University grade calculator
Work out your degree classification from your module marks, credits and year weights. Enter each year and see your overall average and the class it falls in on the usual UK boundaries.
Your years and modules
Set each year's weight in your final degree, then add its modules with credits and marks.
That is a 2:1 on the usual UK boundaries, 2.8 points below a First.
Upper second (2:1)
- Year 2 (40% of result)
- 63%
- Year 3 (60% of result)
- 70%
Modules without a mark are left out. Boundaries are the typical 70, 60, 50 and 40; check your university's regulations for borderline rules.
How a UK university grade is worked out
Your university grade is one weighted average of your module marks, and your degree classification is the class that average falls in. UK universities build it in layers, and this calculator follows the same steps. It uses the figures you enter and nothing else, so the result is only as accurate as the weights you give it.
- Modules become a year average. Each module mark is multiplied by its credits, the results are added, and the total is divided by the credits in that year. A 40-credit module counts twice as much as a 20-credit one.
- Years become a degree average. Each year average is multiplied by that year's weight, and the total is divided by the sum of the weights. Many universities give first year a weight of 0%.
- The average meets the boundaries. 70 and above is a First, 60 to under 70 a 2:1, 50 to under 60 a 2:2 and 40 to under 50 a Third. These are the usual boundaries; see how classifications work.
Worked example: Jane Doe
Jane Doe's course weights second year at 40% and final year at 60%. Each year is 120 credits. The calculator starts with her marks.
Jane's average is 67.2%, a 2:1. The weighting also shows where marks matter most: one extra mark on her 40-credit dissertation is worth 0.2 of a point on her degree average (40 of 120 credits, in a year worth 60%), three times what the same mark is worth on a 20-credit second-year module.
The class boundaries
The overall average is read against four boundaries. Below 40, most universities award an ordinary degree without honours or no degree, depending on their rules.
| Class | Average |
|---|---|
| First | 70 and above |
| Upper second (2:1) | 60 to under 70 |
| Lower second (2:2) | 50 to under 60 |
| Third | 40 to under 50 |
Year weights by university
How much each year counts is set by each university, and sometimes by each course. These are the weights we have read in each university's published regulations for a three-year degree, with the source. Choose “Use these weights” to start the calculator on them; you can still change any figure.
Not listed? Your programme handbook or your university's classification regulations give the weights. Read how year weighting affects your degree for what a different split does to your result.
Missing weights and missing marks
If you leave every year weight blank, each year with marks counts equally, and the result says so. If your weights do not add up to 100, each counted year is scaled to its share of the total. Modules without a mark and years without any marks are left out, so the figure is your average on the work marked so far.
Borderlines and discretion
The calculator gives your weighted average and the class it falls in, and stops there. Many universities look again at an average a mark or two below a boundary: some award the higher class from a fixed margin, some check how many of your credits are in the higher class, and some leave your lowest-marked credits out altogether. Resit caps and the exam board's discretion can move the result too. Read how borderline cases work, and see the rules we have written up for Bath, Bournemouth, Bristol, Exeter, KCL, Leeds, Nottingham and Westminster before relying on a number close to a boundary.
Questions about this calculator.
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How do I calculate my university grade?
Work out each year's average first: multiply every module mark by its credits, add the results and divide by the credits in that year. Then multiply each year average by that year's weight and divide by the total of the weights. That overall average is your university grade, and the class boundaries turn it into a degree classification: 70 for a First, 60 for a 2:1, 50 for a 2:2 and 40 for a Third. The calculator on this page does both steps and shows the working.
Does first year count towards my degree?
At many UK universities first year has to be passed but carries a weight of 0%, and it is 0% at every university in the table on this page. Others give it a small weight, such as 10%. Your programme handbook or classification regulations list the weights. Enter 0 for any year that does not count, or leave that year out.
What average do I need for a 2:1?
An overall average of 60 on the usual boundaries. If your second year counts 40% and you averaged 58 in it, you need 61.4 across your final year, which counts 60%: 0.4 × 58 + 0.6 × 61.4 = 60.04. Some universities also award a 2:1 from just below 60, so check your own rules. The exam mark calculator works out what you need on a single module.
What year weights should I use?
Use the figures in your own course regulations. The table on this page lists the weights we have checked for each university, with a link to the source, and each one opens the calculator on those weights. Common schemes for a three-year degree include 0, 40 and 60, or 0, 33 and 67, for first, second and final year. If you leave every weight blank, the calculator counts each year with marks equally and says so under the result.
Is this my final classification?
No. It is the weighted average of the marks you enter, placed on the typical 70, 60, 50 and 40 boundaries. Universities can also apply borderline rules, discount some of your lowest credits or cap resit marks, and only the exam board decides your classification. Check your own regulations.
Are my marks saved or sent anywhere?
No. The calculation runs in your browser and nothing is sent to a server. Refreshing the page resets it to the example. A free UniGrade account keeps your modules and marks between visits.
Track the real thing, not one sum at a time.
UniGrade keeps your modules, credits and year weights in one place and reruns this maths every time a mark comes in.