International Baccalaureate UCAS Tariff points
How the IB Diploma is scored on the UCAS Tariff: Higher Level and Standard Level subject grades plus Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge, added component by component.
Tables
IB Higher Level
Per subject
| Grade | Points |
|---|---|
| 7 | 56 |
| 6 | 48 |
| 5 | 32 |
| 4 | 24 |
| 3 | 12 |
IB Standard Level
Per subject
| Grade | Points |
|---|---|
| 7 | 28 |
| 6 | 24 |
| 5 | 16 |
| 4 | 12 |
| 3 | 6 |
IB Extended Essay / TOK
Each component scored separately
| Grade | Points |
|---|---|
| A | 12 |
| B | 10 |
| C | 8 |
| D | 6 |
| E | 4 |
The values on this page are reproduced from the UCAS Tariff tables for 2024 entry onwards. UCAS can add or revise entries between cycles, so before relying on a figure for an application, confirm it on ucas.com and read the entry requirements of the course itself.
How International Baccalaureate is scored
UCAS does not convert your overall IB score out of 45 into points. Instead each Higher Level subject, each Standard Level subject, the Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge are scored separately and added together.
A Higher Level 7 is worth the same as an A* at A level, and a Higher Level 6 the same as an A. Standard Level subjects are worth exactly half their Higher Level equivalent. Grades of 1 and 2 do not score.
Many universities that make IB offers do so as a total out of 45 or as named HL grades, and never look at Tariff points at all. Use the Tariff figure only when a course asks for one.
Add it to your total
The calculator includes each of these tables as a type you can add, alongside anything else you hold. If your other qualifications are Level 3 diplomas from OTHM or Qualifi, they will show as adding nothing, because they carry no Tariff points; the routes page explains what they lead to instead.
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