Dates & Time

Graduation Year Calculator (Class of YYYY)

Tell it your current grade and it works out the year you graduate high school, written as Class of YYYY. It also lays out the usual timeline for a bachelor's, master's, and PhD.

How to use
  1. Pick your current grade level, from K-12 up through college.
  2. Set the current school year if it isn't already today's.
Jump to
High-school graduation
Class of 2032

on the standard US trajectory

Bachelor's (HS + 4 yr)
Associate's (HS + 2 yr)
Master's (+2 yr)
PhD / pro (+5 yr)
Date math uses your inputs as given; check time-zone and leap-year edge cases.
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How it's calculated

Grad year = fall year + grades left + gap years

fall year = current school-year start, grades left = 12 − current grade level, gap years = planned breaks. Bachelor = HS + 4 yr, Associate = HS + 2 yr.

Common questions

What year will a current 9th grader graduate?

A 9th grader has four years of high school left, so they finish in the spring four academic years out. The calculator pins the exact year for your start month.

How long after high school is a bachelor's degree?

Four years is the standard full-time track, so a typical student graduates college four years after their high school class year.