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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An outstanding student, Mills has a 3.9 grade point average. —

Richard Davenport, arkansasonline.com, 1 Feb. 2025 According to former Vallejo basketball coach Duke Brown, Nelson held a 3.9 grade point average and always put his academics before athletics. —

Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025 Evans Scholars have a cumulative 3.3 grade point average and a 98% graduation rate. —

Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025 Instead of filling out, and paying fees for, whole separate applications for each college, students simply complete a free profile (with details like grade point average) and colleges come to them—automatically offering admissions and even scholarships via the platform. —

Jeff Wilser, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for grade point