How to use the graduate school GPA conversion calculator
Graduate admissions pages usually state a minimum GPA on one scale, while applicants arrive with transcripts on a 4.0, 4.3, 4.5 or percentage scale. That makes it hard to tell at a glance whether you clear the bar. Enter the top of your own grade scale and your cumulative GPA, then the top of the scale the program uses and the minimum it requires, and the page reports the converted figure together with the verdict.
Two methods are available. The proportional method divides your GPA by the top of your scale and multiplies by the top of the target scale. The linear with matched floors method lines up the lowest passing grade on each scale first and stretches the range in between. The same transcript converts differently under the two, so the formula actually used is printed in the result. A converted GPA equal to the required minimum counts as met.
No single official conversion table exists. This calculator does not apply a program's own in-house formula, major-specific weighting, points for language tests or research output, or the recalculation a credential evaluation service performs. Converting secondary school grades into an undergraduate admissions score is outside its scope.
Frequently Asked Questions
The proportional method treats zero as the shared anchor and only matches the tops of the two scales. The linear method anchors the lowest passing grade instead, so the same GPA converts to a different figure. The formula line in the result shows which one was used.
Yes. Put 100 as the top of your own scale and your percentage in the GPA box. Putting 4.0 as the top of the target scale then converts it onto a 4.0 scale.
Values at or above the minimum count as met, so an exact match is reported as met and the difference shows as +0.00.