GPA Scale Chart and Converter

The 4.0 grading scale is the common US GPA scale: A = 4.0, B = 3.0, C = 2.0, D = 1.0, F = 0. With pluses and minuses, A- = 3.7, B+ = 3.3, B- = 2.7 and so on in steps of 0.3 and 0.4; A+ usually stays at 4.0. Your GPA is the average of your grade points, weighted by credits where your school uses them.

Turn each grade into points on the 4.0 scale (A 4.0, A- 3.7, B+ 3.3, B 3.0 and so on), multiply each by the class's credits if your school uses them, add the results and divide by the total credits or the number of classes. An A, a B+ and a B- in three equal classes give (4.0 + 3.3 + 2.7) / 3 = 3.33. Need a GPA calculator for the 4.0 scale? The GPA calculator does this for every class at once.

On the common 10 point scale with pluses and minuses, 90 to 92 is an A-, worth 3.7 grade points; 93 and up is an A, worth 4.0. On a plain 10 point scale 90 is an A and 4.0. The converter above shows the letter and points for any percentage on each scale. On the same scale an 88 is a B+ (3.3), a 91 an A- (3.7), and a 94 or 95 an A (4.0).

Yes. A 93 is an A on the common 10 point scale with pluses and minuses (where an A runs from 93 to 100), on a 7 point scale and on a plain 10 point scale, and an A is worth 4.0 grade points on the 4.0 scale. A 92 is an A- and drops to 3.7. The grading scale chart lists the letter for every percentage from 100 to 50.

A weighted scale: honors classes add 0.5 and AP, IB or dual enrollment classes add 1.0 to each grade's points, so an A in an AP class counts 5.0. Only the weighted classes reach above 4.0, which is why a weighted GPA of 4.3 can mean a 3.8 unweighted. The 5.0 chart below lists every letter at each level.

There is no exact conversion, because the bonus only applies to some classes. The quick estimate divides by 5 and multiplies by 4 (a 4.5 becomes 3.6); the accurate way is to recalculate from your transcript without the bonuses, which the high school GPA calculator does for you when you turn Weighted off.

First turn the percentage into a letter on your school's scale (for example 88% = B+ on the 10 point scale with pluses and minuses), then read the letter's points (B+ = 3.3). A whole year of 88% grades would be a 3.3 GPA. The converter does both steps and shows the scale it used. Going the other way, from GPA to percentage, read the band in the chart: a 3.0 is a B, about 83 to 86% on the 10 point scale with pluses and minuses.

Read the letter's points off the 4.0 chart: 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, F 0. A whole semester of one letter is that GPA. Mixed grades: add the points (times credits, if used) and divide. Each letter has its own page with the percentages and what it does to your average.

Almost. On a 4.33 scale an A+ is worth 4.33 instead of 4.0 and the thirds are 3.67, 3.33 and so on instead of 3.7 and 3.3. A student with many A+ grades can finish above 4.0. Colleges that recalculate GPAs usually cap A+ at 4.0, so the two scales converge in admissions.

It is the scale your high school uses for the GPA you report, such as 4.0, 5.0 or 100. Applications ask for it so that a 4.3 from a school that reports on a 5.0 scale is not read as a 4.3 out of 4.0. Enter your GPA and its scale exactly as your transcript shows them, and say whether the GPA is weighted or unweighted; do not convert it yourself. If your school does not report a GPA, follow the application's instructions or ask your counselor.