LSAC GPA Calculator
Your LSAC GPA is the one GPA that LSAC builds from every college transcript you earned before your first bachelor's degree. Law schools see it on your CAS report, and it's on a scale where an A+ counts 4.33. Type in your credits by grade and you'll have it in a minute.
How LSAC calculates your GPA
- Every grade becomes points on LSAC's chart below. An A is 4.00, a B+ is 3.33, an A+ is 4.33.
- Each grade's points get multiplied by that class's credits. Quarter credits get multiplied by 0.67 first, which turns them into semester credits.
- LSAC adds up the points from every school and divides by the total graded credits. That's your LSAC GPA, rounded to 2 decimals.
Example: 30 credits of A and 15 credits of B+ at one school. (30 × 4.00 + 15 × 3.33) ÷ 45 = 3.78. Add a quarter school with 12 credits of A-, and those count as 8.04 semester credits. The blend drops to 3.76.
What counts
- Every school counts. Community college, summer classes, dual enrollment, study abroad at a US school. If it went on a transcript before your bachelor's, LSAC wants it.
- Retaken classes count twice. Your school may have swapped out the old F, but LSAC keeps both grades. Enter both.
- Pass grades are left out. A Fail counts as an F if your school's transcript treats it as a failing grade. Same for a W: a plain withdrawal is left out, but a withdrawal your school counts as failing becomes an F.
- The clock stops at your first bachelor's degree. Grad school and classes after you graduate are left out.
- Quarter credits shrink. LSAC multiplies quarter hours by 0.67, so a quarter school carries less weight than its credit count suggests.
This tool follows LSAC's published conversion chart. Your official number comes in your CAS report, and LSAC's call is final on any odd grade.
The conversion chart
| Grade | Points |
|---|---|
| A+ | 4.33 |
| A | 4.00 |
| A- | 3.67 |
| AB | 3.50 |
| B+ | 3.33 |
| B | 3.00 |
| B- | 2.67 |
| BC | 2.50 |
| C+ | 2.33 |
| C | 2.00 |
| C- | 1.67 |
| CD | 1.50 |
| D+ | 1.33 |
| D | 1.00 |
| D- | 0.67 |
| DE/DF | 0.50 |
| F | 0.00 |
| Score | Points |
|---|---|
| 98-100 | 4.33 |
| 93-97 | 4.00 |
| 90-92 | 3.67 |
| 87-89 | 3.33 |
| 83-86 | 3.00 |
| 80-82 | 2.67 |
| 77-79 | 2.33 |
| 73-76 | 2.00 |
| 70-72 | 1.67 |
| 67-69 | 1.33 |
| 63-66 | 1.00 |
| 60-62 | 0.67 |
| Below 60 | 0.00 |
Frequently asked questions
Is my LSAC GPA the same as my college GPA?
Often it isn't. LSAC counts every school you attended, counts both grades when you retook a class, scores an A+ as 4.33, and converts quarter credits. Any of those can move your number up or down from the one on your diploma.
Does an A+ really count as 4.33?
Yes. If your transcript shows an A+, LSAC scores it 4.33, even when your own school caps an A+ at 4.00.
Do community college and dual enrollment grades count?
They do. College credit you earned before your first bachelor's degree counts, including classes you took in high school, if it shows up on a college transcript.
Do law schools use the LSAC GPA?
Your CAS report puts the LSAC GPA in front of every school you apply to, and the GPA medians schools report to the ABA are LSAC GPAs.
Do graduate school grades count?
No. Grades earned after your first bachelor's degree show up separately on your CAS report and stay out of the LSAC GPA.
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