GPA Calculator
Add your courses, pick the letter grade, set the credits — your GPA updates as you type. This is the standard college calculation; variants for high school, weighted grades, cumulative records and finals are below.
How GPA works, in one paragraph
Grade points (A = 4, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1, F = 0, with plus/minus steps in between) are averaged by credit: a course's points count once per credit hour. That is why the same B hurts more in a 4-credit lab science than in a 1-credit elective — and why this calculator asks for credits. If your school counts A+ as 4.33, or doesn't use plus/minus at all, change the grading scale and every number follows. Every school's exact rules differ in the small print — when we verify a school's rules by hand, its page says so; the general tool here follows the most common conventions, explained on our method page.
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Questions students ask
How is GPA calculated?
Each letter grade converts to grade points (A = 4.0, B = 3.0, and so on). Multiply each course's points by its credits, add them up, and divide by total credits. A grade in a 4-credit course moves your GPA four times as much as the same grade in a 1-credit course.
Does an A+ count more than an A?
On the standard 4.0 scale, no — both are 4.0. Some colleges use a scale where A+ = 4.33; if yours does, switch the grading scale above and the calculator follows it.
What is a good GPA?
It depends on the goal: 3.5+ makes most Dean's Lists, 3.0 is a common minimum for internships and grad-school applications, and below 2.0 risks academic probation at most schools. The interpretation under your result puts your number against those lines.
How can I raise my GPA?
Mathematically there is only one lever: earn more grade points per credit from now on. The raise-my-GPA planner computes the average you need over your remaining credits to reach any target — and tells you honestly when a target is out of reach.