Weighted GPA
Free Weighted GPA calculator with clear step-by-step results.
About Weighted GPA
A weighted GPA credits the extra difficulty of honors, AP or IB courses by adding a bonus to their grade points before dividing by credits. The mechanics are: quality points are grade point × credits, a bonus of typically 0.5 or 1.0 is added per weighted credit, and the total is divided by all credits attempted. This is why a weighted GPA can exceed the nominal 4.0 maximum, and why it can only be compared between students on the same weighting policy.
Formulas
Weighted quality points
Weighted points = unweighted quality points + honors credits × bonus per credit
GPA
Weighted GPA = weighted points ÷ total credits attempted
Worked example
With the default values below, Weighted GPA returns Weighted GPA of 3.625. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.
Inputs used
- Total credits attemptedminimum 1
- 24
- Unweighted quality points earnedminimum 0
- 84
- Honors or AP creditsminimum 0
- 6
- Bonus added per honors creditaccepts 0–2
- 0.5
- Unweighted scale maximumaccepts 1–10
- 4
Results
- Weighted GPA
- 3.625
- Unweighted GPA
- 3.500
- Boost from Honors Credit
- 0.125
- Share of the Unweighted Maximum
- 90.63%
Step by step
- 1Values used
- 2Weighted quality points
- 3GPA
- 4Weighted GPA= 3.625
- 5Unweighted GPA= 3.500
- 6Boost from Honors Credit= 0.125
- 7Share of the Unweighted Maximum= 90.63
Assumptions and limits
- The result is derived only from the 5 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
- In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
- Figures are rounded for display to 3 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
- Weighting policies, scales and which courses qualify are set by each school or district. Use your official transcript and your institution's published policy for any decision that depends on the figure.
How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.
Weighting policies, scales and which courses qualify are set by each school or district. Use your official transcript and your institution's published policy for any decision that depends on the figure.
Frequently Asked Questions
What bonus do schools use?
Most commonly 0.5 for honors and 1.0 for AP or IB, but some use 0.33, some weight only the letter grade rather than per credit, and some do not weight at all. Use your school's published policy — the number here is a default, not a standard.
Why is my weighted GPA above 4.0?
Because the bonus is added on top of a 4.0-scale grade point. A student taking mostly AP courses with 1.0 bonuses can legitimately exceed 4.0, which is normal under a weighted scheme.
Which GPA do colleges use?
Many recalculate from your transcript using their own weighting, so neither figure is universal. Reporting both, as here, is the safest basis for comparison.