Cumulative GPA Calculator
Enter your current GPA and credits, then add each new semester's GPA and credits to get your updated cumulative GPA on the 4.0 scale. Leave the current fields blank to start from zero.
- Total credits
- 75
- Quality points
- 249
(192 + 57) ÷ 75 = 3.32
Unweighted 4.0 scale, rounded to 2 decimal places.
How to calculate cumulative GPA
Cumulative GPA is your total quality points divided by your total graded credits. Quality points for a course or a semester are its GPA multiplied by its credits.
Cumulative GPA = total quality points ÷ total credits
To add a new semester to a GPA you already have, turn both into quality points, add them, and divide by the combined credits. For example, a 3.20 GPA over 60 credits followed by a 3.80 semester of 15 credits:
- Quality points so far: 3.20 × 60 = 192
- New semester: 3.80 × 15 = 57
- Total: 192 + 57 = 249 quality points over 75 credits
- Cumulative GPA: 249 ÷ 75 = 3.32
A strong 3.80 semester moved this GPA by only 0.12, because 15 new credits are outweighed by the 60 already on the record. The calculator rounds results to 2 decimal places.
Cumulative GPA vs semester GPA
A semester GPA covers the courses from one term. Your cumulative GPA combines every graded term so far, weighted by credits. To work out one semester's GPA from individual courses and letter grades, use the GPA calculator, then bring that result here.
Averaging semester GPAs only gives the right answer when every semester has the same credits. With 12 credits at 2.40 and 18 credits at 3.60, a simple average says 3.00, but the credit-weighted cumulative GPA is 93.6 ÷ 30 = 3.12.
Cumulative GPA is the same idea as CGPA
CGPA (cumulative grade point average) is the term used in India, Pakistan, Nigeria and many other countries, on 4, 5 or 10-point scales. The method is identical; for those scales use the CGPA calculator. If your school reports grades on another scale and you need a 4.0 figure first, try the GPA converter.
High school cumulative GPA
An unweighted high school GPA is calculated the same way: enter each semester's GPA with the credits it carried. Many high schools give 0.5 credit for a one-semester class and 1 credit for a full-year class. Weighted GPAs add extra points for honors, AP or IB classes, and schools do this differently, so use the high school GPA calculator for a weighted figure.
What counts and what does not
- Repeated courses. Some schools replace the old grade with the new one, some average both attempts, and some count both. Under grade replacement, remove the old course's credits and quality points before adding the new grade.
- Transfer credits. These often count toward graduation but not toward your GPA at the new school. Leave them out unless your transcript includes them in the GPA.
- Pass/fail, withdrawn and incomplete. A pass usually earns credit but no quality points, and a W or I usually has no effect. Leave these credits out. A failing grade in a pass/fail course counts at some schools.
- Mid-semester grades. If a term isn't over yet, estimate each course with the grade calculator and treat the result as a projection.
This calculator uses the unweighted 4.0 scale. Weighted GPAs, grade replacement and repeat policies, transfer credits and pass/fail courses are handled differently from school to school, so treat the result as an estimate. Your school's official transcript is the final word.
Frequently asked questions
Is cumulative GPA the same as overall GPA or total GPA?
Usually, yes. All three names describe one GPA across every graded course you've taken. Some transcripts show two versions: an institutional GPA for courses at your current school and an overall GPA that also includes transfer work. Check which one a scholarship or application asks for.
Can I use this if I only know my semester GPAs?
Yes. Leave the current GPA and credits completed blank and add each semester as its own row with its GPA and credits. The calculator weights each semester by its credits, so heavier semesters count for more.
Where do I find my credits completed?
Look on your transcript or student portal for a figure labelled GPA hours, quality hours or graded hours. Use that number rather than total earned hours, because earned hours can include pass/fail and transfer credits that are not part of the GPA.
Why doesn't my result match my transcript exactly?
Small gaps usually come from rounding: a semester GPA shown as 3.47 may really be 3.4667. Bigger gaps usually mean a repeated course, a transfer credit or a pass/fail course is handled differently by your school. Your official transcript is always the final word.
What GPA do I need next semester to reach a target?
That is the reverse question: you start from the GPA you want and work back. The GPA predictor works out the semester GPA you need for a target cumulative GPA and shows where different semester results would leave you.