UK University Grade Calculator

Multiply each module mark by its credits, add them up, and divide by the total credits to get your weighted average. If your university weights years differently (for example 25% year two, 75% year three), work out each year's average first and then combine them with those weights. Compare the result with the bands: 70%+ First, 60-69% 2:1, 50-59% 2:2, 40-49% Third.

A 2:1 (Upper Second Class) is an average of 60-69%. A 2:2 (Lower Second Class) is 50-59%. A First is 70% or higher and a Third is 40-49%. For a taught Master's, 70%+ is a Distinction, 60-69% a Merit and 50-59% a Pass.

There is no official conversion, but evaluators commonly treat a First as roughly 3.7-4.0, a 2:1 as roughly 3.3-3.7, a 2:2 as roughly 2.7-3.3 and a Third as roughly 2.0-2.7 on the US 4.0 scale. US universities that need an exact figure will ask for a credential evaluation from a service such as WES.

The UK does not use GPA. Instead, undergraduate degrees are classified as First Class (70%+), Upper Second / 2:1 (60-69%), Lower Second / 2:2 (50-59%), Third Class (40-49%), or Pass / Fail. Postgraduate Master's degrees use Distinction (70%+), Merit (60-69%), and Pass (50-59%). The percentages themselves represent a weighted average of module marks — there is no 4.0 scale equivalent.

Most UK universities weight later years more heavily — for example, 25% from year two and 75% from year three for a three-year undergraduate degree. Some weight all years equally. Check your university's classification rules first, then enter your modules with the correct weights. The calculator returns the weighted percentage average, which you can then compare to the classification thresholds.

The standard thresholds are 60% for a 2:1 (Upper Second) and 70% for a First Class. Some universities also use a 'borderline' rule — if you are within 1-2% of the next class up and most of your modules are already at that level, the exam board may promote your classification. The calculator does not apply borderline rules automatically; check your university's regulations to see if you qualify.

Not automatically. UK universities sometimes allow a small number of failed credits to be compensated (passed by association with strong modules nearby) or capped at 40% on a resit. These policies vary too widely between institutions to encode into a generic calculator. Enter the marks as they appear on your transcript and apply your university's compensation rules manually if needed.

Yes — the same weighted-average math applies. For a taught Master's, enter each module's mark and credit value (typically 15 or 30 credits per module, with a 60-credit dissertation). The calculator returns the overall percentage, which maps to Distinction (70%+), Merit (60-69%), or Pass (50-59%). PhD programmes are not graded numerically, so the calculator does not apply there.