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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Mount St. Mary's CollegeLos Angeles, CA |
3.59 | |
Westmont CollegeSanta Barbara, CA |
3.59 | |
Saint Marys College of CaliforniaMoraga, CA |
3.6 | |
Biola UniversityLa Mirada, CA |
3.61 | |
Concordia University IrvineIrvine, CA |
3.61 | |
Whittier CollegeWhittier, CA |
3.61 | |
University of California Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA |
3.63 | |
Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, CA |
3.63 | |
Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego, CA |
3.65 | |
Dominican University of CaliforniaSan Rafael, CA |
3.66 | |
Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA |
3.67 | |
California State Polytechnic University PomonaPomona, CA |
3.69 | |
Laguna College of Art and DesignLaguna Beach, CA |
3.69 | |
California State University Long BeachLong Beach, CA |
3.7 | |
Chapman UniversityOrange, CA |
3.7 | |
Soka University of AmericaAliso Viejo, CA |
3.7 | |
California Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks, CA |
3.73 | |
Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, CA |
3.74 |