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
Davidson College

Davidson, NC

3.81 
Juniata College

Huntingdon, PA

3.81 
Lehigh University

Estimated GPA

Bethlehem, PA

3.81*
The Master's College and Seminary

Santa Clarita, CA

3.8 
Thomas Aquinas College

Santa Paula, CA

3.8 
Trinity College

Estimated GPA

Hartford, CT

3.8*
Eckerd College

Saint Petersburg, FL

3.8 
Emory University

Atlanta, GA

3.8 
DePaul University

Chicago, IL

3.8 
United States Naval Academy

Estimated GPA

Annapolis, Maryland

3.8*
Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

3.8 
Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

3.8 
Messiah College

Grantham, PA

3.8 
Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, SC

3.8 
University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

3.8 
Union University

Jackson, TN

3.8 
The University of Texas at Austin

Estimated GPA

Austin, TX

3.8*
Hendrix College

Conway, AR

3.79