2027 entry · checked 26 October 2026
UCAS points guides
One guide per qualification: the full points table from the UCAS Tariff, what the grades add up to alongside other results, and how universities treat it in offers. Start with the one you are taking.
Start here
- AdviceWhat are UCAS points?How UCAS works the points out (size × grade), what gets them and how universities use them.
- AdviceHow to get more UCAS pointsThe routes that genuinely add points, how many each is worth, and when chasing them is the wrong move.
- AdviceContextual offersWho gets a lower offer, the criteria universities use, and the cut at ten universities for 2027.
- AdviceDo GCSEs count?GCSEs, National 5s and DofE carry no points. Why GCSE grades still matter, and the extras that do count.
A levels, AS and the IB
- QualificationA level UCAS pointsA* 56 down to E 16, every three-grade total from A*A*A* to EEE, and how AS levels fit in.
- QualificationIB UCAS pointsHow the IB Diploma is scored on the Tariff subject by subject: HL 7 is 56, SL 7 is 28, plus the core.
- QualificationAS level UCAS pointsA 20 down to E 6, 40% of the A level, and the rule that stops an AS counting twice.
BTEC, T Levels and vocational courses
- QualificationBTEC UCAS pointsExtended Diploma, Diploma and Extended Certificate side by side, D*D*D* 168 to PPP 48.
- QualificationT Level UCAS pointsDistinction* 168 to Pass 72, why a Pass has two values, and what a core-only award is worth.
- ToolAccess to HE Diploma UCAS pointsEnter your Distinction, Merit and Pass credits and get the exact Tariff total, 48 to 144.
- QualificationCambridge Technical UCAS pointsEvery OCR size from Certificate to Extended Diploma, plus the new Cambridge Advanced Nationals.
- QualificationCACHE UCAS pointsExtended Diploma A* 168 to E 48, the Early Years Educator diplomas, and how to find yours by number.
- QualificationUAL UCAS pointsExtended Diploma Distinction 168, Diploma 84, and the art foundation year at 112.
- ToolApprenticeship UCAS points48 to 112 points by length. Search all 686 apprenticeships on the UCAS tables.
Scotland, Wales and Ireland
- QualificationScottish Highers UCAS pointsHigher A 33, Advanced Higher A 56, and how many Highers reach a points offer.
- QualificationWelsh Bacc UCAS pointsThe Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales is A level sized: A* 56 to E 16.
- QualificationLeaving Cert UCAS pointsH1 36 down to H6 9 on the UCAS Tariff, side by side with CAO points.
Extra points: EPQ, Core Maths, music
- QualificationEPQ UCAS pointsA* 28 down to E 8, what three A levels plus an EPQ add up to, and how offers treat it.
- QualificationCore Maths UCAS pointsA 20 down to E 6, the same as an AS, and why it is worth more than the points to some courses.
- QualificationMusic, LAMDA and drama gradesGrade 8 Distinction is 30 points, Grade 6 Pass 8. ABRSM, Trinity, RSL, LCM and LAMDA, practical and theory.
Charts and calculators
Points to grades, offer by offer
Got an offer in points? Each page lists every A level, BTEC and T Level result that reaches it, plus the mixes with an EPQ or AS.
Before you rely on a points total
Points are a common language, not a promise. UCAS itself says a qualification being on the Tariff does not oblige a university to accept it, and many courses make grade offers, such as AAB, that no points total can replace. Universities usually count only your highest level in a subject, and some only count your best three subjects.
So use the guides to understand where you stand, and the course page on ucas.com to confirm what that particular course will accept. How we source and check every figure is set out on how we check.