Percentage to GPA Conversion Formula
You can find four percentage to GPA conversion formula in this article. However, I don’t recommend using those.
I have written extensively about Percentage to GPA Conversion. I strongly suggest, you should read the GPA Converter before reading the rest of this article.
I have received so many queries about how to convert academic percentage to GPA and CGPA to GPA. I’m not a big fan of GPA conversion, but I posted this just to discuss the different ideas students have and how they convert their percentage score to GPA.
The different academic systems around the world uses various scoring systems.
- USA – GPA (4.0 scale)
- India – Percentage (0 to 100) and CGPA (0 to 10)
I searched around to see what I can find about converting percentage to GPA. Here are some of the formulas used by students.
Percentage to GPA – Formula 1
- 92-100 = 4.0 (A)
- 90-92 = 3.7 (A-)
- 87-89 = 3.3 (B+)
- 82-87 = 3.0 (B)
- 80-82 = 2.7 (B-)
- 77-79 = 2.3 (C+)
- 72-77 = 2.0 (C)
- 70-72 = 1.7 (C-)
Formula 2
- Divide by 100 and multiply by 4.
- Example: Percentage = 80, then GPA = 80 divided by 100 and multiply by 4.
Formula 3
- Same as Formula 2, but it’s simpler. Just divide percentage by 4 to get GPA.
Percentage to GPA – Formula 4
- 70 -100 = 4.0 (A)
- 60 – 70 = 3.0 (B)
- 50 – 60 = 2.0 (C)
- 40 to 50= 1.0 (D)
- Less than 40 = F
A comment from a Yale University Admission Officer
I strongly suggest not to use convert percentage score to GPA using any of the formulas. When students ask about converting percentage to GPA, an admission officer at Yale University responded:
No need for you to convert. We ask for your GPA and also the scale. You would just report the 78 and a scale of 10.
In a graduate school application, you will find these:
- What is your GPA:
- Scale:
If you have 77% then you will need to fill the application
- What is your GPA: 77
- Scale: 100
Bottom Line: Don’t convert your percentage or your form of academic score to GPA while applying for admission to colleges and universities in the U.S.