Below is a list of the 35 colleges in South Carolina with the highest average high school GPA for incoming freshmen. Southern Wesleyan University tops the list with an average reported GPA of 4.0. 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.
School | Average GPA | |
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Columbia CollegeColumbia, SC |
3.56 | |
Columbia International UniversityColumbia, SC |
3.5 | |
Trident Technical CollegeCharleston, SC |
3.5 | |
Limestone UniversityGaffney, SC |
3.42 | |
University of South Carolina UnionUnion, SC |
3.3 | |
Claflin UniversityOrangeburg, SC |
3.28 | |
Erskine CollegeEstimated GPA Due West, SC |
3.26* | |
Charleston Southern UniversityEstimated GPA Charleston, SC |
3.24* | |
Spartanburg Community CollegeSpartanburg, SC |
3.2 | |
University of South Carolina AikenEstimated GPA Aiken, SC |
3.19* | |
University of South Carolina SumterSumter, SC |
3.19 | |
South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, SC |
3.17 | |
Coker CollegeEstimated GPA Hartsville, SC |
3.1* | |
Morris CollegeSumter, SC |
2.57 | |
University of South Carolina UpstateSpartanburg, SC |
2.53 | |
Horry Georgetown Technical CollegeConway, SC |
2.5 | |
Voorhees CollegeDenmark, SC |
2.0 |