GPA calculator
Enter your course grades and levels to get your weighted and unweighted GPA on the 4.0 scale. Free, no signup.
Your courses
Add each course, its letter grade and its level. The unweighted GPA ignores the level; the weighted GPA adds a bonus for Honors and AP/IB courses.
| Grade | Level | Points |
|---|---|---|
| A | Regular | 4.0 |
| A | Regular | 4.0 |
| B | Regular | 3.0 |
| A | Regular | 4.0 |
GPA scales and weighting vary by school and district. This uses the standard US 4.0 scale with common Honors (+0.5) and AP/IB (+1.0) bonuses. For your official GPA, refer to your school.
How GPA works
Your grade point average (GPA) turns your letter grades into a single number on the 4.0 scale so schools and colleges can compare students at a glance. Each letter grade is worth a fixed number of grade points, and your GPA is the average across all of your courses.
The grade points this calculator uses (standard US 4.0 scale):
- A+ / A: 4.0
- A-: 3.7
- B+: 3.3, B: 3.0, B-: 2.7
- C+: 2.3, C: 2.0, C-: 1.7
- D+: 1.3, D: 1.0, D-: 0.7
- F: 0.0
For the weightedGPA, a bonus is added to each course's grade points based on how rigorous it is:
- Regular: +0.0
- Honors: +0.5
- AP / IB: +1.0
The unweighted GPA ignores the level and just averages the grade points, so it never goes above 4.0. The weighted GPA averages the grade points plus the bonuses, so it can be higher than 4.0.
What this calculator is not
This uses the standard US 4.0 scale with the most common Honors and AP/IB weighting and gives every course equal weight (no credit-hour weighting). GPA scales and weighting vary by school and district, and colleges often recalculate GPA on their own scale, so a number here never replaces your official record. For your official GPA, refer to your school.
Common questions
- How is GPA calculated?
- Each letter grade is worth a fixed number of grade points on the 4.0 scale (A = 4.0, B = 3.0, C = 2.0, D = 1.0, F = 0.0, with +/- in between). Your GPA is the average of those grade points across all of your courses. This calculator does that for you and rounds to two decimals.
- What is the difference between weighted and unweighted GPA?
- An unweighted GPA uses the standard 4.0 scale and ignores how hard each class is. A weighted GPA adds a bonus for more rigorous courses — commonly +0.5 for Honors and +1.0 for AP or IB — so a weighted GPA can be higher than 4.0. This calculator shows both.
- What is a good GPA?
- It depends on the school and the colleges you are aiming for, but as a rough guide an unweighted GPA around 3.0 is a solid B average, 3.5+ is strong, and 3.7–4.0 is competitive for selective colleges. Weighted GPAs run higher because of the Honors and AP/IB bonuses.
- Do colleges use weighted or unweighted GPA?
- Both are used. Many colleges recalculate your GPA on their own scale and look at your unweighted GPA alongside the rigor of your courses, while some use the weighted GPA your school reports. Always check each college's admissions guidance.
- Is this GPA calculator official?
- No. It is a free tool from ExamExplained using the standard US 4.0 scale and common Honors and AP/IB weighting. GPA scales and weighting vary by school and district, so for your official GPA refer to your school.