This page is basically for international students. (However, American students can also refer to this page if they are going to study abroad.)
Before you are applying for a U.S. college, please be aware of the differences between the grading systems used in your country and the U.S. Below are grading scales used by colleges around the world and their equivalent grades in U.S. system.Grading Scales of World’s Colleges
| Scale | Subscale | U.S. Equivalent | Country (ies) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD,D,C,P,N | A,B,C,D,F | Australia (for details click HERE) | |
| VG, G, U | A,B,F | Sweden | |
| A,B,C,D,E,F | A,B,C,D,E,F | A,B+,B,C+,C,F | Norway |
| A,B,C,D,F | A,B,C,D,F | United Arab Emirates (UAE), Thailand | |
| A,B,C,D | A,B,C,D | Mpngolia | |
| A/AB,B/BC,C/CD,D,E,F | A,B+,B,C+,C,F | Nigeria | |
| A+,A,A-,B+,B,B,C+,C,C- | A+,A,A-,B+,B,B,C+,C,C- | New Zealand (for details click HERE) | |
| Class | Class I,Class II i,Class II ii,Class III | A+,A,B,C | Singapore |
| First Class Honours,Second Class Honours Upper Division,Second Class Honours Lower Division,Third Class Honours,Pass | A+,A,B+,B,C | Hong Kong, Malaysia, Zimbabwe | |
| First Class Honours,Scond Class Honours Upper Division,Second Class Honours Lower Division,Pass | A,A-/B+,B,C | Barbados, Botswana, Jamaica, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda | |
| Division | Division I Distinction,Division II Merit,Division III Pass | A,B,C | Nepal |
| 0-100 | 66-100,50-65,45-49,0-44 | A,B,C,F | Sudan |
| 65-100,50-64,40-49,30-39,0-29 | A,B,C,D,F | Myanmar | |
| 60-100,55-59,50-54,43-49,35-42,0-34 | A,B+,B,C+,C,F | Pakistan, Bangladesh | |
| 70-100, 65-69, 60-64,50-59,45-49,40-44, 0-39 | A, A-,B+,B, C+,C-,F | U.K., Kenya | |
| 70-100, 50-69, 35-49, 0-32 | A, B, C, F | India | |
| 70-100,55-69,40-54,30-39,0-29 | A,B+,B,C,F | Shi Lanka | |
| 70-100,60-69,50-59,0-49 | A, B, C, F | Syria, Iraq | |
| 75-100,61-74,50-60,0-49 | A,B,C,F | Israel | |
| 75-100,70-74,60-69,50-59,0-49 | A,A-,B,C,F | South Africa | |
| 75-100,65-74,50-64,0-49 | A,B,C,F | Egypt | |
| 80-100,70-79,60-69,0-59 | A,B,C,F | Japan, Taiwan | |
| 80-100,70-79,50-69,0-49 | A,B,C,F | Jordan | |
| 80-100,65-79,50-64,0-49 | A,B,C,F | Fiji | |
| 85-100,75-84,60-74,0-59 | A,B,C,F | China | |
| 90-100, 80-89, 70-79, ,60-69, 0-59 | A, B, C, D, F | South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia | |
| 90-100,80-89,70-79,60-69,0-59 | A, A, B, C, F | Nicaragua | |
| 90-100,80-89,55-79,50-54,0-49 | A,B,C,D,F | Afghanistan | |
| 90-100,77-89,64-76,51-63,0-50 | A,A,B,C,F | Bolivia | |
| 91-100,81-90,71-80,61-70,0-60 | A,B,C,D,F | Panama | |
| 91-100,80-90,51-79,0-50 | A,B,C,F | Guatemala | |
| 18-30 | 29-30,25-28,21-24,18-20 | A,B,C,D | Italy |
| 0-20 | 16-20,14-15,12-13,10-11,0-9 | A,B,C,D,F | Iran |
| 16-20,13-15,10-12,0-9 | A,B,C,F | Venezuela | |
| 15-20,12-14,10-11,0-9 | A,B,C,F | Portugal | |
| 15-20,13-14,11-12,0-10 | A,B,C,F | Peru | |
| 14-20,12-13.99,10-11.99, 8-9.99,0-7.99 | A,B,C,C-,F | Belgium | |
| 14-20,12-13.9,11-11.9,10.5-10.9,10.1-10.4,10,9-9.9,8-8.9,0-7.9 | A,B+,B,B-,C+,C,C-,D,F | France, Chad, Central African Republic, Congo, Benin, Lebanon | |
| 13-20,12-12.9,11-11.9,10-10.9,9-9.9,8-8.9,0-7.9 | A,B+,B,C,C-,D,F | Algeria, Morocco | |
| 0-12 | 12,10,7,4,02,00 | A,B+,B,C+,C,F | Denmark |
| 11.00-12.00,8.00-10.99,5.00-7.99,3.00-4.99,0.00-2.99 | A,A,B,C,F | Uruguay | |
| 0-10 | 10,8-9,6-7,4-5,0-3 | A,A,B,C,F | Argentina |
| 9.0-10,8.0-8.9,6.0-7.9,0-5.9 | A,B,C,F | Mexico | |
| 9-10,8-8.9,7-7.9,6-6.9,5.5-5.9,5.0-5.4,4-4.9 | A,A-,B+,B,B-,C,F | Spain | |
| 9-10,7-8,5-6,1-4 | A,B,C,F | Turkey | |
| 9-10,7-8,5-6,0-4 | A,B,C,F | Albania, Romania | |
| 9-10,7-8,6,0-5 | A,B,C,F | El Salvador | |
| 9-10,8,7,0-6 | A,B,C,F | Costa Rica | |
| 8.0-10,7.0-7.75,6.0-6.75,5.0-5.75,0-4.75 | A,B,C,D,F | The Netherlands | |
| 8-10,6-7,5,0-4 | A,B,C,F | Vieetnam | |
| 8-10,7,6,0-5 | A,B,C,F | Yugoslavia | |
| 8.0-10.0,6.0-7.9,5.0-5.9,0.0-4.9 | A,B,C,F | Greece | |
| 7.25-10,6-7.24,5-5.99,0-4.99 | A,B,C,F | Iceland | |
| 7-10,6,5,0-4 | A,B,C,F | Switzerland | |
| 0-7 | 6.0-7,5.0-5.9,4.0-4.9,0-3.9 | A,B,C,F | Chile |
| 0-5 | 5,4,3,2,1,0 | A,B+,B,C+,C,F | Findland |
| 5,4,3,0-2 | A,B,C,F | Cuba | |
| 4.0-5.0,3.5-3.9,3.0-3.49,0.0-2.9 | A,B,C,F | Colombia | |
| 1-6 | 1-1.5,1.6-2.5,2.6-3.5,3.6-4.0,4.1-6 | A,A,B,C,F | Germany |
| 1-5 | 5,4,3,2,1 | A,A,B,C,F | Croatia, Praguay |
| 1.00-1.50,1.75-2.25,2.5-3.00,4,5 | A,B,C,-,F | Philippines | |
| 5,4,3,2,0-1 | A,B,C,D,F | Qatar | |
| 1-4 | 1,2,3,4 | 1,2,3,4 | Czech Republic |
| 2-6 | 6,5,4,3,2 | A,A,B,C,F | Bulgaria |
| 2-5 | 5,4,3,2 | A,B,C,F | Poland, Russian Federation |
| Others | Výborný (Excellent),Vel'mi dobrý (Very Good),Dobrý (Good),Nevyhovél (Fail) | A,B,C,F | Slovakia |
| Sehr Gut(Very Good),Gut (Good),Befriedigend (Satisfactory),Genügend (Sufficient),Nicht Genügend (Insufficient) | A,A-,B,C,F | Austria |