UCAS Tariff · A level grades

EEE UCAS points: 48

EEE at A level is worth 48 UCAS points. That is E = 16, E = 16 and E = 16, added together under the UCAS Tariff for 2027 entry.

Updated 22 September 2026, checked against the UCAS 2027 Tariff tables.

How EEE adds up to 48 points

Grade	UCAS points
E	16
E	16
E	16
Total for EEE	48

Each A level grade step is worth 8 points, from 16 for an E up to 56 for an A*. Order never matters: the total is the same whichever subject earns which grade.

What can I do with 48 UCAS points?

Any course with a points-based offer of 48 or fewer is met by EEE on its own. Offers are published as a number on ucas.com, so compare 48 with the figure on the course page. Some courses ask for named grades instead of points, and a points total cannot stand in for a named grade in a named subject.

Every grade combination worth exactly this total, including two A level and single qualification routes, is on the 48 UCAS points page.

Equivalent combinations worth 48 points

These A level and BTEC grades come to the same 48 points as EEE.

PPPBTEC

One grade higher or lower than EEE

Change	Grades	Points
One grade higher	DEE	56
This page	EEE	48

EEE UCAS points questions

How many UCAS points is EEE?

EEE at A level is worth 48 UCAS points: E = 16, E = 16 and E = 16. The figure comes from the UCAS Tariff tables for 2027 entry.

What BTEC grade is the same as EEE?

PPP in a BTEC National Extended Diploma is also 48 points, so the two are interchangeable on a points offer.

Does the order of the grades in EEE matter?

No. EEE is 48 points whichever subject earns which grade, and universities read EEE the same way however you write it. It is the only three A level combination worth 48 points.

Add EEE to your other qualifications

Holding an EPQ, an AS level or a mix of qualifications alongside? Add everything up in one go with our UCAS points calculator. The whole tariff is on the UCAS points chart, and the grade-by-grade tables are on the A-level points and BTEC points pages.