GPA calculator

How to calculate GPA

Multiply each course's grade points by its credits, add the products and divide by the total credits. A− (3.7) for 3 credits, B+ (3.3) for 4, A (4.0) for 3 and C (2.0) for 2 earn 40.3 points over 12 credits, a GPA of 3.36 on the 4.0 scale.

A grade point average (GPA) is that credit-weighted average. Each course counts in proportion to its credits, so a 4-credit course moves the result twice as much as a 2-credit one.

Worked example: four courses

1. A− for 3 credits: 3.7 × 3 = 11.1 points.
2. B+ for 4 credits: 3.3 × 4 = 13.2 points.
3. A for 3 credits: 4.0 × 3 = 12.0 points.
4. C for 2 credits: 2.0 × 2 = 4.0 points.
5. GPA: 40.3 ÷ 12 = 3.358, or 3.36.

Averaging the four grades without credits gives (3.7 + 3.3 + 4.0 + 2.0) ÷ 4 = 3.25. The difference comes from the 4-credit B+ outweighing the 2-credit C.

Letter grades to grade points

These values follow the University of Michigan LSA grading policy, where E and F both count as 0:

Some schools count A+ as 4.3. An A+ and a B in two 3-credit courses then average 3.65 instead of 3.50; an A stays 4.0 either way.

Honors and AP weighting adds bonus points on top of these values. A weighted high-school scale above 4.3 is a different scale, so follow the receiving school's instructions when it asks for a conversion.

How to calculate CGPA from semester GPAs

Cumulative GPA (CGPA) combines every term on one scale. Multiply each term's GPA by its credits, add the results and divide by the total credits.

Semester GPAs of 3.4 over 30 credits and 3.6 over 15 credits give (102 + 54) ÷ 45 = 156 ÷ 45 = 3.47. The simple average, 3.50, gives the 15-credit term as much weight as the 30-credit one.

Universities on a 10-point scale usually combine semester GPAs (SGPA) into a CGPA the same way, weighting each semester by its credits.

Use unrounded term GPAs, or better, each term's total grade points. Schools may also drop repeated grades or exclude some courses, so check the transcript rules before comparing your figure with the official one.

Percentage to GPA on the 4.0 scale

The College Board's general chart maps 90–100% to A (4.0), 80–89% to B (3.0), 70–79% to C (2.0), D to 1.0 and below 65% to F (0.0). It has no plus or minus steps, so 88% is simply a B: 3.00, not the 3.52 you get by multiplying by 0.04.

The chart lists D as 66–69 and F as below 65, which leaves 65 itself unassigned; the table counts it as D. Each band starts at its lower bound, so 69.99% is still D and 70% is C.

This is an approximate high-school conversion. A university or another country's exam system may use different cutoffs, so prefer the institution's own scale where one exists.

CGPA to percentage: the CBSE 9.5 rule

For CBSE results on the 10-point scale, multiply the CGPA by 9.5. CBSE Circular 24 of May 2010 gives that product as the indicative percentage, so 8.2 is 77.90% and 9 is 85.50%.

The 4.0 column is a straight proportion, CGPA × 0.4. No official 10-point to 4.0 conversion exists, and credential evaluators such as WES work from the transcript course by course.

Apply 9.5 only where the marksheet or institution specifies it. Many universities publish their own CGPA formula, even though they also grade out of 10.

Entering courses

• One course per line as grade, credits (A-, 3), optionally with a name first: Calculus, B+, 4.
• Grade points work in place of letters, up to 4.3, and credits can be fractional: 3.7, 1.25.
• To combine terms, enter each term's GPA as the grade and its credits as the weight, such as 3.4, 30.
• A 0-credit line adds no points and no credits, so it leaves the GPA unchanged.

Common GPA mistakes

• Averaging term GPAs without credits. It gave 3.50 instead of 3.47 above.
• Multiplying a percentage by 0.04. Letter-band charts turn 88% into 3.00, not 3.52.
• Using the CBSE factor everywhere. The 9.5 rule belongs to CBSE results, not to every 10-point CGPA.

For a required final-exam score or a course grade from weighted assignments, use the grade calculator; for any other weighted mean, the weighted average calculator.