Percentage to GPA Conversion Chart (4.0 Scale, All Systems)

If you've Googled "percentage to GPA," you've probably seen three charts that disagree with each other. That's not a mistake. There is no single official conversion in the US — every school district and university picks its own scale. The chart that matters is the one your school uses.

That said, two charts cover roughly 90% of US schools. I'll give you both, plus the international conversions for UK, India, and Pakistan grades that students keep asking about.

The standard US chart (90–100 = A = 4.0)

This is the most common conversion in American high schools and undergraduate programs. It's a 10-point scale where each 10-percentage-point band maps to one letter grade, then to one GPA point.

Percentage	Letter Grade	4.0 GPA
97–100	A+	4.0
93–96	A	4.0
90–92	A−	3.7
87–89	B+	3.3
83–86	B	3.0
80–82	B−	2.7
77–79	C+	2.3
73–76	C	2.0
70–72	C−	1.7
67–69	D+	1.3
63–66	D	1.0
60–62	D−	0.7
Below 60	F	0.0

Two things worth flagging. First, many schools collapse A+ and A both to 4.0 (no bump for the plus). Some schools — Harvard's undergraduate program, for example — actually allow a 4.3 for A+. Check your transcript legend, not a generic chart. Second, the cutoff for an A varies. Some schools use 90, some 93, some 94. A 92% is an A− at one school and a B+ at another with the same letter grades.

The 7-point scale (less common, but still around)

Some districts — especially older ones in the Southern US — still use a 7-point scale where you need a higher percentage for each letter grade.

Percentage	Letter Grade	4.0 GPA
93–100	A	4.0
85–92	B	3.0
77–84	C	2.0
70–76	D	1.0
Below 70	F	0.0

A 90% on a 7-point scale is a B. On a 10-point scale, the same 90% is an A−. Same student, same exam, different GPA — based purely on what scale the school adopted decades ago. If you transfer between districts, you may see your GPA shift even though your grades didn't change.

UK to US conversion

The UK uses degree classifications, not percentages. The standard conversion most US grad schools accept:

UK Classification	UK Percentage	US GPA
First Class (1st)	70%+	4.0
Upper Second (2:1)	60–69%	3.3–3.7
Lower Second (2:2)	50–59%	2.7–3.0
Third Class (3rd)	40–49%	2.0–2.3
Fail	Below 40%	0.0

A 70% in the UK is much harder than 70% in the US — UK first-class honors typically place students in the top 10–20% of their cohort. WES (World Education Services) and most US universities accept this scale for grad school admissions.

India to US conversion

Indian universities use percentages (often out of 100) or CGPA (often on a 10-point scale). Two common conversions:

Percentage to 4.0:

Indian Percentage	US GPA
85%+	4.0
75–84%	3.7
65–74%	3.3
55–64%	3.0
45–54%	2.3
Below 45%	Below 2.0

CGPA (10-point) to 4.0: rough formula is US GPA = (Indian CGPA / 10) × 4, so an 8.0 CGPA ≈ 3.2 GPA. WES uses a more conservative scale that treats Indian grading as stricter — an 8.0 CGPA from a top Indian university often comes out as a 3.5+ in WES evaluations.

Pakistan to US conversion

Pakistan uses both percentage and CGPA (typically 4.0-scale already at universities, occasionally on a 4.33 scale).

Pakistan Percentage	US GPA
80%+	4.0
70–79%	3.7
60–69%	3.0
50–59%	2.0
Below 50%	Below 2.0

For Pakistani university CGPA, the scale is usually already 4.0, so the conversion is 1:1. HEC-recognized institutions use the same A=4.0 scale you'll see on US transcripts.

Canada to US conversion

Canada doesn't have one system — provinces and universities each set their own. The most common university scale:

Canadian Percentage	Letter	US GPA
90–100	A+	4.0
85–89	A	4.0
80–84	A−	3.7
77–79	B+	3.3
73–76	B	3.0

Canadian universities tend to give lower percentage grades than US ones for equivalent work, which is why most US schools accept the conversion above rather than treating a Canadian 85% as a US 85% (which would map to a B).

Why the chart you found might be wrong

Three common reasons:

1. The chart was made for one specific school. A counselor at a US private school may publish a chart that uses their bylaws (e.g., A starts at 94, not 90). Searchable, but not portable.

2. The chart converts in the wrong direction. A percentage → GPA chart and a GPA → percentage chart are not the same. If you got a 3.5 GPA and someone tries to reverse it to a percentage, the answer depends entirely on which letter grades made up that 3.5.

3. The chart is for grade school, not university. Elementary and middle school often use different scales (sometimes 4-point, sometimes E/G/S/N letters). Don't apply those to a high school or college GPA.

When in doubt, ignore the internet and check your transcript. Every accredited school in the US publishes a "grade scale" or "transcript legend" — usually on the back of the transcript or in the academic catalog. That's the only chart that matters for your records.

Use the calculator

If you have a stack of percentages and want a quick GPA estimate, drop them into the percentage to GPA calculator — it uses the standard 10-point scale by default and lets you switch to the 7-point scale if your school uses one. For the full math on how percentages, letter grades, and GPA work together, the how to calculate GPA guide walks through every step.

FAQ

What percentage is a 4.0 GPA? On the standard 10-point scale, a 4.0 GPA usually means a 93%+ in every class (or 90%+ if your school caps A− at 4.0). On a 7-point scale, you'd need 93%+ in every class. Across a transcript, a 4.0 typically means a 95%+ overall average at most US schools.

Is 85% a good GPA? 85% maps to a B at most US schools, which is a 3.0 GPA — solid, not exceptional. At international universities (UK, India, Pakistan, Canada), 85% is usually considered very high and converts to a 3.7–4.0 in US terms.

Why does my school's chart show different GPA values than yours? Because every school sets its own scale. The chart above is the most common US convention, not a national standard. If your school uses a different cutoff (94 for A, 88 for B, etc.), use theirs.

Can I use this chart for grad school applications? US grad schools accept the standard 10-point chart for domestic applicants and the international conversions for foreign transcripts. Many require an official evaluation through WES, ECE, or another credential-evaluation service — they apply their own (sometimes stricter) conversion.

Bottom line

There is no single percentage-to-GPA standard, even in the US. The 10-point chart above covers most American schools; the international charts cover the most common cross-border conversions. For anything official, use your school's transcript legend, not a chart from the internet.