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.
School | Average GPA | |
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North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC |
3.83 | |
Belmont UniversityNashville, TN |
3.83 | |
Patrick Henry CollegePurcellville, Virginia |
3.83 | |
University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL |
3.82 | |
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University PrescottPrescott, AZ |
3.82 | |
University of California San DiegoEstimated GPA La Jolla, CA |
3.82* | |
University of California Santa BarbaraEstimated GPA Santa Barbara, CA |
3.82* | |
San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CA |
3.82 | |
University of South Carolina BeaufortBluffton, SC |
3.82 | |
University of Washington Seattle CampusSeattle, WA |
3.82 | |
University of Alabama at HuntsvilleHuntsville, AL |
3.81 | |
United States Air Force AcademyUSAFA, Colorado |
3.81 | |
George Washington UniversityEstimated GPA Washington, DC |
3.81* | |
University of IowaIowa City, IA |
3.81 | |
St John's CollegeAnnapolis, MD |
3.81 | |
Macalester CollegeEstimated GPA Saint Paul, MN |
3.81* | |
Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, MO |
3.81 | |
Truman State UniversityKirksville, MO |
3.81 |