Cumulative GPA Calculator
This term's GPA
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How your GPA is calculated
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Estimate. Your school's registrar calculates your official GPA; compare the calculation details with your transcript.
Reference: Common 4.0 scale (checked Oct 2026). Sources and assumptions
How cumulative GPA is calculated
Start with the GPA on your transcript and the GPA hours it covers, then add this term's courses with their grades and credit hours. The calculator turns your old GPA back into quality points, adds this term's, and divides by all the hours together, which is why the result is credit weighted and not a plain average of two GPAs. The term GPA is shown too, so you can check it against your grade report. You get both numbers at once: the term GPA and the cumulative GPA, which your school may also call your overall GPA.
Goal mode answers the question most students arrive with: what do I need this semester for a 3.0, a 3.5 or whatever the scholarship asks for. Type the target and the credits you plan to take, and the result tells you the term GPA you need, flags a target you already have locked in, and says when a target is out of reach in a single term. The same page works for high school: turn on Weighted and mark your Honors and AP classes.
Cumulative GPA example
Jordan has a 3.20 cumulative GPA over 45 credit hours and this term takes Statistics (A-, 3), History (B+, 3), Biology (A, 4) and Spanish (B, 3).
- This term: 46.00 quality points over 13 credit hours, a 3.54 term GPA.
- GPA so far as quality points: 3.20 x 45 = 144.00.
- Add both: 144.00 + 46.00 = 190.00 over 58 credit hours.
- Divide: 190.00 / 58 = 3.2759.
The new cumulative GPA is 3.28. It is credit weighted, so it moves less than the plain average of 3.20 and 3.54 would suggest.
What next term does to your cumulative GPA
Your new cumulative GPA blends the hours you have with next term's. Goal mode runs that blend backwards: enter the cumulative GPA you want and the hours you are taking next, and you get the term GPA that reaches it. The formula behind it:
needed term GPA = (target x (old hours + new hours) minus current GPA x old hours) / new hours
When the answer is above 4.0 the target is out of reach in one term. To plan a raise over several terms, with a table of B to A averages and a check against the credits you have left, use the raise GPA calculator. Curious what a 3.7 cumulative GPA means for honors and percentages? The 3.7 GPA page lays it out.
Questions and answers
How do I calculate my cumulative (overall) GPA?
Multiply your current GPA by the credit hours it covers to get your quality points so far, add this term's quality points (each course's grade points times its credits), and divide the total by all the credit hours together. A 3.22 over 45 hours plus a 3.69 over 15 hours is (144.9 + 55.35) / 60 = 3.34, not the plain average of the two GPAs.
Where do I find my current GPA and GPA hours?
Both are on your unofficial transcript or your student portal, usually labeled cumulative GPA and GPA hours, quality hours or hours attempted. Use the hours that count toward the GPA, not the credits earned, because pass/fail and transfer credits earn hours without changing your average.
What GPA do I need this semester to raise my cumulative GPA to a 3.0 (or 3.5)?
Enter your current GPA and hours, then type the target in Goal GPA and the credits you plan to take. The calculator shows the term GPA you need, tells you when the target is already secured, and when it is out of reach in one term it tells you roughly how many more credits at a perfect GPA it would take.
How much can one semester move my cumulative GPA?
Less every year, because each term is a smaller share of your credits. A 15 credit semester of straight As takes a 3.0 over 30 credits to 3.33, but a 3.0 over 90 credits only to 3.14. Goal mode above shows the term GPA your target needs; for a plan over several terms, use the raise GPA calculator.
What is a cumulative GPA?
Cumulative GPA means your GPA across every term so far, weighted by credits, as opposed to the semester GPA (often shortened to sem GPA) for one term. Colleges, scholarships and honors lists use the cumulative number. It moves less each term as credits pile up, which is why a strong first year matters so much.
Why does my GPA move so little in my final year?
Every new term is averaged into all the hours you already have. With 90 hours behind you, a 15 credit term is only one seventh of the total, so even a 4.0 term lifts a 3.0 cumulative GPA to about 3.14. Early terms move the number most, which is why a weak first year is recoverable and a strong one is worth protecting.
Is cumulative GPA the same as overall GPA?
Yes, cumulative, overall and total GPA all mean the average of every graded course you have taken at your school. A semester or term GPA covers only one term, and a major GPA covers only the courses in your major. Transfer credits usually count toward your hours earned but not toward your cumulative GPA.
Can I use this for high school?
Yes. Enter the GPA from your transcript and the number of classes or credits it covers, then this year's classes. Turn on Weighted and mark your Honors and AP classes if your school reports a weighted GPA, and keep the same scale and weighting rule your school uses so the numbers match your transcript.
What is a 3.7 cumulative GPA?
An A- average across every term so far, well above the 3.11 US high school average and at the usual magna cum laude line in college. The 3.7 GPA page shows the percentage and what each new term does to it.
Is a 3.4 cumulative GPA bad?
No. A 3.4 is a B+ average and above the typical college average of around 3.1 to 3.2. It clears most scholarship and internship cutoffs, which are usually 3.0, though very selective programs and some graduate schools look for 3.5 and up. The calculator's goal mode shows what you need next term to reach that.
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