Texas Colleges Ranked by Highest GPA

List of Colleges by GPA

Below is a list of the 70 colleges in Texas with the highest average high school GPA for incoming freshmen. Rice University tops the list with an average reported GPA of 3.96. 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 Texas Colleges Ranked by Highest GPA
School Average GPA
St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

3.61 
West Texas A & M University

Canyon, TX

3.61 
Our Lady of the Lake University San Antonio

San Antonio, TX

3.55 
University of Mary Hardin Baylor

Belton, TX

3.53 
Saint Edward's University

Estimated GPA

Austin, TX

3.53*
University of St Thomas

Houston, TX

3.53 
University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, TX

3.5 
Southwestern University

Georgetown, TX

3.5 
Dallas Baptist University

Dallas, TX

3.46 
Houston Baptist University

Houston, TX

3.46 
University of Houston

Houston, TX

3.46 
University of North Texas

Estimated GPA

Denton, TX

3.46*
Texas A & M University Kingsville

Kingsville, TX

3.45 
Texas A & M University Galveston

Estimated GPA

Galveston, Texas

3.44*
The University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler, TX

3.44 
Hardin Simmons University

Abilene, TX

3.43 
The University of Texas at Arlington

Estimated GPA

Arlington, TX

3.43*
Texas A & M University Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, TX

3.41