Mostly small increases at the top, with some noteworthy increases in the second tier of schools. Thirteen of 50 schools have seen a drop over five years, and three have stayed even, while data is incomplete for eight.
| P&Q Rank & School | 2017 Average GPA | 2016 Average GPA | 2015 Average GPA | 2014 Average GPA | 2013 Average GPA | 5-Year Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26. USC (Marshall) | 3.48 | 3.37 | 3.31 | 3.35 | 3.35 | +0.13 |
| 27. Georgia Tech (Scheller) | 3.40 | 3.39 | 3.18 | 3.31 | 3.30 | +0.10 |
| 28. Washington (Olin) | 3.45 | 3.46 | 3.40 | 3.43 | 3.39 | +0.06 |
| 29. Michigan State (Broad) | 3.20 | 3.30 | 3.34 | 3.30 | 3.30 | -0.10 |
| 30. Arizona State (Carey) | 3.51 | 3.54 | 3.37 | 3.46 | 3.46 | +0.05 |
| 31. Minnesota (Carlson) | 3.34 | 3.43 | 3.41 | 3.42 | 3.43 | -0.09 |
| 32. Wisconsin | NA | 3.42 | 3.38 | 3.35 | 3.42 | — |
| 33. Vanderbilt (Owen) | 3.31 | 3.40 | 3.36 | 3.32 | 3.38 | -0.07 |
| 34. Ohio State (Fisher) | 3.47 | 3.52 | 3.46 | 3.48 | 3.39 | +0.08 |
| 34. BYU (Marriott) | 3.49 | 3.54 | 3.54 | 3.49 | 3.52 | -0.03 |
| 36. Penn State (Smeal) | 3.45 | 3.37 | 3.37 | 3.43 | 3.39 | +0.06 |
| 37. Rochester (Simon) | 3.40 | 3.40 | 3.40 | 3.55 | 3.46 | -0.06 |
| 38. Purdue (Krannert) | 3.22 | 3.39 | 3.38 | 3.34 | 3.26 | -0.04 |
| 39. UC-Irvine (Merage) | 3.35 | 3.43 | 3.36 | 3.43 | 3.38 | -0.03 |
| 40. Maryland (Smith) | 3.30 | 3.28 | 3.35 | 3.33 | 3.25 | +0.05 |
| 41. Boston (Questrom) | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.33 | 3.41 | 3.35 | -0.05 |
| 42. Pittsburgh (Katz) | 3.41 | 3.29 | 3.27 | 3.36 | NA | — |
| 43. Texas-Dallas (Jindal) | NA | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 | NA | — |
| 44. Texas A&M (Mays) | NA | 3.32 | 3.50 | 3.47 | 3.40 | — |
| 45. Iowa (Tippie) | 3.22 | 3.26 | 3.27 | 3.39 | 3.43 | -0.21 |
| 46. Boston College (Carroll) | 3.28 | 3.20 | NA | NA | NA | — |
| 47. SMU (Cox) | 3.33 | 3.31 | 3.40 | 3.22 | 3.30 | +0.03 |
| 48. Temple (Fox) | NA | 3.61 | 3.59 | NA | NA | — |
| 49. Rutgers | 3.27 | 3.23 | NA | NA | NA | — |
| 50. Georgia (Terry) | 3.46 | 3.30 | 3.43 | 3.32 | 3.31 | +0.15 |
