What are the UK degree classification boundaries?

A weighted average of 70 or above is a First, 60 to 69 is an Upper Second (2:1), 50 to 59 is a Lower Second (2:2), and 40 to 49 is a Third. Below 40 is normally a fail or an unclassified or ordinary degree.

How is the average weighted?

Each module mark is multiplied by its credit value, the products are summed, and the total is divided by the total credits. A 30-credit dissertation therefore counts twice as much toward your classification as a 15-credit module.

Do all years count equally?

No. Most UK universities weight later years more heavily, commonly ignoring year one and weighting years two and three at something like 40 to 60 or 25 to 75. To model this, scale each module's credit value by its year weight before entering it here.

What about borderline marks?

Many universities apply borderline rules, such as promoting an average within two percent of a boundary if enough credits sit in the higher band. This calculator reports the raw boundary only and does not apply institution-specific borderline policies.

Is this an official result?

No. It is an estimate using the standard boundaries. Your institution's exact weighting scheme, rounding rules, and borderline policy are defined in its academic regulations, which are the authoritative source for your final classification.

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UK honours degrees are classified from a credit-weighted average of your module marks, with set boundaries at 70, 60, 50, and 40 percent. This calculator does the weighting and tells you which class your average falls into.

How it works

Each module mark is weighted by its credit value, then averaged and mapped to a class:

weighted average = Σ (mark × credits) / Σ credits

70+      First (1st)
60–69    Upper Second (2:1)
50–59    Lower Second (2:2)
40–49    Third (3rd)
below 40 Fail / unclassified

A 30-credit dissertation therefore moves your average twice as much as a 15-credit module, which is why heavier modules deserve the most attention.

Example and tips

Three modules — 72% at 30 credits, 65% at 15 credits, and 58% at 15 credits — give (72×30 + 65×15 + 58×15) / 60 = 4005 / 60 ≈ 66.75%, an Upper Second (2:1). Most universities weight later years more heavily and ignore year one, so scale each module’s credit value by its year weight before entering it for a realistic projection.