GPA Calculator with Current GPA
Enter your current cumulative GPA and credits, add this term's courses, and see your new cumulative GPA.
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Enter current GPA and credits
New cumulative GPA (unweighted, 4.0 scale)
How the new cumulative GPA is calculated
Your current GPA is an average over the credits you have already completed, so it is weighted by those credits. The calculator turns it back into grade points, adds this term's grade points and divides by all credits together:
new GPA = (current GPA × completed credits + Σ grade points × credits this term) ÷ (completed credits + credits this term)
Example: a 3.2 GPA over 45 credits is 144 grade points. A term of 15 credits at a B+ average (3.3) adds 49.5 points. The new GPA is (144 + 49.5) ÷ 60 = 3.225, shown as 3.23.
Why your GPA moves slowly
The more credits you have completed, the less one term can change your cumulative GPA, because the new credits are a smaller share of the total. A strong first-year term moves your GPA a lot; the same term in your final year moves it much less. To see how many credits you would need to reach a goal, use the target GPA calculator.
Before you start
- Use the cumulative GPA and credit total shown on your transcript or student portal.
- Leave out pass/fail and withdrawn courses unless your school counts them in GPA.
- This page uses the unweighted 4.0 plus/minus scale. For honors and AP weighting, use the main GPA calculator.
Frequently asked questions
How do I calculate my GPA with my current GPA?
Multiply your current GPA by the credits it covers to get your grade points, add the grade points from your new courses (grade points × credits), and divide by the total number of credits.
Where do I find my completed credits?
Your transcript or student portal lists the credits that count toward your GPA, often as GPA hours or attempted hours. Use that number rather than total credits earned if they differ.
How to calculate GPA with credit hours?
Multiply each course's grade points by its credit hours, add them up, and divide by the total credit hours. A 4-credit B (3.0) counts as 12 points, a 3-credit A (4.0) as 12 points.
Can one semester raise my GPA a lot?
It depends on how many credits you already have. Early on, one term has a big effect; later, the same grades move your cumulative GPA much less.
Does this work for high school and college?
Yes, if your school uses credits or units and the 4.0 scale. High schools that give every class the same weight can enter 1 credit per class.