College GPA Calculator

Calculate college semester GPA from course grades and credit hours.

Grading scale

Common US 4.0 GPA Scale (set for this page)

Credit hours usually range from 1–5. Uncheck pass/fail, audits, and other courses your registrar excludes from GPA.

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College term GPA

3.63

10 letter-graded credit hours · 36.3 quality points

Typical dean's-list range on this scale (about 3.5+ on 4.0).

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How it works

Enter each college course with its letter grade and credit hours (usually 1–5, often 3 or 4).
A 4-credit lab counts more than a 1-credit seminar — that is the college-specific piece.
Pass/fail and audited courses stay out; only letter-graded credits enter the GPA.

Formula

College semester GPA = Σ(GPA points × credit hours) ÷ letter-graded credit hours

Example: A 4-credit A (16 QP) plus a 3-credit B+ (9.9 QP) → 25.9 ÷ 7 ≈ 3.70. The lab pulls the average up more than a 3-credit B+ would alone. Letter cut-offs use the unrounded result.

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