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