North Carolina Colleges Ranked by Highest GPA

List of Colleges by GPA

Below is a list of the 62 colleges in North Carolina with the highest average high school GPA for incoming freshmen. Appalachian State University tops the list with an average reported GPA of 3.96. 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 North Carolina Colleges Ranked by Highest GPA
School Average GPA
Appalachian State University

Boone, NC

3.96 
Duke University

Estimated GPA

Durham, NC

3.94*
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Estimated GPA

Chapel Hill, NC

3.83*
North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Raleigh, NC

3.83 
Davidson College

Davidson, NC

3.81 
University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Winston-Salem, NC

3.75 
Gardner Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

3.74 
William Peace University

Raleigh, NC

3.67 
Elon University

Estimated GPA

Elon, NC

3.65*
Catawba College

Salisbury, NC

3.64 
North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, NC

3.61 
Warren Wilson College

Swannanoa, NC

3.6 
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, NC

3.59 
Methodist University

Fayetteville, NC

3.58 
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, NC

3.57 
University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Estimated GPA

Wilmington, NC

3.56*
Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

3.52 
Meredith College

Raleigh, NC

3.52