2.4 GPA: Is This Good? Colleges You Can Get Into With A 2.4

If you have a 2.4 GPA, you've been earning mostly C+s in your classes. This is a lower than average GPA and will put major limitations on your college search. You can still count on acceptance at some schools, but you'll have a pretty narrow range of safe bets to choose from.

We've analyzed the student profiles at 1500+ colleges across the United States and the average GPA of its incoming students. Here's how a 2.4 GPA compares to the nation:

• Percentile: 0th

  0.95% of schools have an average GPA below a 2.4.

• Competitive For: 15 Schools

  You can apply to colleges and have a good shot at getting admitted.

• Missing Out On: 1564 Schools

  You have a low chance of getting into with a 2.4 GPA.

To elaborate, the national average for GPA is around a 3.0, so a 2.4 puts you below average nationally. Keep in mind the 3.0 national average represents all students, not just students applying to college, so the average GPA of students admitted to colleges is higher than the national average.

Here's more custom advice for you if you have a 2.4 GPA. Click your grade level to see our evaluation.

• Freshman
• Sophomore
• Junior
• Senior

Since it's only your freshman year, your GPA is likely to change before you apply to college. However, at your current level it may be difficult to raise it to a degree that will allow you to gain admission to a wide range of schools. A 2.4 GPA is relatively low, although it's still high enough that you can be sure of admission to a few less selective colleges. Over the next couple years, you should work on raising your grades to get yourself closer to the average high school GPA of a 3.0. It's early to be thinking about colleges at this stage, but if you have any in mind that interest you, feel free to search for them using the tool below to see what your admissions chances might look like.

Sophomore year is a time when your GPA becomes much less subject to change. While you still have a couple of semesters left to raise your grades, it's safe to assume that your GPA won't change significantly before you apply to college. Having a 2.4 GPA means that you will be faced with limited options for safety schools. Even if you can increase your GPA by a couple tenths of a point before you apply, this will widen the scope of your choices quite a bit. You may be starting to think about which colleges interest you at this point - if that's the case, try searching for them with our tool below to find out what your chances of admission are with a 2.4.

If it's your junior year, it's unlikely that your GPA will change much before you have to send in college applications. With a 2.4, this means that you're going to face some pretty big limitations in where you can rely on being accepted. Your GPA is below average for high schoolers, so there aren't many colleges where most accepted students have GPAs that are similar to yours. You still do have some options, though, and you may be accepted by reach schools depending on your test scores and other factors. Try searching for schools that interest you with our tool below to see whether you might have a chance at being accepted with your GPA.

At this point you may have already begun the college application process - you've probably at least started your preparations and made a list of schools. If you've done your research, you should be aware of the fact that your GPA is going to place some big restrictions on where you can expect to get into college. Though you have solid options in some of the least selective schools, most colleges will be reaches with this GPA. If you're interested in finding out your estimated odds of acceptance, search for the schools where you plan on applying in the next section.