GPA Calculator
Calculate your Grade Point Average based on grades and credit hours.
GPA Result
Add your courses and grades to calculate your GPA.
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Calculate Your Grade Point Average (GPA)
Our GPA Calculator helps students determine their semester or cumulative GPA based on their course grades and credit hours, and includes a planning tool to set future academic goals.
What is a GPA Calculator?
A Grade Point Average (GPA) Calculator is an essential tool for students to track their academic performance. It calculates your GPA by taking the grades you've received in your courses and weighting them by the number of credit hours for each course. This provides a standardized metric to measure your academic standing. Our tool also includes a GPA planning feature to help you determine what grades you need in future courses to achieve a target overall GPA.
How It Works: The GPA Formula
The calculator uses the standard GPA calculation method:
GPA = (Σ (Grade Points × Credit Hours)) / (Σ Credit Hours)
- Enter Courses: For each class, input the number of credit hours and the letter grade you received.
- Calculate: The calculator converts your letter grades to points (e.g., A=4.0, B=3.0), multiplies by the credit hours for each course, and then divides the total points by the total credit hours to find your GPA.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is GPA calculated?
GPA (Grade Point Average) is calculated by multiplying the grade points for each course by its number of credit hours, summing these results to get total quality points, and then dividing by the total number of credit hours. Our GPA Calculator automates this entire process for you.
What is a 4.0 GPA?
A 4.0 GPA is the highest possible grade point average on the standard U.S. unweighted scale. It means you have earned an 'A' grade in every single one of your classes.
What is the difference between a weighted and unweighted GPA?
An unweighted GPA is calculated on a 4.0 scale where an A is always 4.0, regardless of the class difficulty. A weighted GPA is often on a 5.0 scale and gives extra points for more challenging classes, like Honors or Advanced Placement (AP), where an A might be worth 5.0.
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