GPA Calculator

A GPA (Grade Point Average) calculator is an online tool that helps students calculate their cumulative or semester GPA based on course grades and credit hours. Whether you're tracking academic progress, planning for graduation requirements, evaluating transfer eligibility, or preparing college applications, our GPA calculator provides accurate calculations using the standard 4.0 scale or custom grading systems.

This calculator determines your GPA by converting letter grades (A, B, C, D, F) to grade points (typically 4.0, 3.0, 2.0, 1.0, 0.0), multiplying each grade point by credit hours, summing the quality points, and dividing by total credit hours. It supports weighted GPAs for honors and AP courses, cumulative GPA across multiple semesters, and what-if scenarios for grade planning.

Accurate GPA calculation is crucial for academic planning and college admissions. Students need to track GPA to ensure they meet degree requirements, maintain scholarships, stay eligible for sports and activities, and qualify for honors programs. Manual GPA calculations are tedious and error-prone, especially when dealing with multiple semesters, varying credit hours, and weighted courses.

Academic advisors use GPA calculators to help students understand academic standing, plan course loads to achieve GPA goals, and evaluate graduation timelines. College applicants benefit from calculating their GPA accurately for applications, understanding how additional courses affect overall GPA, and setting realistic goals for GPA improvement. High school students use it to track weighted vs. unweighted GPA for college admissions.

The tool ensures accuracy using standard GPA formulas, provides instant calculations, and allows scenario planning to see how future grades affect cumulative GPA. It's particularly valuable when planning semester schedules, evaluating the impact of retaking courses, understanding GPA requirements for programs or scholarships, or setting grade goals to reach target GPAs.

Semester Planning: Calculate current GPA and determine what grades are needed in remaining courses to achieve semester or cumulative GPA goals.

College Applications: Accurately calculate GPA for college applications, understanding how different grading scales and weighted courses affect reported GPA.

Scholarship Maintenance: Track GPA to ensure it remains above scholarship requirements, calculating the impact of current semester performance.

Academic Standing: Monitor GPA to maintain good academic standing, avoid probation, and meet prerequisites for advanced courses or programs.

Grade Goals: Plan study priorities by understanding which courses have the most impact on GPA based on credit hours and current performance.

Using our GPA calculator is simple: enter each course name, credit hours, and grade (letter or percentage). For cumulative GPA, include your previous GPA and total completed credits. The calculator instantly shows your semester GPA, cumulative GPA, total quality points, and total credit hours. You can add or remove courses to see how changes affect your GPA.

The calculator uses the standard GPA formula: GPA = (Sum of Quality Points) / (Total Credit Hours), where Quality Points = Grade Point × Credit Hours. Grade points typically are: 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, F = 0.0. For weighted GPAs, honors courses add 0.5 and AP courses add 1.0 to the grade point. For example, 3 courses with grades A (4.0), B (3.0), and B+ (3.3) with 3 credits each yield: (4.0×3 + 3.0×3 + 3.3×3) / 9 = 3.43 GPA. All calculations are performed locally in your browser for privacy.