Drexel GPA Calculator

Drexel University is a private research university in Philadelphia, known for its quarter system and its hallmark co-op program. Instead of two long semesters, Drexel runs four 10-week quarters a year, so you take more courses in shorter bursts — and your GPA updates more often.

Drexel grades on a 4.0 scale and computes a single cumulative GPA across all your coursework, to two decimals, without rounding up. Your term GPA covers one quarter; your cumulative GPA spans your whole degree and drives academic standing and graduation. This page mirrors Drexel's published rules — the exact grade points, how the quarter system and co-op fit in, and how honors and standing work — so the figure you get matches your transcript.

Most "Drexel GPA calculator" pages treat Drexel like a semester school. It isn't — and the quarter system changes how your GPA behaves:

• Four terms a year, ~10 weeks each. You'll have more grades, in shorter, faster courses, so your cumulative GPA moves more often than at a semester school.
• Quarter credits are smaller. A typical Drexel course is 3–4 quarter credits; credit-weighting still applies, so a 4-credit course moves your GPA more than a 1-credit lab. (This calculator handles the weighting for you.)
• Co-op terms are different. Drexel's signature co-op appears on your record, but your academic GPA is built from your graded coursework — so a co-op term doesn't add letter-grade points the way a class does.
• One cumulative GPA, not rounded. Drexel combines all your graded coursework into a single cumulative GPA to two decimals and does not round up — so 3.498 is reported as 3.49, not 3.5.

Source: Drexel Central — Grades and GPA.

Here's the detail almost every other calculator gets wrong. At Drexel, Latin honors at graduation are awarded by where you rank in your class — not by hitting a set GPA like 3.5 or 3.8:

Because the cut-offs are percentile-based, the exact GPA needed shifts every year with your class — in a strong cohort, summa might take a 3.9+, while in another year it could be lower. Transfer students generally need at least 75 credits completed at Drexel to be eligible. So the smart play isn't chasing a magic number — it's keeping your cumulative GPA as high as you can relative to your peers.

Source: Drexel Commencement — Honors.

Drexel reviews standing by your cumulative GPA, with the standard 2.00 line:

1. Good Standing — cumulative GPA of 2.00 or higher.
2. Academic Probation — your cumulative GPA falls below 2.00. You continue under conditions set by your college and must raise it back up.
3. Graduation — a minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA is required to graduate (some majors and the co-op require higher in specific courses).

Exact probation and dismissal steps vary by college within Drexel, so check your college's policy — but the universal line is 2.00. If you're close, model how many credits at which grades pull you clear with the Cumulative GPA Calculator.

• 3.75–4.00 — excellent; likely in the honors range and strong for co-op employers, grad school, and scholarships.
• 3.50–3.74 — very strong; competitive for the best co-ops and Dean's List territory.
• 3.00–3.49 — solid; clears most filters and keeps options open.
• 2.00–2.99 — good standing and on track to graduate, with clear room to climb.
• Below 2.00 — probation; focus on the heaviest courses and the reachable one-step upgrades.

Because Drexel's honors are ranked against your class and your co-op search leans on GPA, the highest-return habit is a steady, strong cumulative GPA — not one perfect quarter followed by a weak one.

In short: your Drexel GPA is the credit-weighted average of your grade points on the 4.0 scale. The full method, the same one the calculator above uses:

1. Convert each grade to its grade points — A/A+ = 4.0, A− = 3.67, B+ = 3.33, B = 3.0, B− = 2.67, C+ = 2.33, C = 2.0, C− = 1.67, D+ = 1.33, D = 1.0, F = 0.
2. Multiply by the course's credits (an A in a 4-credit course is 4.0 × 4 = 16 grade points).
3. Add the grade points from every graded course (skip W, INC, and P/NP).
4. Divide by the total credits to get your term GPA — and don't round up.
5. For your cumulative GPA, include every graded course from every quarter — total all grade points and divide by all credits.

• Thinking A+ boosts your GPA. At Drexel an A+ is exactly 4.0, the same as an A — it can't push you above 4.0.
• Expecting a fixed GPA for Latin honors. Drexel ranks you against your class (top 3% / 10% / 25%), so the honors GPA shifts each year.
• Rounding up. Drexel keeps two decimals and does not round — a 3.498 is a 3.49, which can matter at a cutoff.
• Counting W, INC, or P/NP. These carry no grade points and never enter your GPA — leave them out.
• Ignoring credits. A 4-credit course moves your GPA much more than a 1-credit one; enter each course's real credits.