HESI A2 Score Calculator - Composite & Section Average

A HESI A2 score is the composite admission number that nursing and allied-health programs read from your HESI Admission Assessment (A2) report. This calculator turns the individual section percentages on that report into one composite score, counts how many sections you included, and tells you whether the result clears a program minimum you enter.

• • Compare yourself to a cutoff: Enter the composite cutoff your school publishes and see immediately whether your section average lands above or below it.
• • Plan a retake: See which sections are dragging your average down so you can target study time before a second attempt.
• • Estimate before the official report: If you recorded raw section percentages, estimate the composite your advisor will see without waiting for the portal.
• • Weigh multiple programs: Run the same sections against several schools' minimums to rank where you are most competitive.

The HESI A2 is published by Elsevier and is built from academic subtests: Math, Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary and General Knowledge, Grammar, Biology, Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology, and (at some schools) Physics. Each subtest comes back as a percentage, not a raw count, and the composite is the single number admissions offices quote when they say 'a 75 or above.'

Because every school chooses which subtests to count and whether to weight them equally, there is no single official formula printed on the score report. The most defensible single number most applicants can compute is the equal-weight average of the section percentages their program requires, which is what this tool returns.

When you are weighing nursing schools, the ATI TEAS Score Calculator follows the same composite idea for the TEAS exam, so you can compare the two admission tests on equal footing.

The tool adds the percentage from every section you enter, divides by the number of sections, and rounds to the nearest whole percentage. That rounded value is your composite HESI A2 score.

• Section percentages: Each field is the 0 to 100 percentage from one HESI A2 subtest on your report.
• Number of sections: How many of the eight academic subtests you included; the average divides by this count.
• Program minimum: The composite cutoff your school lists; used only to label the result as meeting or below it.

The calculator weights every section you enter equally. If your program weights one subtest more heavily than another, the per-section readout still lets you check each one by hand, but the composite shown here is the straightforward average most schools publish.

Rounding uses half-up rules, so a true average of 78.5 becomes 79 and 78.4 becomes 78. This matches how most advisors state a whole-number composite when they counsel applicants.

According to Elsevier HESI Admission Assessment, the HESI A2 is published by Elsevier and reports each academic subtest as a percentage, with schools choosing which sections to count toward admission.

Because the HESI A2 reports percentages while other admissions exams report percentiles, the SAT Score Percentile Calculator is a useful read on how a different test expresses readiness.

Four ideas explain why the composite is reported the way it is and what your number actually means to an admissions committee.

If your catalog states a different weighting, read the composite as a quick estimate and verify the weighted version with your advisor. The per-section readout makes that manual check straightforward.

The Final Grade Calculator uses the same averaging habit for course weights, which is a useful mental model when you think about how subtests combine into one admission number.

Gather your HESI A2 report and follow these steps to produce a composite you can act on.

1. 1 Open your score report: Find the percentage next to each academic subtest; these are the values the calculator expects, not raw correct-answer counts.
2. 2 Enter each section percentage: Type the Math, Reading, Vocabulary, Grammar, Biology, Chemistry, Anatomy, and Physics percentages into their fields.
3. 3 Enter your program minimum: If your school publishes a composite cutoff, put it in the Program Minimum field so the result is labeled for you.
4. 4 Read the composite: The Composite HESI A2 Score shows the rounded average; Sections Averaged shows how many subtests fed it.
5. 5 Compare and decide: Use the vs. Program Minimum line to see whether you are above the bar, then plan study or a retake if you are below.

A student with Math 70, Reading 72, Vocab 68, Grammar 74, Biology 65, Chemistry 69, Anatomy 71, and Physics 73 enters them all, sets the program minimum to 75, and sees a composite of 70 with a 'Below program minimum' label. That single line tells them exactly which gap to close before applying.

If your program blends your HESI A2 result with coursework, the College GPA Calculator shows how your semester grades roll into the GPA admissions officers also review.

The tool turns a confusing multi-page report into one actionable admission number.

• • Immediate cutoff check: You learn in seconds whether your average clears the program minimum instead of guessing from eight separate percentages.
• • Targeted retake study: Seeing the average exposes the lowest sections, so a retake plan focuses on the subtests that move the composite most.
• • School-to-school comparison: Reusing the same sections against several minimums ranks programs by how reachable each admission bar is.
• • No formula memorization: The equal-weight average and half-up rounding are handled for you, removing arithmetic mistakes when you are nervous about results.
• • Clear advisor conversation: Walking in with a single composite and a per-section list makes it easy to ask an advisor where you stand.

Applicants who already track term grades can pair this with the Percentage to GPA Calculator to keep both admission signals in the same percentage language, which is a useful habit when an advisor asks for your standing in one number.

Several choices change the composite you see, and a few limits keep the number honest.

• • This calculator estimates the equal-weight composite only; it cannot reproduce a school-specific weighting scheme that is not entered.
• • Personality Profile and Learning Style subtests are not scored percentages and are excluded from the composite on purpose.

Treat the result as a planning estimate tied to the sections and minimum you entered, not as the official score your school will record.

According to Elsevier HESI Exam Family, programs request a composite of the required subtests, each reported as a percentage, so the unweighted average is the most defensible single estimate when weighting is not published.

The ACT Score Calculator applies the same 'average your section results, then compare to a bar' logic to a different admission exam, which is a useful cross-check on the approach.