grade point
noun
: one of the points assigned to each course credit (as in a college) in accordance with the letter grade earned in the course
called also quality point
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Oversight In exchange for the return of federal funding, both Columbia and Brown have agreed to provide federal agencies with detailed student applicant data, including race, standardized test scores and grade point averages.
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Anna Esaki-Smith, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
High school students will not receive a class rank based on their grade point average, and there will be neither a valedictorian nor a salutatorian as there were in past years.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
In addition to fully funding HB 8, Sean Hassan, chair of ACC's board of trustees, said the college is also advocating for parity between dual credit and advanced placement courses in grade point average to incentivize more students to earn college credit in high school.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Ava Hsueh was a straight A student at Canyon Crest Academy, graduating with a 4.46 grade point average.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
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Anna Esaki-Smith, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
High school students will not receive a class rank based on their grade point average, and there will be neither a valedictorian nor a salutatorian as there were in past years.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
In addition to fully funding HB 8, Sean Hassan, chair of ACC's board of trustees, said the college is also advocating for parity between dual credit and advanced placement courses in grade point average to incentivize more students to earn college credit in high school.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Ava Hsueh was a straight A student at Canyon Crest Academy, graduating with a 4.46 grade point average.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
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“Grade point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grade%20point. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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