UT GPA Calculator

Two UT calculators in one. Switch to UT Austin to calculate a college GPA on Austin's plus/minus scale (no A+), or to UT Knoxville to estimate the weighted core GPA the University of Tennessee uses for freshman admission.

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UT Austin GPA

3.49

Over 13 credit hours.

    UT Austin's catalog scale: A = 4.00, A- = 3.67, B+ = 3.33 and so on, with no A+. Courses graded I, Q, W, X, S, U or CR (including credit by exam) don't count. UT Austin catalog, computation of the GPA.

    How to use it

    1. Pick UT Austin or UT Knoxville at the top of the course list.
    2. UT Austin: enter each course with its letter grade and credit hours. Leave out courses graded W, Q, I, X, S, U or CR.
    3. UT Knoxville: enter your core high school courses and mark honors, AP, IB, Cambridge and dual-enrollment classes.

    The formula

    UT Austin: A = 4.00, A- = 3.67, B+ = 3.33, B = 3.00 … D- = 0.67, F = 0; GPA = Σ (points × hours) ÷ Σ hours

    UT Knoxville core GPA: +0.5 honors, +1.0 AP/IB/Cambridge/dual enrollment, added to unweighted grades

    Good to know

    • UT Austin freshman admission doesn't use a recalculated GPA: Texas students in the top 5% of their class are admitted automatically (for 2026–28), and others are reviewed holistically starting with class rank.
    • UT Knoxville's core GPA uses 16 courses: 4 English, 4 math, 3 science, 1 U.S. history, 1 world or European history, 2 of one foreign language and 1 arts course.
    • A 4.0+ UT core GPA is one of the routes to guaranteed admission for Tennessee residents.

    Questions

    Does UT Austin have an A+?

    No. UT Austin's highest grade is an A, worth 4.00. An A- is 3.67 and a B+ is 3.33.

    What GPA do you need for UT Austin?

    For Texas residents, UT Austin admits most students by class rank: the top 5% of a Texas high school class is admitted automatically. There's no published GPA cutoff for holistic review.

    How does UT Knoxville calculate GPA?

    It takes your unweighted grades in 16 core courses and adds 0.5 for honors and 1.0 for AP, IB, Cambridge and dual-enrollment courses, on a 4-point base scale.