Colleges with the Highest GPA in Iowa

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 add to list	3.89*
	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA add to list	3.81
	Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA add to list	3.74
	Drake University Des Moines, IA add to list	3.7
	Iowa State University Ames, IA add to list	3.7
	Dordt College Sioux Center, IA add to list	3.65
	Luther College Decorah, IA add to list	3.65
	Simpson College Indianola, IA add to list	3.62
	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA add to list	3.61
	Emmaus Bible College Dubuque, IA add to list	3.58
	Northwestern College Orange City, IA add to list	3.57
	Cornell College Mount Vernon, IA add to list	3.53
	Central College Pella, IA add to list	3.52
	Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, IA add to list	3.5
	Buena Vista University Storm Lake, IA add to list	3.49
	Loras College Dubuque, IA add to list	3.48
	Wartburg College Waverly, IA add to list	3.48
	Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary Ankeny, IA add to list	3.42

Iowa Colleges Ranked by Highest GPA

List of Colleges by GPA