ATAR To GPA Calculator
See what your ATAR is worth on the US 4.0 GPA scale. Convert your HSC or VCE results to compare your academic profile against competitive US college applicants.
Why convert your ATAR to a US GPA?
US universities grade on a 0 to 4.0 GPA scale. Your ATAR does not translate into that scale on its own.
US applications ask for a GPA, not an ATAR. Almost every US university reads the same 0 to 4.0 scale, while your ATAR is a state-specific ranking that does not translate on its own. Two students with the same ATAR can post very different subject results, so a GPA shows admissions readers detail the ATAR cannot. Converting early gives you a concrete number to plan around.
“Your ATAR tells you where you ranked in your state. A GPA tells Harvard exactly what you're made of and those are very different conversations.”
Jamie Beaton, Co-Founder & CEO, Crimson Education
Which calculator should I use?
Choose the calculator that matches your state curriculum to convert your results into a US GPA.
HSC to GPA
For NSW students
Convert your predicted HSC marks into a US GPA to see how your results compare for elite US college admissions. Get a clear academic baseline before you apply.
VCE to GPA
For Victorian students
Convert your VCE study scores into a US GPA to see how your results compare for elite US college admissions. Get a clear academic baseline before you apply.
Why there's no single ATAR to GPA formula
Your ATAR is a rank. Your GPA is a subject-by-subject score.
The ATAR is a percentile ranking calculated after your final HSC or VCE results are released. It shows where you place against other students in your state, not against a fixed standard. A GPA works differently. It is built from your grades in each subject, weighted by credit hours. That is why an accurate conversion runs on your HSC marks or VCE scores, not your ATAR number. The same ATAR can convert to a different GPA depending on which subjects and units you studied.
An accurate conversion needs your subject-level results: your predicted HSC marks and unit values, or your VCE Units 3 and 4 study scores. The ATAR on its own does not carry enough detail to produce a reliable GPA.
Some Australian universities publish their own GPA scales for domestic and postgraduate admissions. Those are separate from the US 4.0 scale and are not interchangeable with it.
Why there's no single ATAR to GPA formula
Your ATAR is a rank. Your GPA is a subject-by-subject score.
The ATAR is a percentile ranking calculated after your final HSC or VCE results are released. It shows where you place against other students in your state, not against a fixed standard. A GPA works differently. It is built from your grades in each subject, weighted by credit hours. That is why an accurate conversion runs on your HSC marks or VCE scores, not your ATAR number. The same ATAR can convert to a different GPA depending on which subjects and units you studied.
An accurate conversion needs your subject-level results: your predicted HSC marks and unit values, or your VCE Units 3 and 4 study scores. The ATAR on its own does not carry enough detail to produce a reliable GPA.
Some Australian universities publish their own GPA scales for domestic and postgraduate admissions. Those are separate from the US 4.0 scale and are not interchangeable with it.
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College-Specific Acceptance Rates
| Top Colleges | General Admit Rate | Crimson Admit Rate |
| Harvard | 3% | 26.2% |
| Stanford | 3.5% | 31.1% |
| Yale | 4.2% | 23.6% |
| Columbia | 4.2% | 31% |
| UPenn | 4.9% | 40.3% |
| Dartmouth | 5.8% | 28.4% |
| Princeton | 4.3% | 23.4% |
| Cornell | 7% | 54.1% |
| MIT | 4.6% | 27.6% |
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98% of our students are admitted to at least one of their top five college choices.