Weighted grade average calculator: your average by credits
Enter your exams with their credits and grades. See your weighted average, the simple one beside it, and what the exams you have left need to average to reach your target.
Your average
- weighted by credits
- 71.44
- simple average
- 72.33
3 exams, 45 credits counted.
What do I need from here?
You need an average of 68.92 or better on the exams left.
Aiming for 68.92 on the exams left?
Give each exam its date in Breef: it brings back what you study before you forget it, and once more before each exam whatever would fade by then, so you walk in remembering it.
How to use it
- Pick the scale your university marks in: out of 30 in Italy, out of 10 in Spain, out of 20 in France, 1.0 to 5.0 in Germany, grade points out of 4.0, or a percentage.
- Enter each exam’s credits and grade. Add as many as you need; leave one blank and it’s simply not counted.
- Read your weighted average, the simple average and, out of 30, the starting point out of 110 for your degree mark.
- Enter the average you’re aiming for and the credits you still have to take: it tells you the average you need on those.
Why credits change your average
A weighted average counts each grade as many times as the exam has credits: a 12-credit exam moves your average twice as much as a 6-credit one. That’s how most universities work out the average that ends up on your degree, so the simple average can be misleading.
Knowing what you need from the exams left turns a vague hope into a plan: put your effort where the credits are, and you’ll see early whether a target is still within reach.
Questions
How is a weighted average calculated?
Multiply each grade by the exam’s credits, add those up, and divide by the total credits. With a 28 in a 12-credit exam and a 24 in a 6-credit one: (28 × 12 + 24 × 6) ÷ 18 = 26.67, where the simple average would be 26.
What’s the difference between a weighted and a simple average?
The simple average counts every exam once; the weighted one counts each by its credits. Universities almost always use the weighted one, so a big exam matters more than a small one.
How do I work out the starting point for an Italian degree mark?
Choose the scale out of 30: the calculator multiplies your weighted average by 110 and divides by 30. Your university then adds points for the thesis and sometimes for honours or graduating on time, by its own rules.
How does 30 e lode count?
At most Italian universities it counts as 30 in the average; some count it as 31 to 33. Choose what yours does under “30 e lode counts as”.
Do I need an account?
No. It’s free, works in your browser and nothing you enter leaves it. Breef, free to start too, is where you study for the exams that raise the average: it brings back what you study before you forget it.
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