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.
School | Average GPA | |
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Simpson UniversityRedding, CA |
3.4 | |
Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, CA |
3.4 | |
California State University San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CA |
3.41 | |
California State University SacramentoSacramento, CA |
3.42 | |
California Maritime AcademyVallejo, CA |
3.43 | |
University of Saint KatherineSan Marcos, California |
3.43 | |
California State University Monterey BaySeaside, CA |
3.45 | |
California State University StanislausTurlock, CA |
3.47 | |
Southern California Institute of ArchitectureLos Angeles, CA |
3.5 | |
Providence Christian CollegePasadena, CA |
3.5 | |
Fresno Pacific UniversityFresno, CA |
3.54 | |
La Sierra UniversityRiverside, CA |
3.54 | |
University of California MercedMerced, CA |
3.55 | |
John Paul the Great Catholic UniversitySan Diego, CA |
3.56 | |
Mills CollegeOakland, CA |
3.57 | |
University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA |
3.57 | |
California Baptist UniversityRiverside, CA |
3.58 | |
University of the PacificStockton, CA |
3.58 |