Iowa Colleges Ranked by Lowest GPA

List of Colleges by GPA

Below is a list of the 31 colleges in Iowa with the lowest average high school GPA for incoming freshmen. William Penn University tops the list with an average reported GPA of 3.0. 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 Iowa Colleges Ranked by Lowest GPA
School Average GPA
William Penn University

Oskaloosa, IA

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3.0 
Iowa Wesleyan College

Mount Pleasant, IA

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3.02 
Waldorf College

Forest City, IA

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3.07 
Mercy College of Health Sciences

Estimated GPA

Des Moines, IA

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3.12*
Briar Cliff University

Sioux City, IA

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3.21 
Graceland University Lamoni

Lamoni, IA

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3.22 
University of Dubuque

Dubuque, IA

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3.24 
Grand View University

Des Moines, IA

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3.3 
Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

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3.34 
Clarke University

Dubuque, IA

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3.36 
Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA

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3.39 
St Luke's College

Sioux City, IA

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3.39 
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary

Ankeny, IA

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3.42 
Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

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3.42 
Loras College

Dubuque, IA

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3.48 
Wartburg College

Waverly, IA

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3.48 
Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA

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3.49 
Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA

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3.5