UGA average GPA: 4.27 for the 2026 admitted class
UGA reports a 4.27 average recalculated academic GPA for its 2026 first-year admits, with the middle half between 4.13 and 4.40.
Average UGA admission GPA
4.272026 admission cycle · final March decisions
- Student group
- First-year admits across the November, December and March decision waves
- Scale / measure
- UGA-recalculated core academic GPA; not an unweighted 4.0 GPA
These are admitted-class statistics from the March release, not the final enrolling class or the average of all applicants.
UGA Admissions: 2026 Final Freshman Admit Decisions ↗Core Academic Information · Checked 2026-08-31
- UGA GPA middle 50%
- 4.13–4.40
- Core course grades that were A grades
- Over 93%
Same source, student group and reporting period as the profile above.
Compare with a GPA calculated from UGA’s academic-course rules, not the weighted total printed on a school transcript. UGA also evaluates course rigor across the opportunities available at the applicant’s school.
The requirement, not a prediction
No single numeric cutoff is recorded in this snapshot. That does not imply that all grades are competitive or that there are no academic requirements.
How to use this information
- UGA’s cited criteria distinguish academic course grades and AP/IB weighting from school-reported weighted GPA.
- Honors and dual-enrollment labels do not automatically receive the same bonus as AP/IB in UGA’s admissions recalculation.
- The UGA institutional calculator on this site is for enrolled coursework, not admission or HOPE eligibility.
First-year, transfer and enrolled GPA are different
This page covers first-year admission. A university course calculator measures entered coursework after enrollment and must not be treated as a high-school admission recalculation. Keep the source’s scale and course set attached to any number you compare.
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