Netherlands GPA
& grading scale
Quick answer: Dutch grades run 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest); 6 is the minimum pass. Top marks are deliberately rare — 9s and 10s are almost never given — so an 8 is excellent. The overall result is an ECTS-credit-weighted average.
Netherlands → US GPA
How the Netherlands grading scale works
Dutch grades run 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest); 6 is the minimum pass. Top marks are deliberately rare — 9s and 10s are almost never given — so an 8 is excellent. The overall result is an ECTS-credit-weighted average.
Grade scale
| Grade / range | Meaning (≈ US) |
|---|---|
| 8.0–10 | Excellent (A / 4.0) |
| 7.5–7.9 | (A- / 3.7) |
| 7.0–7.4 | (B+ / 3.3) |
| 6.5–6.9 | Highly satisfactory (B / 3.0) |
| 6.0–6.4 | Satisfactory — pass (C / 2.3) |
| Below 6.0 | Fail (0.0–1.0) |
Formula
Native = ECTS-credit-weighted average (pass >=6). US approximation uses fixed bands because 9–10 is near-unattainable, so Dutch grades are NOT linearly scaled.
Worked example
A Dutch average of 7.6 falls in the 7.5–7.9 band -> ~3.7 on the US 4.0 scale (A-). A 7.6 is a genuinely good Dutch result.
Converting to a US GPA
Enter your grade in the calculator above to estimate the US 4.0 equivalent, and download a PDF that cites the source. For a full multi-country matrix use the grade conversion tool.