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GPA calculator

Semester and cumulative GPA from letter grades and credit hours.

Include earlier semesters

Result

GPA
3.48
Course 1: A × 3 cr
12 pts
Course 2: B+ × 4 cr
13.2 pts
Course 3: A- × 3 cr
11.1 pts
Course 4: B × 3 cr
9 pts
Quality points
45.3
Credits
13

How this was calculated

  1. Quality points

    Σ grade points × credits

    4×3 + 3.3×4 + 3.7×3 + 3×3 = 45.3

  2. GPA

    Quality points ÷ credits

    45.3 ÷ 13 = 3.485

What this calculation assumes

  • Uses the common US 4.0 scale: A = 4.0, A− = 3.7, B+ = 3.3 and so on down to F = 0. Some schools give A+ 4.3 or use other steps; check your registrar's table.
  • Pass/fail courses and withdrawals usually do not count toward GPA; leave them out.

How GPA is calculated

GPA = Σ(grade points × credits) ÷ Σ credits

Each letter grade has a point value on the 4.0 scale: A = 4.0, A− = 3.7, B+ = 3.3, B = 3.0, B− = 2.7, C+ = 2.3, C = 2.0, C− = 1.7, D+ = 1.3, D = 1.0, D− = 0.7 and F = 0. Multiply each grade's points by the course's credit hours to get quality points, add them up and divide by the total credits.

A 4-credit B+ counts for more than a 1-credit A because GPA is weighted by credits: 4 × 3.3 = 13.2 quality points against 4.0.

Cumulative GPA

To combine this semester with earlier ones, multiply your GPA so far by the credits it covers, add this semester's quality points and divide by all credits together. A 3.5 over 30 credits plus a 3.12 semester over 10 credits gives (105 + 31.2) ÷ 40 = 3.41.

The more credits already behind you, the less one semester moves the cumulative figure, so early semesters matter most for raising a GPA.

Questions people ask

Does an A+ count as 4.3?

At many US colleges an A+ is capped at 4.0, but some schools award 4.33. This calculator uses 4.0; check your school's grading policy.

Are weighted high school GPAs supported?

Weighted GPAs add a point (or half a point) for honors, AP or IB classes, so an A can count as 5.0. This calculator gives the unweighted 4.0 GPA that colleges usually recalculate.

Do failed or repeated courses count?

An F counts as 0 points and its credits stay in the total unless your school replaces the grade when you retake the course. Policies differ, so check yours.