Uses the standard unweighted 4.0 scale (A=4.0, A-=3.7, B+=3.3 … F=0.0). Your school may use a different scale - check your registrar's grading policy if you need an exact match.
Calculate Your GPA on the 4.0 Scale
The Tools Kit's free GPA Calculator works out your grade point average from the letter grade and credit hours of each course. Use it as a semester GPA calculator for one term, or list every course on your transcript to get your cumulative college or high school GPA. The result is weighted by credits, so a 4-credit class moves your GPA more than a 1-credit one.
GPA = total quality points ÷ total credits, where quality points = grade points × credit hours. An A in a 3-credit class, a B+ in a 4-credit class and an A- in a 3-credit class give (12 + 13.2 + 11.1) ÷ 10 = 3.63. Everything is calculated in your browser, with no signup.
How to Use the GPA Calculator
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Choose a grade for each course
Pick the letter grade you earned (or expect) from the dropdown, anywhere from A+ down to F.
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Enter the credit hours
Type the number of credits or credit hours the course is worth. Decimal values such as 1.5 are accepted.
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Add or remove courses
Use "+ Add course" for every extra class in your semester or transcript, and the remove button to delete a row you do not need.
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Read your GPA
Your GPA on the 4.0 scale, total credits and quality points update instantly as you edit any row.
A row with blank or zero credits is skipped rather than counted as a failing grade, so a half-filled row never drags your GPA down.
4.0 GPA Scale: Letter Grades to Grade Points
The calculator uses the standard unweighted 4.0 scale common at US colleges and high schools. Each plus or minus shifts the value by roughly 0.3 points, and A+ is capped at 4.0.
| Letter grade | Grade points |
|---|---|
| A+ / 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 | 0.0 |
If your course grades are still percentages, the grade calculator turns weighted assignment scores into an overall class grade and letter first, and the percentage calculator handles a quick score such as 43 out of 50. Some schools give A+ a 4.3 or use different plus/minus values; check your registrar's grading policy if you need an exact match.
Semester GPA vs Cumulative GPA
Your semester GPA covers one term. Suppose you took a B (3 credits), B- (3), B+ (4), A (3) and C (2). The quality points are 9 + 8.1 + 13.2 + 12 + 4 = 46.3 over 15 credits, which is a 3.09 semester GPA.
Your cumulative GPA covers every graded course so far. The simplest way to calculate it here is to add every course from every term as its own row. There is no box for a previous GPA, so if you only know your old GPA and credits, combine them by hand: (old GPA × old credits + new quality points) ÷ total credits. A 3.2 GPA over 30 credits is 96 quality points; add a semester worth 51 quality points over 15 credits and you get 147 ÷ 45 = 3.27. Do not average semester GPAs, because that ignores how many credits each term carried.
How to Raise Your GPA: What Grades Do You Need?
To plan a target GPA, work in quality points. A student with a 3.0 over 60 credits has 180 quality points. Reaching a 3.2 after 15 more credits takes 3.2 × 75 = 240 points, so the next 15 credits must earn 60 points: a 4.0, straight-A semester. Spread over 30 credits instead, the target is 3.2 × 90 = 288 points, so those 30 credits need 108 points, a 3.6 average. The more credits you have banked, the harder it is to move your GPA quickly.
Try it by adding the grades you expect for next semester as extra rows alongside your completed courses. Planning study time helps too: a Pomodoro timer keeps revision sessions focused, and the days calculator counts how many days are left until finals or the end of term.
Weighted vs Unweighted GPA
An unweighted GPA treats every class the same on a 4.0 scale. A weighted GPA, used by many high schools, adds extra points for honors, AP or IB classes, so it can go above 4.0. This calculator gives the unweighted figure: it does not add a bonus for advanced courses. Many colleges recalculate applicants' GPAs on an unweighted basis anyway, so it is a useful number to know.
Common uses
- Checking your semester GPA before your school posts official grades
- Calculating a cumulative college GPA across several terms
- Working out a high school GPA for college applications (unweighted)
- Checking whether you meet a scholarship, honors or graduate-school GPA cutoff
- Planning the grades you need next semester to reach a target GPA
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GPA terms explained
| Term | What it means here |
|---|---|
| GPA | Grade point average: the credit-weighted average of your grade points |
| Grade points | The number a letter grade is worth on the 4.0 scale, such as 3.3 for a B+ |
| Credit hours / credits | How much a course counts toward your degree; a 4-credit course weighs more than a 3-credit one |
| Quality points | Grade points multiplied by credit hours for one course, or the total across all courses |
| Semester GPA | The GPA for the courses taken in a single term |
| Cumulative GPA | The GPA across every graded course on your transcript, not an average of semester GPAs |
| Unweighted GPA | A GPA where every class uses the same 4.0 scale, with no bonus for honors or AP courses |
| Weighted GPA | A GPA that adds extra points for honors, AP or IB courses, so it can exceed 4.0; this calculator does not apply those bonuses |
GPA Calculator FAQ
Convert each letter grade to grade points on the 4.0 scale, multiply by the course credits to get quality points, add the quality points together, and divide by the total credits. An A in a 3-credit class, a B+ in a 4-credit class and an A- in a 3-credit class give (12 + 13.2 + 11.1) / 10 = 3.63.
Enter only the courses from that semester, with the grade and credit hours for each. The calculator divides the semester’s quality points by its credits. For example, B (3 credits), B- (3), B+ (4), A (3) and C (2) total 46.3 quality points over 15 credits, a 3.09 semester GPA.
Enter every graded course from every term in one list; the credit-weighted formula then gives your cumulative GPA directly. There is no field for a previous GPA, so to combine a known GPA by hand use (old GPA × old credits + new quality points) / total credits. A 3.2 GPA over 30 credits plus 51 quality points from 15 new credits gives 147 / 45 = 3.27.
Because semesters rarely have the same number of credits. Averaging semester GPAs gives a 12-credit term the same weight as an 18-credit term. The correct cumulative GPA divides total quality points by total credits, which is what this calculator does when you enter all your courses.
The standard unweighted 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 and F = 0.0. Some schools use different plus/minus values or give A+ a 4.3, so check your registrar’s policy for an exact match.
Unweighted. Every course uses the same 4.0 scale and no extra points are added for honors, AP or IB classes, so the result can never exceed 4.0. If your high school reports a weighted GPA, your official figure may be higher than the one shown here.
Quality points are grade points multiplied by credit hours. A B+ (3.3) in a 4-credit course earns 13.2 quality points. Your GPA is total quality points divided by total credits, and the calculator shows both totals alongside the GPA.
Work out the quality points you need. With a 3.0 GPA over 60 credits you have 180 quality points; to reach 3.2 after 15 more credits you need 3.2 × 75 = 240, so 60 points over those 15 credits, which is a 4.0 (straight A) semester. The more credits you already have, the more slowly your GPA moves.
There is no pass/fail or withdrawal option. Most schools leave pass/fail and W grades out of the GPA, so simply do not enter those courses. A row with blank or zero credits is ignored rather than counted as an F.
On the 4.0 scale, a 3.0 is a B average and is a common minimum for scholarships and graduate programs, while 3.5 and above (between a B+ and an A-) is generally seen as strong. Requirements vary by school and program, so check the specific threshold you are aiming for.
No. The GPA is calculated in your browser as you type, and your grades and credits are not sent to a server or stored. Refreshing the page resets the calculator to its default rows.
Reviewed by Raja Jahangir · Last reviewed: October 2026
How do you calculate your GPA?
GPA is the credit-weighted average of grade points. Multiply each course's grade points by its credit hours, add those products, then divide by total credit hours. On a 4.0 scale an A is 4.0, B is 3.0, C is 2.0. Heavier courses move a GPA more.
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