Grading System in Switzerland

Switzerland GPA calculator

Grading scales:



Most Common 6-point

Grade Scale Grade Description US Grade
5.75 - 6.00 A
5.50 - 5.74 A-
5.00 - 5.49 B+
4.50 - 4.99 B
4.00 - 4.49 C
3.50 - 3.99 Conceded Pass D
B Attended (Besucht) S
1.00 - 3.49 F

10-point

Scale US Grade
9.00 - 10.00 A
8.00 - 8.99 AB
7.00 - 7.99 B
6.00 - 6.99 C
5.00 - 5.99 D
0.00 - 4.99 F

Most Common Francophone

Grade Scale Grade Description US Grade Notes
THF 18.00 - 20.00 Highly Honorable with Praise (Très Honorable avec Felicitations du Jury ) A+ Rarely awarded
TB 16.00 - 17.99 Very Good - Highest Honors (Très Bien) A
B 14.00 - 15.99 Good - High Honors (Bien) A-
AB 12.00 - 13.99 Fairly Good - Honors (Assez Bien) B
P 10.00 - 11.99 Satisfactory (Passable) C
CP Sufficient (Passable) D Conceded pass if semester/yearly average of grades remains above 10
S Passing (Passable) S
E 0.00 - 9.99 Fail (Échec) F

5-point

1 - highest grade

Scale US Grade
1.00 - 1.99 A
2.00 - 2.99 B
3.00 - 3.99 C
4.00 - 4.99 D
5.00 F


International Baccalaureate Diploma

Scale US Grade
6.00 - 7.00 A
5.00 - 5.99 B
4.00 - 4.99 C
3.00 - 3.99 D
1.00 - 2.99 F
0.00 - 0.99 F

ECTS

Grade Grade Description US Grade
A Excellent A
B Very Good AB
C Good B
D Satisfactory BC
E Sufficient C
Z Requirements Fulfilled S
FX Fail F
F Fail F

ETH Zurich

Scale Grade Description US Grade
5.75 - 6.00 Excellent (Ausgezeichnet) A
5.25 - 5.50 Very Good (Sehr Gut) AB
4.75 - 5.00 Good (Gut) B
4.25 - 4.50 Satisfactory (Befiredigned) BC
4.00 Pass (Genügend) C
1.00 - 3.50 Fail F

Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Geneva Graduate Institute)

Scale Grade Description US Grade
5.75 - 6.00 A+
5.50 - 5.74 A
5.25 - 5.49 A-
5.00 - 5.24 B+
4.75 - 4.99 B
4.50 - 4.74 B-
4.25 - 4.49 C+
4.00 - 4.24 C
3.50 - 3.99 Conceded Pass D
1.00 - 3.49 F



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