College GPA in Finance?

GPA requirements varies case by case and companies by companies. Some of the competitive companies require minimum GPA of 3.5. But in general, most of the companies seek for candidates with GPA 3.0 or higher. However, it is equally important to have extracurricular activities that demonstrate your experience/ interest in finance and to have outstanding interview skills.

That's a great question. The answer will depend from one company to another, but a general trend I have seen is that the initial screening while applying for jobs often requires a minimum GPA of approximately 3.0. However, this is in no way a hard cutoff for all opportunities out there. Some fields will be even stricter and require 3.5 or even higher, while others I have seen require a 2.5 - 2.8 minimum to apply. It may be best to start by pinpointing the area of finance you want to work in to understand the academic requirements of potential jobs.

I would say that the takeaway is to do your best to stay above a 3.0 (again, an approximation) while also not losing sight of making yourself as much of a well-rounded applicant as you can. Take part in extracurricular activities that help you learn more than what is taught in a classroom. Sometimes, employers will value these outside experiences (internships, part-time jobs, club leadership positions, etc.) more than a high GPA. I hope this helps!

It's going to depend on a lot of things, including the school, the course of study, and what you want to do with it.

If you really want to compare yourself to others and you don't have any benchmark in terms of what you might want to do after college, I'd go look around your college website and see what kinds of grades will get you various kinds of academic honors. That will give you some idea of what the school thinks is a good GPA. I think you'd probably do better to ask yourself how much each grade reflects what you think you really could have done in each class. Taking tougher classes will probably reduce your GPA -- and not only is there nothing wrong with that, but taking chances in your education will probably result in you being a better-educated individual at the end of it all.