual scales (I’ve seen some interesting ones, including a 15 point scale), the GPAs left still have very different methodologies behind them. My standard response when people ask for the average is that GPA is a highly creative calculation these days and that it is fairly meaningless without a school profile, which explains the methodology.</p>
<p>Some admission offices recalculate GPAs left and right. One of my travel partners is at a school that recalculates five different GPAs. I’d much rather spend my time analyzing the school profile and transcript together than rely on a number to tell me about academic preparation and achievement.</p>