GPA Calculator
GPA calculator for computing term or overall GPA based on current courses. Enter your courses, grades, and credits, and the calculator shows your current semester GPA, your overall GPA (cumulative GPA) if you include your previous academic record, and your GPA for the current semester.
How to Calculate GPA?
GPA is calculated using quality points. For each course, you multiply the grade’s GPA value by the credit hours. Then sum all the quality points and divide by the total credit hours.
Formula: GPA = Total Quality Points ÷ Total Credit Hours
Example:
- Math: B+ (3.3 GPA) × 3 credits = 9.9 quality points
- History: A (4.0 GPA) × 3 credits = 12.0 quality points
- Science: A- (3.7 GPA) × 4 credits = 14.8 quality points
Total quality points: 9.9 + 12.0 + 14.8 = 36.7 Total credits: 3 + 3 + 4 = 10 GPA: 36.7 ÷ 10 = 3.67
Three Ways to Enter Grades
You can enter your grades in three different formats. Pick whichever matches your transcript:
1. Percentage: If you know your numeric grade (like 88%, 92%), enter it as a percentage. The calculator converts it to a letter grade, then to GPA points.
2. Letter Grade: If you know your letter grade (A, B+, C-), select it from the dropdown. The calculator converts it to GPA points.
3. GPA Points If you already know the GPA value (like 3.7, 3.0), enter it directly. The calculator uses it as-is.
Most students use percentages or letter grades because those are what appear on transcripts. GPA points are useful if you are working from a previous calculation or if your school provides them directly.
Related GPA Calculators
GPA calculators take your work from the course level (individual grades) to the program level (overall academic standing). These tools calculate grade point average across multiple courses, handle credit hours and weighting, and work with different GPA scales used internationally.
When to use GPA Calculators:
- You are calculating GPA for a single semester from your course grades.
- You want to know how your current semester affects your cumulative GPA.
- You are a high school student tracking weighted and unweighted GPAs for college applications.
- You are a pre-med student monitoring your science GPA separately.
- You need to convert grades to GPA on a specific scale (4.0, 5.0, 7.0, 10.0)
For students who already have an overall GPA and want to know how their current semester will affect it, the Cumulative GPA Tracker is the right tool. This is especially valuable before registration when you’re deciding whether you can afford a lighter course load or need to prioritize GPA-boosting classes.
The Semester GPA Tool calculates a single-term GPA without factoring in prior semesters. Use this when you want to know how you performed this semester in isolation, or when you’re planning future semesters and want to see what GPA a specific course combination would yield.
Different education levels have specialized GPA tools. The College GPA Calculator is optimized for undergraduate and graduate coursework using standard credit-hour systems plus/minus grading.
The High School GPA handles both weighted and unweighted GPAs, accounts for honors and AP courses that carry bonus points, and helps students understand the difference between the GPA their school reports and the GPA they see on their transcript.
The Medical School GPA addresses the specific requirements of pre-med students, who track multiple GPAs: overall GPA, science GPA (BCPM: biology, chemistry, physics, math), and non-science GPA. Medical school admissions committees evaluate these separately, so the calculator shows all three simultaneously.
For students whose transcripts use the 4.0, 5.0, or 7.0 scales explicitly, the 4.0 Scale, 5.0 Scale, and 7.0 Scale are built specifically for those systems. The 5.0 scale is common in US high schools that weight honors and AP courses. The 7.0 scale is used in some Australian universities. Each calculator includes the complete reference chart for its scale.
International students, particularly those from South Asian education systems, often work with CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) on a 10-point scale. The CGPA Calculator handles this format and connects to conversion tools when you need to translate CGPA to GPA or percentage.
The Weighted GPA Calculator is built for high school students whose AP, IB, or honors courses receive bonus points. It calculates both weighted GPA (with course-level bonuses) and unweighted GPA (standard 4.0 scale) side by side so that you can report whichever one a college application requests.
For IB Diploma students calculating GPA from individual subject scores, the IB GPA Calculator takes your six subject grades (1–7 scale, with higher-level and standard-level designations) and converts them to GPA. Some students also use this to calculate weighted and unweighted GPAs, depending on whether HL courses are counted with bonus points.
The Quality Points Calculator handles institutions that use a quality points system rather than GPA. Quality points are calculated by multiplying each course’s grade points by its credit hours. Some schools report academic standing in total quality points rather than GPA.
Frequently Asked Questions
What’s the difference between term GPA and cumulative GPA?
Term GPA is your average for just the current semester. Cumulative GPA is your average across all completed semesters. If you’ve completed 3 semesters with GPAs of 3.4, 3.6, and 3.5, your cumulative GPA is the weighted average of all three (factoring in credit hours).
Can I use this for high school?
Yes. This calculator works for high school, college, and university. High school students typically use the 4.0 scale (unweighted) or 5.0 scale (weighted). College students typically use 4.0. Enter your courses and credits the same way regardless of level.
How do I calculate GPA if I have pass/fail courses?
Pass/fail courses usually don’t factor into GPA because they don’t have letter grades. Don’t include them in the calculator. If your school assigns GPA points to pass/fail (rare), ask your registrar for the conversion.
Why does my school’s GPA calculation differ from this GPA Tool?
A: Schools may round differently, weight courses differently, or exclude certain grades (like freshman year for some college admissions). This calculator uses the standard quality points formula. For your official GPA, always check your transcript.
What GPA do I need for honors?
It varies by school. Common thresholds: 3.5 for cum laude, 3.7 for magna cum laude, 3.9 for summa cum laude. Some schools use 3.3, 3.5, 3.7. Check your school’s honors requirements.
Can I calculate my GPA for just one year?
Yes. Use “Semester Only” mode and enter all the courses from that year. The calculator treats it as one combined term. This is useful for checking your sophomore year GPA, for example.