Combine your GPA from before this term with this term’s GPA to see your running cumulative GPA. If you need your current term GPA first, use the main GPA calculator — then come back and plug both in here.
Enter the GPA and credits you brought in from before, then your current term GPA and credits, to combine them into one cumulative GPA.
Have a transcript? Import it instead of typing. Upload a PDF or photo, or paste the text — every row it reads shows up for you to check before anything is calculated. Your file stays on your device.
Not sure of your term GPA yet? Work it out with the main GPA calculator first.
Transcript GPA calculator: import your transcript instead of typing it
If you already have your transcript as a PDF, a photo, or even just text you can copy, use the import box at the top of the calculator: press Upload transcript, or paste the text and press Read pasted text. It pulls out every course, grade and credit it can find, shows you the rows it read so you can fix anything the scan got wrong, and only then does it do the math.
Two things worth knowing before you try it. The file is read in your browser and never uploaded to us or anyone else — the reading software (PDF.js and Tesseract, both open source) is downloaded the first time you import, and for photos the English recognition data (about 10 MB) comes with it once and then stays cached in your browser. And it is a reader, not an oracle: phone photos of paper transcripts come back with mistakes sometimes, which is exactly why every row shows up for a check first, and rows with a missing grade or credits start unticked.
Pick the grading scale at the top before you import — the reader looks for grades that exist on the scale you chose, so a letter-grade transcript read against a numeric scale will come up empty. Retakes, transfer credits and repeated courses are policy questions your registrar decides; the reader just shows what is printed on the page.
How cumulative GPA works
A cumulative GPA blends two (or more) GPAs together, weighted by the credits behind each one:
Cumulative GPA = (previous GPA × previous credits + current GPA × current credits) ÷ total credits
This is the same formula Georgia Tech’s registrar uses: total quality points divided by total GPA hours, across every term.
For example, if you carried a 3.5 GPA over 24 credits and earned a 2.9 GPA across another 15 credits, your cumulative GPA would be:
(3.5 × 24 + 2.9 × 15) ÷ 39 = 3.27
The more credits behind a GPA, the more pull it has on the combined number. It’s honestly that simple.
Understanding your result
The number you get is your running average across every credit you entered — not just this term. That distinction matters for two reasons.
First, your cumulative GPA sits almost always closer to your historic GPA than to this term’s number. Carried a 3.5, earned a 3.2? A combined 3.43 is the truth: this term nudged you down slightly, but your history is still doing most of the work. Expecting the cumulative to jump after one good semester once you’ve banked lots of credits just isn’t realistic — and now you know why.
Second, the gap between your term GPA and your cumulative is useful info. A term GPA well above your cumulative means you’re trending up — keep it going. One well below it means next term, protect your high-credit courses, because each weak big course now drags against a longer record.
Semester vs cumulative GPA
Your semester GPA covers a single term’s courses. Your cumulative GPA weights every semester together. Applications, scholarships, and graduation requirements almost always look at the cumulative figure — which is exactly why the running number matters more than any single good or bad term.
The practical rule is simple: protect your cumulative early. A strong first year builds a base that absorbs later dips, while a weak start makes every future term run uphill against it.
Do the math without a spreadsheet
The weighted average isn’t hard, but it’s easy to get wrong by hand — especially when terms carry different credit loads. Enter both GPAs and their credits above and let the calculator do the division. Quick way to sanity-check your result: your cumulative GPA always lands between your previous GPA and your current term GPA, weighted toward whichever has more credits behind it.
When scale matters
Only combine GPAs measured on the same grading scale. Blending a 4.0-scale GPA with a weighted 5.0-scale one produces a number that means nothing. Pick the scale for your country at the top of the calculator, and confirm the final number with your institution.
Frequently asked questions
What is a cumulative GPA calculator?
It combines your previous GPA with this term’s GPA, weighted by the credits behind each, to show your running overall GPA.
Can I add a new semester to my current GPA?
Yes. Enter the GPA and credits you already have, then the GPA and credits from your new semester. The calculator returns the combined cumulative GPA.
How do I calculate my overall GPA after this semester?
Blend your current GPA and credits with this semester’s using the formula on this page, or just enter both into the calculator and let it do the math.
Does a cumulative GPA consider every semester?
It considers every credit you enter. To cover all four years, keep adding each semester’s GPA and credits so the running total reflects your full record.
What GPA do I need this semester to keep my GPA?
Work the target backwards with the target GPA calculator, or plug different semester values into this tool to see how each one changes your running cumulative.
Why does my cumulative GPA move so slowly?
Because it’s credit-weighted. Once you’ve got 60+ credits on record, one term is a small fraction of the total, so each new semester shifts the average by only a few hundredths. Enter big credit totals and you’ll see it happen in front of you.
Can I calculate my GPA from a transcript?
Yes. Upload the transcript as a PDF or photo in the import box above, or paste its text, and the calculator reads each course, grade and credit off it, shows you the rows for a check, then works out the cumulative GPA.
Does my transcript get uploaded anywhere?
No. The file is read inside your browser and never sent to our servers. The only outside downloads are the open-source reader software the first time you import, plus about 10 MB of English recognition data for photos, which your browser caches.
What if the scan reads my grades wrong?
Then fix the row before importing — every row is editable, and rows the reader is unsure about start unticked so a misread never sneaks into the total. Credits are the one to double-check first, because they weight every course in the GPA.
Grading scales
Choose the scale for your country at the top of the calculator. The GPA values you enter are checked against the top of that scale. Grading systems vary by country and institution, so confirm the final number with your school.
Other tools
- SGPA to CGPA Calculator — combining semester SGPAs on the Indian 10-point scale, weighted by credits
- GPA Calculator — work out a single term’s GPA
- Semester Average Calculator — blend course percentages into one term average
- Credit Hour Calculator — track earned and planned course credits
- Class Rank Calculator — turn a class rank into a percentile and top-percentage standing
- GPA Improvement Calculator — project a multi-term recovery plan
- Target GPA Calculator — see what you need to hit a goal
- 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
- All tools on the Student GPA Tools page