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 Maritime Academy Vallejo, CA	3.43
	University of Saint Katherine San Marcos, California	3.43
	California State University Sacramento Sacramento, CA	3.42
	California State University San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	3.41
	Simpson University Redding, CA	3.4
	Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA	3.4
	Woodbury University Burbank, CA	3.39
	California State University Northridge Northridge, CA	3.38
	California State University Chico Chico, CA	3.37
	Holy Names University Oakland, CA	3.35
	San Jose State University Estimated GPA San Jose, CA	3.35*
	California College of the Arts Oakland, CA	3.34
	Humboldt State University Arcata, CA	3.33
	William Jessup University Rocklin, CA	3.33
	California State University San Marcos San Marcos, CA	3.32
	California State University Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	3.31
	Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA	3.31
	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	3.31

California Colleges Ranked by Highest GPA

List of Colleges by GPA