GPA Calculator

Manage semester transcripts, compute regular or weighted GPAs, and plan future grade targets.

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GPA Summary

Semester GPA

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How Grade Point Average (GPA) is computed

Your GPA represents a weighted average of academic grades. The formula is: GPA = Sum of (Course Credits × Grade Points) / Total GPA Credit Hours. Weighted scales add increments to standard weights: Honors courses receive +0.5 points, while AP/IB level courses add +1.0 points.

Non-punitive designations (like Pass/Fail, Withdrawal, and Incomplete) are excluded from the GPA credit hour divisor to prevent skewing indices.

Built and maintained by Meet Shah · Last updated 1 August 2026

What this tool is used for

Calculating a grade point average from letter grades and credits.
Working out what grades are needed to reach a target average.
Checking a transcript's stated average against the grades on it.
Comparing two semesters on weighted average.
Producing a figure for an application form.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is a GPA actually computed?: It is credit-weighted, not a plain average: multiply each course's grade points by its credit hours, add those up, and divide by total credits. A 4-credit course counts twice as much as a 2-credit one, which is why dropping a small class barely moves the number.
What are the point values?: The common US scale gives A+ and A both 4.0, A− 3.7, B+ 3.3, B 3.0 and so on in steps of roughly 0.3. Schools differ — some award 4.3 for an A+, some do not use plus/minus at all — so check your institution's own table before planning around a number.
What is a weighted GPA?: One that adds a bonus for harder courses, typically +1.0 for AP or IB and +0.5 for honours, which is how a weighted GPA can exceed 4.0. Colleges frequently recalculate to their own scale anyway, so an unweighted figure is the more portable one.
How do pass/fail and withdrawals count?: They usually do not enter the GPA at all — a P, NP, W or I earns no grade points and adds no credits to the denominator. That means a withdrawal protects your GPA while still costing you the credits toward graduation.
How much can one term move a cumulative GPA?: Less each year, because the denominator grows. With 90 credits already earned, a perfect 15-credit term lifts a 3.0 to about 3.14. Recovering a low GPA late is arithmetically hard, which is worth knowing before the final year.

Common errors and gotchas

Ignoring credit weighting, which is what makes it an average rather than a mean of grades.
Using the wrong scale, since institutions differ on whether plus and minus grades count.
Including pass/fail courses, which usually carry no grade points.
Assuming a 4.0 scale when the institution uses another.
Comparing averages across institutions with different conventions.