grade point average
noun
: the average obtained by dividing the total number of grade points earned by the total number of credits attempted
called also quality point average
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Gloria earned a grade point average of 105.3, while Victoria’s reached 104.9.
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Leah Asmelash, CNN, 22 Feb. 2023
Numbers charted his early success: After graduating from Brown University in 2020 with a 4.0 grade point average, he was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for media in 2022.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Feb. 2023
According to Hammack, the team achieved the highest grade point average in the entire athletics department in their final year of existence.
—Karen Weaver, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2023
To be named to the president’s list, a student must maintain a term grade point average of 3.7 or higher on a 4-point scale.
—Rich Heileman, cleveland, 13 Jan. 2023
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Leah Asmelash, CNN, 22 Feb. 2023
Numbers charted his early success: After graduating from Brown University in 2020 with a 4.0 grade point average, he was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for media in 2022.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Feb. 2023
According to Hammack, the team achieved the highest grade point average in the entire athletics department in their final year of existence.
—Karen Weaver, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2023
To be named to the president’s list, a student must maintain a term grade point average of 3.7 or higher on a 4-point scale.
—Rich Heileman, cleveland, 13 Jan. 2023
See All Example Sentences for grade point average
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“Grade point average.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grade%20point%20average. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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