Iowa Colleges Ranked by Highest GPA

List of Colleges by GPA

Below is a list of the 31 colleges in Iowa with the highest average high school GPA for incoming freshmen. Grinnell College tops the list with an average reported GPA of 3.89. 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 Iowa Colleges Ranked by Highest GPA
School Average GPA
Grinnell College

Estimated GPA

Grinnell, IA

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3.89*
University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

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3.81 
Coe College

Cedar Rapids, IA

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3.74 
Drake University

Des Moines, IA

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3.7 
Iowa State University

Ames, IA

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3.7 
Dordt College

Sioux Center, IA

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3.65 
Luther College

Decorah, IA

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3.65 
Simpson College

Indianola, IA

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3.62 
University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

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3.61 
Emmaus Bible College

Dubuque, IA

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3.58 
Northwestern College

Orange City, IA

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3.57 
Cornell College

Mount Vernon, IA

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3.53 
Central College

Pella, IA

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3.52 
Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA

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3.5 
Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA

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3.49 
Loras College

Dubuque, IA

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3.48 
Wartburg College

Waverly, IA

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3.48 
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary

Ankeny, IA

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3.42