What is the difference between UK and US universities, well apart from that in the USA people spend longer in University than in the UK for a similar education? Are grades comparable? and do HR people in the USA understand the UK system?
Here is some comparable data. Co-incidentally you can achieve any qualification quicker (I did)
UK
- Bachelors: 3-4 years
- Masters: 1 year
- PhD: 3-4 years+
USA
- Bachelors: 4 years
- Masters: 2 years
- PhD: 5-7 years+
Grades:
UK
- First-class honours – typically 70% or higher
- Second-class honours, upper division – typically 60 – 69%
- Second-class honours, lower division – typically 50 – 59%
- Third-class honours – typically 40 – 49%
- Without honours – awarded an ordinary degree, sometimes known as a “pass”
USA
| LetterGrade | Percentage | GPA |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 97–100 % | 4.33 or 4.00 |
| A | 93–96 % | 4.00 |
| A− | 90–92 % | 3.67 |
| B+ | 87–89 % | 3.33 |
| B | 83–86 % | 3.00 |
| B− | 80–82 % | 2.67 |
| C+ | 77–79 % | 2.33 |
| C | 73–76 % | 2.00 |
| C− | 70–72 % | 1.67 |
| D+ | 67–69 % | 1.33 |
| D | 63–66 % | 1.00 |
| D− | 60–62 % | 0.67 |
| F | 0–59 % | 0.00 |
So looking at both a Valatorian in the USA is the equivalent of a 1.1 in the UK!
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