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.
School | Average GPA | |
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Biola UniversityLa Mirada, CA |
3.61 | |
Concordia University IrvineIrvine, CA |
3.61 | |
Whittier CollegeWhittier, CA |
3.61 | |
Saint Marys College of CaliforniaMoraga, CA |
3.6 | |
Mount St. Mary's CollegeLos Angeles, CA |
3.59 | |
Westmont CollegeSanta Barbara, CA |
3.59 | |
California Baptist UniversityRiverside, CA |
3.58 | |
University of the PacificStockton, CA |
3.58 | |
Mills CollegeOakland, CA |
3.57 | |
University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA |
3.57 | |
John Paul the Great Catholic UniversitySan Diego, CA |
3.56 | |
University of California MercedMerced, CA |
3.55 | |
Fresno Pacific UniversityFresno, CA |
3.54 | |
La Sierra UniversityRiverside, CA |
3.54 | |
Southern California Institute of ArchitectureLos Angeles, CA |
3.5 | |
Providence Christian CollegePasadena, CA |
3.5 | |
California State University StanislausTurlock, CA |
3.47 | |
California State University Monterey BaySeaside, CA |
3.45 |