What US GPA does a Cambridge A grade equal?

On the standard 4.0 scale used by credential evaluators, both A* and A map to a 4.0 grade point. A B maps to 3.5, a C to 3.0, a D to 2.5 and an E to 2.0, with a U scoring zero.

How many UCAS points is a Cambridge International A Level worth?

Cambridge International A Levels use the same UCAS tariff as UK A-Levels: A* is 56 points, A is 48, B is 40, C is 32, D is 24 and E is 16. AS Levels are worth 40 percent of those values.

Does IGCSE carry UCAS tariff points?

No. UCAS tariffs apply at AS and A Level, not at IGCSE. IGCSE results still matter for university entry and for GPA estimates, but they do not add UCAS tariff points, so the tool shows them as not applicable.

How does a Cambridge A Level compare to an IB subject?

As a rough guide an A Level A* compares to an IB Higher Level 7, an A to a 6, a B to a 5 and so on. This is an approximate subject-level mapping, not an official IB conversion, and should be treated as a reference only.

Are Cambridge International grades the same as UK A-Levels?

Cambridge International A Levels and AS Levels are graded on the same A* to E scale as UK A-Levels and are widely treated as equivalent for university entry, which is why they share the UCAS tariff and GPA mappings used here.

Cambridge International Grade Converter

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Translating Cambridge International grades

Students taking Cambridge International qualifications apply to universities all over the world, each of which speaks a different grading language. This converter takes a single Cambridge grade and shows three common equivalents at once: a US grade point on the 4.0 scale, a UCAS tariff figure for UK entry, and an approximate IB Higher Level subject point for comparison.

How it works

The tool holds three lookup tables. For the US GPA point it uses the evaluator scale where A* and A are 4.0, B is 3.5, C is 3.0, D is 2.5 and E is 2.0. For the UCAS tariff it applies the official A Level values (56 for A* down to 16 for E), with AS Levels worth 40 percent of those and no A* available. IGCSE grades carry no UCAS tariff, so the tool reports that field as not applicable while still giving the GPA point. The IB column maps each A Level grade onto an approximate Higher Level subject point, from a 7 for A* down to a 2 for E.

Notes and accuracy

The UCAS tariff figures are official and exact. The US GPA mapping follows the scale credential evaluators commonly use for UK-style qualifications, and the IB column is a rough subject-level approximation rather than an official IB conversion. Because Cambridge International A Levels share the A* to E scale of UK A-Levels, most universities treat them as equivalent for entry, which is why they share these mappings. Use the result to compare offers across systems, then confirm the precise requirements with each institution you apply to.