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GPA

GPA

46 3.4
A number that shows a student's average grades at school or college
  • noun
  • /ˌdʒiː piː ˈeɪ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : promedio de calificaciones
  • State-supported institutions now require a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.3 and an ACT score of 18.
  • grade point GPA
  • average GPA
  • cumulative GPA

And what is your GPA about a three seven.

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Examples

  • Student performance was examined in terms of GPA, success rates, and withdrawal rates.

    Academic text (2008)
  • So basically you have a 2.3 overall GPA, according to the classes we require.

  • Look, you got a nice GPA and all that, all right?

  • It's your senior year and your GPA is...

  • And she said, listen, your GPA right now is pitiful.

  • You graduated highschool in 2013 with the highest gpa in your class.

  • Ken mentioned that he'd managed to get his GPA up to a 4.0.

  • The award is given to each fraternity Greek house whose overall GPA is above 3.00.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Some guidance criteria for this selection included students' GPA and portfolios maintained by their professors.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Ken mentioned that he'd managed to get his GPA up to a 4.0 after his hard work in class.

Synonyms

average
vsGPA
739 1.3

The usual level of something, often shown by a number

is the student academic measure calculated from grade points and credits
mean
vsGPA
  • Specialized
29 3.5

The average of a set of numbers

is used for student performance and divides grade points by credits
14 3.2

A number that shows how well a student does in tests and classes, based on their marks

is the abbreviated form often used in records and transcripts
arithmetic mean
vsGPA
  • Specialized
1 3.0

A number you get when you add numbers and divide by how many numbers there are

is specific to student records and uses grade points and credits

How High

good grade
47 1.0
GPA
  • Specialized
46 3.4
failing
2.5

Surface Forms

GPA singular
GPAs plural

Morphology

GPA = grade + point + average (opaque) = G + P + A

GPA is an initialism formed from the phrase 'grade point average'; the letters themselves do not convey meaning to learners unless they know the expansion, so the formation is opaque as a morphological process.

Etymology

GPA is short for Grade Point Average, which simply means the 'average' of the 'grade' 'points' you get in your classes. So a GPA is the number you get after you add up your points and divide by the number of courses, and it shows your overall school performance.