Cumulative GPA Calculator

Cumulative GPA reflects your entire academic record, not just one semester. It combines quality points earned across all completed courses divided by total credits attempted. When you finish a new term, your cumulative GPA updates by merging previous quality points with the new semester's points: new cumulative GPA = (prior quality points + new quality points) ÷ (prior credits + new credits).

Suppose your cumulative GPA is 3.20 after 60 credits. Quality points equal 3.20 × 60 = 192. If you earn a 3.80 semester GPA over 15 new credits, you add 57 quality points (3.80 × 15). Your new cumulative GPA is (192 + 57) ÷ 75 = 3.32. Even a strong semester moves cumulative GPA slowly when you have many credits already on record — this is why early academic performance matters so much.

Students often use cumulative GPA calculators to set targets. If you need a 3.50 cumulative GPA at graduation and currently sit at 3.30 with 90 credits remaining, you can work backward to find the semester GPA required going forward. Small improvements each term compound over time, while a string of weak semesters becomes increasingly difficult to recover from.

Transfer credits, repeated courses, and grade replacement policies complicate cumulative GPA at some institutions. Some schools replace the old grade when you retake a course; others average both attempts. Pass/fail credits typically count toward total hours but not GPA. Check your registrar's policy before relying on projections for official purposes.

The standard U.S. 4.0 scale below maps letter grades to the grade points used in cumulative GPA math. Enter your current GPA, credits completed, and new semester courses to see your projected cumulative GPA.

Letter Grade	Percent Range	GPA Points
A+ / A	93–100%	4.0
A-	90–92%	3.7
B+	87–89%	3.3
B	83–86%	3.0
B-	80–82%	2.7
C+	77–79%	2.3
C	73–76%	2.0
C-	70–72%	1.7
D+	67–69%	1.3
D	63–66%	1.0
D-	60–62%	0.7
F	Below 60%	0.0

Whether you are planning for Latin honors, professional school applications, or employer GPA cutoffs, tracking cumulative GPA each semester keeps goals realistic. This calculator handles the weighted merge so you can focus on the grades you need rather than manual arithmetic.