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Weighted Grade Calculator — Calculate Your Grade by Category

Use this weighted grade calculator to calculate your current class grade when assignments are split into categories like homework, quizzes, projects, and exams. Enter each category weight and your scores to instantly see your overall grade.

Use this free weighted grade calculator to find out "what is my grade in this class?" when your syllabus uses weighted categories. Enter each grading category, its percentage weight, and your score — your overall grade is calculated instantly.

Weighted Grade Calculator

Enter each grading category from your syllabus

Total weight: 0% / 100%

Grading Categories

How Weighted Grades Work

Most college courses don't treat all assignments equally. A professor might weight your grade like this: Homework 20%, Quizzes 15%, Midterm 25%, Final Exam 40%. Your overall grade is a weighted average — not a simple average of all scores.

Overall Grade = Σ (Category Score × Category Weight)

Example:
Homework (20%): 88% → 88 × 0.20 = 17.6 pts
Quizzes (15%): 92% → 92 × 0.15 = 13.8 pts
Midterm (25%): 78% → 78 × 0.25 = 19.5 pts
Final (40%): 85% → 85 × 0.40 = 34.0 pts
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Overall Grade = 84.9% → B

Notice how a strong final exam (85%) carried a lot of weight and pulled the grade up even though the midterm (78%) was weaker. That's why knowing your weights matters — it tells you where to focus your energy.

Find your syllabus. Your professor's grading breakdown is usually in the first few pages. Look for a table showing each category and its percentage.
Enter each category. Add a row for each grading category — homework, participation, quizzes, exams, projects, etc.
Enter the weight. This is the percentage listed in your syllabus for that category. All weights should add up to exactly 100%.
Enter your score. Enter your current score in that category as a percentage. If you haven't been graded yet, you can leave it at 100 to see your best-case grade, or estimate.
Calculate. Your weighted overall grade appears instantly along with a category-by-category breakdown.

If you're trying to determine what score you need on your final exam to reach your target grade, use our Final Grade Calculator to calculate the exact score you need.

Frequently Asked Questions

Your weights must total exactly 100% for this calculator to give you an accurate grade. If your syllabus weights don't add up to 100%, double-check for categories you may have missed — things like participation, attendance, or extra credit. Some professors also use a slightly different total and scale at the end. If you're still stuck, ask your professor directly for the complete grading breakdown.

You have two options. First, you can enter only the categories you've been graded on and adjust the weights so they total 100% — this shows where you stand right now. Second, you can enter your current score for completed categories and estimate scores for future ones to see where your grade could land. For a more precise projection, use our Final Grade Calculator to find the exact score you need on remaining work.

Yes. Convert your points to a percentage first: divide your earned points by the total possible points and multiply by 100. For example, if you earned 47 out of 50 points on homework, your homework score is 94%. Then enter that percentage in the Score field. Your weights should still come from the syllabus breakdown.

Focus on the category with the highest weight where you have room to improve. A 10-point improvement in a category worth 40% of your grade moves your overall grade by 4 points. That same improvement in a 10% category only moves it by 1 point. The breakdown chart in the results shows you exactly how much each category contributes — use that to prioritize where to spend your study time.

On the standard scale: 90–100% = A, 80–89% = B, 70–79% = C, 60–69% = D, below 60% = F. With plus/minus grading: an 89% is typically a B+, and an 88% is a B+as well (87–89% range). Always verify with your specific professor or school's grading scale, as some use 93%+ for a full A and others use 90%+.

Weighted Grade Calculator — Calculate Your Grade by Category

How Weighted Grades Work

Frequently Asked Questions

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