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
Examples of grade point in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
McLaughlin, who graduated Summa Cum Laude from Alabama with a 4.0 grade point average and a degree in finance, started 25 games for the Tide, but did have some struggles snapping last season, including in the Rose Bowl.
—
Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
Because many homeschooling families don’t calculate GPA, limited data exists comparing homeschool vs. public school grade point averages.
—Sarah Garone, Parents, 30 July 2024
Instead, when the résumés contained no information about the applicants’ race, the participants chose the student from their own party roughly 80 percent of the time, even when that student had the lower grade point average.
—Amy Chua, Foreign Affairs, 1 June 2020
Women and minorities studying STEM had to have a 4.0 grade point average to get the same level of enthusiasm from employers as a white man with a 3.75 GPA, according to research by Wharton economists Judd Kessler and Corinne Low.
—Sarah Green Carmichael, Twin Cities, 2 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for grade point 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
Because many homeschooling families don’t calculate GPA, limited data exists comparing homeschool vs. public school grade point averages.
—Sarah Garone, Parents, 30 July 2024
Instead, when the résumés contained no information about the applicants’ race, the participants chose the student from their own party roughly 80 percent of the time, even when that student had the lower grade point average.
—Amy Chua, Foreign Affairs, 1 June 2020
Women and minorities studying STEM had to have a 4.0 grade point average to get the same level of enthusiasm from employers as a white man with a 3.75 GPA, according to research by Wharton economists Judd Kessler and Corinne Low.
—Sarah Green Carmichael, Twin Cities, 2 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for grade point
Dictionary Entries Near grade point
Cite this Entry
“Grade point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grade%20point. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share