Unweighted GPA Calculator

Convert every letter grade to its 4.0-scale value (A = 4.0, B = 3.0, C = 2.0, D = 1.0, F = 0), ignoring any AP or honors bonus. Multiply each by the course's credits, add them up, and divide by total credits. For example, an A and a B+ in two 1-credit classes give (4.0 + 3.3) ÷ 2 = 3.65.

You can't convert a single weighted number directly, because the answer depends on how many weighted classes you took. Instead, take each course grade, remove the bonus (an A in AP counts as 4.0, not 5.0) and recalculate. As a rough guide, a 4.2 weighted GPA from a mix of AP, honors and regular classes is often around 3.6-3.9 unweighted. Enter your grades in the calculator above for the exact figure.

When they need to compare students fairly across high schools. Weighting policies differ — one school adds +0.5 for honors, another adds +1.0, a third doesn't weight at all. The unweighted GPA strips those differences out, which is why most US college admissions offices recalculate an unweighted figure from your transcript even if your school only reports the weighted version.

No. The unweighted scale caps at 4.0 by definition — A is the highest grade and worth exactly 4.0 points. Any GPA above 4.0 is a weighted GPA, no matter what label the report uses. Some schools use a 4.3 scale that recognises A+ as 4.3, which is a small deviation; outside that, anything above 4.0 implies course-difficulty bonuses.

Convert each grade back to its base 4.0-scale value before entering it. An A in AP Biology becomes 4.0 (not 5.0). An A- in honors English becomes 3.7 (not 4.2). The unweighted calculation ignores the +0.5 or +1.0 bonuses entirely. This calculator does that automatically — you enter the letter grade and credit hours, and the math uses unweighted point values regardless of course level.

Almost always, yes. The transcript usually lists both — weighted and unweighted — and colleges look at both. But many selective universities run their own unweighted recalculation using only academic courses (no PE, no electives), so the unweighted GPA they evaluate may differ slightly from the one on your transcript. Always submit both figures and let the admissions office do the conversion.

Yes. "Unweighted" means course difficulty is not weighted — but credit hours are still used to weight the average. An A in a 4-credit class still counts more than an A in a 1-credit class. The only thing the unweighted version strips out is the honors/AP/IB difficulty bonus.