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Dartmouth GPA
How Dartmouth College calculates GPA
Dartmouth College (New Hampshire) calculates GPA as a credit-weighted average: multiply each course's grade points by its credits, add them up, and divide by total credits. The detail that matters is the grade scale.
The Dartmouth grade scale — what makes it specific
A+ rule: Dartmouth does NOT award A+. The scale tops out at A = 4.0, the failing grade is E (not F), and there is no D-.
Failing grade: Dartmouth College uses "E" for a failing grade (0.0).
Repeated courses & grade replacement
Repeat provisions are limited; confirm with the registrar.
Academic standing
Dartmouth is on the quarter (term) system. The registrar computes GPA on a 4.0 scale (A = 4.0, A- = 3.67, ... E = 0); the transcript also shows a 12-point quality-point figure that is just ×3 of the 4.0 values.
Latin honors at graduation
Dartmouth College awards Latin honors by rank in the graduating class, not by a fixed GPA, so the GPA that earns each honor moves from year to year.
| Honor | Requirement |
|---|---|
| cum laude (top 35%) | 2026-27 approx. cutoff 3.82 |
| magna cum laude (top 15%) | 2026-27 approx. cutoff 3.91 |
| summa cum laude (top 5%) | 2026-27 approx. cutoff 3.97 |
university-wide
Dean’s List
Dartmouth College names students to its Dean’s List at a term GPA of top 5% (first group), next 10% (second group), next 20% (third group), approximated as 4.00, 3.96, 3.85 with at least five regularly recorded grades and enrollment for at least two terms during the academic year.
Academic probation and dismissal
Academic Warning / Academic Probation / Suspension: non-GPA: three grades of D in one term, or one grade of D and one grade of E (or NC), in a single term.
Dismissal: non-GPA: two grades of D and one grade of E (or NC), or at least two grades of E (or NC), in one term (Suspension).
Sources
Every figure on this page was read on one of these pages, all published by Dartmouth College itself. Nothing here comes from a ranking site or an aggregator.
- dartmouth.smartcatalogiq.com — Latin honors.
- dartmouth.smartcatalogiq.com — Dean’s List.
- student-affairs.dartmouth.edu — academic standing.
- www.dartmouth.edu — grading scale and GPA calculation.
Good to know
Dartmouth has no A+ (the max is a plain A = 4.0) and uses E, not F, for failing — with no D-. The letter set is A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D, E. Dartmouth runs on a quarter system. (You may see Dartmouth quote 'quality points' out of 12; that's simply three times the 4.0 grade-point values and converts back to a 4.0 GPA.)
Need to plan ahead? Use the target GPA planner to find the grades you need, or the final grade calculator for a single class. International student? See CGPA to US GPA (WES).