Colleges with the Lowest GPA in California

List of Colleges by GPA

Below is a list of the 96 colleges in California with the lowest average high school GPA for incoming freshmen. University of the West tops the list with an average reported GPA of 2.43. 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 California Colleges Ranked by Lowest GPA
	School	Average GPA
	Pacific Union College Estimated GPA Angwin, CA	3.24*
	Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Estimated GPA Los Angeles, CA	3.26*
	San Diego Christian College El Cajon, CA	3.26
	Hope International University Fullerton, CA	3.26
	Menlo College Estimated GPA Atherton, CA	3.3*
	California State University Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	3.31
	Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA	3.31
	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	3.31
	Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa, CA	3.31
	California State University San Marcos San Marcos, CA	3.32
	Humboldt State University Arcata, CA	3.33
	William Jessup University Rocklin, CA	3.33
	California College of the Arts Oakland, CA	3.34
	Holy Names University Oakland, CA	3.35
	San Jose State University Estimated GPA San Jose, CA	3.35*
	California State University Chico Chico, CA	3.37
	California State University Northridge Northridge, CA	3.38
	Woodbury University Burbank, CA	3.39

California Colleges Ranked by Lowest GPA

List of Colleges by GPA