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Add your courses, credit hours, and letter grades to find your GPA on the standard 4.0 scale.

GPA Calculator

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CourseCreditsGrade
GPA
3.500
Total credits
14
Quality points
49.0
Uses the standard US 4.0 scale with plus/minus grades. For weighted honors/AP courses, select the "+1.0" grade option for that course.

The formula

GPA = Sum of (Credit hours x Grade points) / Total credit hours
Example

4 credits at A (4.0), 3 credits at B+ (3.3), 3 credits at A- (3.7), 4 credits at B (3.0): total quality points = 49.0, total credits = 14, GPA = 49.0/14 = 3.500.

Step-by-step guide

  1. Add each course, its credit hours, and the letter grade you earned (or expect).
  2. Add more rows as needed for a full semester or academic history.
  3. Read your GPA, along with total credits and quality points.

Weighted vs. unweighted GPA

An unweighted GPA treats every course the same regardless of difficulty - an A is always 4.0. A weighted GPA gives extra credit for honors, AP, or IB-level courses, often adding 0.5 or 1.0 to the grade point value, which is why some students report GPAs above 4.0. Colleges often recalculate applicants' GPAs to their own standardized scale specifically because weighting schemes vary so much between high schools, so don't be surprised if a college-reported GPA differs slightly from your school transcript's number.

Common mistakes

Averaging letter grades directly without weighting by credit hours - a 1-credit course and a 4-credit course shouldn't count equally toward the overall GPA.
Forgetting that a repeated (retaken) course is sometimes handled specially - some schools replace the original grade entirely, others average both attempts, and some count both separately. Check your school's specific retake policy.

Frequently asked questions

What's a good GPA?

It depends heavily on context - a 3.5+ is generally considered strong for competitive college admissions, while different scholarships, honor societies, and graduate programs each set their own specific thresholds.

Does a pass/fail or audit course affect GPA?

Typically no - pass/fail and audited courses are usually excluded from GPA calculations entirely, though they still count toward credits needed for graduation. Check your specific school's policy to be sure.

How do I calculate my cumulative GPA across multiple semesters?

Add every course from every semester into this calculator at once, or use our dedicated Semester GPA Calculator, which combines your prior cumulative GPA with a new semester's results directly.

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