Degree Classification Calculator

How to use this degree classification calculator

1. Pick your University rules: the University of York for a bachelor's degree, or the University of Glasgow for an honours degree.
2. Enter each module with its credits and mark, and pick its stage, 2 or 3. At Glasgow, enter each course's credits and grade, and pick Year 3 or 4.
3. Know a stage mark already? Enter it as one module with all the stage's credits and that mark.
4. Leave the mark blank on modules you have not finished, with their credits in. The calculator then shows the mark you need on them, under What you need for each class.

Copy link shares your modules, and Export CSV saves them to a file.

How York works out your degree class

York's Progression and Award Rules 2026/27 cover bachelor's programmes studied in 2026/27, and York's student guide, labelled 2025/6, explains them. Stage 1 does not count, and Stage 2 and Stage 3 are weighted 2:3 (UG6.2).

1. Each stage mark is the credit-weighted average of its module marks, to 2 decimals.
2. The award mark is (2 × Stage 2 + 3 × Stage 3) ÷ 5, rounded to a whole number.
3. The class comes from the award mark (UG1.8).

Award mark = (2 × Stage 2 + 3 × Stage 3) ÷ 5

If your rounded award mark is 1 or 2 below a boundary, York works it out again at 1:1 and at 1:2 (UG6.3). If either comes within 0.5 of the boundary, you get the higher class.

1:1 mark = (Stage 2 + Stage 3) ÷ 2

1:2 mark = (Stage 2 + 2 × Stage 3) ÷ 3

If your award mark is 39.5 or less but all your credits are awarded, York sets it to 39.5 and gives a Third (UG6.4). The calculator assumes all your credits are awarded, because York's rules on failed modules were not checked. A module needs 40 to pass, or 50 at M level.

Neither York document says how an award mark of exactly .5 is rounded. The student guide says a mark within 0.5 of a boundary is rounded up, so the calculator rounds .5 up.

Worked example: a First from the borderline rule

This example comes from GradeCat's research on York's rules.

69 is 1 below the First boundary of 70. The 1:1 mark, 69.50, is within 0.5 of 70, so the class is a First.

What do I need for a First?

Leave the mark blank on the modules still to come. For each class, the calculator finds the lowest mark that reaches it if you get that mark in every module still to come. This is GradeCat's own arithmetic on York's rules, not a York rule, so it is an estimate.

This example comes from GradeCat's research. Stage 2 is 64. In Stage 3, 60 credits are done at 70 and 60 are still to come.

• An award mark of 70 needs at least 69.5 before rounding, so (2 × 64 + 3 × Stage 3) ÷ 5 must reach 69.5. Stage 3 must reach 73.17.
• With 60 credits at 70, the other 60 credits need at least 76.33.

For a 2:1, the same student needs 42.99. For a 2:2, 9.67, which a pass covers. A Third needs only all credits awarded, by the floor rule.

The estimate leaves out the borderline rule, which can lift an award mark of 68 or 69 to a First. So you may need a little less than it says.

How Glasgow works out your degree class

The University of Glasgow's Assessment Regulations 2026-27 grade each course on a 22-point scale (§16.23). Grade D is the minimum for credit.

1. Each year's GPA is the credit-weighted average of its course points, to 1 decimal (§16.34(a)), on first attempts (§16.34(d)).
2. The honours GPA weights Year 3 and Year 4 50:50, or 25:75 for BSc Chemistry and BSc Life Sciences (undergraduate regulations, section 10).
3. The class comes from the bands and zones (§16.36(c) and (d)).

Glasgow does not say how it rounds the weighted honours GPA. Made-up example: (17.5 + 16.8) ÷ 2 = 17.15, which is 17.2 rounded half up and 17.1 cut to one decimal. When the two readings give different classes, the calculator shows both.

Worked example: a First from the zone

This example comes from GradeCat's research on Glasgow's rules.

The honours GPA is (17.5 + 16.7) ÷ 2 = 17.1, in the zone 17.1 to 17.4. A grades make up (60 + 80) ÷ 240 = 58.33% of the credits, at least half, so the class is a First.

On a 25:75 programme, the same grades give 0.25 × 17.5 + 0.75 × 16.7 = 16.9, a 2:1.

Other universities

Each university sets its own rules: which years count, their weights, rounding and what happens near a boundary. Swansea University publishes its weights, class boundaries and borderline rules, but says only that "a formula is then applied", so there is no Swansea preset yet. Its class table is on the UK degree classes page.

What is not verified yet

Swansea University: its weights and borderline rules are confirmed, but it does not print the formula it applies. Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University: their regulation pages refused our reader. UCL, Manchester and Leeds: UCL's page refused our reader, and the other two were not reached. The Open University, MMU, the University of London, BCU, Portsmouth and Sheffield Hallam: their own rules were not opened. York's integrated masters degrees: the York rules checked are for bachelor's programmes. We add a university only after we have read its own rules.

A UK degree class to a US GPA: no body that owns a UK scale publishes a conversion, so GradeCat does not make one.

Degree classification calculator FAQ

What do I need to get a First?

At York, an award mark of 70, which needs 69.5 before rounding. Leave the mark blank on the modules still to come, and the calculator shows the mark you need on them. With Stage 2 at 64 and half of Stage 3 done at 70, the rest needs 76.33.

Does first year count towards my degree?

Not at York: Stage 1 does not count, and Stage 2 and Stage 3 are weighted 2:3. At Glasgow, the class comes from the two honours years, Year 3 and Year 4.

What percentage is a 2:1?

At York, an award mark of 60 to 69. Nuffic gives the same bands for honours degrees in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: 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.

Is 69.5 a First?

At York, yes. The award mark is rounded to a whole number with .5 up, so 69.5 becomes 70. A 69 can still become a First through the borderline rule.

Can I still get a First?

Enter your marks so far and leave the rest blank. If a First would need more than 100 on what is left, the calculator says it is out of reach and shows what a 2:1 needs.

What GPA is a First at Glasgow?

17.5 to 22.0 on the 22-point scale. From 17.1 to 17.4, it is a First if at least half of your credit-weighted first-attempt grades are at A.

Can I convert my degree class to a US GPA?

Not here. No body that owns a UK scale publishes a conversion to a US GPA, so GradeCat does not make one up.

Related tools and guides

• UK degree classifications explained: how York and Glasgow work out a class, with worked examples.
• UK Degree Classes and Grading Scale: every class table, with its source.
• UCAS Points Calculator: Tariff points for university entry.
• Weighted Grade Calculator: one module mark from its coursework and exam weights.
• All tools for the United Kingdom

Sources

• University of York: Governance and award rules (opened 4 November 2026)
• University of York: Student Guide to the University's Rules for Progression and Award in Bachelor's Undergraduate Programmes 2025/6 (opened 4 November 2026)
• University of York: Progression and Award Rules 2026/27 (opened 4 November 2026)
• University of Glasgow: Assessment Regulations, University Regulations 2026-27 (opened 4 November 2026)
• University of Glasgow: UG: Primary Regulations for Undergraduate Awards (2026-27) (opened 4 November 2026)
• Swansea University: Classification of Honours Degrees (UG Assessment Regulations, section 3) (opened 4 November 2026)
• Swansea University: Degree Outcomes Statement 2025-26 (opened 4 November 2026)

Cite this page

GradeCat. (2026, November 4). Degree Classification Calculator. https://gradecat.com/uk/degree-classification-calculator/

This is an estimate, not an official result. Your university or board decides the official one. Found a wrong result? Report it.