What is considered a good GPA?
About 3.0 is average: US high school graduates averaged 3.11 in 2019 (NAEP). A 3.5 or more is strong, and 3.7 is an A- average.
GPA Calculator
Calculate your GPA from letter grades or percentages and credits, with honors and AP classes weighted, for each semester and overall.
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LettersPercent
3.89
Previous GPA
GPA so far
Credits it covers
From your transcript. Add only the classes since then, and the two are joined into one cumulative GPA.
Target GPA
GPA you want
Credits still to take
Scale
An A+ is worth
4.04.3
Most schools stop at 4.0. Some colleges count an A+ as 4.3.
Honors adds
AP and IB add
Previous GPA and target are
WeightedUnweighted
Points added to each passing grade for a weighted GPA. An F gets none.
Working
English: A = 4.0 × 3 credits = 12; honors +0.5 = 13.5 weighted
Calculus: B+ = 3.3 × 4 credits = 13.2
Biology: A- = 3.7 × 4 credits = 14.8; AP or IB +1 = 18.8 weighted
History: B = 3.0 × 3 credits = 9
Unweighted: 49 ÷ 14 credits = 3.50
Weighted: 54.5 ÷ 14 credits = 3.89
Each grade's points times its credits, added up and divided by the credits. Rounded to two decimals at the end, as most transcripts do.
4.0 GPA scale
| Grade | Percent | Points | Honors | AP / IB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A+ | 97 to 100 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
| A | 93 to 96 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
| A- | 90 to 92 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| B+ | 87 to 89 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| B | 83 to 86 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| B- | 80 to 82 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| C+ | 77 to 79 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| C | 73 to 76 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| C- | 70 to 72 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| D+ | 67 to 69 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| D | 65 to 66 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| D- | None | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| F | Under 65 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
What is my GPA? Add each class with its grade and credits, and the answer updates as you type, one semester at a time.
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How to calculate GPA
Your GPA is the average of your grade points, with each class counted by its credits.
Add your classes
Type each class and pick its grade, or type a percent. Add class gives a new row and Add semester a new term.
Set credits and type
Give each class its credit hours. In high school mode, mark honors, AP and IB classes so they count for more.
Read your GPA
Your GPA shows at once, with each semester, your credits and quality points, and every step of the working.
GPA scale and letter grades
On the 4.0 GPA scale each letter grade has a point value: A+ and A are 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. Some colleges give an A+ 4.3, which you can switch on in the settings.
Percent grades follow the common GPA chart: 93 to 100 is an A, 90 to 92 an A-, 87 to 89 a B+, 83 to 86 a B, and so on down to 65 for a D. Anything under 65 is an F. Pick Percent above your classes to type marks out of 100 instead of letters.
Pass, no pass and withdrawn grades carry no points, so those classes are left out of the GPA and listed as not counted. An F does count, as 0 points. If your school's chart has other cut-offs, pick the letter it gives you and the points follow.
Weighted vs unweighted GPA
An unweighted GPA puts every class on the same 4.0 scale, so an A is worth 4.0 in art or in AP Calculus. A weighted GPA adds points for harder classes, so strong grades in honors, AP or IB classes can take you above 4.0.
Most US high schools add 0.5 for honors and 1.0 for AP and IB, so an A in AP Biology counts as 5.0 and an A- in honors English as 4.2. An F gets no bonus. Schools differ, so both bonuses can be changed in the settings.
Take honors English (A), Calculus (B+), AP Biology (A-) and History (B) at 3, 4, 4 and 3 credits. That is 49 quality points over 14 credits, an unweighted 3.50; the bonuses lift it to 54.5 ÷ 14, a weighted 3.89. Colleges often work out their own version.
How to calculate cumulative GPA
A semester GPA covers one term; your cumulative GPA covers them all. It is not the average of your semester GPAs: each term counts by its credits, so a full 15-credit semester moves it more than a 6-credit summer session.
Add the quality points from every semester and divide by all the credits counted. With 49 points from 14 credits in the fall and 30 from 10 in the spring, your cumulative GPA is 79 ÷ 24 = 3.29, not 3.25, the plain average of 3.50 and 3.00.
Already have a GPA from earlier years? Type it with the credits it covers under Previous GPA, add only your new classes, and the two are joined. To raise your GPA, set a target and see the average you need in the credits still to come.
A GPA calculator for high school and college
AP and honors classes
Mark each class as regular, honors, or AP and IB to see your weighted GPA beside the unweighted one.
Semester GPA
Group your classes by term to get each semester's GPA, then the cumulative GPA across all of them.
Raise your GPA
Type a target GPA and the credits still to take to see the average you need, or if it is too high.
Percentage grades
Switch from letters to percent and each mark becomes its letter grade and points on the 4.0 scale.
No credits needed
Leave every class at 1 credit and each counts the same, for schools that do not use credit hours.
Pass, fail and W
Pass, no pass and withdrawn grades stay out of your GPA, as at most schools. An F counts as 0.
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Questions about GPA
Is a 3.5 GPA good for college?
Yes. A 3.5 sits between a B+ and an A- average, above most students, and at many colleges it is the cut-off for the dean's list.
Is a 3.0 GPA good in high school?
It is a solid B average, close to the middle: the average US high school graduate finished with a 3.11 GPA in 2019.
What does GPA stand for?
Grade point average: each grade turned into points, such as 3.0 for a B, then averaged over your classes by their credits.
What is a 4.0 GPA in percentage?
On the common chart a 4.0 means an A in every class, which is 93% or higher, not 100%. A 3.0 is a B, or 83% to 86%.
Do colleges look at weighted or unweighted GPA?
Both, but many work out your GPA again their own way, often unweighted or with their own weighting, to compare schools fairly.
Does pass fail affect GPA?
Usually not: a pass earns credits but no grade points, so it is left out, like a W. An F in a graded class counts as 0 points.
How many credits is a class?
Most US college classes are 3 credit hours, and science classes with a lab often 4. In high school a full-year class is often 1.
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