California Colleges Ranked by Highest GPA

List of Colleges by GPA

Below is a list of the 96 colleges in California with the highest average high school GPA for incoming freshmen. California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo tops the list with an average reported GPA of 4.0. Note that not all colleges report GPA for their incoming class. Those with asterisk(*) denote a predicted GPA by the CollegeSimply AI algorithm.

GPA Data is reported by participating colleges to Wintergreen Orchard House and is reproduced under license.

List of California Colleges Ranked by Highest GPA
School Average GPA
Vanguard University of Southern California

Costa Mesa, CA

3.31 
Menlo College

Estimated GPA

Atherton, CA

3.3*
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

Estimated GPA

Los Angeles, CA

3.26*
San Diego Christian College

El Cajon, CA

3.26 
Hope International University

Fullerton, CA

3.26 
University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

3.24 
Pacific Union College

Estimated GPA

Angwin, CA

3.24*
California State University Channel Islands

Camarillo, CA

3.22 
California State University East Bay

Hayward, CA

3.2 
Columbia College Hollywood

Tarzana, CA

3.2 
California State University Dominguez Hills

Carson, CA

3.16 
California State University Fresno

Estimated GPA

Fresno, CA

3.12*
Notre Dame de Namur University

Estimated GPA

Belmont, CA

3.1*
Marymount California University

Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

3.09 
Life Pacific College

San Dimas, CA

2.91 
FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

2.9 
FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Orange County

Irvine, CA

2.9 
FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising San Diego

San Diego, CA

2.9