High School GPA Calculator
Add Honors, AP, and IB courses to see both your weighted and unweighted GPA.
Course Name
Grade
Credits
Type
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Unweighted
3.67
out of 4.0
Weighted
3.92
out of 5.0
Calculation breakdown
| Course | Grade | Credits | Quality Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| AP Biology | A | 1 | 5.00 |
| Honors English | A- | 1 | 4.20 |
| Algebra II | B+ | 1 | 3.30 |
| World History | A | 1 | 4.00 |
| Spanish 2 | B | 1 | 3.00 |
| PE | A | 1 | 4.00 |
| Total | 6 | 23.50 | |
Formula: 23.50 ÷ 6 = 3.92
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What your GPA means for college admissions
- Below 2.5: Limited college options
- 2.5–3.0: Open to many 4-year colleges
- 3.0–3.5: Competitive for most universities
- 3.5–3.7: Competitive for selective schools
- 3.7–4.0: Competitive for top universities
- 4.0+ weighted: Strong for Ivy League consideration
NCAA eligibility note
Student athletes: The NCAA requires a minimum 2.3 GPA in core courses for Division I eligibility and 2.2 for Division II. Track your core course GPA separately using this calculator.
UC system note
Applying to UC schools? The UC system recalculates GPA using only 10th and 11th grade academic a-g courses, capping the Honors bonus at 8 courses. Check with your counselor for your UC GPA.
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Frequently Asked Questions
High school GPA multiplies grade points by credits, sums quality points, and divides by total credits. Most HS courses are 1 credit per year-long class. Unweighted uses standard 4.0 for all courses. Weighted adds 0.5 for Honors and 1.0 for AP and IB before multiplying by credits.
Community colleges accept all applicants. State universities generally require 2.5-3.0 minimum. Competitive universities prefer 3.5+. Ivy League typically admits students with unweighted GPAs above 3.9. GPA is one factor — test scores, essays, and extracurriculars also matter.
Division I requires a minimum 2.3 GPA in 16 core academic courses. Division II requires 2.2 in 16 core courses. The GPA uses only NCAA-approved core courses. Division I also requires meeting sliding scale SAT/ACT requirements alongside the GPA minimum.
Most colleges consider all four years, focusing heavily on 9th-11th grade since senior grades may be incomplete at application. The UC system recalculates using only 10th and 11th grade a-g courses with a cap of 8 semesters of honors weighting.
GPA is absolute — a number on a scale. Class rank is relative — your GPA compared to classmates. A 3.8 GPA can rank 50th in a competitive class or 5th in a smaller one. Many high schools have eliminated class rank, making GPA alone increasingly used in admissions.
Yes — junior year grades matter most since they are the most recent completed year at application. Senior first semester grades impact waitlist decisions. Retake courses where grade replacement is allowed, and prioritize high-credit courses where strong grades have maximum GPA impact.
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