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California College of the Arts GPA Requirements
Many schools specify a minimum GPA requirement, but this is often just the bare minimum to submit an application without immediately getting rejected.
The GPA requirement that really matters is the GPA you need for a real chance of getting in. For this, we look at the schools average GPA for its current students.
What GPA do you need to get into California College of the Arts?
California College of the Arts’s average GPA is 3.29. California College of the Arts does require GPA. This average GPA means California College of the Arts is very selective. Often times, schools in this range are trying to increase their selectivity and “prestige”. We can’t read the minds of California College of the Arts application readers, but they likely want to increase the average GPA from 3.29 to 3.45 this year – to play it safe, we recommend striving for the 3.45 GPA.
*BEFORE CONTINUING PLEASE NOTE: GPA and “prestige” DO NOT mean a college is right for you. California College of the Arts may seem amazing on paper, but you may hate it… That’s why 700,000 students transfer colleges every year – they end up going to the wrong school. It’s crucial to watch the videos on CampusReel and make sure you can envision yourself on California College of the Arts’s campus. These California College of the Arts admission statistics do not sufficiently tell you what a college or university is like.