UCAS Tariff
The UCAS Tariff (formerly called UCAS Points System) is a means of differentiating students based upon grades from various post-GCSE qualifications. It is used as a means of giving students from the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland places at UK universities.
The system is not universally used by British universities. In 2010, only 4% of universities used UCAS Tariffs in their offers for all their courses, while 29% of universities didn't use UCAS Tariffs for any of their courses.
Students and schools are often not given calculated UCAS points, and so this has to be calculated manually. Two common ways for UCAS points to be calculated are through the official tariff tables, or through third-party software and websites.
Points system
The points range from 5 points for a pass at Grade 6 music theory, up to 768 points for a perfect score in the International Baccalaureate diploma. The following qualifications can count towards the tariff:
GCE qualifications
GCE A levels
- Ranging from 40 (Grade E) to 140 (Grade A*)