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
Harvey Mudd College

Estimated GPA

Claremont, CA

3.96*
Stanford University

Stanford, CA

3.96 
California Institute of Technology

Estimated GPA

Pasadena, CA

3.97*
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA

4.0 
University of California Davis

Davis, CA

4.0 
Scripps College

Claremont, CA

4.0