Percentage To GPA Conversion

by HSB on September 5, 2008

in College Admission

Applying to U.S. Universities require you to enter GPA. But if transcripts have grades in percentage then students try to convert

  • Convert Percentage(100) to GPA(4.0)
  • Convert CGPA(10.0) to GPA(4.0)

I was in the same situation and few years back searching for different ways to use the GPA Calculator and came to know what to expect while calculation GPA.

GPA Converter

If you are looking for some table that will map your percentage score to GPA like this one

PercentageGPA
81 to 1004.0
61 to 803.50
51 to 603.00
41 to 502.50
< 402.00

I can very well say, you are making a huge mistake. If you want to know why above table will not work, you need to first understand what is GPA and how GPA is calculated. Many students even after reading this article ask the question – How to calculate GPA from their academic score. Hope you can read the article atleast twice before you ask the same question.

Grade Point Average (GPA)

Percentage Score (1 to 100) is used various countries, but in U.S. Schools use GPA system is used fo grading studnets.

GPA Vs Percentage

Both GPA and % assigns grades to students, they are essentially calculated in different ways. They are not the same or its not possible to equate or compare.

How GPA is Calculated

Grades will be assigned to student for each course ( A = 4.0; B = 3.0; C = 2.0 ; D = 1.0; F = 0; )

And  each course has Credit Hours. Usually Graduate level courses will have 3 Credit Hours per course.

Lets’ say at end of the semester, professor assigns grade of B to Course Database, Grade A to Course Networks and Grade A to course Software Testing. GPA is calculated as follows

  • Total Grades = Sum of (Grade * Credit Hours)= B*3 + A*3 + A*3 = 3*3+4*3+4*3 =33
  • Total Credit Hours = 3+3+3 = 9
  • GPA = Total Grades/Total Credit Hours = 33/9 = 3.66

Universities will have some some form of evaluation to convert percentage to GPA and that varies with each University. They have their own GPA calculator.

So, you really can’t convert academic percentage or CPGA to GPA. So, it would be better to write percentage in the college admission application.  Colleges will know what to do with your percentage score. You can write like 79/100 or 79%. that is more than enough.

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1 ajeet August 29, 2010 at 5:45 AM

I have got 7.01 on scale of 10.

Can anyone tell me what is my GPA in the scale of 4?

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2 Prashant August 19, 2010 at 2:48 AM

^^funny ..that guys jus post their % ..even after readin article!!!

Well HSB…thanks for the article…something new !

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3 joy July 24, 2010 at 2:55 AM

i have got 77% in B.E ….can you tell me wat is my GPA

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4 Divya July 22, 2010 at 11:06 AM

In my graduation exam, I got 75%…I was told that my GPA is 3.75…can someone please confirm if this is correct or not??

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5 Alamelu July 21, 2010 at 2:54 AM

Hi,

My cgpa is 6.35 out of 10.. I kindly request any1 to help me to find out of cgpa 4?

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6 Alamelu July 21, 2010 at 2:51 AM

Hi,

I have completed my B.tech in amrita university-India. My CGPA is 6.35 out of 10. Can anyone help me to find my cgpa out of 4. plz.

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7 purnima July 8, 2010 at 2:46 AM

hai
my gre score is 680. can i get admission in missouri state. plz rly me. my b-tech aggegate is 57%

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8 Amit June 28, 2010 at 4:13 AM

Dear Sir..
im writing GRE on july 20th…
my undergraduate % is 63
but my in 10 and 12 i hve 50%
is tht % affect me in tkin admissons in universities…

regards
Amit..

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9 Raju June 27, 2010 at 2:34 PM

Hello ladies & gentleman can any body post the relation between cgpa and percentage conversion for B.tech Pondicherry university

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10 Raju June 27, 2010 at 2:33 PM

Hello ladies & gentleman can body post the relation between cgpa and percentage conversion for B.tech Pondicherry university

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11 muktafi June 24, 2010 at 7:10 AM

how to covert from GPA into CGPA

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12 muktafi June 24, 2010 at 7:04 AM

I got 66.7885%.how to convert in cgpa in scale 4 and 10

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13 Pritesh Mahajan June 18, 2010 at 12:57 AM

Hello,
My name is Pritesh Mahajan ,i am studying in 7th sem Of BE Computer Science and Engineering .My aggregate percentage till 5th sem is 54.11 so what would be the my GPA uptill now?

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14 Aman June 7, 2010 at 3:32 AM

Dear Sir,

I got 68% in Btech Plz tell me my GPA.

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15 sirisha June 10, 2010 at 11:33 AM

hi,

As you have a percentage of 68 so your GPA is 3.50.

You can see the table which shows the percentages and GPA

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16 M.Riyasudeen June 1, 2010 at 10:07 AM

hello I Was completed B.tech(cse) in pondicherry university.
I have 6.54CGPA.
how to convert %?
how to convert gpa?
and how to convert ects?

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17 RGCET June 11, 2010 at 2:49 PM

For PU best CGPA to % calculation is CGPA (minus) 0.5
eg. 6.54 – 0.5 = 60.4%

For more clarification you can contact the office opposite to the university.

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18 M.Riyasudeen June 1, 2010 at 6:39 AM

i have 6.54cgpa
how to convert gpa?
and how to convert ects?

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19 shiva kumar May 24, 2010 at 4:13 AM

hello sir, i just completed B.TECH 3rd yr with an aggregate of 69% with ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS background, i would like to do MS in US, so can u plz give me details regarding various cources & good universities which suits me

awaiting ur responce

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20 vishal Pradhan May 16, 2010 at 7:43 AM

Hi, Iam vishal. My CGPA in B.Sc(Ag) is 7.26/10. Acc to my university (BHU) it is underA category( first class).Can any one tell me about the GPA under 4 scale.No clues i find for agri graduates in the thread.

thanks

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21 rafi May 13, 2010 at 8:11 AM

hi,
i got 68% in my b.tech and 65% in my masters.
can u tell me what is my gpa and cgpa.
please…..

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22 jdturner11b April 23, 2010 at 9:17 AM

GPA = (Percentage) / 100 * 4

Example:

GPA = 88%/100*4 = 3.52

Simplest way to get a raw number GPA.

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23 prajwal July 18, 2010 at 2:53 PM

This is absolutely incorrect. There is now way to convert percentage into GPA. The GPA scale will differ according to different colleges.

In your example, 88% is no way equal to 3.52

88% = 4.0

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24 NavedAnjum April 10, 2010 at 9:47 AM

I am totally confused while calculating GPA to percentage but what i know from the mentors is MUMBAI UNIVERSITY first class i.e 60% and more have great chance in US, also one of my friend studying at OHIO university had 58% IN BE from MUMBAI, says his GPA was found out to be 3 but he has a decent GRE of 1520 and TOEFL of 105. So mumbai university guys just chill, US universities are aware that mumbai university has low scores but not low on academics.

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25 Ash November 7, 2009 at 12:43 PM

hi

my ug univ gave me an aggregate of 84% after my final sem….the univ topper got 90….i stick to the rules and try not to convert my marks to gpa arbitrarily but some univs ask me to grade my marks in individual courses…….i totally dont get it…..help me out…how do i convert my marks in courses to grades if my univ doesnt supply a conversion mechanism….

any help is appreciated….

regards,
ash

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26 prashant October 28, 2009 at 2:44 AM

Sir,my university provided a totally differnt system. ie they award both CGPA as well as percentage.MY CGPA on 10 point scale is 6.2 which is equal to 69 % acording to university coneversion rule.
So plz tell me which to take into account CGPA of 6.2 or pecentage of 69% on 4 point scale??plz help me

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27 rafa October 23, 2009 at 1:57 PM

If as you say, it’s not possible to accurately determine the equivalent gpa , is it one of the important criterion for admission to most univeersities?

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28 HSB October 23, 2009 at 2:30 PM

You are right, but the University worry about converting your GPA. 60% in Mumbai University will can Top Rank holder, but 93% will be Top rank holder in Anna University in Tamil Nadu. So, if you calculate GPA it doesn’t make any sense.

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29 R N September 16, 2009 at 1:44 AM

I got 61%. Can anyone tell me what is GPA for this percentage?

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30 guna May 28, 2010 at 11:01 AM

i got 61% degree how to calculate cpga percent for 10

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31 sunny September 10, 2009 at 7:02 AM

54% in BE is equal what gpa

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32 Bander August 20, 2009 at 6:48 AM

I have got 3.56 on scale of 5.

Can anyone tell me what is my GPA in the scale of 4?

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33 Jesy August 15, 2009 at 10:45 AM

I got 86.7 what’s my GPA ?

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34 kamal August 13, 2009 at 9:27 AM

i have got 38.8% ….can you tell me wat is my GPA

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35 dileep August 12, 2009 at 3:39 PM

i am having bachelors degree with 66.8% what is my gpa

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36 Rumi July 16, 2009 at 2:22 PM

I’ve got an AGPA of 2.97
How wold that be converted to a GPA?

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37 Rumi July 16, 2009 at 2:21 PM

Is there anyway to convert the AGPA to GPA?

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38 sasi July 12, 2009 at 3:46 AM

when no arrears

GPA = 4*(percentage)/85

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39 sasi July 12, 2009 at 3:44 AM

GPA = {4*[achieved marks/(total marks + (arrears*100))]*100}/85

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40 HSB July 12, 2009 at 9:19 AM

Sasi – Don’t just makeup a formula to calculate GPA. Hope you read whats written in the article.

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41 Basit July 11, 2009 at 3:55 PM

Hi… My Percentage is 79.75%. I m going to apply in US Universities… Plz can u tell me what will be my GPA?

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42 rose June 22, 2009 at 8:55 AM

Hello 2 all……..I secure 60% with 8 backlogs
GRE-970
TOEFL-92
So, kindely tell me chances of getting visa

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43 rose June 22, 2009 at 8:53 AM

Hello 2 all………..
I secure 60% in B.Tech,GRE-970,TOEFL-92. But in B.Tech i am having 8 backlogs.So, pl tell me chances of get visa stamped……..

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44 ggggg March 18, 2010 at 1:00 AM

u cannot get dmission first clear ur backlogs i had 13 gre should be more than 1300 toefl should be 100 +

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45 Saja May 18, 2009 at 7:34 AM

i got 69% so wts my GPA score?

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46 sara June 28, 2009 at 2:33 PM

you GPA would be a 2.8

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47 Saad April 15, 2009 at 6:37 AM

Can you tell me my GPA.
I got 70% in my BS Elect. Eng course from UET Lahore.
Also, the topper got 85% and he’s in MIT as of now.

Can you please tell me my GPA?

thanks,

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48 FANAT1C June 22, 2009 at 1:29 PM

atleast read the article first. i am amazed u managed a 70%.

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49 Saad June 28, 2009 at 6:08 PM

Thanks although im still not sure of the conversion since what i learned is that GPA is relative grading which is also depended on the overall score…
But i managed to get admission in ETH Zurich in MS Electrical.

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50 Shruti March 13, 2009 at 1:53 PM

Very helpful information… thankyou.

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51 manasa January 17, 2009 at 10:42 AM

so my profile is my gre score os 1280and my toefl score is 95 and my academics score is 89 so could u convert it into gpa and could u suggest some universities along with the group i belong to pharmacy background

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52 hassan January 10, 2009 at 9:46 AM

I have graduate from Australian university and got overall score 74% in MBA. so please could you tell me my GPA from 4?

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53 dimple November 30, 2008 at 2:55 AM

ihave an verage of 79% and in final 76 % . in BSc biotech
can anyone tell my gpa?

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54 Bhaskar October 20, 2008 at 9:18 PM

i got a %age of 70% in my degree…(aggregate 65%)
can any1 tell me hw much do i score in d GPA scale???

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55 Divya October 2, 2008 at 4:36 AM

Hi..

In he University 1 method you have mentioned that 95-100% -4
90-94%-3.9

Then is the next one 85-90 or 85-89?
Please give the sequence

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56 Lupe Barrientes September 29, 2008 at 2:27 PM

great. thanks for the help

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