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
Central College

Pella, IA

3.52 
Cornell College

Mount Vernon, IA

3.53 
Northwestern College

Orange City, IA

3.57 
Emmaus Bible College

Dubuque, IA

3.58 
University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

3.61 
Simpson College

Indianola, IA

3.62 
Dordt College

Sioux Center, IA

3.65 
Luther College

Decorah, IA

3.65 
Drake University

Des Moines, IA

3.7 
Iowa State University

Ames, IA

3.7 
Coe College

Cedar Rapids, IA

3.74 
University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

3.81 
Grinnell College

Estimated GPA

Grinnell, IA

3.89*