Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam GPA Calculator

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam grading at a glance

Grading scale: Dutch 1-10 grading scale
Scale range: 1.0 to 10.0 — a higher number is a better grade
Grades that carry points: 46 grades count toward the GPA, plus 49 administrative grades that do not
Best possible grade: 10.0 (10.0 points)
Lowest passing grade: 5.5 (5.5 points) — the weakest grade that still earns credit
Semester GPA rounding: Rounded to the nearest 1 decimal place
Cumulative GPA rounding: Rounded to the nearest 1 decimal place
Credit hours per course: 0.0 to 120.0, in steps of 0.5
Pass/fail courses: Supported (P and EX) and excluded from the GPA
Zero-credit courses: Allowed, but they do not move the GPA
Repeated courses: Latest attempt replaces
Percentage bands published: Yes — 46 grades map to a mark range
Grading data last verified: 2026-07-21

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam grading scale

Every grade Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam awards, the points it carries, and whether it counts toward the GPA or earns credit. This is the table the calculator above runs on.

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam grade points, GPA inclusion and credit rules
Grade	Meaning	Mark range	Points	GPA counted	Credit earned
1.0	Fail / Insufficient	1–1%	Excluded	No	No
1.1	Fail / Insufficient	1.1–1.1%	Excluded	No	No
1.2	Fail / Insufficient	1.2–1.2%	Excluded	No	No
1.3	Fail / Insufficient	1.3–1.3%	Excluded	No	No
1.4	Fail / Insufficient	1.4–1.4%	Excluded	No	No
1.5	Fail / Insufficient	1.5–1.5%	Excluded	No	No
1.6	Fail / Insufficient	1.6–1.6%	Excluded	No	No
1.7	Fail / Insufficient	1.7–1.7%	Excluded	No	No
1.8	Fail / Insufficient	1.8–1.8%	Excluded	No	No
1.9	Fail / Insufficient	1.9–1.9%	Excluded	No	No
2.0	Fail / Insufficient	2–2%	Excluded	No	No
2.1	Fail / Insufficient	2.1–2.1%	Excluded	No	No
2.2	Fail / Insufficient	2.2–2.2%	Excluded	No	No
2.3	Fail / Insufficient	2.3–2.3%	Excluded	No	No
2.4	Fail / Insufficient	2.4–2.4%	Excluded	No	No
2.5	Fail / Insufficient	2.5–2.5%	Excluded	No	No
2.6	Fail / Insufficient	2.6–2.6%	Excluded	No	No
2.7	Fail / Insufficient	2.7–2.7%	Excluded	No	No
2.8	Fail / Insufficient	2.8–2.8%	Excluded	No	No
2.9	Fail / Insufficient	2.9–2.9%	Excluded	No	No
3.0	Fail / Insufficient	3–3%	Excluded	No	No
3.1	Fail / Insufficient	3.1–3.1%	Excluded	No	No
3.2	Fail / Insufficient	3.2–3.2%	Excluded	No	No
3.3	Fail / Insufficient	3.3–3.3%	Excluded	No	No
3.4	Fail / Insufficient	3.4–3.4%	Excluded	No	No
3.5	Fail / Insufficient	3.5–3.5%	Excluded	No	No
3.6	Fail / Insufficient	3.6–3.6%	Excluded	No	No
3.7	Fail / Insufficient	3.7–3.7%	Excluded	No	No
3.8	Fail / Insufficient	3.8–3.8%	Excluded	No	No
3.9	Fail / Insufficient	3.9–3.9%	Excluded	No	No
4.0	Fail / Insufficient	4–4%	Excluded	No	No
4.1	Fail / Insufficient	4.1–4.1%	Excluded	No	No
4.2	Fail / Insufficient	4.2–4.2%	Excluded	No	No
4.3	Fail / Insufficient	4.3–4.3%	Excluded	No	No
4.4	Fail / Insufficient	4.4–4.4%	Excluded	No	No
4.5	Fail / Insufficient	4.5–4.5%	Excluded	No	No
4.6	Fail / Insufficient	4.6–4.6%	Excluded	No	No
4.7	Fail / Insufficient	4.7–4.7%	Excluded	No	No
4.8	Fail / Insufficient	4.8–4.8%	Excluded	No	No
4.9	Fail / Insufficient	4.9–4.9%	Excluded	No	No
5.0	Fail / Insufficient	5–5%	Excluded	No	No
5.1	Fail / Insufficient	5.1–5.1%	Excluded	No	No
5.2	Fail / Insufficient	5.2–5.2%	Excluded	No	No
5.3	Fail / Insufficient	5.3–5.3%	Excluded	No	No
5.4	Fail / Insufficient	5.4–5.4%	Excluded	No	No
5.5	Sufficient / Pass	5.5–5.5%	5.5	Yes	Yes
5.6	Sufficient / Pass	5.6–5.6%	5.6	Yes	Yes
5.7	Sufficient / Pass	5.7–5.7%	5.7	Yes	Yes
5.8	Sufficient / Pass	5.8–5.8%	5.8	Yes	Yes
5.9	Sufficient / Pass	5.9–5.9%	5.9	Yes	Yes
6.0	Sufficient / Pass	6–6%	6.0	Yes	Yes
6.1	Sufficient / Pass	6.1–6.1%	6.1	Yes	Yes
6.2	Sufficient / Pass	6.2–6.2%	6.2	Yes	Yes
6.3	Sufficient / Pass	6.3–6.3%	6.3	Yes	Yes
6.4	Sufficient / Pass	6.4–6.4%	6.4	Yes	Yes
6.5	More than satisfactory	6.5–6.5%	6.5	Yes	Yes
6.6	More than satisfactory	6.6–6.6%	6.6	Yes	Yes
6.7	More than satisfactory	6.7–6.7%	6.7	Yes	Yes
6.8	More than satisfactory	6.8–6.8%	6.8	Yes	Yes
6.9	More than satisfactory	6.9–6.9%	6.9	Yes	Yes
7.0	More than satisfactory	7–7%	7.0	Yes	Yes
7.1	More than satisfactory	7.1–7.1%	7.1	Yes	Yes
7.2	More than satisfactory	7.2–7.2%	7.2	Yes	Yes
7.3	More than satisfactory	7.3–7.3%	7.3	Yes	Yes
7.4	More than satisfactory	7.4–7.4%	7.4	Yes	Yes
7.5	Good	7.5–7.5%	7.5	Yes	Yes
7.6	Good	7.6–7.6%	7.6	Yes	Yes
7.7	Good	7.7–7.7%	7.7	Yes	Yes
7.8	Good	7.8–7.8%	7.8	Yes	Yes
7.9	Good	7.9–7.9%	7.9	Yes	Yes
8.0	Good	8–8%	8.0	Yes	Yes
8.1	Good	8.1–8.1%	8.1	Yes	Yes
8.2	Good	8.2–8.2%	8.2	Yes	Yes
8.3	Good	8.3–8.3%	8.3	Yes	Yes
8.4	Good	8.4–8.4%	8.4	Yes	Yes
8.5	Very good / Excellent	8.5–8.5%	8.5	Yes	Yes
8.6	Very good / Excellent	8.6–8.6%	8.6	Yes	Yes
8.7	Very good / Excellent	8.7–8.7%	8.7	Yes	Yes
8.8	Very good / Excellent	8.8–8.8%	8.8	Yes	Yes
8.9	Very good / Excellent	8.9–8.9%	8.9	Yes	Yes
9.0	Very good / Excellent	9–9%	9.0	Yes	Yes
9.1	Very good / Excellent	9.1–9.1%	9.1	Yes	Yes
9.2	Very good / Excellent	9.2–9.2%	9.2	Yes	Yes
9.3	Very good / Excellent	9.3–9.3%	9.3	Yes	Yes
9.4	Very good / Excellent	9.4–9.4%	9.4	Yes	Yes
9.5	Outstanding	9.5–9.5%	9.5	Yes	Yes
9.6	Outstanding	9.6–9.6%	9.6	Yes	Yes
9.7	Outstanding	9.7–9.7%	9.7	Yes	Yes
9.8	Outstanding	9.8–9.8%	9.8	Yes	Yes
9.9	Outstanding	9.9–9.9%	9.9	Yes	Yes
10.0	Outstanding	10–10%	10.0	Yes	Yes
P	Pass / requirements met	—	Excluded	No	Yes
F	Fail / requirements not met	—	Excluded	No	No
EX	Exemption	—	Excluded	No	Yes
NS	No show / no result	—	Excluded	No	No

How the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam GPA formula works

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam converts every graded course into quality points by multiplying the grade's point value by the course's credit hours. Your semester GPA is the total quality points divided by the total credit hours that count toward the GPA, and the result is rounded to the nearest 1 decimal place. Points run from 1.0 up to 10.0, so a higher average is a better result. The scale has no plus/minus steps, so every grade in a band is worth exactly the same number of points.

What gets left out of the average

1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9 and 39 others carry no point value at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, so a course marked with one of them drops out of the division entirely — it changes neither the top nor the bottom of the fraction. P and EX still earn credit toward your degree while staying out of the GPA, which is why your credit total can climb in a semester where your GPA barely moves.

How this semester rolls into your CGPA

VU Amsterdam uses ECTS credits for course workload and Dutch grades from 1 to 10; final grades are rounded to whole or half marks and entered course grades are averaged with ECTS credit weighting in this calculator. In practice that means your existing CGPA is turned back into quality points by multiplying it by your completed credits, this semester's quality points are added on, and the total is divided by your new credit total. Both the semester and the cumulative figures are rounded to the nearest 1 decimal place. The most recent attempt replaces the earlier one, so only the newest grade counts toward the cumulative average.

How Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam compares with other Netherlands universities

All 9 Netherlands universities covered here — including Erasmus University Rotterdam, Leiden University, Maastricht University and 5 others — publish the same Dutch 1-10 grading scale. Rounding is not uniform either: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has its cumulative average rounded to the nearest 1 decimal place, whereas Erasmus University Rotterdam, Leiden University and 6 others do it differently. Repeated courses are handled differently again at Erasmus University Rotterdam, Leiden University and 6 others.

A GPA only means something alongside the scale it was calculated on, which is why comparing raw numbers between institutions — even neighbouring ones — is unreliable. See the Netherlands comparison table for every university covered there side by side.

Converting this GPA to a 4.0 scale

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam does not grade on the US 4.0 scale. Its scale runs to 10.0 rather than 4.0, with 46 point values in use and 5.5 as the lowest passing mark. There is no single correct formula for converting that into a 4.0 GPA, and GPAWorld deliberately does not publish one: every graduate school, employer and credential evaluator applies its own conversion table, and a number invented here could cost you an application. Calculate your GPA on this page using the real Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam scale, then let the institution you are applying to convert it with their table.

Worked examples

Each example below is run through the same engine the calculator uses, so the numbers show Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam's own rounding.

A typical graded semester

A student sitting at 7.5 after 60 completed credits takes 3 courses worth 3 credits each.

Core course3 credits × 10.0 (10.0 points)
Elective3 credits × 9.8 (9.8 points)
Lab or seminar3 credits × 9.6 (9.6 points)

Semester GPA 9.8 · Updated CGPA 7.8

The semester total is 88.2 quality points over 9 counted credits. Because the cumulative average now spans 69 credits, one semester moves it only a little — this is why a CGPA gets harder to shift the further into a degree you are.

Adding a course graded P

The same student adds a fourth 3-credit course graded P (Pass / requirements met).

Core course3 credits × 10.0 (10.0 points)
Elective3 credits × 9.8 (9.8 points)
Lab or seminar3 credits × 9.6 (9.6 points)
Pass / requirements met course3 credits × P (no grade points)

Semester GPA 9.8 · Updated CGPA 7.8

The semester GPA is unchanged at 9.8. P carries no grade points at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, so the course is removed from both sides of the division — even though the credit still counts toward the degree. Students often expect a fourth course to move the average and are surprised when it does not.

What this semester does to your CGPA

A student with a 7.5 CGPA after 60 credits takes 4 courses worth 3 credits each (12 credits in total). Here is where that CGPA lands if every course comes back at the same grade — calculated with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam scale and rounding.

Projected Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam CGPA after a 12-credit semester
If every course is	Semester GPA	New CGPA	Movement
10.0 (10.0)	10.0	7.9	+0.4 (better)
9.1 (9.1)	9.1	7.8	+0.3 (better)
8.2 (8.2)	8.2	7.6	+0.1 (better)
7.3 (7.3)	7.3	7.5	±0.0
6.4 (6.4)	6.4	7.3	−0.2 (worse)

Your own starting CGPA and completed credits will differ — enter them in the calculator above for your real figure.

Common mistakes when calculating your Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam GPA

These are the places where the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam rules differ from what most students assume, and where a hand calculation usually goes wrong.

Counting P and EX courses in the average
These earn credit at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam but carry no grade points, so they belong in your credit total and nowhere near the GPA division. Including them is one of the most common reasons a hand-calculated GPA comes out wrong.
Borrowing plus/minus values from another university
The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam table has no plus or minus steps — every grade in a band is worth the same points. Intermediate values like 3.3 or 3.7 do not exist on this scale.
Averaging the grades instead of weighting them
A course worth twice the credits moves your GPA twice as much. Adding up your grade points and dividing by the number of courses ignores that weighting and is almost always wrong.
Expecting a 0-credit course to move the number
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam allows them, but with no credit hours they contribute nothing to either side of the division.
Handling a retake by guesswork
The most recent attempt replaces the earlier one, so only the newest grade counts toward the cumulative average. Check the current catalog before assuming an old grade has left your record.

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam GPA — frequently asked questions

What is a passing grade at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam?

5.5 (5.5 points) is the weakest grade in the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam table that still earns credit. Anything below it is counted in your GPA but earns no credit toward the degree. Individual programmes can set a higher minimum for courses in your major, so check your programme handbook as well.

What is the best GPA you can get at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam?

10.0 on the Dutch 1-10 grading scale, which you reach by earning 10.0 (10.0 points) in every course that counts toward the GPA.

Does Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam round GPA up?

The cumulative average is rounded to the nearest 1 decimal place, and the semester average is rounded to the nearest 1 decimal place. That is ordinary rounding, so a result sitting exactly half a step along goes up.

Is this a generic Netherlands GPA formula?

No. This page is generated from the grading configuration for Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam alone — its 46 point values, its standard rounding, and its own rules for pass/fail and repeated courses. Other universities in Netherlands routinely use different point values or a different scale entirely, so the same grades can produce a different GPA elsewhere.

Do pass/fail courses affect my GPA?

No. P and EX earn credit at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam without carrying grade points, so they are excluded from the GPA division entirely. Your completed-credit total goes up while the average stays where it was.

Which grades are excluded from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam GPA?

1.0 (Fail / Insufficient), 1.1 (Fail / Insufficient), 1.2 (Fail / Insufficient), 1.3 (Fail / Insufficient), 1.4 (Fail / Insufficient), 1.5 (Fail / Insufficient), 1.6 (Fail / Insufficient), 1.7 (Fail / Insufficient), 1.8 (Fail / Insufficient), 1.9 (Fail / Insufficient), 2.0 (Fail / Insufficient), 2.1 (Fail / Insufficient), 2.2 (Fail / Insufficient), 2.3 (Fail / Insufficient), 2.4 (Fail / Insufficient), 2.5 (Fail / Insufficient), 2.6 (Fail / Insufficient), 2.7 (Fail / Insufficient), 2.8 (Fail / Insufficient), 2.9 (Fail / Insufficient), 3.0 (Fail / Insufficient), 3.1 (Fail / Insufficient), 3.2 (Fail / Insufficient), 3.3 (Fail / Insufficient), 3.4 (Fail / Insufficient), 3.5 (Fail / Insufficient), 3.6 (Fail / Insufficient), 3.7 (Fail / Insufficient), 3.8 (Fail / Insufficient), 3.9 (Fail / Insufficient), 4.0 (Fail / Insufficient), 4.1 (Fail / Insufficient), 4.2 (Fail / Insufficient), 4.3 (Fail / Insufficient), 4.4 (Fail / Insufficient), 4.5 (Fail / Insufficient), 4.6 (Fail / Insufficient), 4.7 (Fail / Insufficient), 4.8 (Fail / Insufficient), 4.9 (Fail / Insufficient), 5.0 (Fail / Insufficient), 5.1 (Fail / Insufficient), 5.2 (Fail / Insufficient), 5.3 (Fail / Insufficient), 5.4 (Fail / Insufficient), P (Pass / requirements met), F (Fail / requirements not met), EX (Exemption), and NS (No show / no result) carry no grade points and are left out of the average. Of those, P and EX still earn credit toward the degree.

What happens to my GPA if I repeat a course?

The most recent attempt replaces the earlier one, so only the newest grade counts toward the cumulative average.

How much does one semester change my cumulative GPA?

Your CGPA is weighted by every credit you have already completed, so a single semester moves it less the further along you are. Fifteen credits added to sixty already completed is a fifth of your record; the same fifteen added to a hundred and twenty is an eighth of it. Use the calculator at the top of this page with your real completed-credit total rather than estimating the movement.

What percentage is a 10.0 at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam?

10.0 covers 10–10% and is worth 10.0 grade points. The full percentage-to-grade table for all 46 graded bands is published on this page.

Is this calculator official?

No. GPAWorld is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. The grading data on this page was taken from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam - Exchange courses, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam - Semester courses and Dutch grading system, and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam - Grades and results and last verified on 2026-07-21; every source is linked on this page so you can check it yourself. Your registrar's record is always the authority.

Notes on this university's data

Judgement calls and caveats recorded when this grading configuration was built from the official sources. They are published so you can see exactly what the calculator assumes.

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has its own official grading information and is not treated as a generic Netherlands formula.
VU grades are rounded to whole or half marks, with 5.5 and higher passing. This calculator reports GPA to one decimal for VU.
The retake rule is encoded as latest-attempt-replaces only for explicit previous-attempt entries; no-show and programme TER exceptions require manual review.

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