Calculate your GPA on the standard 4.0 scale. All courses count equally — no AP or Honors bonuses. The most universal GPA measurement.
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Unweighted GPA
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out of 4.0
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2.03.03.54.0
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Courses
● 3.5–4.0Dean's List
● 3.0–3.49Good Standing
● 2.0–2.99Satisfactory
● Below 2.0At Risk
What is an Unweighted GPA?
An unweighted GPA is the standard Grade Point Average calculated on the 4.0 scale, treating every course equally regardless of difficulty. Whether you take AP Physics or regular English, an A earns 4.0 grade points in both cases.
This is the most universal form of GPA measurement. Almost every college and university in the United States uses the unweighted 4.0 scale as a baseline for comparison. Even if your high school uses a weighted system, colleges often recalculate applicants' GPAs on an unweighted basis to ensure fair comparisons.
The unweighted GPA scale: A=4.0, A-=3.7, B+=3.3, B=3.0, B-=2.7, C+=2.3, C=2.0, C-=1.7, D+=1.3, D=1.0, D-=0.7, F=0.0. Plus/minus grades vary by school — some schools don't use them.
If you want to see both your weighted and unweighted GPA, use our Weighted GPA Calculator which shows both side by side.
Frequently Asked Questions
An unweighted GPA uses the standard 4.0 scale for all courses equally. An A in AP Calculus and an A in gym class both earn 4.0 points. The maximum is 4.0.
Remove course difficulty bonuses and recalculate using only standard grade points (A=4.0, B=3.0, etc.) without AP or Honors bonuses. This calculator gives you the pure unweighted result.
Yes. A 4.0 unweighted GPA means earning an A or A+ in every course. It's the maximum on the standard scale. Note that A+ = 4.0 on most scales (not 4.3).
Most colleges recalculate GPAs using their own formula for fair comparisons. Unweighted GPA is standardized and widely used. Course rigor (AP/Honors enrollment) is evaluated separately from GPA.