# Weighted GPA Calculator

> Calculate weighted and unweighted high-school GPA on a 4.0 scale, adding your school’s bonus points for honors and AP or IB courses.

Category: Education · Applies to: United States · Last updated: 2026-10-29
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A weighted GPA adds bonus points for harder courses, so an A in an AP class can count as 5.0 instead of 4.0. Enter your school’s bonus values to get both figures.

Also called: High school GPA calculator, AP GPA calculator.

## Inputs
- Course 1 grade (options: —, A+ (4.0), 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), D− (0.7), F (0); default A; optional)
- Course 1 credits (default 1; optional)
- Course 1 level (options: Regular, Honors, AP / IB; default honors)
- Course 2 grade (options: —, A+ (4.0), 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), D− (0.7), F (0); default B+; optional)
- Course 2 credits (default 1; optional)
- Course 2 level (options: Regular, Honors, AP / IB; default ap)
- Course 3 grade (options: —, A+ (4.0), 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), D− (0.7), F (0); default A-; optional)
- Course 3 credits (default 1; optional)
- Course 3 level (options: Regular, Honors, AP / IB; default regular)
- Course 4 grade (options: —, A+ (4.0), 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), D− (0.7), F (0); default B; optional)
- Course 4 credits (default 1; optional)
- Course 4 level (options: Regular, Honors, AP / IB; default regular)
- Course 5 grade (options: —, A+ (4.0), 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), D− (0.7), F (0); default ; optional)
- Course 5 credits (default ; optional)
- Course 5 level (options: Regular, Honors, AP / IB; default regular)
- Course 6 grade (options: —, A+ (4.0), 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), D− (0.7), F (0); default ; optional)
- Course 6 credits (default ; optional)
- Course 6 level (options: Regular, Honors, AP / IB; default regular)
- Course 7 grade (options: —, A+ (4.0), 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), D− (0.7), F (0); default ; optional)
- Course 7 credits (default ; optional)
- Course 7 level (options: Regular, Honors, AP / IB; default regular)
- Honors bonus (unit points; default 0.5)
- AP / IB bonus (unit points; default 1)

## Results
- Weighted GPA
- Unweighted GPA
- Credits counted
- Courses counted

## Formula

```
Weighted GPA = Σ credits × (grade points + bonus) ÷ Σ credits;  Unweighted GPA = Σ credits × grade points ÷ Σ credits
```

Where:
- grade points: A = 4.0, A− = 3.7, B+ = 3.3 … F = 0
- bonus: your school’s honors or AP/IB bonus (not added to an F)
- credits: credits or periods per course

## Worked example
1. Weighted points: A honors 4.0 + 0.5 = 4.5; B+ AP 3.3 + 1 = 4.3; A− regular 3.7; B regular 3.0.
2. Weighted GPA = (4.5 + 4.3 + 3.7 + 3.0) ÷ 4 = 15.5 ÷ 4 = 3.875 ≈ 3.88.
3. Unweighted GPA = (4.0 + 3.3 + 3.7 + 3.0) ÷ 4 = 3.5.

**Result:** These four one-credit courses give a weighted GPA of 3.88 and an unweighted GPA of 3.50.

## What the result means

Colleges often recalculate GPA their own way, so report the figure your transcript shows. Weighted GPA rewards course rigour; unweighted GPA compares grades alone.

## Assumptions and limits
- Letter grades use the common 4.0 scale (A+ and A = 4.0).
- No bonus is added to a failing grade, a common school policy.
- Schools differ: some cap weighted GPA, weight only certain years, or use a 5.0 or 100-point scale.

## Questions

### How much does an AP class add?

Most commonly 1.0 point (so an A is 5.0) and honors 0.5, but it is a school policy. Change the bonus fields to match yours.

### Which GPA do colleges look at?

Many look at both alongside the courses you took, and some recompute GPA using only core academic subjects.

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