International entry requirements
Our entry requirements are based on standard UK undergraduate degree classifications. To understand how these grades translate into your country's classifications, please use the table below as an approximate guide.
| Country | First class (70%) | 2:1 (60%) | 2:2 (50%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 95% | 85% | 70% |
| Albania | 9.5 | 8.5 | 8.0 |
| Algeria | 16 | 14 | 12 |
| Argentina | 8.5 | 7.5 | 6.0 |
| Armenia | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3 |
| Australia (Honours Degree AQF Level 8) | 80% | 70% | 60% |
| Australia (AQF Level 7) | High Distinction (80% or 85%) | Distinction (75% or 80%) | Distinction (70% or 75%) |
| Austria | A | B | C |
| Azerbaijan | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| Bahamas | 1st (GPA 3.6) | 2:1 (GPA 3.0) | 2:2 (GPA 2.5) |
| Bahrain (GPA 4.0 scale) | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Bangladesh (BUET) | 1st (60%) | 2nd (52%) | 2nd (50%) |
| Bangladesh (other) | 1st (70%) | 1st (60%) | 2nd (53%) |
| Barbados (GPA 4.0 scale) | 3.6 | 3 | 2.8 |
| Belarus | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| Belgium | Magna Cum Laude / 80% | Cum Laude / 70% | 60% |
| Botswana | 80% | 70% | 60% |
| Brazil | 8.5 | 7.5 | 6.0 |
| Brunei | First | Upper Second | Lower Second |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Cambodia | 90% or 9 or 4.0 | 80% or 8 or 3.5 | 70% or 7 or 3.0 |
| Cameroon | 1st / 15 or GPA 3.7 | 2:1 / 14 or Bien (GPA 3.4) | 2:2 / 12.5 or Assez Bien (GPA 3.1) |
| Canada (GPA 4.0 scale) | 3.7 / 85% | 3.3 / 75% | 2.7 / 68% |
| Chile | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 |
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| Colombia | 4.5 | 3.75 | 3.2 |
| Costa Rica | 9 | 8 or 80 | 7 or 75 |
| Croatia | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.0 |
| Cuba | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Cyprus | 8.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 |
| Czech Republic | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| Denmark | 12 | 10 | 7 |
| Dominican Republic | 3.8 | Magna Cum Laude 3.5 | Cum Laude 3.2 |
| Ecuador | 8.5 (85%) | 8.0 (80%) | 7.0 (70%) |
| Egypt | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| El Salvador | 8.5 or 85% | 7.5 or 75% or Muy Bueno | 6.5 or 65% or Bueno |
| Estonia | 5 or A | 4 or B | 3 or C |
| Ethiopia | A / GPA 4.0 | A / GPA 3.5 | B / GPA 2.8 |
| Finland | 3 out of 3 / 4.5 out of 5 | 2 out of 3 / 3 out of 5 | 1 out of 3 / 2.5 out of 5 |
| France | 14 | 12 | 11 |
| Georgia | 5 (95%) | 4.5 (85%) | 4 (75%) |
| Germany | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| Ghana | First | Upper Second / 60% | Lower Second / 50% |
| Greece | 8.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 |
| Grenada | 1st or A or 3.6 | 2:1 or B / 75% or 3.0 | 2:2 or C / 55% or 2.0 |
| Guatemala | 90% (public university) / 95% (private university) | 80% (public university) / 85% (private university) | 60% (public university) / 70% (private university) |
| Guyana | GPA 4 | GPA 3.5 | GPA 3.0 |
| Honduras | GPA 5 or 90% | GPA 4 or 80% | GPA 3.5 or 70% |
| Hong Kong (GPA 4.0 scale) | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| Hungary | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Iceland | 8.5 | 7.5 | 6.5 |
| India – institutions listed on the Indian Ranking of Higher Educational Institutions Framework | First 65% | First 60% |
Upper Second 55%
|
| India (other) |
First with distinction 70%
|
First 65% |
First 60%
|
| Indonesia | 3.7 (4.0) |
3.3 (3.7)
|
3 (3.3)
|
| Iran |
17
|
15 | 13 |
| Iraq | 80% | 75% | 70% |
| Ireland (Republic of) | First (70%) | Upper second (60%) | Lower second (50%) |
| Israel | 90% | 80% | 70% |
| Italy | 109 / 110 | 104 / 110 (or 27) | 100 / 110 (or 26) |
| Ivory Coast | 16 | 14 (Bien) | 12 (Assez Bien) |
| Jamaica | 1st (GPA 3.6) | 2:1 (GPA 3.0) or B | 2:2 (GPA 2.0) or C |
| Japan | 85% | 80% or B or 3.0 | 70% or C or 2.0 |
| Jordan (GPA 4.0 scale) | 3.5 | 3.0 or 3.5 / 5 or 75% | 2.8 or 65% |
| Kazakhstan | 4.5 or 90% | 4.0 or 85% | 3.5 or 80% |
| Kenya | First / 70% / A | Upper Second / 60% / B | Lower Second / 50% / C |
| Kosovo | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Kuwait (GPA 4.0 scale) | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Latvia | 9 | 7 | 6 |
|
Lebanon (American)
|
90% (3.5) | 80% (3.2) | 70% (2.8) |
| Lebanon (French) | 18 | 15 | 12 |
| Liberia | 4.0 or 90% | 3.5 or 85% | 3 or 80% |
| Libya (BSc Engineering, Architecture, Medicine) | 85 (3.6) | 75 (3.0) | 65 (2.5) |
| Libya (other) | 90% (4.0) | 85% (3.6) | 75% (3.0) |
| Lithuania | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Macau | 1st or GPA 3.7 |
2:1 or 3.0
|
2:2 or 2.5 |
| Macedonia | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Malawi | MSc 75% |
MSc 70%
|
MSc 65% |
| Malaysia (GPA 4.0 scale) | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Malta | 1st (80%) | 2:1 (70%) | 2:2 (55%) |
| Mauritius | 1st or 70% | 2:1 or 60% | 2:2 or 50% |
| Mexico | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Moldova | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Mongolia | 90% or GPA 3.5 | 80% or GPA 3.2 | 70% or GPA 3.0 |
| Morocco | 17 | 15 | 13 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 14 | 12 |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 5 or 85% | 5 or 75% | 4.5 or 65% |
| Namibia | 80% or A | 70% or B | 60% or C |
| Nepal | 90% or 3.9 GPA | 80% or 3.8 GPA | 65% or 3.3 GPA |
| Netherlands | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| New Zealand | First (7.0) | Upper Second (6.0) | Lower Second (4.0) |
| Nicaragua | 90% | 80% | 70% |
| Nigeria (7 point Scale) | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Nigeria (5 point scale) | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
| Nigeria (4 point scale) | 3.5 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Norway | A (1.5) |
B (2.5)
|
C (3.2) |
| Oman (GPA 4.0 scale) | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| Pakistan - Public Universities (4 Year degree only) | First with distinction (75%) / 4.0 | First (65%) / 3.2 | Second (59%) / 2.6 |
| Pakistan - Private Universities (4 Year degree only) | First with Distinction (85%) | First (75%) | First (65%) |
| Pakistan - Master's degree (2 or 3 year Bachelor plus Master's degree) | First (60%) | Second (55%) | Second (50%) |
| Palestine | A / 90% / 3.7 | B+ / 85% / 3.3 | B / 80% / 3.0 |
| Panama | 91 (A) | 81 (B) | 71 (C) |
| Papua New Guinea | 1st | 2:1 | 2:2 |
| Paraguay | - | 4 | 3.5 |
| Peru | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Philippines | Summa Cum Laude 4.0 / 96% /1.0 | Magna cum Laude 3.5 / 92% / 1.5 | Cum Laude 3.0 / 87% / 2.0 |
| Poland | 5 | 4.5 / 4+ | 4 |
| Portugal | 18 | 16 | 14 |
| Qatar (GPA 4.0 scale) | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Romania | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Russia | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| Rwanda | 1st, 16/20 (80%) | 2:1, 14/20 (70%) | 2:2, 12/20 (60%) |
| Saudi Arabia (GPA 4.0 scale) | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Saudi Arabia (GPA 5.0 scale) | 4.5 | 3.75 | 3.5 |
| Senegal | 16 / 20 or Tres Bien | 14 / 20 or Bien | 12 / 20 or Assez Bien |
| Serbia | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 2:1 or 60-69% or B+ | 2:2 or 50-59% or B |
| Singapore | First | Upper Second | Lower Second |
| Singapore (GPA 4.0 scale) | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
| Singapore (GPA 5.0 scale) | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
| Slovakia | 1.5 or B | 2.0 or C | 2.5 or C / high D |
| Slovenia | 9.5 | 8.5 | 7 |
| South Africa | 1st / 75% - 100% | 2.1 / 70%-74% | 2.2 / 60% - 69% |
| South Korea (GPA out of 4.5) | 4.0 / A | 3.5 / B | 3.0 / C+ |
| South Korea (GPA out of 4.3) | 4.0 / A | 3.0 / B | 2.7 / C+ |
| Spain | 8.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 |
| Spain (UCM Grading) | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| Sri Lanka | 70% | 60% | 55% |
| Sudan (North and South) | 1st or 70% or B+ | 2:1 or 66% | Mid 2:2 or 60% or B |
| Sweden | - | Overall grade of VG with a minimum of 90 credits at VG | Overall grade of G with a minimum of 90 credits at G |
| Switzerland | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Syria (State Universities 4 years of study) | 80% | 70% | 60% |
| Syria (Private Universities 4 years of study) | 90% | 80% | 70% |
| Taiwan (Category 1 - 4 year degree) | 80% | 75% | 70% |
| Taiwan (Category 2 - 4 year degree) | 85% | 80% | 75% |
| Tajikstan | - | 4.5 | 4 |
| Tanzania | 1st | 2:1 | 2:2 |
| Thailand (GPA 4.0 scale) | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1st or B+ or 70% | 2:1 or B or 65% | 2:2 or B- or 60% |
| Tunisia | 15 (tres bien) | 14 (bien) | 11 (assez bien) |
| Turkey | 3.5 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Turkmenistan | - | 4.5 | 4 |
| Uganda | 1st or 4.4 | 2:1 or 3.8 | 2:2 or 3.0 |
| Ukraine | 11 or 5 | 9 or 4.5 | 8 or 4 |
| United Arab Emirates (GPA 4.0 scale) | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
| United States of America (GPA 4.0 scale) | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| Uruguay | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Uzbekistan | 90% or GPA 4.5 | 80% or GPA 4.0 | 70% or GPA 3.0 |
|
Venezuela
|
18 / 20 or 8 / 9 | 16 / 20 or 7 / 9 | 14 / 20 or 6 / 9 |
| Vietnam | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
| Zambia | A or 4.0 or 80% | B+ or 3.5 or 70% | B or 3.0 or 60% |
| Zimbabwe | 1st or 75% | 2:1 or 65% | 2:2 or 60% |
How to use this table
If our entry requirements for a programme are a 2:1 honours degree, find your country in the list above and read across for the value given in the relevant column.
For example:
- 80%+ from a high ranking Chinese university
- A First Class 65% from a lower ranking Indian university
- GPA 3.8% from Nigeria (5 point scale)