California Colleges Ranked by Lowest GPA

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
Simpson University

Redding, CA

3.4 
Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA

3.4 
California State University San Bernardino

San Bernardino, CA

3.41 
California State University Sacramento

Sacramento, CA

3.42 
California Maritime Academy

Vallejo, CA

3.43 
University of Saint Katherine

San Marcos, California

3.43 
California State University Monterey Bay

Seaside, CA

3.45 
California State University Stanislaus

Turlock, CA

3.47 
Southern California Institute of Architecture

Los Angeles, CA

3.5 
Providence Christian College

Pasadena, CA

3.5 
Fresno Pacific University

Fresno, CA

3.54 
La Sierra University

Riverside, CA

3.54 
University of California Merced

Merced, CA

3.55 
John Paul the Great Catholic University

San Diego, CA

3.56 
Mills College

Oakland, CA

3.57 
University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

3.57 
California Baptist University

Riverside, CA

3.58 
University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

3.58