GPA Calculator
Work out your grade point average from course grades and credits.
Unweighted 4.0 scale. Some schools weight honors/AP courses or use a 4.3 scale for A+ — check your institution’s policy.
How GPA is calculated
Each letter grade maps to a number of grade points. Multiply a course’s grade points by its credit hours to get “quality points”, add those up across all courses, then divide by the total credits.
GPA = total quality points ÷ total credits
| A | 4.0 | B | 3.0 | C | 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A- | 3.7 | B- | 2.7 | C- | 1.7 |
| B+ | 3.3 | C+ | 2.3 | F | 0.0 |
Three courses — an A (4.0) worth 3 credits, a B+ (3.3) worth 4 credits, and an A-minus (3.7) worth 3 credits — give 36.3 quality points across 10 credits, for a GPA of 3.63.
What a GPA does and doesn't say
A GPA is a credit-weighted average, so your heavier courses pull on it harder than a one-credit elective. It is a useful summary, but it does not capture the difficulty of your classes, an upward trend over time, or the context behind a tough semester — things admissions officers and employers often weigh too.
Working with your GPA
- Higher-credit courses move it most, so they are where strong grades have the biggest effect.
- Weighted scales reward rigour. If your school adds points for honours or AP/IB classes, an unweighted figure like this one will read a little lower.
- Trends matter. A steady climb tells a better story than a single number alone.