Weighted GPA Calculator
If your school adds bonus grade points for Honors, AP, IB, or dual-enrollment courses, this calculator estimates your weighted GPA.
About this calculator
A weighted GPA gives extra credit for harder courses. The most common US convention adds 1.0 to the grade point for AP and IB classes and 0.5 for Honors classes, capping a regular A at 4.0, an Honors A at 4.5, and an AP or IB A at 5.0. Many schools use variations — some weight dual-enrollment college courses the same as AP, some use different bonuses, and some only weight certain subjects. Always check your school's policy before relying on a specific number for college applications or honors lists.
This tool lets you mark each course as Regular, Honors, or AP/IB and applies the common bonus on top of your grade. Like the unweighted calculator, it runs entirely in your browser and stores nothing.
How it works
- Add a row for each course with the credit hours.
- Pick the course type: Regular, Honors, or AP/IB.
- Enter the grade you earned.
- The calculator adds the weighting bonus and averages the result by credits.
Example calculation
Three 1-credit courses: AP A (5.0), Honors A (4.5), Regular B (3.0). Weighted GPA = (5.0 + 4.5 + 3.0) ÷ 3 = 4.17. The same three classes calculated unweighted would be (4.0 + 4.0 + 3.0) ÷ 3 = 3.67.
What this means
Weighted GPAs are most useful for comparing students inside the same school, because they reward course difficulty. College admissions offices often recalculate GPAs using their own scales, so the weighted number you see here is an estimate of how your school's policy might score your record, not a universal value.
FAQ
- What weighting bonus does this calculator use?
- It uses the common US convention: +0.5 for Honors and +1.0 for AP/IB on top of the standard 4.0 scale. If your school uses different bonuses, treat the result as an approximation.
- Does it cap weighted grades at 5.0?
- Yes, in the common convention an A in an AP or IB course is worth 5.0. Schools that allow higher caps (e.g. 6.0 scales) will produce slightly different numbers.
- How are dual-enrollment classes weighted?
- It depends on the school. Some weight them like AP, some like Honors, and some not at all. Set the course type to match your school's policy.
- Will colleges see my weighted or unweighted GPA?
- Both, usually. Most transcripts report both numbers, and many colleges recalculate using their own scale, so it is worth understanding both versions.