Cumulative GPA Calculator
Start from the GPA and credits on your transcript, add this semester’s grades, and get your new cumulative GPA. Add more terms to plan ahead or set a target to see what you need.
- Current GPA + new grades
- Many semesters
- Target planner
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Your GPA so far
Copy it from your transcript or student portal to get a cumulative GPA. Leave it blank to work out a single term.
Semesters and courses
Fall 2026
GPA 3.49
What is a cumulative GPA?
Your cumulative GPA (sometimes called overall GPA or CGPA) is the grade point average of every graded class you have taken at a school, not just one term. It is not the average of your semester GPAs: each term counts in proportion to its credits, so a 12 credit semester moves your cumulative GPA less than an 18 credit one. To update it you need your current GPA and the credits it covers. This cumulative GPA calculator turns those into quality points, adds the points from your new classes, and divides by the new total of credits.
How to calculate cumulative GPA
- Find your current cumulative GPA and the GPA credits (sometimes called GPA hours) on your transcript or student portal and enter them under “Your GPA so far”.
- Enter this semester’s courses, credits and grades. Add more semesters if you want to plan several terms.
- Read your new cumulative GPA in the results. The table shows how each term contributes.
- Set a target cumulative GPA to see the term GPA you need, and how many credits it takes if one term is not enough.
GPA formulas used by this calculator
- Semester GPA
GPA = Σ(grade points × credits) ÷ Σ creditsGrade points times credits gives the quality points for each class. Add them and divide by the credits that received a grade.- Weighted GPA
Weighted GPA = Σ((grade points + bonus) × credits) ÷ Σ creditsAdd the level bonus to each passing grade first: Honors +0.5, AP / IB +1.0, dual enrollment +1.0 by default.- Cumulative GPA
Cumulative = (current GPA × current credits + new quality points) ÷ (current credits + new credits)Never average semester GPAs directly. Each term counts in proportion to its credits.- GPA needed next term
Needed = (target × (current credits + next credits) - current quality points) ÷ next creditsIf the answer is above the top of your scale, the target needs more than one term.
GPA scale: letter grades, percentages and grade points
This is the standard 4.0 scale the calculator starts with. Many colleges give an A+ 4.3 or 4.33, and many high schools use 90/80/70 cutoffs without plus and minus grades. You can change any value with Edit grade scale.
| Letter grade | Percentage | 4.0 scale | Honors | AP / IB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A+ | 97 to 100 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
| A | 93 to 96 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
| A- | 90 to 92 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| B+ | 87 to 89 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| B | 83 to 86 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| B- | 80 to 82 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| C+ | 77 to 79 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| C | 73 to 76 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| C- | 70 to 72 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| D+ | 67 to 69 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| D | 63 to 66 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| D- | 60 to 62 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| F | Below 60 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Why use this cumulative GPA calculator
- Starts from your transcriptYou do not need to retype every past class. Your current GPA and credits are enough to update your cumulative GPA.
- Know what you need next termType a target GPA and the credits you will take, and the planner tells you the average you need, or how many credits it takes if the goal is out of reach this term.
- Every semester on one pageAdd as many terms as you need. Each one shows its own GPA, and the panel on the right keeps a running cumulative GPA across all of them.
- Weighted and unweighted togetherMark a class as Honors, AP, IB or dual enrollment and see both numbers at once, the way colleges and high school transcripts report them.
- A clean PDF reportDownload or print a one-page summary with every course, each term’s GPA, your cumulative GPA and your goal. Handy for advisors, counselors and scholarship forms.
- Private and freeNo account, no email and no limit. Your grades are saved in this browser only, so they are still here next time and never reach a server.
When you need your cumulative GPA
- Getting off academic probation. Find the term GPA you need to climb back above a 2.0 or the minimum your program sets.
- Transfer and graduate school. Combine your transcript GPA with this term’s grades to see the cumulative GPA a transfer or grad school application will show.
- Honor roll and Latin honors. Check whether you are on track for the honor roll, dean’s list or cum laude cutoffs your school uses.
- College and scholarship applications. Work out the weighted and unweighted GPA that applications ask for, using your own school’s scale.
- Keeping a scholarship. Many scholarships require a minimum cumulative GPA each year. Check where you will land before grades post.
- Counselors and advisors. Run what-if plans with a student and hand them a printed report to take home.
How this GPA calculator compares
A summary of the most used GPA calculators as of October 2026, based on their public pages. They change over time, so check them yourself if a feature matters to you.
| Feature | This calculator | Calculator.net | GPACalculator.net | University calculators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple semesters on one page | Yes | Yes (setting) | Yes | Usually one term |
| Current GPA + credits for cumulative GPA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Usually |
| Letter and percentage grades | Both | Both | Letters | Letters |
| Weighted (Honors, AP, IB) beside unweighted | Yes, with your own bonus points | No | Not on the college page | No |
| “What GPA do I need?” planner | Yes, plus credits needed | Yes | Yes | Some |
| Editable grade scale | Every point and % cutoff | Fixed table | Presets and custom values | Fixed to that school |
| PDF report and print | Yes | On-page report | Not offered | No |
Grades, finals and study tools
Need your grade in one class rather than your GPA? Use the grade calculator for weighted assignments, or the final grade calculator to see the score you need on a final exam. For quick sums try the percentage calculator or the average calculator. When it is time to study, the Pomodoro timer keeps you focused, the citation generator formats your references, and the math editor writes equations for homework.
Example: updating a cumulative GPA
Your transcript shows a 3.20 GPA over 45 credits: 3.20 × 45 = 144 quality points. This semester you earn 52.3 quality points in 15 credits (a 3.49). New cumulative GPA = (144 + 52.3) ÷ (45 + 15) = 196.3 ÷ 60 = 3.27. To reach a 3.40 after 30 more credits you need (3.40 × 90 - 196.3) ÷ 30 = 3.66, about an A- average.
What to expect from the result
Results use the grade points, percentage cutoffs and credits you enter, so they match your official GPA when those match your school’s rules. Retaken classes, transfer credit, grade forgiveness and school-specific rounding are not applied automatically: remove or adjust those classes yourself. GPAs are shown to two decimals.
Cumulative GPA Calculator questions
How do I calculate cumulative GPA?
Multiply your current GPA by the credits it covers to get your quality points so far, add the quality points from your new classes, then divide by all the credits together. A 3.20 over 45 credits plus a 3.49 term over 15 credits is (144 + 52.3) ÷ 60 = 3.27.
Is cumulative GPA the average of my semester GPAs?
Only when every semester has the same number of credits. Otherwise you must weight each semester by its credits, which is what this calculator does. Averaging a 4.0 from a 6 credit summer term with a 3.0 from a 15 credit term gives 3.5, but the real cumulative GPA is 3.29.
Which credits do I use for my current GPA?
Use GPA credits (also called GPA hours or quality hours): the credits that received a letter grade. They are usually lower than earned credits because pass/fail, transfer and withdrawn classes are left out.
What GPA do I need to raise my GPA to a 3.0 (or any target)?
Multiply your target by your total credits after next term, subtract the quality points you already have, and divide by next term’s credits. The planner beside the results does this for you and tells you when a goal needs more than one term.
Do pass/fail, withdrawn and incomplete grades count?
Usually not. P, NP, W and I grades carry no grade points, so this calculator leaves them out of both the credits and the GPA. Some schools count an NP or a late withdrawal as an F; if yours does, enter F instead.
Will this match my official GPA?
It will if you use your school’s grade points and credits. Small differences can come from repeated classes, transfer credit, rounding (some schools truncate to two decimals) or grades your school leaves out. Your transcript is always the final word.