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Weighted Grade Calculator

Average grades with different weights, as percentages or letter grades.

Change the values and press Calculate to work out your own figures.

Enter each grade and its weight; weights needn't add up to 100.

Grades One row per assignment, test or category: its grade and weight.

Row 1
Row 2
Row 3
About grades areAverage percentages, or letter grades as grade points.
About grade scaleHow plus and minus grades are counted; most schools use one of these two.
Result
Weighted grade
82.5%
Letter grade
B-
Total weight
100

The weighted average is 82.5% (B-).

Show the working
  1. Σ(grade × weight) ÷ Σ weight
  2. = 8,250 ÷ 100 = 82.5%

How to use it

Enter each grade and its weight; weights needn't add up to 100.

Grades can be letters (A+ to F, P or NP for pass/no pass) or percentages (0 to 100). Show the working gives the formula with your numbers.

Key facts

grade = Σ(grade × weight) ÷ Σ weight

Letter grades

Letters are averaged as grade points (A = 4) and the result turned back into a letter.

Questions

Do the weights have to add up to 100?

No; the total weight is divided out.

Formulas

grade = Σ(grade × weight) ÷ Σ weight

Sources

Limitations

  • Letter-grade points follow the common US 4.0 scale; schools differ, so check your own school's table.
  • Percentage bands for letters are the common 97/93/90 … 60 cut-offs.
  • Weighted GPAs add 0.5 for honors and 1 for AP, IB and college courses; some schools use other bonuses.
  • At most 50 rows.

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