Letter grades are the middle step most students never stop to read. You get an A− on a paper and file it away, but that grade has a number attached to it — and that number is what actually moves your GPA. This tool shows you exactly what any letter grade is worth on the scale your school uses, so the next time you see a grade you know what it did to your average.
Pick your country and grading scale, pick a letter grade, and you get its GPA points instantly. Same grade, different number depending on where you study — and that difference is real, not a formality.
Look up what a letter grade is worth on the grading scale your school uses. Pick your country and scale, pick the grade, and see its GPA points instantly.
How grade points work
Every letter grade on a grading scale maps to a fixed number of points. On the standard US 4.0 scale, an A is 4.0, a B is 3.0, a C is 2.0 — you get the pattern. Your GPA is the average of those points, weighted by how many credits each course was worth:
GPA = total grade points earned ÷ total credits
So a single B+ isn’t just “a B+.” On the US 4.0 scale it’s 3.3 points, and in a 4-credit course it contributes 13.2 points to your total. That’s the part people miss — the points are the machinery, the letter is just the label.
A quick look at grade point values
- US 4.0 (unweighted): A+ / 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
- Canada 4.3: A+ = 4.3 (the top differs from the US), A = 4.0, A− = 3.7, and so on downward
- India 10-point: O = 10.0, A+ = 9.0, A = 8.0, B+ = 7.0, B = 6.0, C = 5.0, D = 4.0, F = 0.0
- Australia 7-point: HD = 7.0, D = 6.0, C = 5.0, P = 4.0, F = 0.0
The tool above changes its grade list when you switch scales — Australia doesn’t use A−, India uses O, so the options genuinely differ.
Why the same letter has different points across countries
Not every country runs a 4.0 top. Canada’s common scale tops out at 4.3 so an A+ is worth more than a plain A. India leaves room above A+ with its O grade, Australia uses HD and D instead of letters. That’s why “I have an A” means different things in different places — the letter is fixed, the scale around it isn’t. If you’re comparing transcripts across countries, this is exactly where the confusion starts, and it’s why you should always convert on the target school’s own scale.
Turn points into progress
Knowing a grade’s points is the first step, but what most students actually want to know is what numbers they need going forward. That’s a different question. If you want to know what GPA a set of grades produces, use the GPA calculator. If you want to know what you need to reach a target, the target GPA calculator solves exactly that. Point lookup is the piece where we started — this tool.
Frequently asked questions
What is a B+ worth on a 4.0 scale?
3.3 points. In a 3-credit course that’s 9.9 grade points toward your total. The tool shows the point value for whichever scale you have selected.
Is an A on a Canadian 4.3 scale the same as a US 4.0 A?
Not exactly. The common Canadian scale gives A+ a 4.3, while the US 4.0 scale tops out at 4.0 for A and A+. Same A, slightly different room above it.
Does Australia use letter grades?
Commonly HD, D, C, P, and F on the 7-point scale — no A− or B+ the way the US does. Pick Australia in the tool and you’ll see the grade list change to match.
Can I use this to build my GPA myself?
You can, but the arithmetic is the tedious part. Multiply each grade’s points by its credits, add it all up, divide by total credits — or just let the GPA calculator do it and keep the grade list handy for reference.
What is the O grade on the India 10-point scale?
O stands for Outstanding and is worth 10.0 points — the top of the common Indian scale, above A+. It has no US equivalent because the US scale doesn’t go above 4.0.
Other tools
- GPA to Letter Grade — go the other way: a GPA back to the letter it reads as
- Final Grade Calculator — what you need on the final to hit a course target
- Weighted Grade Calculator — blend assignments by their weights
- GPA Calculator — turn a full set of courses and grades into a GPA
- Percentage to GPA Converter — percentage or letter grade to 4.0-scale points
- GPA to Percentage Converter — a GPA back into a percentage
- Cumulative GPA Calculator — blend semesters into an overall GPA
- Semester GPA Calculator — estimate what a planned term earns
- Ontario GPA Calculator — percentage grades into a GPA on Ontario 4.0/4.3 scales
- Alberta GPA Calculator — percentage grades into a GPA on the Alberta 4.0 scale
- British Columbia GPA Calculator — percentage grades into a GPA on the BC 4.33 scale where an A+ (90) is worth 4.33
- Quebec GPA Calculator — percentage grades into a GPA on the Quebec 4.3 scale where the C range runs 60 to 69
- USA GPA Calculator — percentage grades into a GPA on the standard US 4.0 scale where an A is any 90-100 and 60 is a D
- India CGPA Calculator — subject grade points into a CGPA on the 10-point scale with the CBSE 9.5 percentage
- Nepal GPA Calculator — subject marks into a GPA on the NEB 4.0 scale where A+ is 90-100
- UK GPA Calculator — degree classifications (First, 2:1, 2:2, Third) into a US GPA on the 4.0 scale
- Australia GPA Calculator — unit marks into a GPA on the 7-point scale, where High Distinction is 85+
- ECTS GPA Calculator — European module marks into ECTS letters and an estimated US GPA on the 4.0 scale
Or browse everything on the student GPA tools page.