Peking University is China's oldest national university and, with Tsinghua, one of the two most selective. Like all mainland Chinese universities it records marks natively on a 100-point scale with 60 as the pass; the 4.0 GPA is a conversion layer added for international use. Two cautions matter more here than anywhere else on this site. First, PKU is associated with both a band table and a non-linear formula that produce different numbers from the same marks. Second, PKU announced in 2025 that it is phasing out GPA for undergraduates in favour of letter grades with no numerical average, so depending on your cohort, you may have no GPA to calculate at all.
There are 11 grade tiers. Below D, worth 1 point, nothing scores. A W stays out of the average entirely, touching neither numerator nor denominator.
One thing PKU does not publish is a percentage equivalent. Scholarship forms ask for one anyway. A generic multiplier gives you a number. The examination office gives you a document.
Beyond the grade table, these are the rules with teeth. Native grading scale runs to 100-point percentage (百分制). Pass mark is 60 out of 100. GPA layer runs to 4.0 scale, provided for international applications.
Two things remain unverified here. Peking University's May 2025 undergraduate assessment rules changed how grades are recorded for 2025-entry students; from the 2025 cohort, GPA is no longer used in academic-evaluation contexts. A second gap sits below the grade table. Both stay open until an official document closes them.
A department doing something slightly different is the common cause of a mismatch. Should yours differ, the registrar's figure wins. Have the document? Send it, and this page gets corrected.
| Native grading scale | 100-point percentage (百分制) |
| Pass mark | 60 out of 100 |
| GPA layer | 4.0 scale, provided for international applications |
| Top band | A+ at 95–100, A at 90–94, both worth 4.0 |
| Alternative formula | GPA = 4 − 3(100−X)² / 1600 — non-linear, gives different results from the band table |
| 2025 reform | PKU is phasing out GPA for undergraduates in favour of letter grades without a numerical average |
| Credit term | 学分 (xuéfēn) — credits, weighted the same way as elsewhere |
| GPA term | 绩点 (jī diǎn) — grade point |
| Typical CSC scholarship threshold | Around 3.2 / 4.0 or equivalent |
| Typical admission threshold for international applicants | 3.0 – 3.5 / 4.0 for graduate programmes |
| CGPA → percentage status | No universal official conversion published/verified |
We publish these openly rather than filling them with guesses. Help us close one.
Legacy/reference GPA model. Peking University’s May 2025 undergraduate rules state that grades may be recorded as percentage or letter grades and that, for the 2025-entry cohort, GPA is no longer used in academic-evaluation contexts. Use this calculator only for historical/legacy GPA records or a programme that explicitly uses GPA.
| Grade | Points | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 4.00 | 优秀 Excellent |
| A | 4.00 | 优秀 Excellent |
| A- | 3.70 | — |
| B+ | 3.30 | 良好 Good |
| B | 3.00 | — |
| B- | 2.70 | — |
| C+ | 2.30 | 中等 Average |
| C | 2.00 | — |
| C- | 1.70 | — |
| D | 1.00 | 及格 Pass |
| F | 0.00 | 不及格 Fail |
| Code | How it is treated |
|---|---|
| W | Withdrawn. Excluded from the average. |
| P | Pass in a pass/fail course. Carries no grade points and is excluded. |
Not universally for current students. Peking University’s May 2025 undergraduate rules state that, from the 2025-entry cohort, GPA is no longer used in academic-evaluation contexts. The transcript records percentage or letter grades according to the applicable course and programme rules. One practical note. If you are close to a threshold that decides funding or progression, get the number confirmed in writing before the deadline rather than after, because corrections after the fact are much harder to obtain.
Yes, but only as a legacy/reference calculator for older records or a programme that explicitly uses GPA. It should not be treated as a universal current 2025+ PKU grading model.
The 2025 rules state that 60 or above on the percentage scale, D or above on the letter-grade scale, or P on a pass/fail course is passing. The exact recording method depends on the course and programme.