College GPA Calculator
Standard US 4.0 scale with plus/minus grades. Enter each course's credits and letter grade, and the GPA updates as you type.
Local onlyEvery calculation happens in this browser tab. Courses and grades are kept in your own browser so they survive a refresh. Nothing is uploaded, and the page keeps working offline.
Local onlyEvery calculation happens in this browser tab. Courses and grades are kept in your own browser so they survive a refresh. Nothing is uploaded, and the page keeps working offline.
Local onlyEvery calculation happens in this browser tab. Courses and grades are kept in your own browser so they survive a refresh. Nothing is uploaded, and the page keeps working offline.
Local onlyEvery calculation happens in this browser tab. Courses and grades are kept in your own browser so they survive a refresh. Nothing is uploaded, and the page keeps working offline.
Local onlyEvery calculation happens in this browser tab. Courses and grades are kept in your own browser so they survive a refresh. Nothing is uploaded, and the page keeps working offline.
A GPA is a credit-weighted average, not a plain one: a 4-credit B pulls harder than a 1-credit A. This calculator multiplies each grade's points by the course's credit hours, sums those quality points, and divides by total credits attempted: the same arithmetic your registrar runs at the end of term. Nothing you type leaves this page.
To project a cumulative GPA, add one extra row named “Prior work” with your total completed credits and pick the grade closest to your current GPA, or better, list the actual courses. Pass/fail courses that carry no grade points should be left out entirely; they change earned credits but not GPA.
The scale this page uses
| Grade | Grade points |
|---|---|
| A+ | 4.0 |
| A | 4.0 |
| A- | 3.7 |
| B+ | 3.3 |
| B | 3.0 |
| B- | 2.7 |
| C+ | 2.3 |
| C | 2.0 |
| C- | 1.7 |
| D+ | 1.3 |
| D | 1.0 |
| D- | 0.7 |
| F | 0.0 |
The most common US college scale, and there is no national authority behind it: no ministry sets American grade points, so every registrar publishes its own table. Michigan and Berkeley both publish this one exactly, A+ and A at 4.0, A- 3.7, B+ 3.3. Three ways yours may differ. Some institutions award A+ as 4.3, so a GPA above 4.0 is real there - Cornell is on this sheet as its own scale for that reason. Some carry the thirds rather than the tenths: UT Austin gives A- 3.67 and B+ 3.33. And some have no plus-minus ladder at all - Wisconsin-Madison grades A, AB 3.5, B, BC 2.5, C, which is a different letter set, not a rounding difference. Your registrar's table wins if it differs from this one.
No authority publishes this scale. The United States has no national grading authority, so every registrar publishes its own table. The one here is the most common. Where your own registrar's table differs, theirs is the one that counts. The closest document we hold is University of Michigan and UC Berkeley, published grade tables. Click for the document we hold. We read it on 3 October 2026. We have read grading documents from all over the world and could not find one that settles this. If you have a link to an official source, send it to us and we will read it and say so here.
Questions this calculator gets asked
How do I calculate my college GPA?
Each letter grade maps to grade points (A = 4.0, B+ = 3.3, and so on). Multiply each course's points by its credit hours to get quality points, add them up, and divide by total credit hours attempted. This calculator does exactly that, live, as you type.
What is a good GPA in college?
We are not going to tell you what a programme wants, because each one sets its own line and publishes it. What is worth knowing is that a GPA is only readable with its maximum attached and its scale named, since a 3.4 on one table is not a 3.4 on another.
Is an A+ worth more than an A?
At most US colleges both are 4.0, which is what this calculator uses. A minority of institutions award 4.3 for an A+ - if yours does, your official GPA will be slightly higher than shown here.
Do pass/fail classes affect your GPA?
Usually not. A pass earns credits but no grade points, so it is excluded from the GPA divisor. Leave pass/fail courses out of the table.
Does retaking a class replace the grade?
Policy varies. Some colleges replace the grade, some average both attempts, some keep both on the transcript. Check your institution's repeat policy before projecting.
Is this GPA calculator free and private?
Free, no signup, and the calculation runs entirely in your browser. Course names and grades never leave your machine; the page works offline once loaded.
Cornell, MIT and high school
Some transcripts need a different scale. Cornell gives an A+ 4.3, so a GPA above 4.0 is real there. MIT grades on a 5.0 scale, where an A is 5 and a B is 4. A high school GPA comes weighted and unweighted, with Honors and AP or IB classes earning extra points. Pick yours at the top of the page and the calculator switches. Each one's full scale, notes and questions are below.
Cornell: the 4.3 scale
Cornell is one of the few US universities where a GPA above 4.0 is simply real: an A+ carries 4.3 grade points, with the rest of the ladder standard - A at 4.0, A− at 3.7, stepping down to D− at 0.7 and F at 0. Enter courses and credits below and the GPA updates live, unrounded, the way the university computes it.
Practicalities that change the number: S/U courses earn credit but no grade points and stay out of the GPA entirely (leave them out here), each of Cornell's colleges sets its own Latin-honors thresholds rather than one university-wide bar, and median grades are published per course - context that admissions committees at professional schools read alongside the raw GPA.
The Cornell scale
| Grade | Grade points |
|---|---|
| A+ | 4.3 |
| A | 4.0 |
| A- | 3.7 |
| B+ | 3.3 |
| B | 3.0 |
| B- | 2.7 |
| C+ | 2.3 |
| C | 2.0 |
| C- | 1.7 |
| D+ | 1.3 |
| D | 1.0 |
| D- | 0.7 |
| F | 0.0 |
Cornell awards 4.3 for an A+, so GPAs above 4.0 are real and appear on transcripts - one of the few US universities where that is true. Credit-weighted, no rounding. S/U courses earn credit without grade points and stay out of the GPA; each college's Latin-honors thresholds are set separately.
Source. This scale is set by Cornell University, Exams and Grading, which is the body that writes the rule. Click for authoritative source. We last read that document on 3 October 2026, and the sources page says when we check it again.
Questions about Cornell grades
Can your GPA be above 4.0 at Cornell?
Yes - the A+ carries 4.3, so strong transcripts legitimately show GPAs like 4.05. Report it as-is with the scale; professional-school services (LSAC, AMCAS) apply their own A+ treatment on top.
How is the Cornell GPA calculated?
Grade points (A+ = 4.3, A = 4.0, A- = 3.7, down to D- = 0.7) times each course's credits, summed, divided by total credits, unrounded. This calculator runs exactly that.
Do S/U courses affect Cornell GPA?
No - satisfactory/unsatisfactory courses earn credit toward the degree but carry no grade points and are excluded from the GPA. Leave them out of the rows here, and choose the S/U option strategically.
What GPA earns Latin honors at Cornell?
Each college sets its own bars (Arts & Sciences, Engineering, and the rest differ), typically combining GPA thresholds with percentile cutoffs by class. Your college's dean's office publishes the current requirements.
Is a 3.7 GPA good at Cornell?
It sits in the A- band on this scale. What a programme or an employer asks for is published by them.
Is this an official Cornell tool?
No - GradeKiln is independent and unaffiliated. It implements the published 4.3 arithmetic; the University Registrar is the authority for official records.
MIT: the 5.0 scale
MIT computes GPA on a 5.0 scale: A = 5, B = 4, C = 3, D = 2, F = 0, weighted by subject units. Enter subjects and units below and the GPA updates live. Internal grades carry +/- modifiers, but the external GPA on the transcript ignores them - an A− and an A both contribute 5.0.
Two institute particulars worth knowing. First-year fall term is graded Pass/No-Record: passing grades show as P, anything below vanishes from the external record, and none of it enters the GPA - leave those subjects out here. And when an MIT GPA travels, the scale must travel with it: a 4.2/5.0 sits near a 3.2/4.0 in rough equivalence, and recruiters unfamiliar with the institute misread it in both directions every hiring season.
The MIT scale
| Grade | Grade points |
|---|---|
| A | 5.0 |
| B | 4.0 |
| C | 3.0 |
| D | 2.0 |
| F | 0.0 |
MIT computes GPA on a 5.0 scale - A = 5, B = 4, down to F = 0, weighted by units - so a 4.2 at MIT sits about where a 3.2 does on a 4.0 scale, which is worth stating on a resume rather than leaving to be read either way. Internal transcripts carry +/- modifiers, but they do not affect the external GPA. First-year fall is graded Pass/No-Record and stays out of the GPA entirely.
Source. This scale is set by MIT Registrar, Calculating GPA, which is the body that writes the rule. Click for authoritative source. We last read that document on 3 October 2026, and the sources page says when we check it again.
Questions about MIT grades
Why is MIT's GPA out of 5.0?
Institute tradition with a practical edge: A = 5 through F = 0 leaves zero ambiguity about what a perfect record is. The scale predates the modern 4.0 convention and MIT never switched.
How do you convert an MIT GPA to a 4.0 scale?
The common approximation subtracts 1 (a 4.5/5.0 ≈ 3.5/4.0), since the letter ladder is offset by one point. No conversion is official - state the scale and let evaluators handle it, which they do for MIT constantly.
Do plus and minus grades affect MIT GPA?
No. Modifiers appear on internal records, but external grades and the GPA use flat letters - an A- earns the full 5.0. This calculator therefore offers flat letters only.
What is Pass/No-Record at MIT?
First-year fall grading: C or better shows as P, and anything lower is simply not recorded externally. Those subjects carry no grade points - exclude them from the GPA rows here.
What is a good GPA at MIT?
4.0+/5.0 (a B average) is solid at an institute famous for hard grading; 4.5+ is strong for graduate admissions. Context matters more than the number - evaluators know MIT's curve.
Is this an official MIT tool?
No - GradeKiln is independent and unaffiliated. It implements the published 5.0 arithmetic; the Registrar's Office is the authority on official GPAs.
High school: weighted and unweighted GPA
Colleges usually look at two numbers: your unweighted GPA on the flat 4.0 scale, and your weighted GPA, where harder courses earn a bump: commonly +0.5 for Honors and +1.0 for AP or IB. This calculator shows both at once, so you can see exactly what each course type is doing to your average.
The bump applies only to passing grades: a failed AP class is still a 0.0. Course weight (credits) matters too - a year-long course typically counts 1.0 credit and a semester course 0.5. Districts differ on every one of these conventions, so treat your school's official transcript as the source of truth and this page as the working model.
The high school scale
| Grade | Grade points |
|---|---|
| A | 4.0 |
| A- | 3.7 |
| B+ | 3.3 |
| B | 3.0 |
| B- | 2.7 |
| C+ | 2.3 |
| C | 2.0 |
| C- | 1.7 |
| D+ | 1.3 |
| D | 1.0 |
| F | 0.0 |
Weighted GPA adds +0.5 for Honors and +1.0 for AP or IB. No national or state-wide authority sets that in most of the country: it is a district decision, which is why the number varies. The +0.5 and +1.0 pattern here is the most common one and is written into real policy - Howard County's Policy 8020 and Seattle Public Schools' Policy 2420 both use it, and North Carolina applies it state-wide. ONE CONDITION MOST CALCULATORS MISS: those policies only award the extra point for a grade of A, B or C. A D in an AP class earns the credit and no weighting at all, so a weighted GPA built by adding a point to every advanced course is too high. Check your student handbook for your district's exact rule.
No authority publishes this scale. In most of the United States no national or state authority sets high school weighting. It is a district decision. The plus 0.5 for Honors and plus 1.0 for AP or IB here is the dominant pattern and is written into real district policy. The closest document we hold is Howard County Policy 8020 and Seattle Public Schools Policy 2420. Click for the document we hold. We read it on 3 October 2026. We have read grading documents from all over the world and could not find one that settles this. If you have a link to an official source, send it to us and we will read it and say so here.
Questions about high school grades
How do I calculate my weighted GPA?
Mark each class Regular, Honors, or AP/IB in the table above. The calculator adds +0.5 to Honors grades and +1.0 to AP/IB grades before credit-weighting, which is the convention most US districts use.
What is the difference between weighted and unweighted GPA?
Unweighted GPA treats every class the same on a 4.0 scale. Weighted GPA adds a bonus for harder courses, typically +0.5 for Honors and +1.0 for AP/IB, so a B in an AP class can count like an A in a regular one.
Do colleges use weighted or unweighted GPA?
Most selective colleges recalculate GPA their own way from your transcript, often unweighted but in the context of course rigor. Report whichever your school puts on the transcript, and know both numbers.
Does a failing grade get the AP bump?
No. The bump applies to passing grades only; an F is 0.0 regardless of course type, which is how this calculator computes it.
How many credits is each class?
Most US high schools count a year-long class as 1.0 credit and a semester class as 0.5. Your district may differ; use the values from your transcript.
Is anything I enter stored or sent anywhere?
The math runs in your browser and your rows are saved only in your own browser's local storage so they survive a refresh. Nothing is transmitted.
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