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 simply divided in two: non passing (0 to 17), and passing grades (18 to 30 cum laude). For the final rating a 110-point scale is used, which is divided in two as well, with 66 being the minimum for passing. The 110-point scale incorporates scores on both exams and the final thesis. For outstanding results, the Lode "praise" is added to the maximum grade.

Italian grades with corresponding ECTS & US grading

Italian grades	ECTS Grade	ECTS Definition	% of successful students	US Grade	US 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.