Pennsylvania Colleges Ranked by Highest GPA

List of Colleges by GPA

Below is a list of the 111 colleges in Pennsylvania with the highest average high school GPA for incoming freshmen. University of Pennsylvania tops the list with an average reported GPA of 3.95. 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 Pennsylvania Colleges Ranked by Highest GPA
School Average GPA
University of Pennsylvania

Estimated GPA

Philadelphia, PA

3.95*
Haverford College

Estimated GPA

Haverford, PA

3.9*
Swarthmore College

Estimated GPA

Swarthmore, PA

3.9*
Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

3.89 
Villanova University

Villanova, PA

3.87 
Chatham University

Pittsburgh, PA

3.86 
Bryn Mawr College

Estimated GPA

Bryn Mawr, PA

3.85*
Juniata College

Huntingdon, PA

3.81 
Lehigh University

Estimated GPA

Bethlehem, PA

3.81*
Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

3.8 
Messiah College

Grantham, PA

3.8 
Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

3.79 
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus

Estimated GPA

Pittsburgh, PA

3.79*
Seton Hill University

Greensburg, PA

3.74 
Grove City College

Grove City, Pennsylvania

3.73 
Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

3.73 
Saint Francis University

Loretto, PA

3.69 
Drexel University

Estimated GPA

Philadelphia, PA

3.67*