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GPA Calculator

Calculate your grade point average from courses and credits.

Your courses

Include previous semesters optional

When to use it

The GPA calculator works out your grade point average from letter grades and credit hours. Use it to see where you stand mid-semester, to check whether you’ll keep a scholarship or honors standing, to plan which grades you need for a target GPA, or to estimate your cumulative GPA before transcripts are released.

How to calculate your GPA

  1. Choose the Scale: 4.0 (A+ = 4.0) or 4.3 (A+ = 4.3).
  2. For each course under Your courses, enter an optional name, choose the Grade and type the Credits.
  3. Press Add course for more rows, or the ✕ button to remove one.
  4. Read your Semester GPA and the total credits on the right.
  5. To include earlier terms, open Include previous semesters and enter your Current GPA and Credits completed. Your Cumulative GPA appears.

Your courses are saved in this browser, so you can update grades as they come in.

A worked example

This semester you have three courses: an A in a 3-credit course, a B+ in another 3-credit course, and an A- in a 4-credit lab course. That’s (4.0 × 3) + (3.3 × 3) + (3.7 × 4) = 36.7 grade points over 10 credits, a semester GPA of 3.67. If you already have a 3.20 GPA from 45 earlier credits, your cumulative GPA becomes (3.20 × 45 + 36.7) ÷ 55 = 3.29.

Grade points on the 4.0 scale

  • A+ and 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 · F: 0

Tips

  • Focus on high-credit courses. A grade in a 4-credit course moves your GPA more than the same grade in a 1-credit course.
  • Plan backwards. Try different grades for remaining courses to see what you need for a target.
  • Raising a cumulative GPA takes time. The more credits you’ve completed, the less one semester changes it.
  • Check your school’s rules for repeated courses; some replace the old grade.

Common mistakes

  • Averaging grades without credits, which treats a 1-credit seminar like a 4-credit core course.
  • Choosing the wrong scale. If your school doesn’t award 4.3 for an A+, use 4.0.
  • Including pass/fail courses that don’t carry grade points.
  • Forgetting a course, which can make the result look higher than it is.

Work out a course grade from weighted assignments with the Grade Calculator, plan study sessions with the Pomodoro Timer, or keep track of deadlines with the Homework Planner.

Frequently asked questions

How is GPA calculated?

Each letter grade is turned into grade points (A = 4.0, B+ = 3.3 and so on), multiplied by the course's credits, added up, and divided by the total credits. Courses with more credits count for more.

Should I use the 4.0 or 4.3 scale?

Most US schools use 4.0, where an A+ counts the same as an A. Some universities give an A+ 4.3 points. Check your transcript or student handbook and choose the matching scale.

How do I include previous semesters?

Open "Include previous semesters" and enter your current GPA and the credits you've already completed. The calculator combines them with this semester to show your cumulative GPA.

Do pass/fail or withdrawn courses count?

Usually not. Pass/fail and withdrawn courses normally earn no grade points, so leave them out. Failed courses (F) do count, with 0 points.

Are my courses saved?

Yes, in this browser on this device, so you can come back to them. They're never uploaded. Press Clear all to remove them.

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