GPA Calculator

Calculate your semester and cumulative GPA on a 4.0 or 5.0 scale with support for weighted and unweighted grades.

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1. Select the GPA scale you want to use - 4.0 (standard) or 5.0 (weighted). 2. Add each course with its name, credit hours, and letter grade for the current semester. 3. View your calculated semester GPA and the contribution of each course to the total. 4. Enter your prior cumulative GPA and total credit hours to compute your updated cumulative GPA. 5. Use the target GPA planner to determine what grades you need in future semesters to reach your goal.

About This Tool

Your Grade Point Average is one of the most important numbers in your academic career, affecting college admissions, scholarship eligibility, and even job applications after graduation. Our GPA Calculator lets you compute both semester and cumulative GPA on either a 4.0 or 5.0 scale, with full support for weighted grades from honors, AP, and IB courses.

Enter your courses, credit hours, and letter grades to get an instant GPA calculation. For cumulative GPA, input your existing GPA and total credit hours alongside your current semester courses. The calculator also shows how each course contributes to your overall average, helping you identify which classes have the biggest impact on your GPA.

Planning for the future is just as important as tracking the present. Use the target GPA feature to determine what grades you need in upcoming semesters to reach your goal. Whether you are aiming for the dean's list, maintaining scholarship requirements, or working toward a specific cumulative GPA for graduate school applications, this tool gives you the numbers you need to plan effectively.

Frequently Asked Questions

Each letter grade has a point value: A = 4.0, A- = 3.7, B+ = 3.3, B = 3.0, and so on. Multiply each grade point by the course credit hours, sum the results, then divide by total credit hours. For example, an A in a 3-credit course and a B in a 4-credit course gives (4.0 x 3 + 3.0 x 4) / 7 = 3.43 GPA.
An unweighted GPA uses the standard 4.0 scale for all courses. A weighted GPA gives extra points for advanced courses - typically 0.5 extra for honors and 1.0 extra for AP or IB classes. So an A in an AP course might count as 5.0 instead of 4.0 on a weighted scale.
Multiply your current cumulative GPA by your total earned credit hours, add the quality points from your new semester, then divide by the new total credit hours. This calculator does this automatically when you enter your prior GPA and credits.
Dean's list requirements vary by institution, but most colleges require a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher while taking a full course load (typically 12 or more credit hours). Some schools set the bar at 3.7 or even 3.8. Check your school's specific requirements.
The impact depends on how many total credit hours you have completed. Early in college, one bad grade in a 3-credit course can drop your GPA significantly. Later, with 90 or more credits accumulated, one course has a much smaller effect. Use the what-if feature to see the exact impact.

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