These calculators follow rules that UK universities and UCAS publish: the University of York's and the University of Glasgow's degree classification rules, and UCAS's 2027 Tariff tables. Every rule links to the document it comes from, with the date we opened it. Each tool works right away with no account, and your marks stay in your browser.
Tools
Which tool do I need?
- What class will my degree be? Use the Degree Classification Calculator. Enter your module marks and credits, on York's or Glasgow's rules. At York, Stage 2 at 72.00 and Stage 3 at 67.00 give a First, through the borderline rule.
- What do I need for a First? In the same calculator, leave the marks still to come blank. It shows the mark you need on them for each class.
- How many UCAS points do I have? The UCAS Points Calculator adds up A levels, Highers, the IB, T Levels, BTEC and more on the 2027 tables. A*, A and B at A level with an A in the EPQ make 168.
- What is a 2:1, or a Glasgow B1? The UK degree classes and grading scale page has the tables: a 2:1 is an award mark of 60 to 69 at York, and a B1 is 17 points at Glasgow.
- What is my mark for one module? The Weighted Grade Calculator combines coursework and exam marks with their weights.
How degree classes work in the UK
Honours degrees have four classes: a First, an upper second (2:1), a lower second (2:2) and a Third. Nuffic's summary for England, Wales and Northern Ireland gives 70% and above for a First, 60 to 69% for a 2:1, 50 to 59% for a 2:2 and 40 to 49% for a Third.
Each university sets its own algorithm. At York, Stage 2 and Stage 3 count 2:3, and Stage 1 does not count. At Glasgow, each course gets a grade on a 22-point scale, and the class comes from the GPA of the two honours years.
UCAS Tariff points
UCAS turns each result into points: a size band for the qualification times a grade band for the grade. The 2027 tables apply to entry from September 2027. Each university decides which results it counts.
Guides
- UK degree classifications explained: the First, 2:1, 2:2 and Third bands, which years count, and York's and Glasgow's borderline rules, with worked examples.
Tools that work with any marks
Some GradeCat tools work on marks from any country. The Grade Calculator turns marks into a percentage, the Weighted Grade Calculator combines coursework and exams with their weights, and the Final Grade Calculator shows the exam mark you need for a module mark. Their letter grades follow US scales, so read the percentage they give.
Not covered yet
- Swansea University: its weights and borderline rules are published, but not the formula it applies.
- Other universities, such as UCL, Manchester, Leeds, Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University: we have not read their rules.
- GCSE, AS and A level grade boundaries, which exam boards set for each paper every year.
- A UK degree class as a US GPA: no body that owns a UK scale publishes a conversion.
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