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
North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Raleigh, NC

3.83 
Belmont University

Nashville, TN

3.83 
Patrick Henry College

Purcellville, Virginia

3.83 
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, AL

3.82 
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott

Prescott, AZ

3.82 
University of California San Diego

Estimated GPA

La Jolla, CA

3.82*
University of California Santa Barbara

Estimated GPA

Santa Barbara, CA

3.82*
San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

3.82 
University of South Carolina Beaufort

Bluffton, SC

3.82 
University of Washington Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA

3.82 
University of Alabama at Huntsville

Huntsville, AL

3.81 
United States Air Force Academy

USAFA, Colorado

3.81 
George Washington University

Estimated GPA

Washington, DC

3.81*
University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

3.81 
St John's College

Annapolis, MD

3.81 
Macalester College

Estimated GPA

Saint Paul, MN

3.81*
Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, MO

3.81 
Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

3.81