Academic grading in Italy

There are two grading systems used in Italy:

To someone familiar with both the Italian and the U.S. college systems, Italian grades are best translated into American grades (and vice versa) according to the following table:

Scuola primaria, scuola secondaria di primo e secondo grado

ECTS grading Scale

ECTS Grade	% of successful students	Corresponding Italian grades
A-A+	95%-100%	10
B	90%-95%	9
C	80%-90%	8
D	60%-80%	7
E	50%-60%	6
F-Fx	0%-50%	1-5

University

For ordinary exams, universities in Italy use a 30-point scale that can be divided into failing (0 to 17) and passing (18 to 30 cum laude) grades. For final assessment of the entire degree, a 110-point scale is used, which is divided into two as well, with 66 being the minimum for a degree to be awarded. The 110-point scale incorporates scores both on course exams and for the final thesis. For outstanding results, lode, "praise" or "cum laude," is added to the maximum grade.

Italian grades with corresponding ECTS and United States grading

Italian grades	ECTS Grade	ECTS Definition	% of successful students	U.S. Grade	U.S. Definition
26-30, 30 con Lode	A	Excellent	5%	26-27:A-, 28-29:A, 30, 30 con Lode:A+	Excellent
21-25	B	Very Good	10%	21B-, 22-23B, 24-25B+	Good
19-21	C	Good	20%	19C-, 20C, 21C+	Satisfactory
18	D	Satisfactory	40%	Barely passing
14-17	Fx	Fail	E or F		Fail
0-13	F	Fail

References

• "Grading System in Italy". ClassBase. Retrieved 22 February 2014.