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UC GPA Calculator:Weighted and Capped GPA by Official UC Rules
Enter each A-G course from grades 10 and 11 with its semester grades. The calculator applies the rules published on the University of California (UC) admissions website to compute the weighted and capped GPA and compares it with the GPA ranges of students admitted to the nine campuses. After a high school is selected, the calculator uses that school's official UC A-G course list to determine which courses earn honors points. Courses are stored only on this device and are never uploaded. For the rules, see the UC first-year application guide.
Grade 10Including the summers after grades 9 and 10
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Grade 11Including the summer after grade 11
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- Unweighted GPA
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- Fully weighted GPA
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- Semester grades counted
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The UC GPA Against Admit Ranges at the Nine Campuses
The table shows the fall 2026 first-year admit profile published on the UC admissions website. The yellow bar is the middle 50% GPA range of admitted students on the weighted and capped basis; the vertical line is the weighted and capped GPA calculated above.
| Campus | Admit rate | Admitted students' GPA, middle 50% | GPA scale | Position |
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| UC Berkeley | 10.5% | 4.16 – 4.28 | — | |
| UCLA | 10.8% | 4.20 – 4.30 | — | |
| UC San Diego | 27.2% | 4.12 – 4.28 | — | |
| UC Irvine | 30.3% | 4.06 – 4.27 | — | |
| UC Santa Barbara | 44.0% | 4.05 – 4.27 | — | |
| UC Davis | 45.8% | 4.00 – 4.25 | — | |
| UC Santa Cruz | 82.1% | 3.79 – 4.20 | — | |
| UC Riverside | 88.2% | 3.66 – 4.17 | — | |
| UC Merced | 94.7% | 3.57 – 4.16 | — |
UC cautions that these figures are useful only as a general guide to selectivity and not as a predictor of an individual's chance of admission. Competition varies widely among colleges and majors on the same campus.
Five Rules Used by the UC GPA Calculator
- Courses counted
- Only A-G courses taken from the summer after grade 9 through the summer after grade 11. Summer courses after grades 9 and 10 count as grade 10; summer courses after grade 11 count as grade 11.
- Grade points
- A is 4 points, B is 3, C is 2, D is 1, and F is 0. Pluses and minuses do not count, so the table offers only the five letters A through F.
- Honors points
- Each semester of a UC honors-level course earns 1 extra point, up to 8 points across grades 10 and 11, with no more than 4 from grade 10. A grade of D or F in an honors course earns no extra point. One college course counts as one grade and one honors point.
- Residency
- For California residents, honors courses are AP, IB, UC-transferable college courses, and UC-certified honors courses on the school's course list. For nonresidents, only AP and IB courses earn extra points.
- No rounding
- Total points are divided by the number of letter grades, and the result is kept to two decimal places without rounding.
Cases This UC GPA Calculator Does Not Handle
- High schools on a quarter or trimester system: this tool assumes two semester grades for each yearlong course. For other calendars, rely on the result from the UC application.
- Courses graded pass or no pass produce no letter grade and should not be entered.
- Repeated courses follow UC rules that this tool does not apply automatically. Enter only the grade that finally counts.
- UC calculates the official UC GPA after the application is submitted. The result here is for reference only.
UC GPA Calculator: Frequently Asked Questions
Why does the weighted GPA on an Irvine high school transcript differ from the UC GPA?
The weighted GPA on an Irvine high school transcript follows the school's own rules and usually includes every course from grades 9 through 12. The UC GPA counts only A-G courses from the summer after grade 9 through the summer after grade 11, ignores pluses and minuses, and caps honors points at 8. The two figures cover different courses and apply different weighting, so one cannot stand in for the other.
Do grades from grade 9 and grade 12 count toward the UC GPA for Irvine students?
For Irvine students, grades from grades 9 and 12 do not count toward the UC GPA. UC counts only A-G courses taken from the summer after grade 9 through the summer after grade 11. Grade 9 A-G courses still count toward the 15-course requirement, and the type and number of grade 12 courses is one factor in comprehensive review.
Which honors courses at Irvine high schools earn extra points in the UC GPA?
At Irvine high schools, all AP courses earn extra points in the UC GPA. A school-designated honors course earns an extra point only if UC has certified it and it is marked as honors on the school's UC A-G course list. After a high school is selected in this calculator, typing a course name shows how the list designates that course.
What UC GPA does an Irvine student need to apply to UC Irvine?
An Irvine student applying to UC Irvine faces the same minimum as at any campus: a UC GPA of at least 3.0 for California residents. Fall 2026 data published by UC show a middle 50% GPA range of 4.06 to 4.27 for students admitted to UC Irvine. UC cautions that this figure is a general guide to selectivity and not a predictor of an individual's chance of admission.
Is the result an Irvine student gets from this calculator the same as the official UC GPA?
The result an Irvine student gets from this calculator is an estimate under the rules on the UC website. UC calculates the official UC GPA after the application is submitted. Whether a course counts as A-G or as honors is determined by UC, and this tool does not handle quarter-system schools or repeated courses.
Sources5 sources · checked 2026-11-11
- admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/admission-requirements/first-year-requirements/gpa-requirement.html
- hs-articulation.ucop.edu/agcourselist
- admission.ucla.edu/apply/first-year/first-year-profile/2025
- admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/campuses-majors/first-year-admit-data.html
- admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/admission-requirements/first-year-requirements
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