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Stanford GPA calculator

Stanford figures your GPA on a 4.3 scale: 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+ 1.3, D 1.0, D− 0.7 and NP (not passed) 0.0. Each grade is multiplied by the course’s units, and the total is divided by the units of every course graded A+ through NP. CR, S, NC, W, I, N and RP never enter it, so an NC in a credit/no credit course leaves your GPA alone while an NP in a letter-graded course counts as zero. If you retake a completed course that isn’t repeatable for credit, the first grade becomes RP and only the new grade and units count.

Stanford’s points: A+ 4.30, A 4.00, A− 3.70, B+ 3.30 and so on.

Example courses. Change them to yours, or

Include your earlier GPA

Quality points are the more exact input when the displayed GPA has already been rounded. Do not include these same units again in the course rows.

Raise my GPA: what would it take to reach a target?

These are future units beyond the courses and earlier record entered above.

Pass/fail or a retake: what would change?

Whether a pass/fail course leaves the GPA and whether a retake replaces the old grade are your school’s rules; the table below shows Stanford’s.

One grade higher: which course moves your GPA most?

Each line raises one course by one grade on the grade points above and leaves the others as entered, so a course that carries more credit moves the GPA more. A course you haven’t finished can be marked “Planned” in its ⋯ menu: the GPA so far then leaves it out, and the projection counts it at the grade you chose. A grade already on your transcript changes only under your school’s retake or grade-change rules.

Compare with a GPA line (dean's list, scholarship, good standing)
Course groups and equal weights

Set a course's group or term, or mark it planned, in its ⋯ menu. Groups are just your labels: they don’t apply AMCAS or other application-service GPA rules.

Import courses from a transcript or spreadsheet

Copy the courses from your unofficial transcript, degree audit or a spreadsheet and paste them here, one course per line with its grade and credits. Term headings such as “Fall 2025” keep the courses in their terms. Your grades stay in this browser.

Save my courses or compare versions

Nothing is sent to us. Untick the box to forget them.

To compare plans, save the courses as they are now as a version, change them, and save again. Versions stay in this browser until you delete them.

Open a file you saved with “Save the versions to a file”, in this browser or another. It is read in your browser and sent nowhere.

Stanford’s rules checked in its Stanford Bulletin 2026–2027. Sources are at the bottom of the page.

Grade points at Stanford

Stanford multiplies each course’s grade points by its units, adds them up and divides by the units that count. Enter your courses above with these points already set.

Stanford University letter grades and grade points
GradeGrade points
A+4.30
A4.00
A−3.70
B+3.30
B3.00
B−2.70
C+2.30
C2.00
C−1.70
D+1.30
D1.00
D−0.70
NP0.00
H (GSB)4.14, a Graduate School of Business grade
HP (GSB)3.54, a Graduate School of Business grade
P (GSB)3.24, a Graduate School of Business grade
LP (GSB)2.94, a Graduate School of Business grade
U (GSB)0.00, a Graduate School of Business grade

From Stanford University, Student Services (Office of the University Registrar), How Do I Calculate My Grade Point Average (GPA)?.

What W, pass/fail, incomplete, retakes and transfer credit do at Stanford

A course left out of the GPA adds no points and no units. In the calculator, choose its code or “Not counted”; a code that counts as zero lowers the GPA like a failing grade.

How Stanford counts each code
CodeWhat it meansIn the Stanford GPA
NPNot passedCounts as 0.0 and its units stay in the denominator. It is the grade for a course taken for a letter grade that you don’t pass: Stanford’s own example is an A and an NP in two 4-unit courses, which gives a 2.0, not a 4.0. An incomplete you don’t finish within a year in a letter-graded course also becomes an NP. Rule
CR / NCCredit / no credit (your choice)Neither counts in your GPA. You elect CR/NC in a course where others get letter grades; CR means C− or better work and NC means D+ or below, so a no-credit mark doesn’t pull your GPA down the way an NP does. You can change the grading basis, where the course allows it, until Friday at 5 p.m. of week 8. At most 36 units of CR/NC and S/NC work (27 for transfer students) count toward the 180, General Education courses need a letter grade (Ways courses offered only S/NC excepted), Language requirement courses may be taken CR/NC, and a department may limit them in your major. Rule
SSatisfactory (no letter-grade option)Left out of your GPA. The instructor grades the whole course satisfactory/no credit, S means C− or better, and the other outcome is NC. All activity courses are graded this way, and at most 8 activity units count toward your degree. Rule
LPass, letter grade to followA temporary mark that earns unit credit and counts as a 2.0 in your GPA until the instructor reports the permanent letter grade, due before the next quarter starts. Rule
IIncompleteLeft out of your GPA, with no units until you finish. You must ask by the last class meeting, only after completing a substantial part of the work, and the instructor sets the deadline, one year at most. If it isn’t cleared, it automatically becomes NP or NC, and a leave of absence doesn’t stop the clock. Don’t re-enroll in the class to finish it: that triggers the repeat policy. Before you graduate, the Registrar checks whether your GPA would still meet degree requirements with every I counted as NP. Rule
WWithdrawStays on your transcript but doesn’t affect your GPA. Classes dropped by the Final Study List deadline (Friday at 5 p.m. of week 3) disappear from your transcript; after that you can withdraw until Friday at 5 p.m. of week 8 and get an automatic W, and past that the instructor grades the work you did. A leave of absence taken after week 3 also turns your classes into Ws. A W earns no units, can’t be replaced by RP, and counts as attempted units for financial aid progress. Rule
RPRepeated courseReplaces your original grade when you retake a course that isn’t repeatable for credit. RP is left out of your GPA, and the new grade and units count in its place. Rule
N / N-Continuing courseLeft out of your GPA. N marks satisfactory progress in a course that runs over more than one quarter, and you receive the units once the course is completed satisfactorily. N− marks unsatisfactory progress, and the first one is a warning. Rule
GNRGrade not reportedLeft out of your GPA, and no units are granted until a final grade is reported. Rule
H / HP / P / LP / UGraduate School of Business gradesIf you take a GSB course on its GSB grading basis, the grade counts in your GPA as H 4.14, HP 3.54, P 3.24, LP 2.94 or U 0.00 (MBA and MSx students find their own values on MyGSB). Business, Law and Medicine courses use their own grading systems even when students from other programs enroll. In the calculator, choose H (GSB) to U (GSB). Rule
AuditAuditing a courseStanford gives no credit for auditing and keeps no permanent record of audited courses. Rule
Repeated courseYou took the same course againMost courses can’t be repeated for credit, but you may retake any completed course, whatever the grade. You must enroll for the same number of units, the original grade becomes RP, and the second enrollment’s grade and units count in your cumulative GPA in its place; you earn the units only once. The swap happens once both enrollments have a final grade (not I, N, L or GNR). A W can’t be replaced, because a withdrawn course isn’t completed, and it doesn’t count as one of your attempts. A third take is allowed only if the second ended in NC or NP, needs approval from the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education via Academic Advising, and then the second and third grades both count. You can’t retake for credit a course you already have test or transfer credit for: the duplicate credit is removed. For financial aid progress, a second repeat counts as neither attempted nor earned units. Rule
Transfer creditGrades from another collegeGrades for transfer work are not factored into your Stanford GPA or posted on your Stanford transcript, and transfer work doesn’t count in the academic progress calculations; for financial aid, transfer and test units stay out of the GPA too. Credit needs a C− or better, or a Pass worth C− or above, and nothing graded D or below transfers. At most 45 quarter units of outside work, test credit included, count toward your degree (90 if you entered as a transfer student), and at most 20 of them may be courses with no Stanford parallel. Transfer credit is posted in whole units, rounded down. Rule

Stanford GPA lines

These are Stanford’s published undergraduate lines, each with the other conditions its catalog sets. Your college or program may set its own, higher lines.

Published GPA lines at Stanford
GPA lineWhat it meansAlso required
2.0 cumulativeGraduation minimumYou also need at least 180 units for a B.A. or B.S. (225 for dual B.A. and B.S. degrees), and for a B.A. or B.S. at least 135 of them must be earned at Stanford if you entered as a frosh, or 90 if you entered as a transfer. Before you graduate, the Registrar checks whether your GPA would still meet the requirement if every incomplete were an NP. Full rule
Below 2.0 cumulativeAcademic noticeEarning fewer than 9 units in a quarter, or fewer than 36 over your three most recent quarters, also brings notice. To clear it, in your next quarter (not Summer) you need at least 12 units with a 2.0 quarterly GPA and a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0; units for incompletes don’t count. Full rule
2.0 quarterly and 2.0 cumulative on noticeAcademic probation if you miss themFewer than 12 units, a quarterly GPA below 2.0 or a cumulative GPA below 2.0 while on notice can bring probation, which lasts two quarters of enrollment. Meet its conditions and you step down to notice for one more quarter. A summer quarter with 11 or more units may count, on request. Full rule
2.0 quarterly and 2.0 cumulative on probationAcademic suspension if you miss themThe same shortfalls while on probation can bring suspension: one year the first time, up to three years after that. You return on academic probation. Full rule
Top 15% cumulative GPABachelor’s Degree with DistinctionNo fixed GPA is published. The cut is the top 15% of the graduating class on the cumulative GPA at the end of Winter quarter of your graduating year, on your department’s or program’s recommendation. It is noted on your transcript and diploma. Stanford does not calculate class rank, and departmental honors rest on advanced independent work, not a GPA line. Full rule
2.00 cumulativeSatisfactory academic progress for federal and state aidYou also need at least 9 units earned each quarter, 36 over your last three quarters (Summer excluded), a 60% cumulative pace and no more than 18 quarters. The GPA follows the general rules but leaves out transfer and test units. On Financial Aid Warning you need 12 units and a 2.00 quarterly GPA. W and incomplete units count as attempted. Full rule

To see how far you are from one of them, enter it under “Compare with a GPA line” in the calculator, or as your target in the target GPA planner.

A worked example

At Stanford a retake replaces the first grade, as long as you finished the course. Say your quarter is an A+ in a 5-unit course, a B in a 4-unit course and an NP in a 5-unit course. Your GPA is (4.3 × 5 + 3.0 × 4 + 0.0 × 5) ÷ 14 = 33.5 ÷ 14 ≈ 2.39. You retake the failed course for the same 5 units, as required, and earn a B+. The NP becomes RP and leaves your GPA, so it becomes (21.5 + 12.0 + 3.3 × 5) ÷ 14 = 50.0 ÷ 14 ≈ 3.57, not the 50.0 ÷ 19 ≈ 2.63 you would have if both attempts counted. Had you withdrawn with a W instead, there would be nothing to replace. And had the retake ended in another NP, a third try would need approval, and then the second and third grades would both count.

The calculator gives an estimate from the grades you enter. Your official GPA is the one on your Stanford academic record.

Sources: Stanford University, Student Services (Office of the University Registrar), How Do I Calculate My Grade Point Average (GPA)?; Stanford University, Stanford Bulletin 2026–2027, General University Grading Systems; Stanford University, Student Services (Office of the University Registrar), General University Grading System; Stanford University, Student Services (Office of the University Registrar), Grades; Stanford University, Stanford Bulletin 2026–2027, Repeated Courses; Stanford University, Stanford Bulletin 2026–2027, Reporting & Revision of End-Quarter Grades; Stanford University, Stanford Bulletin 2026–2027, Study Lists; Stanford University, Student Services (Office of the University Registrar), Drop a Class; Stanford University, Stanford Bulletin 2026–2027, Voluntary Leaves of Absence for Undergraduate Students; Stanford University, Stanford Bulletin 2026–2027, Auditing a Stanford Course; Stanford University, Stanford Bulletin 2026–2027, Special Types of Undergraduate Credit; Stanford University, Stanford Bulletin 2026–2027, Undergraduate General Education Requirements; Stanford University, Stanford Bulletin 2026–2027, Undergraduate Transfer Credit; Stanford University, Student Services (Office of the University Registrar), Undergraduate Transfer Credit; Stanford University, Stanford Bulletin 2026–2027, Undergraduate Academic Progress; Stanford University, Student Services (Office of the University Registrar), Undergraduate Academic Progress Statuses: Notice, Academic Probation, and Academic Suspension; Stanford University, Stanford Bulletin 2026–2027, Baccalaureate Degree Requirements; Stanford University, Student Services (Office of the University Registrar), Undergraduate Degree Requirements; Stanford University, Stanford Bulletin 2026–2027, Baccalaureate Honors; Stanford University, Student Services (Office of the University Registrar), Undergraduate Honors; Stanford University, Financial Aid Office, Satisfactory Academic Progress.