Where to Put GPA on a Resume

The GPA goes in your resume's Education section, attached to the relevant degree on the same line or the line below, formatted with its scale like GPA: 3.7/4.0. Avoid summaries, headers, and skills sections. Note that law school admissions rely on the LSAC-recalculated GPA rather than the resume figure.

By Ali Unar, JD candidate at Georgetown Law and founder of Lovare Institut. Last updated August 2026. Every figure on this page was verified in August 2026 against the sources listed below.

Where should the GPA go on a resume?

The GPA should go in the Education section, connected to the degree it reflects, so a reader sees it in context with your school and graduation year. Positioning it on the degree line or immediately below keeps the entry compact. Always include the scale, for example GPA: 3.7/4.0, so the number cannot be misread.

Placement options within the Education section

• On the degree line: B.S. in Biology, Hilltop College, 2025, GPA: 3.7/4.0.
• On the line directly beneath the degree, aligned with the other details.
• Paired with a labeled major GPA when that figure is stronger.
• Beside relevant honors, such as cum laude, kept next to the degree.

Where not to put your GPA

Do not place the GPA in your summary, objective, header, or skills section, because it lacks context there and can read as filler. Keep it out of the experience section entirely, which is reserved for work accomplishments. A GPA separated from its degree is harder to verify and easier to misinterpret.

How to keep the placement consistent

Use the same location and format for every degree you list, so a bachelor's and any additional credential follow one pattern. Confirm the figure against your transcript and state the scale each time. For law school applicants, the LSAC-recalculated GPA is the number admissions weigh, so this resume placement is about employers and general applications rather than admissions.

Frequently asked questions

Does pass/fail affect GPA?

Generally no. A Pass carries no grade points, so a pass/fail course does not change the GPA you place in your Education section. The class still appears on your transcript, and for law school LSAC uses its own conversion, typically excluding a plain Pass from the recalculated undergraduate GPA.

How does LSAC calculate GPA?

LSAC recalculates your undergraduate GPA through the Credential Assembly Service, converting every graded course to a standard 4.0 scale and counting failed and repeated classes. The resulting figure can differ from the GPA on your resume, and it is the number law schools compare to their published medians in admissions.

What GPA do you need for law school?

There is no universal cutoff; each school publishes 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile GPAs, and matching a target school's median makes you competitive there. Because admissions use the LSAC-recalculated GPA rather than a resume figure, plan around that number and support it with a strong LSAT.

Should the GPA go on the same line as the degree?

Placing the GPA on the same line as the degree is clean and common, for example listing the degree, school, year, then GPA. Putting it on the line directly below works equally well when the entry is crowded. Either way, keep it inside the Education entry and use the same layout for every degree.