LSAC GPA Calculator

Recalculate your GPA the way LSAC does for law school applications

Uses LSAC's own 4.33 grade scale — include every course from every school, and every attempt of any repeated course.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is my LSAC GPA different from my transcript GPA? ▼

LSAC (via its Credential Assembly Service, CAS) recalculates your undergraduate GPA using its own standardized rules, which often differ from how your school calculates GPA. LSAC counts every undergraduate course from every school you attended, converts every grade to its own 4.33-point scale regardless of your school's native scale, and counts every attempt of a repeated course — even if your school's own policy only counts the retake.

Does LSAC count repeated courses only once? ▼

No. Unlike many schools' own "grade replacement" or "forgiveness" policies, LSAC counts every attempt of a repeated course in the GPA calculation, even if your school crossed out the original grade. To reflect this correctly, enter every attempt as its own row.

How does LSAC treat withdrawals and incompletes? ▼

A nonpunitive withdrawal (a plain "W" or "WP" that carries no academic penalty) is excluded entirely from the GPA calculation. A punitive withdrawal ("WF", Withdraw-Fail) is counted as an F (0.00). An incomplete is excluded unless it later lapses into a failing grade, in which case it counts as an F.

Does this include graduate coursework? ▼

No — LSAC's undergraduate GPA calculation is based on undergraduate coursework only, from every undergraduate institution you attended (including community college, study abroad, and summer coursework), not just your degree-granting school. Graduate-level courses are reported separately and aren't part of this calculation.

Is this exactly what LSAC will calculate? ▼

This calculator follows LSAC's published methodology (grade conversion, all-attempts-count, punitive-vs-nonpunitive withdrawal treatment) as closely as possible, but the official CAS GPA is calculated by LSAC directly from your actual transcripts — use this as a close estimate, not a substitute for your official CAS report.

How LSAC calculates your GPA

When you apply to law school, the Credential Assembly Service (CAS) recalculates your undergraduate GPA on one standard scale, using every college transcript, so applicants from different schools can be compared.

LSAC GPA = Σ (grade points × credits) ÷ Σ credits

Grade	Points	Grade	Points
A+	4.33	C+	2.33
A	4.00	C	2.00
A−	3.67	C−	1.67
B+	3.33	D+	1.33
B	3.00	D	1.00
B−	2.67	D− / F	0.67 / 0.00

Example

Two A+ grades, two A grades and two B+ grades, all 3 credits: (4.33 × 2 + 4.00 × 2 + 3.33 × 2) × 3 ÷ 18 = 3.89. If your school gives 4.0 for an A+, your transcript would show 3.78 for the same grades, so the A+ can raise your LSAC GPA above your school GPA.

How LSAC differs from your school's GPA

A+ counts as 4.33 even if your college caps it at 4.0.
Repeated courses: every attempt counts, even if your school replaced the old grade.
All colleges: community college, dual enrollment taken after high school graduation and summer courses elsewhere are included.
Withdrawals: a W is excluded, but a withdraw-failing (WF) or other punitive grade counts as an F.
Pass/fail: a P is excluded; an F in a pass/fail course usually counts as an F.
Graduate coursework and courses taken after your first bachelor's degree are not included in the GPA.

Why it matters

Law schools report the LSAC GPA to the ABA, and admissions decisions lean heavily on it together with the LSAT score. Medians at top-ranked schools are above 3.8. If your LSAC GPA is below a school's median, a higher LSAT score is the main way to compensate; see where you stand with the LSAT score calculator.

For your college's own GPA, use the college GPA calculator, or the cumulative GPA calculator if you have semester GPAs.