Degree Classification Calculator

Many UK undergraduate degrees use these headline boundaries:

• First: 70% and above
• Upper Second (2:1): 60% to 69.99%
• Lower Second (2:2): 50% to 59.99%
• Third: 40% to 49.99%

These are useful defaults, not a guarantee. Some courses use different pass marks, additional award requirements or special rules near a boundary.

Your degree classification may be based mainly on later years. For example, a course could use 30% of Second Year and 70% of Third Year. Another might include all years or calculate the best set of credits.

Enter the exact structure from your course regulations. A simple average of every mark can be misleading when years or modules carry different weight.

Suppose Second Year contributes 30% and you averaged 62%, while Third Year contributes 70% and you averaged 68%.

Using the typical boundaries above, that is within the 2:1 range. It is still a projection until the university confirms your award.

A classification calculator shows where you stand. Goal Requirement goes one step further by calculating the average needed across assessments that have not received a confirmed mark.

Use the free university degree calculator to enter your modules and choose a target, or read the focused guides for a 2:1 and a First.