List of Colleges by GPA
Below is a list of the 1670 colleges in the United States with the highest average high school GPA for incoming freshmen. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill tops the list with an average reported GPA of 4.39. 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.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel HillWeighted GPA Chapel Hill, NC |
4.39 |
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Clemson UniversityWeighted GPA Clemson, SC |
4.39 |
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University of Maryland College ParkWeighted GPA College Park, MD |
4.36 |
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University of Virginia Main CampusWeighted GPA Charlottesville, VA |
4.31 |
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College of William and MaryWeighted GPA Williamsburg, VA |
4.28 |
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Maranatha Baptist Bible CollegeWeighted GPA Watertown, WI |
4.28 |
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University of South Carolina ColumbiaWeighted GPA Columbia, SC |
4.26 |
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Villanova UniversityWeighted GPA Villanova, PA |
4.23 |
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Washington University in St LouisWeighted GPA Saint Louis, MO |
4.21 |
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University of ChicagoWeighted GPA Chicago, IL |
4.2 |
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University of California Santa BarbaraWeighted GPA Santa Barbara, CA |
4.17 |
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University of Central FloridaWeighted GPA Orlando, FL |
4.16 |
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Florida State UniversityWeighted GPA Tallahassee, FL |
4.16 |
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Scripps CollegeWeighted GPA Claremont, CA |
4.15 |
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University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh CampusWeighted GPA Pittsburgh, PA |
4.11 |
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University of California San DiegoWeighted GPA La Jolla, CA |
4.09 |
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Georgia Institute of Technology Main CampusWeighted GPA Atlanta, GA |
4.09 |
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Illinois Institute of TechnologyWeighted GPA Chicago, IL |
4.06 |