College GPA calculator: semester and cumulative

This is the most common scale, but colleges differ: some give A+ 4.3, some don't use plus and minus grades, and some don't use D−. Your college catalog or registrar's website has the official scale.

A in a 3-credit course, B+ in a 4-credit course, A− in a 3-credit course and C in a 2-credit course:

• Quality points: $4.0 \times 3 + 3.3 \times 4 + 3.7 \times 3 + 2.0 \times 2 = 40.3$.
• Credits: $3 + 4 + 3 + 2 = 12$.
• Semester GPA $= 40.3 \div 12 = 3.36$.

With an earlier GPA of 3.2 over 30 credits: $(3.2 \times 30 + 40.3) \div (30 + 12) = 136.3 \div 42 = 3.25$.

Pass/fail courses, withdrawals (W) and audits usually earn no grade points and aren't included in the GPA, though they may count towards your degree credits. Transfer credits often appear on your transcript without affecting your GPA at the new college. Leave those courses out of the calculator. Repeated courses are handled differently at each college: some replace the old grade, others average them.

Courses with more credits move your GPA most, and the more credits you've already completed, the slower your cumulative GPA changes. Use the cumulative box to try a target: enter the grades you're aiming for this semester and see where your GPA would land. For a high school GPA with honors and AP weighting, use our high school GPA calculator instead.

Outside the US, many universities use a CGPA on a 10-point or 5-point scale. Our CGPA calculator works on any scale, and the CGPA to GPA converter changes a CGPA to the 4.0 scale. For a single course grade made of weighted parts, use the weighted grade calculator.

• Many scholarships and honors programs set a minimum GPA, often around 3.0 to 3.5; check the exact requirement for each one.
• Graduate schools and employers often see your cumulative GPA, and some also look at your GPA in your major.
• A semester with a lighter credit load can still lift your GPA if the grades are strong.