United States Colleges Ranked by Highest GPA

List of Colleges by GPA

Below is a list of the 1686 colleges in the United States 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 United States Colleges Ranked by Highest GPA
School Average GPA
University of Virginia Main Campus

Estimated GPA

Charlottesville, VA

3.85*
Samford University

Birmingham, AL

3.84 
University of California Riverside

Riverside, CA

3.84 
Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, CO

3.84 
Colorado School of Mines

Golden, CO

3.84 
Berry College

Mount Berry, GA

3.84 
Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, IL

3.84 
University of Maryland College Park

Estimated GPA

College Park, MD

3.84*
Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

3.84 
Calvin College

Grand Rapids, MI

3.84 
Creighton University

Omaha, NE

3.84 
Kenyon College

Estimated GPA

Gambier, OH

3.84*
North Greenville University

Tigerville, SC

3.84 
University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

3.83 
Bradley University

Peoria, IL

3.83 
Saint Mary's College

Notre Dame, IN

3.83 
Hope College

Holland, MI

3.83 
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Estimated GPA

Chapel Hill, NC

3.83*