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
Mars Hill University

Mars Hill, NC

3.5 
University of North Carolina at Asheville

Asheville, NC

3.49 
University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Pembroke, NC

3.44 
Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, NC

3.44 
Lenoir Rhyne University

Hickory, NC

3.41 
Queens University of Charlotte

Estimated GPA

Charlotte, NC

3.41*
High Point University

High Point, NC

3.4 
Greensboro College

Greensboro, NC

3.35 
East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

3.33 
Wingate University

Wingate, NC

3.33 
Belmont Abbey College

Belmont, NC

3.32 
Salem College

Winston Salem, NC

3.3 
North Carolina Central University

Durham, NC

3.27 
Barton College

Wilson, NC

3.25 
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences

Estimated GPA

Concord, NC

3.21*
North Carolina Wesleyan College

Rocky Mount, NC

3.2 
Pfeiffer University

Misenheimer, NC

3.18 
Elizabeth City State University

Elizabeth City, NC

3.16