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GPA Calculator — Calculate Your Semester GPA

Use this GPA calculator to calculate your semester GPA using letter grades and credit hours. Enter your courses, select your grades, and instantly see your GPA update in real time.

Use this free GPA calculator to answer: "What is my GPA this semester?" or "How do I calculate my cumulative GPA?" Enter your courses, letter grades, and credit hours — your GPA is calculated instantly with no signup required.

Semester GPA Calculator

Enter your courses, grades, and credit hours

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Grade Point Scale Reference

This calculator uses the standard 4.0 scale with plus/minus grades used by most US colleges and universities.

Letter Grade	GPA Points	Percentage Range	Description
A+	4.0	97–100%	Outstanding
A	4.0	93–96%	Excellent
A−	3.7	90–92%	Near Excellent
B+	3.3	87–89%	Very Good
B	3.0	83–86%	Good
B−	2.7	80–82%	Above Average
C+	2.3	77–79%	Slightly Above Average
C	2.0	73–76%	Average
C−	1.7	70–72%	Below Average
D+	1.3	67–69%	Poor
D	1.0	63–66%	Very Poor
D−	0.7	60–62%	Barely Passing
F	0.0	Below 60%	Failing

How to Calculate Your GPA

Your GPA is a weighted average of your grades, where each course is weighted by its credit hours. Here's the formula:

GPA = Total Grade Points ÷ Total Credit Hours

Grade Points for a course = Grade Point Value × Credit Hours
Example: A (4.0) in a 3-credit course = 12.0 grade points

Example calculation: You took three courses this semester — Biology (A, 4 credits), English (B+, 3 credits), and Math (B−, 3 credits).

Biology: 4.0 × 4 = 16.0 points
English: 3.3 × 3 = 9.9 points
Math: 2.7 × 3 = 8.1 points
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Total: 34.0 points ÷ 10 credits = 3.40 GPA

Add your courses. Enter each class you took this semester. Course name is optional — it's just for your reference.
Select your letter grade. Use the dropdown to select your final grade including + and − grades if applicable.
Enter credit hours. Most courses are 3 credits. Labs are often 1 credit. Check your transcript or registration if unsure.
For cumulative GPA, switch to the Cumulative tab and enter your previous GPA and credit total. Leave it blank if this is your first semester.
Hit Calculate. Your GPA appears instantly along with your total grade points and credits.

If you're tracking your grades across multiple semesters, you can also use our College GPA Calculator to calculate your cumulative GPA across your entire college career.

Frequently Asked Questions

A 3.0 GPA (B average) is generally considered good and meets the minimum requirement for most graduate programs and employers. A 3.5+ is considered excellent and opens doors to competitive graduate schools, scholarships, and honors programs. A 3.7+ puts you on the Dean's List at most universities. That said, what's "good" depends on your major — a 3.2 in Engineering often carries more weight than a 3.8 in an easier field.

The most effective strategy is to take more credit hours and earn high grades in them — since GPA is a weighted average, more credits at a higher grade pulls your cumulative GPA up faster. Retaking courses where you did poorly (if your school allows grade replacement) is also effective. It takes time: if your GPA is a 2.5 after 60 credits, it would take roughly 30 credits of straight A's to bring it to a 3.0.

It depends on your school. Most universities calculate your GPA only on courses taken at that institution — transfer credits may count toward your degree requirements but not your GPA. Check with your registrar's office to be sure. When calculating your cumulative GPA here, only include credits from the institution you want to calculate for.

Your semester GPA is calculated using only the courses from a single semester. Your cumulative GPA is the weighted average of all courses across all semesters at your institution. Most employers and graduate schools look at cumulative GPA, but a strong upward trend in semester GPA (showing improvement over time) is also noticed positively.

The vast majority of US colleges and universities use the 4.0 scale. However, some schools use a 5.0 scale (especially for AP/honors courses in high school), and a few universities use different systems entirely. This calculator uses the standard 4.0 scale. If your school uses a different scale, check your registrar's grading policy for the exact grade point values they assign.

GPA Calculator — Calculate Your Semester GPA

Grade Point Scale Reference

How to Calculate Your GPA

Frequently Asked Questions

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