Grading System for University of Edinburgh

Most Common

Grade	Scale	Grade Description	Division	US Grade
	70,000 - 100,000	First Class Honours		A
	65,000 - 69,990	Second Class Honours	Upper Division	A-
	60,000 - 64,990	Second Class Honours	Upper Division	B+
	50,000 - 59,990	Second Class Honours	Lower Division	B
	45,000 - 49,990	Third class		C+
	40,000 - 44,990	Pass		C
P		Pass		S
	0,000 - 39,990	Fail		F
CP		Condoned Pass		C

Most Common Postgraduate

Grade	Scale	Grade Description	US Grade
	70,000 - 100,000	Distinction	A
	65,000 - 69,990	Merit	A-
	60,000 - 64,990	Merit	B+
	50,000 - 59,990	Pass	B
	0,000 - 49,990		F
CP		Conceded Pass	C

The University of Edinburgh (Postgraduate Extended Common Marking Scheme)

Grade	Scale	Grade Description	US Grade
A1	90,000 - 100,000	An excellent performance, satisfactory for a distinction	A
A2	80,000 - 89,000	An excellent performance, satisfactory for a distinction	A
A3	70,000 - 79,000	An excellent performance, satisfactory for a distinction	A
B	60,000 - 69,000	A very good performance	B
C	50,000 - 59,000	A good performance, satisfactory for a master's degree	C
D	40,000 - 49,000	A satisfactory performance for the diploma, but inadequate for master's degree	D
E	30,000 - 39,000	Marginal fail	F
F	20,000 - 29,000	Clear fail	F
G	10,000 - 19,000	Bad fail	F
H	0,000 - 9,000	Bad fail	F