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Stockholm School of Economics GPA Calculator

Calculate your semester GPA and updated CGPA using Stockholm School of Economics's own grading scale, credit weighting, rounding rules, and CGPA formula — not a generic Sweden average.

Formula type

SSE post-2016 5.0 GPA scale

4 grades carry points, 2 do not, and results are rounded to 2 decimal places. Verified 2026-07-21.

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Semester GPA

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Updated CGPA

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GPA Credits

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Stockholm School of Economics

Sweden · SSE post-2016 5.0 GPA scale

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Enter your current CGPA and completed credits to calculate your updated CGPA. Your semester GPA is shown from your courses below.

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9 credits entered

Stockholm School of Economics grading at a glance

Grading scale
SSE post-2016 5.0 GPA scale
Scale range
0.0 to 5.0 — a higher number is a better grade
Grades that carry points
4 grades count toward the GPA, plus 2 administrative grades that do not
Best possible grade
EXCELLENT (5.0 points)
Lowest passing grade
PASS (3.0 points) — the weakest grade that still earns credit
Semester GPA rounding
Rounded to the nearest 2 decimal places
Cumulative GPA rounding
Rounded to the nearest 2 decimal places
Credit hours per course
0.0 to 240.0, in steps of 0.5
Pass/fail courses
Supported and excluded from the GPA
Zero-credit courses
Allowed, but they do not move the GPA
Repeated courses
Needs manual review
Percentage bands published
No — this university publishes grade points, not percentage cut-offs
Grading data last verified
2026-07-21

Stockholm School of Economics grading scale

Every grade Stockholm School of Economics awards, the points it carries, and whether it counts toward the GPA or earns credit. This is the table the calculator above runs on.

Stockholm School of Economics grade points, GPA inclusion and credit rules
GradeMeaningPointsGPA countedCredit earned
EXCELLENTExcellent5.0YesYes
VERYGOODVery Good4.0YesYes
GOODGood3.5YesYes
PASSPass3.0YesYes
FAILFailExcludedNoNo
FAILXFailx / further performance requiredExcludedNoNo

How the Stockholm School of Economics GPA formula works

Stockholm School of Economics converts every graded course into quality points by multiplying the grade's point value by the course's credit hours. Your semester GPA is the total quality points divided by the total credit hours that count toward the GPA, and the result is rounded to the nearest 2 decimal places. Points run from 0.0 up to 5.0, so a higher average is a better result. The scale has no plus/minus steps, so every grade in a band is worth exactly the same number of points.

What gets left out of the average

FAIL and FAILX carry no point value at Stockholm School of Economics, so a course marked with one of them drops out of the division entirely — it changes neither the top nor the bottom of the fraction.

How this semester rolls into your CGPA

SSE states that GPA is computed for passed courses by converting grades to numeric values, multiplying each value by the course ECTS credits, and dividing by the total ECTS credits. In practice that means your existing CGPA is turned back into quality points by multiplying it by your completed credits, this semester's quality points are added on, and the total is divided by your new credit total. Both the semester and the cumulative figures are rounded to the nearest 2 decimal places. Repeat handling is not published as a rule this calculator can apply automatically, so retaken courses need to be checked against the current catalog.

Converting this GPA to a 4.0 scale

Stockholm School of Economics does not grade on the US 4.0 scale. Its scale runs to 5.0 rather than 4.0, with 4 point values in use and PASS as the lowest passing mark. There is no single correct formula for converting that into a 4.0 GPA, and GPAWorld deliberately does not publish one: every graduate school, employer and credential evaluator applies its own conversion table, and a number invented here could cost you an application. Calculate your GPA on this page using the real Stockholm School of Economics scale, then let the institution you are applying to convert it with their table.

Worked examples

Each example below is run through the same engine the calculator uses, so the numbers show Stockholm School of Economics's own rounding.

A typical graded semester

A student sitting at 3.60 after 60 completed credits takes 3 courses worth 3 credits each.

  • Core course3 credits × EXCELLENT (5.0 points)
  • Elective3 credits × GOOD (3.5 points)
  • Lab or seminar3 credits × PASS (3.0 points)

Semester GPA 3.83 · Updated CGPA 3.63

The semester total is 34.5 quality points over 9 counted credits. Because the cumulative average now spans 69 credits, one semester moves it only a little — this is why a CGPA gets harder to shift the further into a degree you are.

Adding a course graded FAIL

The same student adds a fourth 3-credit course graded FAIL (Fail).

  • Core course3 credits × EXCELLENT (5.0 points)
  • Elective3 credits × GOOD (3.5 points)
  • Lab or seminar3 credits × PASS (3.0 points)
  • Fail course3 credits × FAIL (no grade points)

Semester GPA 3.83 · Updated CGPA 3.63

The semester GPA is unchanged at 3.83. FAIL carries no grade points at Stockholm School of Economics, so the course is removed from both sides of the division. Students often expect a fourth course to move the average and are surprised when it does not.

What this semester does to your CGPA

A student with a 3.60 CGPA after 60 credits takes 4 courses worth 3 credits each (12 credits in total). Here is where that CGPA lands if every course comes back at the same grade — calculated with the Stockholm School of Economics scale and rounding.

Projected Stockholm School of Economics CGPA after a 12-credit semester
If every course isSemester GPANew CGPAMovement
EXCELLENT (5.0)5.003.83+0.23 (better)
VERYGOOD (4.0)4.003.67+0.07 (better)
GOOD (3.5)3.503.58−0.02 (worse)
PASS (3.0)3.003.50−0.10 (worse)

Your own starting CGPA and completed credits will differ — enter them in the calculator above for your real figure.

Common mistakes when calculating your Stockholm School of Economics GPA

These are the places where the Stockholm School of Economics rules differ from what most students assume, and where a hand calculation usually goes wrong.

  1. Borrowing plus/minus values from another university

    The Stockholm School of Economics table has no plus or minus steps — every grade in a band is worth the same points. Intermediate values like 3.3 or 3.7 do not exist on this scale.

  2. Averaging the grades instead of weighting them

    A course worth twice the credits moves your GPA twice as much. Adding up your grade points and dividing by the number of courses ignores that weighting and is almost always wrong.

  3. Expecting a 0-credit course to move the number

    Stockholm School of Economics allows them, but with no credit hours they contribute nothing to either side of the division.

  4. Handling a retake by guesswork

    Repeat handling is not published as a rule this calculator can apply automatically, so retaken courses need to be checked against the current catalog. Check the current catalog before assuming an old grade has left your record.

Stockholm School of Economics GPA — frequently asked questions

What is a passing grade at Stockholm School of Economics?

PASS (3.0 points) is the weakest grade in the Stockholm School of Economics table that still earns credit. Anything below it is counted in your GPA but earns no credit toward the degree. Individual programmes can set a higher minimum for courses in your major, so check your programme handbook as well.

What is the best GPA you can get at Stockholm School of Economics?

5.0 on the SSE post-2016 5.0 GPA scale, which you reach by earning EXCELLENT (5.0 points) in every course that counts toward the GPA.

Does Stockholm School of Economics round GPA up?

The cumulative average is rounded to the nearest 2 decimal places, and the semester average is rounded to the nearest 2 decimal places. That is ordinary rounding, so a result sitting exactly half a step along goes up.

Is this a generic Sweden GPA formula?

No. This page is generated from the grading configuration for Stockholm School of Economics alone — its 4 point values, its standard rounding, and its own rules for pass/fail and repeated courses. Other universities in Sweden routinely use different point values or a different scale entirely, so the same grades can produce a different GPA elsewhere.

Which grades are excluded from the Stockholm School of Economics GPA?

FAIL (Fail) and FAILX (Failx / further performance required) carry no grade points and are left out of the average. None of them earn credit toward the degree either.

What happens to my GPA if I repeat a course?

Repeat handling is not published as a rule this calculator can apply automatically, so retaken courses need to be checked against the current catalog.

How much does one semester change my cumulative GPA?

Your CGPA is weighted by every credit you have already completed, so a single semester moves it less the further along you are. Fifteen credits added to sixty already completed is a fifth of your record; the same fifteen added to a hundred and twenty is an eighth of it. Use the calculator at the top of this page with your real completed-credit total rather than estimating the movement.

Is this calculator official?

No. GPAWorld is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Stockholm School of Economics. The grading data on this page was taken from Stockholm School of Economics - Student handbooks and grading, Stockholm School of Economics - MSc Student Handbook, valid for students enrolled from 2016, and Stockholm School of Economics - BSc Student Handbook, Business and Economics from 2020 and last verified on 2026-07-21; every source is linked on this page so you can check it yourself. Your registrar's record is always the authority.

Notes on this university's data

Judgement calls and caveats recorded when this grading configuration was built from the official sources. They are published so you can see exactly what the calculator assumes.

  • Stockholm School of Economics has its own grading configuration and is not treated as a generic Sweden formula.
  • This config models the revised SSE grading system for Bachelor and Master students enrolled from Fall 2016: Excellent = 5.00, Very Good = 4.00, Good = 3.50, Pass = 3.00.
  • SSE states that GPA is computed for passed courses only, so Fail and Failx are excluded from GPA and do not earn credit in this calculator.
  • SSE also publishes a pre-Fall-2016 A-E system with different grade values; that older system is not mixed into this post-2016 config because it would make one calculator ambiguous.
  • Many Swedish universities officially state that Sweden does not use GPA or overall degree rankings; this SSE config is added only because SSE publishes an official GPA formula and grade-point mapping.
  • Repeat, retake, complementary-performance, and grade-replacement rules require manual review because the reviewed public sources do not define one universal replacement rule for automatic GPA adjustment.
  • No logo was added because reusable official logo rights were not confirmed for this project.