Arkansas Colleges Ranked by Highest GPA

List of Colleges by GPA

Below is a list of the 28 colleges in Arkansas with the highest average high school GPA for incoming freshmen. Hendrix College tops the list with an average reported GPA of 3.79. 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 Arkansas Colleges Ranked by Highest GPA
School Average GPA
Hendrix College

Conway, AR

3.79 
John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

3.77 
University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

3.74 
Ouachita Baptist University

Arkadelphia, AR

3.72 
Harding University

Searcy, AR

3.71 
University of Central Arkansas

Conway, AR

3.7 
Arkansas State University Main Campus

Jonesboro, AR

3.66 
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

Magnolia, AR

3.46 
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, AR

3.42 
University of Arkansas Fort Smith

Fort Smith, AR

3.39 
University of the Ozarks

Clarksville, AR

3.38 
Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

3.37 
Arkansas State University Newport

Newport, AR

3.24 
Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

3.23 
Williams Baptist College

Walnut Ridge, AR

3.2 
Central Baptist College

Estimated GPA

Conway, AR

3.15*
Philander Smith College

Little Rock, AR

3.04 
Lyon College

Batesville, AR

3.0