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GPA Scale Converter

Free GPA scale converter: enter a percentage, a 4.0-scale GPA, a UK honours class or an ECTS grade and see its equivalent in every other system — with honest bands instead of false precision.

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A LITTLE CONTEXT · 4 MIN READGPA Scale Conversion: Percentages, 4.0, UK Honours and ECTS

How gpa scale converter works

Grading systems do not share a ruler. A "B" on the US 4.0 scale, 60-69% in the UK, and an ECTS "C" are all conventionally treated as the same achievement, even though the raw numbers look nothing alike. This converter bridges the four systems through one shared 13-step letter ladder: every step of the ladder carries the US percentage band, the 4.0-scale points, the UK honours class and the ECTS grade that are conventionally treated as equivalent.

Enter any one value — a percentage (0-100), a 4.0-scale GPA (0.0-4.0), a UK honours class (First, 2:1, 2:2, Third, Fail) or an ECTS grade (A, B, C, D, E, FX, F) — and the tool finds its rung on the ladder, then reads off the equivalent in all three other systems at once.

Where a value falls between two rungs, the converter says so instead of pretending. An in-between GPA like 3.5 snaps to the nearest step (B+, 3.3) and a note explains the snap; UK classes and ECTS grades map through their representative letter because both are bands, not points. The percentage column always shows a band such as "83-86.9%" — a single number would be false precision across systems with different anchors.

The mapping is the widely used conventional equivalence: First = A-range, 2:1 = B-range, 2:2 = C-range, Third = D-range, Fail = F, with ECTS A/B/C/D/E/F covering the same span from the top down. Universities occasionally use their own transfer tables, so treat the results as a strong default, not an official ruling.

Frequently asked questions

How do I convert a percentage to a 4.0 GPA?
The conventional mapping runs through letter grades: 97-100% and 93-96.9% are an A (4.0), 90-92.9% is an A- (3.7), 87-89.9% a B+ (3.3), and so on down to F below 60%. Enter your percentage in the tool and the 4.0-scale equivalent appears instantly, with the letter grade that produced it shown alongside.
Is 70% in the UK the same as 70% in the US?
No — and this is the single biggest trap in grade conversion. UK university grading starts from different anchors: 70% is a First (excellent), while in the US 70% is a C- (barely average). The converter bridges through class/letter equivalence, so a UK First maps to an A/4.0, never to the C- its raw number suggests.
What do ECTS grades mean?
ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) grades are statistical, not absolute: A covers roughly the top 10% of a cohort, B the next 25%, C the next 30%, D the next 20%, E the lowest passing 15%, and FX/F mean fail. The tool maps them onto US letter grades using the widely used transfer tables — ECTS A to A+/A, B to A-/B+, and so on.
Why did my GPA snap to a different number?
The 4.0 scale only has 13 defined points (4.0, 3.7, 3.3, ... 0.0). A GPA like 3.85 sits between A- (3.7) and A (4.0), so the tool snaps to the nearest step — and on an exact tie it snaps to the lower one, so the converter never inflates your grade. The note under the result tells you exactly what happened.
Are these conversions official?
They are the conventional equivalences used by most transfer guides and admissions offices, but individual universities publish their own tables and those win when they exist. Use this tool to understand where you stand and to sanity-check an official conversion — not to replace one.