United Kingdom Grades to US GPA Conversion

Converting United Kingdom grades to a US GPA matters for university applications, scholarship forms, and credential evaluations. United Kingdom uses degree classifications (First, 2:1, 2:2, Third), while American institutions expect results on the 4.0 scale — this guide shows the standard equivalencies and the caveats evaluators actually apply.

United Kingdom to US GPA conversion chart

United Kingdom grade	US GPA equivalent
First-Class Honours (70%+)	4.0
Upper Second — 2:1 (60–69%)	3.3–3.7
Lower Second — 2:2 (50–59%)	2.7–3.0
Third-Class Honours (40–49%)	2.0–2.3
Ordinary / Pass	1.0–2.0
Fail (below 40%)	0.0

What to know before you convert

UK marks look low to American eyes because the scales measure differently: a 70% in the UK is First-Class work equivalent to a US A, and marks above 80% are rare. US graduate schools generally treat a 2:1 as the benchmark for a 3.3+ GPA.

Converting the rest of your application

Once you know your equivalent GPA, our College GPA Calculator lets you recompute semester and cumulative figures on the 4.0 scale, and the CGPA to Percentage Calculator handles the reverse direction when a form asks for marks instead. Remember that official evaluations (WES, ECE, or a university’s own international office) are what admissions committees ultimately rely on — use these charts to plan, and the official evaluation to submit.