At lower-ranked schools, the GPA of the students in the 50% rank is often between 2.0 and 2.9. That’s compared to mid-ranked schools, where the 50% GPA is around 3.0. Since high GPAs are important to potential employers, it makes sense that lower-ranked schools would only keep GPAs low if it were necessary for them to stay afloat, the author of this article asserts.