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Gradescope

Assignment grading software for educators handling paper, digital and code work.

Overview

Gradescope helps educators grade assignments and give consistent feedback. It handles paper-based, digital and code work, including problem sets, projects, worksheets, quizzes and exams. In Gradescope, students can upload PDFs or photos of their work. Educators can review similar answers together, update rubrics across previously graded work and handle regrade requests online.

Updated Nov 7, 2026

17 features

Key Features

Assignment grading
Grade paper-based, digital, and code assignments in half the time.
Assignment formats
Gradescope supports variable-length assignments (problem sets & projects) as well as fixed-template assignments (worksheets, quizzes, bubble sheets, and exams).
Existing assignments
No need to alter your assignments.
Rubric feedback
Give detailed feedback while maintaining consistency with a flexible rubric.
Gradebook export
Send grades to students with a click or export them to your own gradebook.
Grading analytics
Get per-question and per-rubric statistics to understand how your students are doing.
Student uploads
Students upload PDFs or photos of their work.
Automated grading
Provide immediate feedback with your autograder.
Bubble sheet scanning
Batch student bubble sheets and Gradescope automatically separates them by test version.
Bubble sheet grading
Bubble sheets are auto-graded according to your answer key.
Rubric updates
Make rubric changes that apply to previously graded work.
Regrade requests
Handle regrade requests online, freeing up office hours.
Answer groups
Grade groups of similar answers at once.
Assignment types
Gradescope supports variable-length assignments (problem sets & projects) as well as fixed-template assignments (worksheets, quizzes, bubble sheets, and exams).
Flexible rubric
Give detailed feedback while maintaining consistency with a flexible rubric.
Autograding
Provide immediate feedback with your autograder.
Answer grouping
For some question types, Gradescope AI automatically forms groups for you to review.

Pros and cons

Pros

Rubric changes can apply to work that has already been graded.
Per-question and per-rubric statistics show how students are doing.
Students can submit from GitHub and Bitbucket.

Developer features

Manual code grading
You can also manually grade code with inline comments.
Code submissions
Students can submit from Github and Bitbucket.

You?

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Your review helps others make better decisions. No account needed. Takes about 10 seconds.

Featured Video

See Gradescope at work before you try it.

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4 questions

FAQs

Is Gradescope free?

Yes. After an Institutional Trial ends, you can continue using the Basic plan for free.

Does Gradescope offer a trial?

Yes. Institutions can try the full feature set for one term through an Institutional Trial.

What does Gradescope do?

Gradescope grades paper-based, digital and code assignments. It supports both variable-length work and fixed-template formats.

Does Gradescope integrate with Canvas?

Yes. Administrators can configure the Gradescope integration with Canvas using LTI 1.3.

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17 features

Key Features

Assignment grading
Grade paper-based, digital, and code assignments in half the time.
Assignment formats
Gradescope supports variable-length assignments (problem sets & projects) as well as fixed-template assignments (worksheets, quizzes, bubble sheets, and exams).
Existing assignments
No need to alter your assignments.
Rubric feedback
Give detailed feedback while maintaining consistency with a flexible rubric.
Gradebook export
Send grades to students with a click or export them to your own gradebook.
Grading analytics
Get per-question and per-rubric statistics to understand how your students are doing.
Student uploads
Students upload PDFs or photos of their work.
Automated grading
Provide immediate feedback with your autograder.
Bubble sheet scanning
Batch student bubble sheets and Gradescope automatically separates them by test version.
Bubble sheet grading
Bubble sheets are auto-graded according to your answer key.
Rubric updates
Make rubric changes that apply to previously graded work.
Regrade requests
Handle regrade requests online, freeing up office hours.
Answer groups
Grade groups of similar answers at once.
Assignment types
Gradescope supports variable-length assignments (problem sets & projects) as well as fixed-template assignments (worksheets, quizzes, bubble sheets, and exams).
Flexible rubric
Give detailed feedback while maintaining consistency with a flexible rubric.
Autograding
Provide immediate feedback with your autograder.
Answer grouping
For some question types, Gradescope AI automatically forms groups for you to review.

Pros and cons

Pros

Rubric changes can apply to work that has already been graded.
Per-question and per-rubric statistics show how students are doing.
Students can submit from GitHub and Bitbucket.

Developer features

Manual code grading
You can also manually grade code with inline comments.
Code submissions
Students can submit from Github and Bitbucket.

You?

Be the first to rate Gradescope

Your review helps others make better decisions. No account needed. Takes about 10 seconds.

Featured Video

See Gradescope at work before you try it.

Watch on YouTube

4 questions

FAQs

Is Gradescope free?

Yes. After an Institutional Trial ends, you can continue using the Basic plan for free.

Does Gradescope offer a trial?

Yes. Institutions can try the full feature set for one term through an Institutional Trial.

What does Gradescope do?

Gradescope grades paper-based, digital and code assignments. It supports both variable-length work and fixed-template formats.

Does Gradescope integrate with Canvas?

Yes. Administrators can configure the Gradescope integration with Canvas using LTI 1.3.

Gradescope

Overview

Key Features

Assignment grading

Assignment formats

Existing assignments

Rubric feedback

Gradebook export

Grading analytics

Student uploads

Automated grading

Bubble sheet scanning

Bubble sheet grading

Rubric updates

Regrade requests

Answer groups

Assignment types

Flexible rubric

Autograding

Answer grouping

Pros and cons

Pros

Developer features

Manual code grading

Code submissions

Be the first to rate Gradescope

Featured Video

FAQs

Is Gradescope free?

Does Gradescope offer a trial?

What does Gradescope do?

Does Gradescope integrate with Canvas?

Key Features

Assignment grading

Assignment formats

Existing assignments

Rubric feedback

Gradebook export

Grading analytics

Student uploads

Automated grading

Bubble sheet scanning

Bubble sheet grading

Rubric updates

Regrade requests

Answer groups

Assignment types

Flexible rubric

Autograding

Answer grouping

Pros and cons

Pros

Developer features

Manual code grading

Code submissions

Be the first to rate Gradescope

Featured Video

FAQs

Is Gradescope free?

Does Gradescope offer a trial?

What does Gradescope do?

Does Gradescope integrate with Canvas?

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