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GPA Calculator
A free college GPA calculator for one semester or your whole transcript. Add your courses, pick each letter grade and enter the credits: your GPA on the 4.0 scale updates as you type.
Tip: credits are the hours a class meets each week, usually 3 or 4 at college.
01 How to
How to use the GPA calculator
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Add your courses
Type a course name if you like, pick the letter grade and enter the credits, or credit hours. Add a row for every course.
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Read your GPA
It updates as you type, with the total credits and quality points under it.
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Leave out what has no grade
Pass/fail, withdrawn and audited courses carry no grade points: remove them or give them 0 credits.
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Start over
Clear all empties every row for the next term. Nothing is saved: a reload brings the example back.
02 Scale
The 4.0 GPA scale
Most US colleges and high schools turn letter grades into points like this. The percentages are the usual cutoffs; a syllabus may set its own.
| Letter grade | Percentage | GPA points |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 97–100% | 4.0 |
| A | 93–96% | 4.0 |
| A− | 90–92% | 3.7 |
| B+ | 87–89% | 3.3 |
| B | 83–86% | 3.0 |
| B− | 80–82% | 2.7 |
| C+ | 77–79% | 2.3 |
| C | 73–76% | 2.0 |
| C− | 70–72% | 1.7 |
| D+ | 67–69% | 1.3 |
| D | 63–66% | 1.0 |
| D− | 60–62% | 0.7 |
| F | below 60% | 0.0 |
Scales vary: some schools count an A+ as 4.3 or skip plus and minus grades, and many add points for honors and AP classes, as a weighted GPA calculator does. This calculator uses the unweighted scale above: check your school’s for an official GPA.
03 By hand
How to calculate your GPA
GPA is an average weighted by credits: a 4-credit course counts more than a 3-credit one. Turn each grade into points, multiply them by the course’s credits to get its quality points, then divide total quality points by total credits. For the courses above:
| Course | Grade | Credits | Quality points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | A− (3.7) | 4 | 14.8 |
| Calculus I | B (3.0) | 4 | 12.0 |
| English 101 | A (4.0) | 3 | 12.0 |
| Psychology | B+ (3.3) | 3 | 9.9 |
| Total | 14 | 48.7 |
48.7 ÷ 14 = 3.48, so this term’s GPA is 3.48.
04 Study
Put your study time where it moves your GPA
A low grade in a 4-credit course pulls your GPA down more than one in a 3-credit course, so extra study time pays off there first. The study tracker shows your hours by subject, week by week: you’ll see whether that course gets its share.
05 FAQ
Questions about GPA
How do I calculate my GPA?
Turn each letter grade into points (an A is 4.0, a B is 3.0), multiply them by the course’s credits, add up these quality points and divide by your total credits. The calculator above does it as you type.
What is a good GPA?
A 3.0 is a B average, and many scholarships, honors programs and internships ask for a 3.0 or a 3.5. Selective colleges and graduate programs often look for 3.5 or higher.
Is an A+ worth 4.0 or 4.3?
Here an A+ counts as 4.0, the most common rule in the US. Some colleges give it 4.3 or 4.33; there your official GPA can come out a little higher.
Can I work out my semester GPA and my cumulative GPA?
Yes. Enter one term’s courses for your semester GPA, or every graded course for your cumulative GPA. To add a new term to it, use the cumulative GPA calculator.
What is an 89.5% on the 4.0 scale?
By the usual cutoffs 89.5% is a B+, 3.3 points. Many schools round to 90%, which makes it an A−, 3.7: your syllabus decides which, so check it before you enter the grade.
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