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Massachusetts Institute of Technology GPA Calculator

Built for Massachusetts Institute of Technology students on the 5.0 scale. Free, mobile-friendly, no signup.

Note: MIT uses a 5.0 scale internally (A=5.0) but most external applications convert to a 4.0 equivalent. Use the generic calculator instead →

This semester

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9 credits

How grades convert to points here

Whole letters only at Massachusetts Institute of Technology: A, B, C, D, F, with no plus or minus modifiers. That removes the 0.3-point gradations most calculators assume and makes each individual grade weigh more heavily on the average.

First-year students are graded Pass/No Record (P/NR) in the fall and IAP terms — a Pass equals C- or better and a failing performance produces 'No Record,' hiding the grade entirely from the official transcript; standard A-F grading begins in the spring of first year (sophomore year for GPA purposes).

Latin honors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology does not award traditional Latin honors. That reflects a deliberate institutional position rather than an oversight — schools in this group generally argue that ranking students against each other distorts the point of the education.

Standing, honors lists, and retakes

On repeated courses: unknown

The part students usually miss

MIT deliberately awards no Latin honors, no class rank, and no valedictorian for undergraduates, and computes GPA on an internal 5.0 scale (A=5) rather than the usual 4.0, which is converted to a 4.0-equivalent only for external reporting.

Grading policy compiled from Massachusetts Institute of Technology's registrar and academic catalog. Policies change; the registrar is authoritative. See our methodology.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Massachusetts Institute of Technology use plus/minus grading?
No. Massachusetts Institute of Technology grades in whole letters only, so there is no A- or B+ to account for. Each letter maps to a single grade-point value.
If I retake a course at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, does the old grade still count?
unknown
Can I rely on this number?
It applies Massachusetts Institute of Technology's published scale to the grades you enter, so for a standard letter-graded course load it should match. It will not account for transfer credit, courses excluded from the GPA by policy, or program-specific weighting. Your registrar's figure is the official one.

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