How to Find Your GPA: Where It Is Published and How to Check It Yourself
You need your GPA for an application, a scholarship, or just your own peace of mind — but where is it, exactly? The good news: your school already calculates it, and there are three or four standard places to find it. This guide walks through each one, from the fastest (your student portal) to the most official (your transcript). And if none of them work, you will learn how to work the number out yourself from your grades.
1. Check your student portal first
Most colleges and high schools publish your GPA in the same online system where you see your grades — systems like PowerSchool, Infinite Campus, Canvas, or your college's student information portal. Look for a section called “Grades,” “Academic Record,” “Degree Progress” or “Unofficial Transcript.” Your cumulative GPA is usually shown next to your term GPA; applications almost always want the cumulative one.
College students: your portal often shows both a term GPA and a cumulative GPA, and may also show a separate major GPA. High school students: check the report-card or grades summary screen at the end of each semester.
2. Look at your transcript
Your transcript is the official record of every course, grade and credit — and your GPA is printed on it, usually at the end of each term and as a cumulative total. Most schools let you download an unofficial transcript free from the portal; an official, sealed transcript is requested from the registrar (colleges) or school office/counsellor (high schools), sometimes for a small fee.
If a college or employer asks you to “send your GPA,” they usually mean this document. Unofficial copies are fine for most applications; official ones go directly from school to school.
3. Ask the registrar or your counsellor
If the portal is down, your school is small, or the number looks wrong, go to the source. The registrar's office (college) or your school counsellor (high school) can print your current GPA on the spot and explain exactly how it was calculated — including whether it is weighted. This is also the right move if you spot a grade error: GPA disputes always start with the underlying grade record.
4. Work it out yourself (takes five minutes)
- List every course with its final letter grade and its credits.
- Convert each letter to points: 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, F = 0.0.
- Multiply each course's points by its credits, add the results, and divide by the total credits.
Or skip the arithmetic: our GPA calculator does exactly this, and its cumulative mode blends in a GPA you already have. The full method, with examples, is in our guide on how to calculate GPA.
Which GPA is “your” GPA?
You actually have several GPAs, and using the wrong one on an application is a common mistake:
- Term / semester GPA — one term only. Useful for dean's list and term honours.
- Cumulative GPA — every term combined. This is the default answer when anyone asks for your GPA.
- Weighted GPA — includes Honors/AP bumps, so it can pass 4.0. Common in high school; colleges often recalculate unweighted.
- Major GPA — only courses in your major. Graduate schools and some employers ask for this one.
When in doubt, report the cumulative, unweighted GPA from your transcript — it is the most comparable number and the one that can be verified against the document.
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Where can I find my GPA online?
In your school's student portal — look under Grades, Academic Record or Unofficial Transcript. PowerSchool and Infinite Campus (high schools) and college student information systems show both your term and cumulative GPA there.
How do I find my GPA if my school does not publish one?
Some schools, especially outside the US, do not use GPA at all. Work it out from your percentage grades: convert each percentage to a letter with the grade percentage calculator, then average the grade points weighted by credits with the GPA calculator. State on applications that it is self-calculated.
Is my GPA on my diploma?
Usually not. Diplomas certify that you graduated; your grades and GPA live on your transcript. Some schools print Latin honours (cum laude and similar) on the diploma, which are based on GPA bands.
My portal GPA and my own calculation disagree. Who is right?
The school's number is official, but errors happen — usually a mis-entered grade, a repeated course counted twice, or transfer credits handled unexpectedly. Compare course by course with your transcript, then take the mismatch to the registrar or counsellor with the document in hand.
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