What is the difference between weighted and unweighted GPA?

Unweighted GPA uses a 4.0 scale for every class. Weighted GPA adds extra points for harder classes such as Honors or AP, so it can go above 4.0.

Which GPA do colleges look at?

Colleges usually see the GPA on your transcript and often recalculate it their own way. Many look at both weighted and unweighted GPA alongside how challenging your classes were.

Is an A+ worth more than an A?

On most high school scales an A+ and an A are both 4.0. A few schools give 4.3 for an A+; check your school's policy.

What is a good high school GPA?

A 3.0 (a B average) is often treated as solid, and 3.5 or higher is considered strong at many schools. What counts as good depends on your goals and your school.

Do pass/fail classes count toward GPA?

Usually not. Pass/fail classes earn credit but typically aren't included in GPA. Leave them out of the calculator unless your school counts them.

High School GPA Calculator

Add each class with its letter grade and credits to see your high school GPA instantly. Switch to weighted GPA to give Honors and AP/IB classes extra credit.

Your classes

Columns: course name, grade, credits.

Your GPA

GPA

3.50

Total credits

How it was calculated

Grade points × credits, added up: 14.00
Total credits: 4
Quality points ÷ credits: 3.50

Updates as you edit. Classes with 0 or blank credits are skipped.

Letter grade to GPA scale

Letter	Percent	Unweighted	Honors	AP / IB
A+	97–100	4.0	4.5	5.0
A	93–96	4.0	4.5	5.0
A-	90–92	3.7	4.2	4.7
B+	87–89	3.3	3.8	4.3
B	83–86	3.0	3.5	4.0
B-	80–82	2.7	3.2	3.7
C+	77–79	2.3	2.8	3.3
C	73–76	2.0	2.5	3.0
C-	70–72	1.7	2.2	2.7
D+	67–69	1.3	1.8	2.3
D	63–66	1.0	1.5	2.0
D-	60–62	0.7	1.2	1.7
F	Below 60	0.0	0.0	0.0

A common US scale. Schools differ — check your school's handbook for its exact cut-offs and weighting.

How to use the high school GPA calculator

Type a name for each class, pick the letter grade you earned (A+ to F) and enter the credits. Most semester classes are 0.5 or 1 credit; use whatever your report card shows. Tap Add course for more classes.

Choose Unweighted to use the standard 4.0 scale, where an A is 4.0 no matter how hard the class is. Choose Weighted to add 0.5 points for Honors classes and 1.0 point for AP or IB classes, so an A in AP counts as 5.0.

Your GPA updates as you type. Want to see how this semester changes your overall record? Try the Cumulative GPA Calculator, or browse all Grade & GPA Calculators.

How high school GPA is calculated

GPA = Σ(grade points × credits) ÷ Σ(credits)

Grade points: Value of the letter grade on the 4.0 scale (plus any weighting)
Credits: Credit hours or units for each class

On the unweighted high school GPA scale, A+ and A are 4.0, A- is 3.7, B+ is 3.3, B is 3.0 and so on down to F at 0. The full grade scale table appears next to your result.

Weighting is only added to passing grades. Many schools use these +0.5 and +1.0 bonuses, but some use different values or cap weighted GPA, so check your school's handbook.

Illustrative example

Example: a weighted high school GPA

A student earns an A in AP Biology (5.0), a B in Honors English (3.5), an A in Algebra II (4.0) and a B in U.S. History (3.0), each worth 1 credit.

Weighted GPA = (5.0 + 3.5 + 4.0 + 3.0) ÷ 4 = 3.88. The same grades unweighted give (4 + 3 + 4 + 3) ÷ 4 = 3.50.

Hypothetical figures for illustration only.

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