Brown
GPA explained
Brown does not have a GPA
Brown does NOT compute a GPA at all. Under its Open Curriculum, Brown discontinued grade point averages and class rank in 1969-70.
So there is no number for this page to calculate — and any "GPA" a generic calculator shows you for this school is a self-made estimate, not an official figure.
How Brown University grading works
Brown is fundamentally different: in keeping with the Open Curriculum, Brown does not compute students' grade point averages, and there is no class rank or Dean's List. Courses are graded A/B/C with No Credit (no D, no minus grades affecting a GPA), or Satisfactory/No Credit. A 'No Credit' isn't recorded on your external transcript at all. So there is no Brown GPA to calculate — any number you see from a generic 'Brown GPA calculator' is a self-made estimate, not an official figure.
Grade options
Brown uses grade options (ABC/No Credit and Satisfactory/No Credit). Courses not satisfactorily completed receive No Credit, which is not recorded on the external transcript.
What to do when an application asks for a GPA
Because Brown reports no GPA, submit your official transcript and let the institution or a credential service read it on its own terms. If a form forces a number, some students compute an unofficial estimate from their letter grades — but label it clearly as unofficial. International applicant converting marks the other way? Use the CGPA to US GPA (WES) tool.