GPA Calculator Philippines
Compute your GWA the way your own university does it - UP, UST, and PUP on the 1.00-best scale, or DLSU, Ateneo, and FEU on the 4.0 / QPI scale. PE and NSTP are excluded automatically, your Latin-honor standing is checked against each school's real rules, and your GWA is converted to a US 4.0 GPA for applications abroad.
GWA = Σ(grade × units) ÷ Σ(units), with PE/PATHFIT and NSTP excluded (FEU includes WRP). Honors brackets and disqualification rules are per university - always confirm with your registrar.
What GWA Do You Still Need for Latin Honors?
Set your university and target distinction, then enter where you stand now. This shows the exact average you'd need across your remaining units - on your school's own scale.
Pick your university above, then your target.
The Two Philippine Grading Systems
There is no single national GPA in the Philippines. CHED sets advisory guidelines, but each university runs its own scale, so the first thing the calculator asks is which school you attend. Two opposite models dominate:
The 5-point inverted scale (UP, UST, PUP, San Beda, UE, and most state and Catholic schools): a lower number is better. 1.00 is the highest possible grade, 3.00 is the passing line, and 5.00 is a failure (a "singko"). A 4.00 is a conditional grade that must be removed. Your GWA on this scale is also a number between 1.00 and 5.00, so a 1.50 is excellent and a 2.75 is barely passing.
The 4.0 / QPI scale (DLSU, Ateneo de Manila, FEU, and many private schools): a higher number is better, exactly like the US. Letter grades map to quality points where 4.0 is the peak and 0.0 is a failure. Ateneo calls its average a QPI (Quality Point Index); DLSU calls it a GPA. The math is the same credit-weighted average; only the direction flips.
GWA vs CWA vs QPI. The GWA (General Weighted Average) covers every credit-bearing course you took. The CWA / WAG (Curriculum Weighted Average) counts only the subjects that fulfill your current degree, so electives outside your program or units from a previous major are dropped. The QPI / QPA is the same idea using quality points. This calculator computes the GWA/QPI; switch a row's type to exclude a course from the curriculum count.
5-Point Scale: Percentage to Grade
Where each university draws the line between a 1.00, a 1.25, and so on. Use it to translate a class percentage into your transcript grade.
| Percentage | UP | PUP | UST | San Beda | UE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98-100% | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 95-97% | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 1.25 |
| 92-94% | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.25-1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 |
| 89-91% | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 |
| 86-88% | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| 83-85% | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.25 |
| 80-82% | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 |
| 78-79% | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| 75-77% | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Below 75% | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
Cut-offs vary by a point or two between schools and even between colleges. The grade you enter in the calculator is the transcript number (1.00, 1.25 ...), so the small percentage differences above only matter when you are translating a raw class score.
4.0 / QPI Scale: Letter to Quality Point
For DLSU, Ateneo, FEU and other private schools, letters map to ascending quality points.
| Approx. % | DLSU | ADMU (letter / QPV) | FEU (letter / QPV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97-100% | 4.0 | A / 4.0 | A / 4.0 |
| 94-96% | 3.5 | A / 4.0 | A / 4.0 |
| 90-93% | 3.0-3.5 | A- / 3.5 | A- / 3.7 |
| 87-89% | 2.5-3.0 | B+ / 3.0 | B+ / 3.3 |
| 84-86% | 2.5 | B / 2.5-3.0 | B / 3.0 |
| 80-83% | 2.0-2.5 | B / C+ (2.5) | B- / 2.7 |
| 77-79% | 1.5-2.0 | C / 1.5-2.0 | C+ / 2.3 |
| 75-76% | 1.5 | C / 2.0 | C / 2.0 |
| 70-74% | 1.0 | D / 1.0 | D / 1.0 |
| Below 70% | 0.0 | F / 0.0 | F / 0.0 |
Ateneo and FEU report a letter on the transcript and a quality-point value (QPV) for the average; DLSU reports the number directly. Pick the letter or number you actually received in the calculator's grade menu.
Latin Honors by University
A qualifying GWA is necessary but not sufficient - every school layers strict rules on failures, withdrawals, and load on top of the bracket.
| University | Summa Cum Laude | Magna Cum Laude | Cum Laude | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UP | 1.00-1.20 | 1.21-1.45 | 1.46-1.75 | A failing grade is allowed if the GWA still qualifies, but underloading in any semester (without an approved excuse) disqualifies you. |
| UST | 1.000-1.200 | 1.201-1.450 | 1.451-1.750 | Any 5.00 ever - including a failure carried over from a previous school - permanently disqualifies you. |
| PUP | 1.000-1.240 | 1.250-1.490 | 1.500-1.740 | A single grade lower than 2.50 in any subject disqualifies you, even with a Summa-level GWA. |
| DLSU | 3.800-4.000 | 3.600-3.799 | 3.400-3.599 | Any 0.0 or a "W" (withdrawal) is a permanent bar - underloading is fine. |
| ADMU | 3.87-4.00 | 3.70-3.86 | 3.50-3.69 | Any F (academic or non-academic) disqualifies. Honorable Mention runs 3.35-3.49. |
| FEU | 3.80-4.00 | 3.60-3.79 | 3.40-3.59 | Any failure - including NSTP and the WRP/PE grade, which FEU counts - disqualifies. |
Mapua requires a GWA of 1.7599 or better with no failing or IP grade. Brackets and rules change; confirm with your university handbook before counting on a distinction.
What Does NOT Count in Your GWA
A classic portal bug is mishandling non-academic units. This calculator excludes them for you (switch a row's type to flag it):
- PE / PATHFIT carries units (usually 2.0) but is non-academic at almost every school - UP, DLSU, Ateneo, UST - so it is dropped from the GWA. FEU is the exception: it counts the Wellness and Recreation Program (WRP/PE) grade in the QPA, so select FEU and the calculator keeps it.
- NSTP 1 & 2 is a 6-unit national graduation requirement but is excluded from the GWA/QPI everywhere. A failing NSTP can still block honors at schools with zero-failure rules.
- Bridging / remedial subjects (high-school-equivalency math, developmental English) carry no quality points and are filtered out.
Semestral Scholarships & Dean's List
Term-by-term honors use different cut-offs than graduation honors:
- UP Diliman: University Scholar needs a semestral GWA of 1.45 or better; College Scholar is 1.451-1.750. You must carry at least 15 academic units, have no grade below 3.00, and resolve any INC on time.
- Ateneo: First Honors at a semestral QPI of 3.70+, Second Honors 3.35-3.69, with at least 15 units (intersession grades excluded).
- DLSU: First Honors Dean's List at a term GPA of 3.400+, Second Honors 3.000-3.399, at least 12 units and no grade below 2.0.
- UST: Honor Roll needs a semestral GWA of 1.750 or better with no grade below 2.75 (including PE and NSTP).
Retention. PLM keeps students in good standing at a semestral GWA of 2.50 or better. Under UP's scholastic-delinquency rules you stay clear by passing at least 75% of your registered units: failing 25-49% is a Warning, 50-75% is Probation, and over 75% means dismissal.
Convert Your Philippine GWA to a US 4.0 GPA
Applying to a US grad school or job? Credential evaluators like WES don't scale linearly - they group several Philippine grades under the same US letter. The calculator above shows your converted GPA automatically; here is the table it uses.
| PH grade (5-pt) | Quality | US letter | US 4.0 value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.00 | Excellent | A | 4.0 |
| 1.25 | Excellent | A | 4.0 |
| 1.50 | Very good | A- | 3.7 |
| 1.75 | Very good | B+ | 3.3 |
| 2.00 | Good | B | 3.0 |
| 2.25 | Good | B- | 2.7 |
| 2.50 | Satisfactory | C+ | 2.3 |
| 2.75 | Satisfactory | C | 2.0 |
| 3.00 | Passing | C- | 1.7 |
| 4.00 | Conditional | D | 1.0 |
| 5.00 | Failing | F | 0.0 |
Method: map each course grade to its US value, multiply by units, sum, and divide by total units. This is a planning estimate - the official figure comes from your evaluator (WES, ECE, SpanTran), who may weight by level or use the school-specific scale.
How the GWA Is Calculated
It is a unit-weighted average. Multiply each course grade by its units, add up those products, and divide by the total units of the courses that count.
GWA = Σ(grade × units) ÷ Σ(units)
Example on the 5-point scale: a 1.25 in a 3-unit course, a 1.50 in a 3-unit course, and a 2.00 in a 5-unit course give (3.75 + 4.50 + 10.00) = 18.25 quality points over 11 units, for a GWA of 1.659 - inside the UP Cum Laude bracket. PE and NSTP units would be left out of both the top and bottom of that fraction.
How We Built This Page
The scales, honors brackets, exclusion rules, and conversion table are compiled from university handbooks and registrar policies, not aggregator sites. Philippine rules differ by school and change over time, so we name the catch for each one and tell you to confirm with your registrar.
Primary sources
- CHED (Commission on Higher Education)The national framework that lets each HEI set its own scale, passing mark, and honors policy - the reason this page is school-by-school.
- University of the PhilippinesThe 1.00-5.00 scale, the UP Code Latin-honors brackets, and the underload and scholastic-delinquency rules.
- De La Salle UniversityThe 4.0 GPA scale, the 3.400-4.000 honors brackets, and the 0.0 / "W" permanent-disqualification rule.
- Ateneo de Manila UniversityThe QPI letter-to-quality-point mapping, the 3.35-4.00 honors and Dean's List bands, and the any-F disqualifier.
- University of Santo Tomas & FEUUST's 1.000-1.750 brackets and historical-failure rule; FEU's QPA, the WRP/PE inclusion, and NSTP disqualifier.
- Polytechnic University of the PhilippinesThe strict "no grade below 2.50" honors disqualification and full-load requirement.
- World Education Services (WES)The grouped, non-linear homogenization behind the Philippine-to-US 4.0 conversion (1.00 and 1.25 both map to A).
Update log
- Jun 2026Built the multi-university engine: inverted 1.0-5.0 and ascending 4.0/QPI scales, automatic PE/PATHFIT and NSTP exclusion, per-school honors and disqualification flags, and the US 4.0 conversion.
- Jun 2026Cross-checked each university's Latin-honors brackets and catch (UP underload, DLSU "W", PUP <2.50, UST/ADMU/FEU any-fail) against its published handbook.
We are not affiliated with any university, and policies change - so we name the catch for each school and link the source. A bracket at your school differs or a number looks off? Tell us and we'll re-check it against the registrar. More on how we research every page is in our methodology.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is 1.25 a good grade in the Philippines?
Yes - on the 5-point scale a lower number is better, so 1.25 is an excellent grade (roughly a 95-97% and a US "A"). 1.00 is the highest possible, 3.00 is the passing line, and 5.00 is a failure. A GWA in the 1.00-1.75 range is honors territory at most universities.
What is a good GWA in the Philippines?
On the 1.00-best scale, anything from 1.00 to about 1.75 is strong and usually qualifies for Latin honors (Cum Laude cut-offs sit near 1.75 at UP and UST). 2.00 is solid, and 3.00 is the minimum to pass. On the 4.0 scale used by DLSU and Ateneo, aim for 3.4+ for honors and treat 3.0 as good standing. Always check your own school's bracket, since they differ.
How do I convert my Philippine GWA to a US 4.0 GPA?
Map each course grade to its US value using the homogenization table (1.00 and 1.25 both become 4.0, 1.50 becomes 3.7, and so on), multiply by units, sum, and divide by total units. The calculator on this page does it automatically for the 5-point scale. Note that evaluators like WES may produce a slightly different number, so use this as a planning estimate.
Does PE or NSTP count in my GWA?
No, at almost every school. PE/PATHFIT carries units but is non-academic, and NSTP is a separate graduation requirement - both are excluded from the GWA and QPI. The exception is FEU, which counts the WRP (PE) grade in its QPA. A failing NSTP or PE can still block Latin honors at schools with a zero-failure rule, even though it doesn't change the average.
What's the difference between GWA, CWA, and QPI?
GWA (General Weighted Average) counts every credit-bearing course. CWA or WAG (Curriculum Weighted Average) counts only the subjects in your current degree program, dropping electives or units from a previous major. QPI/QPA is the same weighted average using quality points, the term Ateneo and FEU use. The formula is identical; only the set of included courses or the point values change.
Can I still graduate with honors if I failed one subject?
It depends entirely on the school. At UP a failure is allowed as long as your GWA still meets the cut-off, but underloading is the real risk. At UST, Ateneo, DLSU, and FEU a single failing grade (and at DLSU even a "W" withdrawal) is a permanent disqualification - including failures in non-academic courses like PE and NSTP. PUP disqualifies you for any grade lower than 2.50.
Is this GPA calculator official?
No. It's a free planning estimate built on published university scales and rules. Your official GWA, QPI, and honors standing are the ones your registrar computes in your school's portal (UP's CRS, UST's MyUSTe, AISIS, Animo.sys). Differences usually come from special grades, residency rules, or rounding the calculator can't see.
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Compiled from official university grading and honors policies. Maintained by KnowMyGPA · Last updated June 2026 · Methodology