Cumulative GPA Calculator
Enter your current cumulative GPA and total credit hours earned, then add your new semester courses to see your updated overall GPA.
Fill in the fields below to calculate your updated GPA.
Your Existing Academic Record
Find your current GPA and credit hours on your official transcript or your student portal under “Academic Record” or “Degree Audit.”
New Semester Courses
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How to Use
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Enter your current cumulative GPA as shown on your transcript.
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Enter the total credit hours you have already completed toward your degree.
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Add your new semester courses, credit hours, and grades below.
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Your updated cumulative GPA is calculated instantly and shown alongside a comparison of your previous record and new semester.
Grade Point Scale — 4.0
A+4.0
A4.0
A−3.7
B+3.3
B3.0
B−2.7
C+2.3
C2.0
C−1.7
D+1.3
D1.0
D−0.7
F0.0
About Cumulative GPA
Your cumulative GPA is your overall grade point average across every semester you have completed. It is the GPA that appears on your official transcript and is what graduate schools, employers, and scholarship committees evaluate when they ask for your GPA.
The further along you are in your degree, the harder it is to move your cumulative GPA significantly in a single semester — because the new semester represents a smaller fraction of your total credit hours. This is why starting strong in your first year has an outsized impact on your lifetime cumulative GPA.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is cumulative GPA?
Cumulative GPA is the running weighted average of all your course grades across every semester you have completed. It is weighted by credit hours — courses with more credits have a larger impact than courses with fewer credits. This is the GPA on your transcript.
How much can one semester change my cumulative GPA?
It depends on how many credit hours you have already completed. If you are early in your studies (30 credits) and add a 15-credit semester, that new semester is 33% of your total weight — a big impact. If you have 90 credits and add 15 more, the new semester is only 14% of your total. Enter your specific numbers in the calculator above to see the exact change.
Where do I find my current GPA and credit hours?
Your cumulative GPA and completed credit hours are shown on your official transcript, your student portal under “Academic Record” or “Degree Audit,” and sometimes on your enrollment verification letter. Contact your registrar’s office if you cannot locate them.
What GPA do I need this semester to raise my cumulative GPA to X?
Work backwards in the calculator: enter your current GPA and credits, then adjust the semester grades until the cumulative result matches your target. This tells you exactly what semester GPA you need to achieve your goal. You can then use the Semester GPA Calculator to identify which course grades will produce that semester GPA.
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