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

Examples of grade point average in a Sentence

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Gloria earned a grade point average of 105.3, while Victoria’s reached 104.9. 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

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of grade point average was in 1921

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“Grade point average.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grade%20point%20average. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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grade point average

noun
: the average obtained by dividing the total number of grade points earned by the total number of credits taken
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