Grade Calculator

Weighted Grade Calculator

Calculate your final weighted grade from assignments, exams and other components -- enter each component's score and weight to get your overall percentage and letter grade.

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Add Your Grade Components

ComponentScore %Weight %

Your Final Grade

Add components 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 Your Weighted Grade Is Calculated

Most courses don't weight every assignment equally -- a final exam might count for 50% of your grade while a single homework counts for 2%. This calculator computes your true final grade using: Final Grade = Sum(Score x Weight) / Sum(Weight), so it correctly reflects each component's actual importance rather than treating every score the same. The "Total Weight Used" row flags if your weights don't add up to 100%, which usually means a component is missing or a weight was entered incorrectly.

This is especially useful mid-semester: enter your known scores so far (with their real weights) to see your current standing, then experiment with hypothetical scores on remaining components to figure out what you need on the final exam to hit a target grade -- a much more accurate planning tool than simply averaging your raw scores.

Worked Example

Three components: Assignment (85%, weighted 20%), Midterm Exam (70%, weighted 30%), Final Exam (80%, weighted 50%). Total weight = 100%, weighted sum = (85x20) + (70x30) + (80x50) = 7,800, final grade = 7,800 / 100 = 78.00% -- a B+ letter grade and a passing result.

Frequently Asked Questions

The calculator still computes a result by dividing the weighted sum by whatever your weights actually total, but it flags this with a warning since it usually means a component is missing, a weight was mistyped, or your instructor's syllabus has a component you haven't accounted for yet. Double-check your course syllabus for the official weight breakdown before trusting the result for planning purposes.
Yes -- enter your actual scores and weights for every component except the final, leave the final's score blank or at a guess, and try different final-exam score values to see what weighted grade results. This lets you work backward to find the minimum final exam score needed to reach a target overall grade or passing threshold.
No -- this calculator uses 35% as a common general pass threshold for illustration, but actual passing grades vary significantly by institution, country, and even individual course (many require 40%, 50%, or 60%+ to pass). Always confirm your specific course or institution's official passing threshold rather than relying on this calculator's default.
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