Minnesota Colleges Ranked by Highest GPA

List of Colleges by GPA

Below is a list of the 38 colleges in Minnesota with the highest average high school GPA for incoming freshmen. Carleton College tops the list with an average reported GPA of 3.9. 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 Minnesota Colleges Ranked by Highest GPA
School Average GPA
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

Winona, MN

3.49 
Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

3.48 
Winona State University

Winona, MN

3.44 
North Central University

Minneapolis, MN

3.4 
Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

3.4 
Minnesota State University Mankato

Mankato, MN

3.37 
Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, MN

3.29 
University of Minnesota Crookston

Crookston, MN

3.28 
Augsburg College

Estimated GPA

Minneapolis, MN

3.27*
Bemidji State University

Bemidji, MN

3.26 
Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, MN

3.22 
Southwest Minnesota State University

Estimated GPA

Marshall, MN

3.21*
St Cloud Technical and Community College

Saint Cloud, MN

3.16 
Concordia University Saint Paul

Saint Paul, MN

3.14 
Oak Hills Christian College

Bemidji, MN

3.07 
Dunwoody College of Technology

Minneapolis, MN

2.83 
Riverland Community College

Austin, MN

2.81 
Vermilion Community College

Ely, MN

2.8