Weighted Grade Calculator
A typical high-school or university course grade is a weighted average of homework, quizzes, mid-term, projects and the final exam, each with its own weight. Enter every assessment with a score and a weight — the tool instantly computes the weighted average so far, the share of total weight covered, the remaining weight (pieces still to come), and your "points locked in" floor (the lowest the final overall grade can fall to if everything left scores zero). Add or remove rows as needed; two common syllabus presets are one click away.
Assessments
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Weighted average
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Weight covered
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Weight remaining
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Points already locked in
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Even if every remaining piece scores 0, your final grade can't fall below this.
Weighted average = Σ(score × weight) ÷ Σ(weight). Weights are usually entered as percentages; if your syllabus is in points (e.g. Homework worth 25 of 100 points), enter the score as a percentage and the weight as the point allocation.
Formula
Weighted average = Σ(score × weight) ÷ Σ(weight) Points locked in = Σ(score × weight) ÷ 100 Weight remaining = max(0, 100 % − Σ weight)
- · Enter scores as percentages (88 means 88 %). If your syllabus is in points (e.g. 17 / 20 on Homework), convert first: 17 ÷ 20 × 100 = 85.
- · Weights are usually percentages. If you have only entered some of the term's pieces (mid-semester), the totals won't add up to 100 % — the calculator shows the gap as "weight remaining".
- · "Points locked in" = Σ(score × weight) ÷ 100 is the floor on your overall grade if every remaining piece scores zero — useful for the worst-case planning question "what's the lowest I can end up with?"
- · Some courses include bonus or extra-credit pieces that push the total weight past 100 %. The calculator flags this with a warning but still computes the average correctly.
- · Want "what score do I need on the final?" The Final Exam Grade Calculator solves for that directly given a target overall grade; this tool reports your current weighted average so far.
- · Letter grades follow the common US scale (A 93+, A− 90+, B+ 87+, B 83+, …). Cutoffs vary by school — check your syllabus.
Frequently asked
My syllabus bundles assessments into categories (e.g. "all quizzes average to 15 %") — how do I enter that?
The simplest approach: average the pieces in each category first, then add one row using that average and the category weight. E.g. four quizzes scored 78, 82, 85, 90 (average 83.75) and the quiz category is worth 15 % → enter a single row "Quiz / 83.75 / 15". If you want to see each quiz individually, split the category weight equally — e.g. four quizzes at 3.75 % each (sum 15 %) and enter them as separate rows. Both produce identical results mathematically; pick the granularity you prefer.
What's the difference between a weighted grade and GPA?
A weighted grade (this tool) is the overall score within a single course: Σ(score × weight) ÷ Σ(weight), where the denominator is usually 100 %. GPA is a weighted average across courses: convert each course's overall grade to grade points (e.g. A = 4.0), then weight by credits — Σ(grade points × credits) ÷ Σ(credits). Use the GPA or CGPA Calculator for that. In short: weighted grade combines pieces within one course; GPA combines courses.
My weights only add up to 80 %, not 100 % — is the weighted average still accurate?
Yes. The formula is Σ(score × weight) ÷ Σ(weight) — the denominator is whatever weight you've entered, so it auto-normalises. If 80 % of the weight is in and averages to 85, the weighted average is 85 regardless of the missing 20 %. But that 85 only reflects performance on the assessments you've entered — the remaining 20 % can still pull your final overall grade up or down. The "Points locked in" value shows the floor: the lowest your final overall grade can be if every remaining piece scores zero.
Can I enter a score above 100 (bonus / extra credit)?
Yes. The tool does not cap scores at 100 (your professor can award 105 as bonus, for example). Two common approaches: (1) fold bonus into the assessment row directly (a quiz of 95 + 5 bonus → enter 100); (2) add bonus as its own row with an extra-credit weight (e.g. "Bonus Project / 100 / 5" makes the total weight 105 %, which triggers a warning but is still computed correctly). Approach (2) lets you see the bonus's isolated impact.
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