University Shortlist by CGPA — IMFS Admissions Data Checklist (2026)
Question: Which universities did students with a similar CGPA actually finalise at?Dataset: IMFS Admissions Intelligence Dataset · 2,073 CGPA+outcome recordsAnalysis: Descriptive observational · Inference: Non-causalRelease: IMFS-INS-010-v1.0 · Published 19 June 2026
Prepared by IMFS Insights Team · 3 min read
CGPA normalised to a 10-point scale (CGPA10/GPA10/Pointer10 systems only; valid range 6.0–10.0). Shows universities where IMFS students finalised with fewer than 10 matched records excluded. Confidence reflects sample size: High (n≥50), Medium (n=20–49), Emerging (n=10–19).
2,073CGPA+outcome records
8.15Mean CGPA (10-pt scale)
48Universities n≥10
Tier 1 — CGPA 8.5 and above
University
n
Avg CGPA
Confidence
University of Southern California
84
9.24
High
Johns Hopkins University
10
8.98
Emerging
Georgia Institute of Technology
22
8.95
Medium
Columbia University
23
8.92
Medium
University of California – San Diego
13
8.89
Emerging
New York University
15
8.85
Emerging
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
13
8.80
Emerging
SUNY – Stony Brook
17
8.78
Emerging
Carnegie Mellon University
36
8.76
Medium
Texas A&M University – College Station
19
8.74
Emerging
Purdue University – West Lafayette
16
8.74
Emerging
University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign
21
8.73
Medium
North Carolina State University
48
8.65
Medium
University of Illinois – Chicago
19
8.60
Emerging
University of Arizona
13
8.58
Emerging
University of Colorado – Boulder
24
8.52
Medium
Tier 2 — CGPA 8.0 to 8.49
University
n
Avg CGPA
Confidence
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
12
8.45
Emerging
Virginia Tech
13
8.43
Emerging
Rutgers State University of NJ – New Brunswick
19
8.29
Emerging
Indiana University – Bloomington
31
8.27
Medium
NYU School of Engineering
24
8.27
Medium
Arizona State University
68
8.22
High
Syracuse University
91
8.17
High
SUNY – Buffalo
64
8.11
High
University of Texas – Dallas
64
8.06
High
University of Florida
24
8.04
Medium
Tier 3 — CGPA 7.5 to 7.99
University
n
Avg CGPA
Confidence
University of Maryland – College Park
32
7.97
Medium
California State University – Long Beach
11
7.96
Emerging
Pace University
13
7.94
Emerging
Indiana University of Purdue University – indianapolis
12
7.93
Emerging
Northeastern University
175
7.95
High
San Jose State University
14
7.90
Emerging
Drexel University
13
7.90
Emerging
George Mason University
23
7.89
Medium
University of Alabama – Birmingham
11
7.82
Emerging
Stevens Institute of Technology
93
7.76
High
Clemson University
21
7.69
Medium
Illinois Institute of Technology
11
7.65
Emerging
Rochester Institute of Technology
29
7.62
Medium
Oregon State University
12
7.56
Emerging
University of Texas – Arlington
46
7.54
Medium
George Washington University
10
7.53
Emerging
Tier 4 — CGPA 7.0 to 7.49
University
n
Avg CGPA
Confidence
University of North Carolina – Charlotte
13
7.45
Emerging
Rutgers State University of NJ – Newark
17
7.39
Emerging
University of Cincinnati
11
7.36
Emerging
SUNY – Binghamton
38
7.34
Medium
NJIT
25
7.34
Medium
University of South Florida
19
7.17
Emerging
Source: IMFS Admissions Intelligence Dataset. Universities below n=10 not shown.
What this checklist does not mean
These tiers reflect where IMFS students with similar CGPA happened to finalise — not admission requirements or guarantees.
Admission depends on GRE/IELTS, SOP, recommendations, work experience and program fit — not CGPA alone.
"Default"-labelled grading-system records were excluded — scale could not be reliably verified, so this table reflects 2,073 of the broader student population, not all records.
Universities with fewer than 10 matched records are not shown.