Philippine grades to US GPA
Many Philippine universities, led by the University of the Philippines, grade from 1.0 (best) to 5.0 (fail) with 3.0 as the pass. Others use percentages. Choose your scale.
Convert a grade
Standards vary by school; follow your target school’s rules.
How the estimate works
The estimate draws straight lines between these points on the “1.0–5.0 scale (1.0 best, 3.0 pass)” scale: 1 → 4.0, 1.5 → 3.7, 1.75 → 3.3, 2 → 3.0, 3 → 1.0. The points in the middle come from the published tables below; mapping the lowest pass to 1.0 and the top of the scale to 4.0 is a GradeKite assumption. Values outside the points get no estimate.
The estimate draws straight lines between these points on the “Percentage (75 pass)” scale: 75 → 1.0, 85 → 3.0, 87.5 → 3.3, 90 → 3.7, 100 → 4.0. The points in the middle come from the published tables below; mapping the lowest pass to 1.0 and the top of the scale to 4.0 is a GradeKite assumption. Values outside the points get no estimate.
Grade bands
| UP Diliman grade | Grades |
|---|---|
| Excellent | 1.00, 1.25 |
| Very Good | 1.50, 1.75 |
| Good | 2.00, 2.25 |
| Satisfactory | 2.50, 2.75 |
| Pass | 3.00 |
| Conditional | 4.00 |
| Fail | 5.00 |
A scale where 1.0 is perfect
The University of the Philippines rates course work 1.00 and 1.25 (Excellent), 1.50 and 1.75 (Very Good), 2.00 and 2.25 (Good), 2.50 and 2.75 (Satisfactory), 3.00 (Pass), 4.00 (Conditional) and 5.00 (Fail), under rules that go back to the Revised UP Code. A 4.00 is Conditional, not a pass. Many other Philippine universities copy this scale; others report percentages, and some print both. The converter’s band column follows UP Diliman’s table.
Published equivalences
Toronto lists 2.00 or 85% as mid-B, 1.75 or 87.5% as B+, and 1.50 or 90% as A−. Oregon State uses 85% where 70% is the lowest pass, or 2.4 on a 1-to-5 scale where 4 is the lowest pass. Loughborough instead tabulates Latin honors from state universities and Centres of Excellence: summa cum laude (1.0 or 96%), magna cum laude (1.5 or 92%) and cum laude (2.0 or 87%).
The percentage setting assumes 75 as the lowest pass, which many schools use but no source here states; if your school passes at 70, the bottom of the estimate shifts.
Worked example
Miguel’s general weighted average (GWA) is 1.90. It sits 40% of the way from 2.00 (3.0) to 1.75 (3.3): 3.0 + 0.3 × 0.4 = 3.12, shown as 3.1, in UP’s “Good” range for a single grade. A classmate on a percentage school with 88 lands at 3.3 + 0.4 × 0.2 = 3.38. Neither would reach Loughborough’s cum laude line by grades alone.
What universities publish
| Source | What it says |
|---|---|
| University of the Philippines Diliman, Office of the University Registrar | 1.00–1.25 Excellent, 1.50–1.75 Very Good, 2.00–2.25 Good, 2.50–2.75 Satisfactory, 3.00 Pass, 4.00 Conditional, 5.00 Fail. |
| University of Toronto, School of Graduate Studies | Mid-B 2.00 or 85%; B+ 1.75 or 87.5%; A− 1.50 or 90%. |
| Oregon State University Graduate Admissions | B average: 85% where 70% is the lowest pass, or 2.4 out of 5 where 1 is high and 4 is the lowest pass. |
| Loughborough University | Summa cum laude 4.0 / 96% / 1.0; magna 3.5 / 92% / 1.5; cum laude 3.0 / 87% / 2.0 (state universities and Centres of Excellence). |
Estimated conversion table
| 1.0–5.0 scale (1.0 best, 3.0 pass) | Estimated US GPA (4.0) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 4.0 |
| 1.25 | 3.9 |
| 1.5 | 3.7 |
| 1.75 | 3.3 |
| 2 | 3.0 |
| 2.25 | 2.5 |
| 2.5 | 2.0 |
| 2.75 | 1.5 |
| 3 | 1.0 |
Sources
- University of the Philippines Diliman, Office of the University Registrar: Grades (PDF)
- University of Toronto, School of Graduate Studies: International Credentials Equivalencies
- Oregon State University Graduate Admissions: Philippines requirements
- Loughborough University: Postgraduate qualification equivalencies for international students
Once you have course grades on a 4.0 scale, the GPA calculator turns them into a credit-weighted GPA.