"UCAS points calculator" is searched by Year 12 and Year 13 students who have an offer written in points or a predicted grade sheet in letters, and by parents trying to read a prospectus. The UCAS Tariff is a published table, so the calculation is exact; what is not obvious is which qualifications are on it, what counts and what does not, and what a points total means against the offers universities actually make, which are mostly in grades. This page has the calculator, the Tariff table for 2027 entry from UCAS's own tables, the rules, and a reading of the totals.
Download the UCAS Tariff table for 2027 entry and worksheet (PDF) (every grade on the main qualifications with its points, the grade-to-points equivalents for typical offers, the rules on what counts, and a worksheet to add up your own; two pages, free).
The calculator
Pick each qualification and its grade (or the grade you are predicted), and the total updates. Up to eight rows; leave the rest blank.
UCAS Tariff points calculator (2027 entry tables)
Values from the UCAS Tariff tables for 2027 entry (ucas.com, read 27 October 2026). An AS in a subject you completed as a full A level is not counted; enter only the A level. Universities set their own offers and may not use the Tariff or may not accept every qualification on it; the total here is what UCAS counts, not what any course requires. Not a UCAS product.
The Tariff table for 2027 entry
From the UCAS Tariff tables for 2027 entry. Points depend on the size of the qualification (its size band) and the grade; a full A level is size band 4, an AS or EPQ size band 2, a BTEC Extended Diploma three size-4 units.
| Qualification | Grades and points |
|---|---|
| A level | A* 56, A 48, B 40, C 32, D 24, E 16 |
| A level Double Award | AA 112, A*A 104, AA 96, AB 88, BB 80, BC 72, CC 64, CD 56, DD 48, DE 40, EE 32 |
| AS level | A 20, B 16, C 12, D 10, E 6 |
| Extended Project Qualification | A* 28, A 24, B 20, C 16, D 12, E 8 |
| Core Maths (AQA Certificate in Mathematical Studies) | A 20, B 16, C 12, D 10, E 6 |
| BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (three A levels in size) | DDD 168, DDD 160, DDD 152, DDD 144, DDM 128, DMM 112, MMM 96, MMP 80, MPP 64, PPP 48 |
| BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (two A levels in size) | DD 112, D*D 104, DD 96, DM 80, MM 64, MP 48, PP 32 |
| BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (one A level in size) | D* 56, D 48, M 32, P 16 |
| T Level (full: core, specialism and industry placement) | Distinction 168, Distinction 144, Merit 120, Pass with core A to C 96, Pass with core D or E 72 |
| IB certificate, Higher Level | 7 = 56, 6 = 48, 5 = 40, 4 = 32, 3 = 24, 2 = 16, 1 = 12 |
| IB certificate, Standard Level | 7 = 28, 6 = 24, 5 = 20, 4 = 16, 3 = 12, 2 = 8, 1 = 6 |
| IB Extended Essay certificate | A 12, B 10, C 8, D 6, E 4 |
| Scottish Higher | A 33, B 27, C 21, D 15 |
| Scottish Advanced Higher | A 56, B 48, C 40, D 32 |
| Cambridge Pre-U Principal Subject | D1 and D2 56, D3 52, M1 44, M2 40, M3 36, P1 28, P2 24, P3 20 |
The full IB Diploma is not scored as a single Tariff line; its components (each Higher and Standard Level certificate and the Extended Essay) are, and universities that use the Diploma mostly ask for a Diploma points total (for example 34 points with 6, 6, 5 at Higher Level) rather than Tariff points.
Three-A-level equivalents
Offers are mostly made in grades; this is what the common ones are in points, and what a BTEC or T Level needs to match them.
| Grades | Points | BTEC Extended Diploma equivalent | T Level equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAA* | 168 | DDD* | Distinction* |
| A*AA | 152 | D*DD | |
| AAA | 144 | DDD | Distinction |
| AAB | 136 | ||
| ABB | 128 | DDM | |
| BBB | 120 | Merit | |
| BBC | 112 | DMM | |
| BCC | 104 | ||
| CCC | 96 | MMM | Pass (core A* to C) |
| CDD | 80 | MMP | |
| DDD | 72 | Pass (core D or E) | |
| EEE | 48 | PPP |
The rules
- Only full qualifications count once. An AS level in a subject you went on to complete as an A level is not counted; UCAS takes the A level only. An AS in a fourth subject you dropped after Year 12 does count.
- A university decides whether it uses the Tariff at all. Many of the most selective courses make offers in grades and specific subjects ("AAA including Mathematics") and ignore points; others ask for a points total from a set number of qualifications ("112 points from three A levels"), which is not the same as any 112 points. Read the course page.
- Not every qualification has Tariff points, and a university can still accept one that does not; being on the Tariff is also no guarantee that a course accepts it (T Levels and BTECs vary by course).
- GCSEs are not on the Tariff. They appear in entry requirements separately (usually grade 4 or 5 in English and maths, and sometimes a specific grade in a subject).
- Predicted grades. Offers are made on predicted grades, so the calculator with the predictions says what offers are realistic; the same calculation on results day says whether the offer is met. The A level grade boundaries page shows how many marks each grade took in June 2026.
What the totals say
In the 2026 results, 28.3 percent of A level results in England were A* or A, so a student whose three A levels are all at A or above (144 points and up) is in roughly the top quarter of each subject's entry; three Bs (120) is a little above the middle. On the UCAS Tariff a DMM in a BTEC Extended Diploma is 112, the same as BBC, and a Distinction T Level is 144, the same as AAA; whether a given university treats them as equal to those A levels is the question to ask its admissions team before applying, not after.
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Download the UCAS Tariff table for 2027 entry and worksheet (PDF)
Source: UCAS, Tariff tables for 2027 entry (the Tariff points, Tariff Scotland and T Levels sheets), ucas.com, read 27 October 2026; Ofqual, A level and Level 3 results 2026 at a glance (the 28.3 percent). UCAS reviews the tables each year; the values for 2026 and 2027 entry are the same for the qualifications above.
Questions parents ask
1How many UCAS points is an A level worth?
2How many UCAS points is a BTEC worth?
3How many UCAS points is a T Level?
4Does the EPQ count for UCAS points?
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