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Grade scale converter

A grade from another country means nothing to a German employer or university. What they read is a number from 1.0 to 4.0, where 1.0 is the best. This converts yours with the Modified Bavarian Formula, the same one German institutions use. What comes out is an estimate rather than an official result, and the binding conversion comes from uni-assist or from the university you apply to.

Your grading scale48 sourced scales from 41 countries, each with the pass-mark range its own authority publishes.Your grade

How this works

The Modified Bavarian Formula comes from a KMK resolution of 15.03.1991, amended 18.11.2004. It is: x = 1 + 3 × (Nmax − Nd) / (Nmax − Nmin). Nmax is the best possible grade, Nmin the lowest passing grade, and Nd is yours.

The result is stated to one decimal place and never rounded. So 2.25 becomes 2.2, not 2.3, which is what the KMK resolution requires.

The German scale has four bands. 1.0–1.5 is sehr gut, 1.6–2.5 is gut, 2.6–3.5 is befriedigend, and 3.6–4.0 is ausreichend, the lowest pass.

Rules last verified: 2026-07-07.

Grade scale converter

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