Degree classification calculator
Enter your module marks and credits, set how much each year counts, and see where you stand. Then check your university's own regulations.
Estimated classification
Add marks to a year that counts
Only years with a weighting above 0% affect the result.
Course length
4-year covers integrated master's (MEng, MSci and similar), Scottish honours degrees and courses with a counted extra year.
Year weighting
Pick the split in your course handbook, or type your own below.
An estimate, not your official result. Your exam board applies your university's regulations, which may differ from this arithmetic.
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How it's worked out
Plain arithmetic on what you enter. Nothing is saved or sent anywhere.
Credit-weighted year average
Each module's mark is multiplied by its credits, added up, and divided by the year's total credits. A 40-credit dissertation counts twice as much as a 20-credit module.
Weighted across years
Each year's average is multiplied by the weighting you set. If only some counting years have marks, the result is your standing so far across those years.
What you need
For the years still without marks, we show the average you'd need across them to reach each class boundary.
Classification bands
The usual UK honours boundaries. Your university's regulations are what count.
- First-class honours (First)
- 70% and above
- Upper second-class honours (2:1)
- 60-69%
- Lower second-class honours (2:2)
- 50-59%
- Third-class honours (Third)
- 40-49%
Before you rely on the number
Things this calculator can't know about your course.
- Borderline rules. Many universities look again at marks just below a boundary, for example by rounding, or by checking whether most of your final-year credits are in the higher class. The size of the zone and the rule vary.
- Discounting and alternative calculations. Some universities drop your lowest-scoring credits, or calculate your result more than one way and award the higher.
- Rounding. Whether 69.5% becomes 70% is a university rule. We show marks to one decimal place without rounding up.
- Passing years that don't count. A year weighted 0% usually still has to be passed to progress.
- Placements, years abroad and integrated master's years may be weighted differently or not at all.
Your programme handbook or your university's academic regulations set out the exact algorithm. Your department or student support office can confirm how it applies to you. For a step-by-step explanation, read how to calculate your degree classification. If you are in first year, check whether first-year grades count towards your degree; if a module went badly, see how university resits and capped marks work.
Questions
- What marks do you need for a First, 2:1, 2:2 or Third?
- The standard UK honours boundaries are 70% and above for a First, 60-69% for a 2:1, 50-59% for a 2:2 and 40-49% for a Third. Your university's regulations decide how marks near a boundary are treated.
- Does first year count towards my degree?
- On many three-year courses first year must be passed but carries no weight in the classification. Some courses do count it, so check your programme handbook and set its weighting in the calculator.
- Is this calculator's result my official classification?
- No. It's an estimate from the marks and weightings you enter. Your university's exam board applies its own regulations, including borderline and discounting rules.
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Guides on degree classification
- How to calculate your degree classificationCredits, year weightings and borderline rules with worked examples.
- Do first-year grades count towards your degree?How UK universities weight first year, and why the marks still matter.
- University resits in the UKCapped marks, planning your revision and cheap resources.
- What to do with old university textbooksSell, donate or recycle: how to decide for each book.