Track grades across semesters & plan your target GPA
Free · No signupThe GPA scale you use depends on your country, school, and program. This guide covers every major scale used worldwide — from the standard US 4.0 scale to Australia's 7-point system, India's 10-point CGPA, and France's 20-point marks — with full conversion tables and a built-in converter.
The 4.0 scale is the most widely used in the United States and Canada. Each letter grade corresponds to a grade point, and your GPA is the credit-weighted average of those points.
| Letter Grade | Percentage | Grade Points (4.0) |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 97 – 100 | 4.0 |
| A | 93 – 96 | 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 | 65 – 66 | 1.0 |
| F | Below 65 | 0.0 |
Note: some US universities use the 4.3 scale, which distinguishes A+ (4.3) from A (4.0). Always check your institution's official scale.
Change any one field and the other two update automatically — based on the US 4.0 scale.
An "A" grade doesn't mean the same number everywhere. Here's how the top grade maps across the major scales:
| Scale | Countries | Top Grade Point | Passing Threshold |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | United States, Canada | 4.0 (A) | 1.0 (D) |
| 4.3 | US (with A+), Hong Kong, Seoul National | 4.3 (A+) | 0.7 (D−) |
| 4.5 | South Korea (most universities) | 4.5 (A+) | 1.0 (D) |
| 5.0 | Singapore (NUS / NTU), Malaysia (some) | 5.0 (A+/A) | 1.0 (D) |
| 7.0 | Australia | 7 (HD) | 4 (P) |
| 10.0 | India, Pakistan, Bangladesh | 10 (O) | 4 (P) |
| 20 | France, Lebanon, Belgium | 20 | 10 |
| % | UK, China, many others | 100 | 40 – 60 (varies) |
Some US schools — along with Hong Kong universities — add a distinct A+ grade worth 4.3 points, allowing students to exceed a "perfect" 4.0 GPA in courses where A+ is awarded.
| Letter | Grade Points |
|---|---|
| A+ | 4.3 |
| 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 | 1.0 |
| F | 0.0 |
Used by most Korean universities. Top grade is A+ = 4.5. Passing is typically D = 1.0. Seoul National University (SNU) is a notable exception that uses the 4.3 scale instead.
| Letter | Grade Points |
|---|---|
| A+ | 4.5 |
| A | 4.0 |
| B+ | 3.5 |
| B | 3.0 |
| C+ | 2.5 |
| C | 2.0 |
| D+ | 1.5 |
| D | 1.0 |
| F | 0.0 |
Used by NUS, NTU, SUTD, SUSS, and SIT in Singapore, plus some Malaysian universities. Note that SMU in Singapore actually uses the 4.0 scale instead, and all five Singapore polytechnics use 4.0.
| Letter | Grade Points |
|---|---|
| A+ / A | 5.0 |
| A− | 4.5 |
| B+ | 4.0 |
| B | 3.5 |
| B− | 3.0 |
| C+ | 2.5 |
| C | 2.0 |
| D+ | 1.5 |
| D | 1.0 |
| F | 0.0 |
Standard at most Australian universities. Often called "GPA" (4-point weighted) or "WAM" (Weighted Average Mark out of 100) depending on context. The 7-point GPA below is the most common reporting format.
| Grade | Full Name | Grade Points |
|---|---|---|
| HD | High Distinction | 7.0 |
| D | Distinction | 6.0 |
| C | Credit | 5.0 |
| P | Pass | 4.0 |
| N / F | Fail | 0.0 |
Used by IITs, NITs, and most universities across India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Grades are expressed as CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) on a 10-point scale.
| Letter | Name | Grade Points |
|---|---|---|
| O | Outstanding | 10.0 |
| A+ | Excellent | 9.0 |
| A | Very Good | 8.0 |
| B+ | Good | 7.0 |
| B | Above Average | 6.0 |
| C | Average | 5.0 |
| P | Pass | 4.0 |
| F | Fail | 0.0 |
French, Lebanese, and Belgian universities mark students out of 20. 10 is usually the passing threshold and anything 16+ is considered excellent — a mark of 20 is extremely rare and reserved for near-perfect work.
| Mark (out of 20) | Description |
|---|---|
| 16 – 20 | Très Bien (Excellent) |
| 14 – 15 | Bien (Good) |
| 12 – 13 | Assez Bien (Fair) |
| 10 – 11 | Passable (Pass) |
| 0 – 9 | Insuffisant (Fail) |
UK universities mark out of 100, with a degree classification attached at the end. Chinese universities typically use the same 0–100 scale directly as the GPA.
| UK Mark | Classification |
|---|---|
| 70 – 100 | First Class Honours (1st) |
| 60 – 69 | Upper Second Class (2:1) |
| 50 – 59 | Lower Second Class (2:2) |
| 40 – 49 | Third Class (3rd) |
| Below 40 | Fail |
The safest rule is percentage-based conversion: divide your GPA by the max of your current scale to get a percentage, then multiply by the target scale's max.
For example, converting a 3.6 on a 4.0 scale to a 5.0 scale:
3.6 ÷ 4.0 = 90% → 90% × 5.0 = 4.5 on the 5.0 scale
This is an approximation. For official admissions conversions (US graduate schools especially), institutions often use WES (World Education Services) or their own internal policy.
In the US, many high schools give a "weighted" GPA for AP and Honors courses — a bonus added on top of the standard 4.0 scale to reflect the higher difficulty.
| Course Type | A Grade = Grade Points |
|---|---|
| Regular course | 4.0 |
| Honors course | 4.5 |
| AP / IB course | 5.0 |
This is why you sometimes see US high school GPAs reported as 4.3, 4.5, or even 5.0 — these are weighted values. Colleges typically "unweight" back to the 4.0 scale when comparing applicants.
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Use whatever scale your school officially reports. If you're applying to a school that uses a different scale, convert using percentage-based conversion (GPA ÷ current scale max × target scale max). Most US graduate admissions rely on WES conversions for international transcripts.
Not harder — just more granular. A 4.3 scale lets schools distinguish A+ performance (4.3) from regular A (4.0). If you never get A+ grades, your GPA looks the same on both. The difference only appears when converting: a 4.0 on the 4.3 scale corresponds to a 3.72 on a 4.0 scale (4.0 ÷ 4.3 = 93%, × 4.0 = 3.72).
The Singapore 5.0 scale is a native grading system (A+/A = 5.0, A− = 4.5, B+ = 4.0 …). The US "weighted 5.0" is an AP/Honors bonus added onto a base 4.0 scale. They look similar but map to different underlying grades.
Australian universities use High Distinction (HD = 7), Distinction (6), Credit (5), Pass (4), and Fail (0). This mirrors the original British honours classification more closely than the US 4-point GPA. Australian students can convert to a US 4.0 equivalent by dividing by 7 and multiplying by 4.
Functionally yes — a CGPA (Cumulative GPA) is just a GPA calculated across all completed semesters rather than a single term. The term "CGPA" is dominant in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, and the Middle East; "GPA" is more common in the US.