An unweighted GPA calculator finds your grade point average on the standard 4.0 scale, where every class counts the same regardless of difficulty. Enter your letter grades and credit hours for each class, and it calculates your semester or cumulative GPA.
On a typical unweighted scale, A = 4.0, B = 3.0, C = 2.0, D = 1.0 and F = 0, with pluses and minuses adding or subtracting about 0.3 at many schools. To calculate GPA, multiply each class’s grade points by its credits, add them up and divide by the total credits. For example, A (4.0) in a 1-credit class, B+ (3.3) in a 1-credit class and A− (3.7) in a 0.5-credit class gives (4.0 + 3.3 + 1.85) Ă· 2.5 = 3.66.
Unweighted versus weighted: weighted GPAs give extra points for honors, AP or IB classes, often on a 5.0 scale. Many colleges recalculate GPAs their own way, often looking at both your unweighted GPA and the rigor of your courses. Reporting your unweighted GPA lets admissions officers compare you fairly with students from schools that don’t weight grades.
Tips: check your school’s exact scale, since some don’t use plus and minus grades. Include only core academic classes if a college asks for a “core GPA.” Improving grades in later years shows an upward trend, which colleges notice.
Why use an online Unweighted GPA Calculator: it saves time, avoids simple arithmetic mistakes and shows each step, so you can check your homework, plan a project or make a decision with confidence. Bookmark the page so it’s ready the next time you need it.
Tips for getting accurate results from the Unweighted GPA Calculator: double-check that every input uses the right units, enter numbers without commas or symbols, and run the calculation a second time with a quick estimate in your head to confirm the answer looks reasonable.
Learn more on Wikipedia’s grade point average article. Find final exam, UF GPA and AP score calculators on Minedit.