UCAS tariff changes made in 2017
In 2017, UCAS made changes to their tariff for students entering Higher Education. These are now the tariff points offered to A-level, BTEC and International Baccalaureate grades.
The new Tariff points
Grade | Tariff points |
A* |
56 |
A |
48 |
B |
40 |
C |
32 |
D |
24 |
E |
16 |
Examples of grade combinations - A level grade
A level grade | Old Tariff | New Tariff |
A*A*A* |
420 |
168 |
A*A*A |
400 |
160 |
A*AA |
380 |
152 |
AAA |
360 |
144 |
AAB |
340 |
136 |
ABB |
320 |
128 |
BBB |
300 |
120 |
BBC |
280 |
112 |
BCC |
260 |
104 |
CCC |
240 |
96 |
CCD |
220 |
88 |
CDD |
200 |
80 |
DDD |
180 |
72 |
Examples of grade combinations - BTEC Extended Diploma
Grade | Old Tariff | New Tariff |
D*D*D* |
420 |
168 |
D*D*D |
400 |
160 |
D*DD |
380 |
152 |
DDD |
360 |
144 |
DDM |
320 |
128 |
DMM |
280 |
112 |
MMM |
240 |
96 |
MMP |
200 |
80 |
Examples of grade combinations - International Baccalaureate, Higher Level (HL)
Grade (HL) | Old Tariff | New Tariff |
777 |
390 |
168 |
776 |
370 |
160 |
766 |
350 |
152 |
666 |
330 |
144 |
665 |
300 |
128 |
655 |
270 |
112 |
555 |
240 |
96 |