2.6 GPA: Is This Good? Colleges You Can Get Into With A 2.6

A 2.6 GPA indicates that you've been earning mostly B-s in your classes. This is a lower than average GPA, so it will greatly limit your options for college, but you'll still have a small set of schools where you can expect to be accepted.

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 2.6 GPA compares to the nation:

• Percentile: 2nd

  2.47% of schools have an average GPA below a 2.6.

• Competitive For: 39 Schools

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

• Missing Out On: 1540 Schools

  You have a low chance of getting into with a 2.6 GPA.

To elaborate, the national average for GPA is around a 3.0, so a 2.6 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 2.6 GPA. Click your grade level to see our evaluation.

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The start of high school classes may have been difficult for you, but that's ok. If your GPA as a freshman is a 2.6, you still have time to bring up your grades. Most people's GPAs change between freshman and senior year. If you really step up your academic efforts, you have a good chance of increasing your GPA by at least a few tenths of a point. You may not have any colleges in mind yet, but if you do you can search for them with the tool below and check your chances of admission. You can give yourself more motivation by changing this page to a slightly higher GPA and seeing how many more schools you might be able to get into.

If you've maintained a 2.6 GPA for the first two years of high school, this is the time to reevaluate your study habits and see if there's any way for you to improve. Junior year is your last chance to raise your GPA and give yourself more options for college. With your current GPA, it will be hard to find very many schools where you're likely to be accepted. Even if you do slightly better your junior year, you'll open up a lot more possibilities for yourself. If you have any schools in mind, you can look them up in the next section and see how strong your chances of admission are with your current GPA.

At this point, you're not going to be able to change your GPA much before college applications are due. A 2.6 GPA will limit you quite a bit in terms of where you can count on being accepted, but you shouldn't have a problem getting in somewhere if you do your research. You may already be thinking about where you want to apply. If you have any ideas, look them up with the search tool in the next section to see if you have a chance at being accepted. Make sure you think critically about including a solid safety school so that you don't leave yourself without any options.

You're a senior, so you've most likely already decided where you plan on applying to college. Though your GPA is on the lower side, you should still be able to count on acceptance at a few less selective schools. Make sure you're careful in the application process and don't leave yourself without any safe options. If you want to check on your chances of admission at the schools you chose, search for them with the tool in the next section.