University of Bristol degree rules
How University of Bristol turns your marks into a degree class: the year weights, the rounding and the rules near a boundary, written out from the published regulations. Then try your own marks below.
Bristol's rules in plain English
These are estimates using the published rules. Your exam board makes the final decision.
- First year counts 0. Arts, law, social sciences and psychology weight second and final year 40/60; science, engineering, health and life sciences use 25/75. A year abroad or in industry usually counts 10%.
- Unit marks, each year mark and the final programme mark are rounded to whole numbers before anything else, so 69.5 becomes 70, a First.
- A final mark of 68 or 69, 58 or 59, or 48 or 49 is borderline. You get the higher class if at least half of your unit marks, weighted by credits and by year, are in the higher class or above.
- The half is exact: 49.9% of weighted marks in the higher class is not enough.
Year weights by course
| Course | Each year, first to last |
|---|---|
| Arts, law, social sciences and psychology, three years | 0% / 40% / 60% |
| Science, engineering, health and life sciences, three years | 0% / 25% / 75% |
| Arts, law and social sciences with a year abroad or in industry | 0% / 30% / 10% / 60% |
| Science and engineering with a year abroad or in industry | 0% / 15% / 10% / 75% |
| Engineering and computer science year in industry, 2025 entry on | 0% / 25% / 0% / 75% |
Who this does not cover
- Integrated masters and the non-modular Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Science degrees use other weights and rules.
- Students who registered before 2022/23 also get a check using unrounded year marks, with the better class awarded; that check is not applied here.
- Your faculty decides your weights. If your year weights match none of the splits above, your own are used.
Source: Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes 2025/26, section 31 (primary and secondary rules). Checked 22 October 2026. If your programme handbook says something different, it wins.
Your weighted average with Bristol's year weights, worked out in your browser. Nothing is saved or sent anywhere. For the method step by step, see the degree classification calculator.
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. Bristol rounds the final score to a whole number, so 69.5 counts as a First. This calculator shows the weighted average only; it does not apply Bristol's borderline zones.
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Add your modules once and UniGrade Pro reruns Bristol's full rules every time a mark lands: the class you are on, the rule that decides it and what each class needs. Tracking your marks and what-if scenarios stay free. These are estimates using the published rules. Your exam board makes the final decision.