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
	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	3.74
	University of Redlands Redlands, CA	3.74
	University of California Irvine Estimated GPA Irvine, CA	3.75*
	California State University Fullerton Fullerton, CA	3.77
	The Master's College and Seminary Santa Clarita, CA	3.8
	Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA	3.8
	University of California San Diego Estimated GPA La Jolla, CA	3.82*
	University of California Santa Barbara Estimated GPA Santa Barbara, CA	3.82*
	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	3.82
	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	3.83
	University of California Riverside Riverside, CA	3.84
	University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA	3.87
	Claremont McKenna College Estimated GPA Claremont, CA	3.89*
	Pomona College Estimated GPA Claremont, CA	3.89*
	University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	3.92
	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	3.92
	Pitzer College Claremont, CA	3.93
	University of San Diego San Diego, CA	3.95

California Colleges Ranked by Lowest GPA

List of Colleges by GPA