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GPA Calculator

GPA Calculator

Calculate your semester GPA by adding subjects with their credit hours and grades -- get an instant weighted average, letter grade, and pass/fail status.

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Add Your Subjects

Subject NameCreditsGrade
Grade Points: A+ = 10, A = 9, B+ = 8, B = 7, C+ = 6, C = 5, D = 4, F = 0

Your GPA

Add subjects and click Calculate
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Disclaimer: This calculator provides an estimate based on the values you enter. Grading scales, credit weighting, and pass/fail thresholds vary by institution -- always confirm against your university's official grading policy. Computed entirely in your browser; no data is sent to our servers.

How GPA Is Calculated

Grade Point Average (GPA) is the weighted average of grade points, weighted by credit hours: GPA = Sum(Grade Points x Credits) / Sum(Credits). This calculator uses a 10-point scale (A+ = 10, A = 9, B+ = 8, B = 7, C+ = 6, C = 5, D = 4, F = 0), common across many university systems -- higher-credit courses naturally pull your GPA more strongly toward their grade than lower-credit electives.

To raise your GPA, prioritize performance in high-credit core courses first, since a strong grade there moves the weighted average more than the same grade in a low-credit elective. Many graduate programs set a minimum GPA cutoff (often 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or roughly 7.0-7.5 on this 10-point scale) for admission consideration, so tracking your running GPA each semester helps you plan ahead rather than discover a shortfall at application time.

Worked Example

Three subjects: Mathematics (4 credits, grade A), Physics (3 credits, grade B+), and English (2 credits, grade A+). Total credits = 9, total grade points = (4x9) + (3x8) + (2x10) = 80, GPA = 80 / 9 = 8.89 / 10 -- equivalent to roughly 88.9% and a letter grade of A+ on this scale.

Frequently Asked Questions

Because GPA is a weighted average, not a simple average -- each course's grade is multiplied by its credit hours before summing, so a 4-credit course with a lower grade pulls your overall GPA down more than a 1-credit course with the same grade. This is intentional: credit hours are meant to reflect a course's workload and importance in your degree.
No -- many universities (especially outside the US) use a 10-point scale where A+ = 10 and F = 0, while US institutions typically use a 4.0 scale where A = 4.0. This calculator uses the 10-point convention; if your institution uses the 4.0 scale, convert your letter grades to the equivalent 4.0-scale grade points before entering them, or check your registrar's official conversion table.
This tool calculates GPA for one semester (or any single group of subjects) at a time. To track cumulative GPA across multiple semesters, use our dedicated CGPA Calculator instead, which is built specifically to combine semester-level GPAs (weighted by that semester's credit load) into a single cumulative figure.
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