Admission calculators

UCAS Tariff points

UCAS

Converts A levels, AS, the EPQ, IB Diploma components, Scottish Highers and the Irish Leaving Certificate into UCAS Tariff points, as used by many UK universities.

• Points come from UCAS's published Tariff tables for the 2027 entry cycle.
• The IB Diploma as a whole has no Tariff points; its Higher Level, Standard Level, Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge components do.
• Not every UK course uses Tariff points; many make offers in grades. Check each course's entry requirements.

Uganda weighted admission points

Public universities (Ministry of Education & Sports, Notes to Schools 2026/2027)

Applies the official weighting system used by all ten public universities, and compares your points with Makerere University's published government-sponsorship cut-offs for the last three intakes.

• Essential subjects count three times, relevant twice and desirable once; A=6, B=5, C=4, D=3, E=2, O=1.
• Essential subjects need a principal pass; a subsidiary pass (O) can only count as relevant.
• O-level distinctions add 0.3, credits 0.2 and passes 0.1 each; female candidates get 1.5 points.
• 13 Makerere programmes are modelled so far, each with three years of published cut-offs.

Uganda: accredited programmes and cut-off points

National Council for Higher Education; Makerere and five other public universities

Every programme accredited by NCHE, and three years of published government cut-off points for six public universities.

Kenya: KCSE and KUCCPS placement

KNEC (examinations) and KUCCPS (placement)

How Kenya's system and university placement work, from UNESCO IICBA's country brief and the official bodies. The cluster-point calculator is added once KUCCPS data is collected from the official source.

• KNEC supervises national examinations.
• KUCCPS places students into degree programmes using cluster subjects and published cut-offs.

Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)

Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) and the other state admission centres

The ATAR is calculated centrally, so no calculator can reproduce it from grades.

• The ATAR is a rank, not a mark: a number between 0.00 and 99.95 that shows a student's position relative to their age group.
• In New South Wales, the ATAR is calculated and released by UAC.

National entrance examinations

National Testing Agency (NTA)

Entry to many programmes depends on national entrance exam results rather than a school-grade formula.

• The NTA is an autonomous testing organisation that conducts entrance examinations.
• Its exams include JEE (Main) for engineering, NEET (UG) for medicine and CUET (UG) for central universities.

Parcoursup

Ministry of Higher Education and Research

France's national platform for applying to first-year higher education. Details are being confirmed with the official site.

Admission by each institution

EducationUSA (U.S. Department of State)

US colleges set their own admission requirements; there is no national points formula. Details are being confirmed with EducationUSA.