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ECTS weighted average

Pick your grading scale, then add each exam with its grade and ECTS credits. Your weighted average updates as you go.

A weighted average works the same on every scale; the scale only sets which grades are valid. Leave out pass/fail exams and anything your regulations exclude. Results are estimates for planning only.

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How a weighted average with ECTS works

Exams worth more ECTS credits count for more. Multiply each grade by its credits, add those up, and divide by your total credits:

Weighted average = Σ (grade × ECTS) ÷ Σ ECTS

Example: a 28 in a 9-ECTS exam and a 24 in a 6-ECTS exam give (28 × 9 + 24 × 6) ÷ 15 = 26.4. A simple average of the same two grades would be 26.0 — the bigger exam pulls the weighted one up.

Country notes

  • Germany: lower is better and 4.0 is the usual pass mark. Many universities cut the average off after the first decimal instead of rounding, so 1.68 becomes 1.6 — check your Prüfungsordnung.
  • Italy: exams pass from 18, and 30 e lode is usually counted as 30. The usual starting point for the graduation mark is the weighted average × 110 ÷ 30.
  • Spain: 5 is a pass, 9 and above is sobresaliente.
  • France: 10 out of 20 is a pass; marks above 16 are rare and highly regarded.
  • Netherlands: 5.5 is a pass, and grades above 8 are uncommon.

What about ECTS grades A to F?

The ECTS letter grades are not fixed percentages. Under the original ECTS grading scale they ranked passing students within a class: roughly the top 10% received an A, the next 25% a B, the next 30% a C, the next 25% a D and the last 10% an E, with FX and F for fails. Many universities now publish grade distribution tables instead, so the letter tells you where you stood in your cohort — your national grade is what you average.

Questions students ask

How many ECTS credits is a year?

A full-time academic year is 60 ECTS, and one ECTS credit stands for roughly 25–30 hours of study. A bachelor's degree is usually 180 or 240 ECTS.

How do I convert my grades to a US GPA?

There is no official conversion. US universities and credential services such as WES recalculate from your transcript with their own tables. For credits, 2 ECTS are commonly treated as roughly 1 US semester credit hour.

Should failed exams be included?

Usually not — most regulations average only passed exams, and a resit replaces the failed attempt. Your exam regulations have the final word.

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