Colleges with the Highest GPA in California

List of Colleges by GPA

Below is a list of the 96 colleges in California 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 California Colleges Ranked by Highest GPA
	School	Average GPA
	California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA add to list \| Calculate my chances	4.0
	University of California Davis Davis, CA add to list \| Calculate my chances	4.0
	Scripps College Claremont, CA add to list \| Calculate my chances	4.0
	California Institute of Technology Estimated GPA Pasadena, CA add to list \| Calculate my chances	3.97*
	Harvey Mudd College Estimated GPA Claremont, CA add to list \| Calculate my chances	3.96*
	Stanford University Stanford, CA add to list \| Calculate my chances	3.96
	University of San Diego San Diego, CA add to list \| Calculate my chances	3.95
	Pitzer College Claremont, CA add to list \| Calculate my chances	3.93
	University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA add to list \| Calculate my chances	3.92
	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA add to list \| Calculate my chances	3.92
	Claremont McKenna College Estimated GPA Claremont, CA add to list \| Calculate my chances	3.89*
	Pomona College Estimated GPA Claremont, CA add to list \| Calculate my chances	3.89*
	University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA add to list \| Calculate my chances	3.87
	University of California Riverside Riverside, CA add to list \| Calculate my chances	3.84
	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA add to list \| Calculate my chances	3.83
	University of California San Diego Estimated GPA La Jolla, CA add to list \| Calculate my chances	3.82*
	University of California Santa Barbara Estimated GPA Santa Barbara, CA add to list \| Calculate my chances	3.82*
	San Diego State University San Diego, CA add to list \| Calculate my chances	3.82

California Colleges Ranked by Highest GPA

List of Colleges by GPA