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Work out your GPA, weighted properly
Enter grades and credit hours and get a credit-weighted GPA on the 4.0 scale, with the working shown per course.
For the best results: One course per line: grade then credit hours, like "A 3" or "B+, 4". Switch to the simple scale if your school does not use plus and minus grades.
Runs entirely in your browser, what you paste is never uploaded, logged, or stored.
What is GPA Calculator?
GPA Calculator is a free online utility that turns a list of grades and credit hours into a credit-weighted GPA on the 4.0 scale, with per-course points shown. The math runs right in the page, so the numbers you enter stay on your device and are never sent anywhere. There is no account step, no limit on how many times you calculate, and it keeps working offline.
- ✦Runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you enter is ever uploaded
- ✦No account, no sign-up, and no data leaves your device
- ✦Works offline once the page has loaded
See it in action
A semester of five courses with plus-minus grades needs an exact GPA.
What you type
One course per line, like "A 3" and "B+ 4", grade then credit hours
What you get
The credit-weighted GPA on the 4.0 scale, with A- counting 3.7 and B+ counting 3.3 on the plus-minus setting, exactly the standard US table.
Tip: Switch to the simple scale when your school ignores plus and minus, the same lines recompute instantly. Lines it cannot read are called out rather than silently skipped, so a typo cannot corrupt the average.
Use cases
What people use it for
Convert a semester of letter grades and credit hours into the GPA an application requires
Test which grades next term would lift a cumulative GPA past a scholarship cutoff
Rebuild a transcript's GPA to verify the university's figure before querying the registrar
Who uses GPA Calculator?
University students
track progress toward honors or scholarship thresholds each term with per-course points visible
Scholarship applicants
present a GPA in exactly the 4.0 format an application portal demands
International applicants
translate home-country marks into the 4.0 figure North American admissions offices expect
How it works
- 1Vary step 1 by tool shape using the existing FORM_TOOL_IDS set in app/(public)/[category]/[tool]/page.tsx. Form tools get "Set the options for what you need." and text tools get "Paste your text into the box." Where a tool's config makes it easy, name its own inputs instead. Steps 2 and 3 stay shared as they are.
- 2Your browser computes the result instantly. Nothing is uploaded anywhere.
- 3Copy the output; the tool keeps working even offline.
Tips for the best results
- Confirm your institution's exact grade-points table before relying on any calculated figure
- Handle retaken courses according to your school's replacement or averaging policy, as both exist
- Expect cumulative GPA to move less each year as attempted credits accumulate
- Enter credit hours carefully, since they change the answer as much as the grades do
- Check whether a target program recalculates GPA under its own scale rather than accepting yours
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How is a credit-weighted GPA actually calculated?
Each letter grade maps to grade points, typically A equals 4, B equals 3, down to F at 0. Multiply each course's points by its credit hours to get quality points, sum those, then divide by the total credit hours attempted. The division by credits is the weighting: a 4-credit A contributes 16 quality points while a 1-credit A contributes 4, so bigger courses move the average further.
Why does a heavier course affect my GPA more?
Because quality points scale with credits before anything is averaged. An A in a 4-credit subject adds 16 points against 4 credits, while a D in the same subject adds only 4 points against those 4 credits, a swing four times larger than the same grades in a 1-credit elective. It follows that protecting performance in high-credit courses is the most efficient way to defend an average.
What separates semester GPA from cumulative GPA?
Semester GPA averages only that term's quality points over that term's credits, while cumulative GPA pools every credit ever attempted. As the cumulative denominator grows, each new term moves it less: a stellar semester in third year shifts the overall figure far less than the identical semester would have in first year. Watching both numbers tells you the trend and the standing at once.
Do plus and minus grades change the grade points?
At most institutions yes, with B+ commonly worth 3.3 and B minus 2.7, but the exact table is set by each school and some ignore modifiers entirely or cap A+ at 4.0. Since this calculator displays the per-course points alongside the total, you can line each row up against your handbook's official table and correct any course where your institution's values differ.
Do my grades get uploaded when I calculate?
Academic records are personal data with real consequences attached, and they never leave your screen here. The multiply-and-divide sequence executes inside your browser tab, with no server round-trip, no retained history and no identity attached to anything you type. The calculator functions offline once open, and you can rerun scenarios endlessly because nothing is metered.
How do I calculate my GPA on a 4.0 scale?
Assign each grade its points, with A worth 4, B worth 3, C worth 2 and D worth 1. Multiply each by the course's credit hours, add up the results, then divide by total credits. Three credits of A plus three credits of C averages to a 3.0.
Do pass-fail classes affect GPA?
At most institutions a pass earns credit toward your degree but carries no grade points, so it is left out of the GPA division entirely. A fail, however, often does enter the calculation as a zero, depending on policy. Check your own handbook, since the treatment varies between universities.
Is this GPA calculator an AI tool?
No, and grade math should never involve one. This is fixed arithmetic: points times credits, summed, divided. The same transcript produces the identical GPA on every run, results appear the instant you type, and nothing about your academic record is transmitted anywhere. Determinism is the entire point.
Are there any usage limits?
None. Everything is generated locally in your browser, so there is no server cost, no metering, and no daily cap, use it as many times as you like, completely free.
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