University Grade Calculator
Enter module grades and credits – weighted average instantly
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Your modules
Modules without a grade or with a grade worse than 4.0 are not counted.
Final grade
2.00
2.003 modules with 24 ECTS give a 2.00 – good.
- Number of modules
- 3
- Total ECTS
- 24
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Why ECTS and not a plain average
A degree grade is not the plain mean of your module grades but an average weighted by ECTS credits. A module worth 12 credits counts twice as much as one worth 6.
The formula is: grade = Σ(module grade × ECTS) / Σ(ECTS). Adding up all module grades and dividing by their number instead regularly produces a result that is too good or too bad – depending on whether the large modules went better or worse than the small ones.
Worked examples
- Modules (grade × ECTS)
- 2.3×9 · 1.7×9 · 2.0×6 · 1.3×6
- Total credits
- 30 ECTS
- Final grade
- 1.86
- Modules (grade × ECTS)
- 1.0×30 · 4.0×6
- Total credits
- 36 ECTS
- Final grade
- 1.50
What your examination regulations decide
This calculator gives you the ECTS-weighted average as a guide. Three things are set by your university's examination regulations and they differ considerably: whether the result is rounded or truncated and to how many decimals, whether the thesis carries extra weight beyond its credits, and whether the weakest modules may be dropped.
To model the thesis, enter it as its own module with its actual credit value. Modules failed with 5.0 are left out of the calculation – as a rule they do not count towards the final grade.
Frequently asked questions
ECTS weighting, rounding and the thesis explained
How is a bachelor grade calculated?
The bachelor grade is the ECTS-weighted average of all graded modules: grade = Σ(module grade × ECTS) / Σ(ECTS). A 12-credit module therefore counts twice as much as a 6-credit one. Whether the thesis is weighted more heavily on top of that is set by the examination regulations.
Does the thesis count more?
At many universities it does. Some regulations give the thesis a weight beyond its credits – double, for instance. In that case enter the thesis with a correspondingly increased credit value to model it. Without such a rule its actual credit value is enough.
Is the final grade rounded or truncated?
That depends on the university. Truncating to one decimal place is common, turning 1.86 into 1.8 – while other regulations round it to 1.9 instead. This calculator shows two decimal places so you can see the exact value and apply your own regulation to it.
Do failed modules count towards the grade?
As a rule they do not. An attempt graded 5.0 is retaken, and the passed retake is what counts towards the final grade. The calculator therefore discards grades worse than 4.0 automatically. Check your examination regulations if in doubt – a few universities do count failed attempts in specific situations.
Can I leave out elective modules?
Only if your examination regulations allow it. Some regulations let you drop a certain number of weak modules or exclude ungraded credits. In that case enter only the modules that actually count. Without such a rule, every graded module counts with its credits.