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  1. 1C S 429Computer Organization and Architecture · 1,471 gradesCatch: 1,471 grades, 572 fewer than the best-measured class2.68
  2. 2ECO 420KMicroeconomic Theory · 2,043 gradesBest measured: 2,043 grades, the most near No. 12.71
  3. 3C S 314Data Structures · 1,620 gradesAverage 0.09 higher than No. 12.77
  4. 4M 408LIntegral Calculus · 1,698 gradesAverage 0.22 higher than No. 12.90
  5. 5C S 311Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science · 1,615 gradesAverage 0.23 higher than No. 12.91
  6. 6ECO 320LMacroeconomic Theory · 2,065 gradesAverage 0.27 higher than No. 12.96
  7. 7BIO 365SHuman Systems Physiology · 1,218 gradesAverage 0.29 higher than No. 12.97
  8. 8ECO 329Economic Statistics · 2,965 gradesAverage 0.29 higher than No. 12.97
  9. 9CH 320MOrganic Chemistry I · 7,157 gradesAverage 0.33 higher than No. 13.01
  10. 10FIN 357Business Finance · 3,996 gradesAverage 0.34 higher than No. 13.02
  11. 11E M 319Mechanics of Solids · 2,289 gradesAverage 0.34 higher than No. 13.02
  12. 12ECE 302Introduction to Electrical Engineering · 1,039 gradesAverage 0.36 higher than No. 13.04
  13. 13C S 439Principles of Computer Systems · 1,256 gradesAverage 0.37 higher than No. 13.05
  14. 14ECE 351KProbability and Random Processes · 1,050 gradesAverage 0.38 higher than No. 13.06
  15. 15M E 316TThermodynamics · 1,063 gradesAverage 0.38 higher than No. 13.06
  16. 16M 408KDifferential Calculus · 1,199 gradesAverage 0.38 higher than No. 13.07
  17. 17ECE 306Introduction to Computing · 1,204 gradesAverage 0.39 higher than No. 13.07
  18. 18E M 306Statics · 2,549 gradesAverage 0.40 higher than No. 13.08
  19. 19ECE 313Linear Systems and Signals · 1,137 gradesAverage 0.40 higher than No. 13.08
  20. 20ECE 411Circuit Theory · 1,048 gradesAverage 0.43 higher than No. 13.11
  21. 21ECO 441KIntroduction to Econometrics · 2,249 gradesAverage 0.44 higher than No. 13.12
  22. 22ANT 301Biological Anthropology · 2,116 gradesAverage 0.45 higher than No. 13.13
  23. 23MAN 320FFoundations of Management and Organizational Behavior · 4,146 gradesAverage 0.47 higher than No. 13.16
  24. 24ACC 311Fundamentals of Financial Accounting · 3,332 gradesAverage 0.48 higher than No. 13.16
  25. 25ACC 312Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting · 2,980 gradesAverage 0.48 higher than No. 13.16
  26. 26CH 353Physical Chemistry I · 1,010 gradesAverage 0.51 higher than No. 13.19
  27. 27O M 235Operations Management · 2,898 gradesAverage 0.52 higher than No. 13.20
  28. 28CH 320NOrganic Chemistry II · 5,442 gradesAverage 0.52 higher than No. 13.20
  29. 29INB 365SHuman Systems Physiology · 2,609 gradesAverage 0.52 higher than No. 13.20
  30. 30BIO 325Genetics · 6,726 gradesAverage 0.52 higher than No. 13.20
  31. 31STA 301Introduction to Data Science · 3,281 gradesAverage 0.53 higher than No. 13.21
  32. 32M 302Introduction to Mathematics · 2,159 gradesAverage 0.53 higher than No. 13.21
  33. 33M 362KProbability I · 2,011 gradesAverage 0.53 higher than No. 13.21
  34. 34C S 331Algorithms and Complexity · 1,418 gradesAverage 0.55 higher than No. 13.23
  35. 35C S 303EElements of Computers and Programming · 4,515 gradesAverage 0.55 higher than No. 13.23
  36. 36ECE 316Digital Logic Design · 1,214 gradesAverage 0.55 higher than No. 13.23
  37. 37M 408CDifferential and Integral Calculus · 5,314 gradesAverage 0.55 higher than No. 13.24
  38. 38STA 235Data Science for Business Applications · 3,201 gradesAverage 0.56 higher than No. 13.24
  39. 39GEO 303Introduction to Geology · 1,723 gradesAverage 0.57 higher than No. 13.25
  40. 40MKT 320FFoundations of Marketing · 5,139 gradesAverage 0.58 higher than No. 13.26
  41. 41BIO 311CIntroductory Biology I · 7,435 gradesAverage 0.58 higher than No. 13.26
  42. 42MBS 326RGeneral Microbiology · 2,040 gradesAverage 0.59 higher than No. 13.27
  43. 43PHY 303LEngineering Physics II · 1,677 gradesAverage 0.60 higher than No. 13.28
  44. 44ECO 330TTopics in Economics · 3,541 gradesAverage 0.60 higher than No. 13.28
  45. 45BCH 369Fundamentals of Biochemistry · 5,724 gradesAverage 0.60 higher than No. 13.28
  46. 46LEB 320FFoundations of Business Law and Ethics · 5,010 gradesAverage 0.60 higher than No. 13.29
  47. 47CH 302Principles of Chemistry II · 10,055 gradesAverage 0.61 higher than No. 13.29
  48. 48C S 363MPrinciples of Machine Learning I · 1,110 gradesAverage 0.61 higher than No. 13.29
  49. 49INB 165UHuman Systems Physiology Laboratory · 1,222 gradesAverage 0.61 higher than No. 13.29
  50. 50ACC 310FFoundations of Accounting · 6,202 gradesAverage 0.61 higher than No. 13.30
  51. 51FIN 367Investment Management · 2,315 gradesAverage 0.62 higher than No. 13.30
  52. 52KIN 311KSport Psychology · 1,105 gradesAverage 0.62 higher than No. 13.30
  53. 53ECO 304LIntroduction to Macroeconomics · 3,101 gradesAverage 0.62 higher than No. 13.31
  54. 54INB 370Evolution · 1,383 gradesAverage 0.63 higher than No. 13.31
  55. 55PHY 302KGeneral Physics Technical Course: Mechanics, Heat, and Sound · 2,670 gradesAverage 0.63 higher than No. 13.31
  56. 56CH 301Principles of Chemistry I · 12,378 gradesAverage 0.63 higher than No. 13.31
  57. 57LEB 323Business Law and Ethics · 2,854 gradesAverage 0.64 higher than No. 13.32
  58. 58M 340LMatrices and Matrix Calculations · 4,162 gradesAverage 0.66 higher than No. 13.34
  59. 59ANT 302Cultural Anthropology · 2,198 gradesAverage 0.66 higher than No. 13.34
  60. 60MBS 320Cell Biology · 1,397 gradesAverage 0.68 higher than No. 13.36
  61. 61ACC 326Financial Accounting--Intermediate · 1,900 gradesAverage 0.68 higher than No. 13.36
  62. 62SPN 610DFirst-Year Spanish II · 2,397 gradesAverage 0.68 higher than No. 13.37
  63. 63PHY 303KEngineering Physics I · 3,235 gradesAverage 0.69 higher than No. 13.37
  64. 64BIO 311DIntroductory Biology II · 6,668 gradesAverage 0.69 higher than No. 13.37
  65. 65AFR 303Introduction to Black Studies · 1,132 gradesAverage 0.70 higher than No. 13.38
  66. 66FIN 320FFoundations of Finance · 3,969 gradesAverage 0.70 higher than No. 13.38
  67. 67PSY 301Introduction to Psychology · 7,148 gradesAverage 0.70 higher than No. 13.38
  68. 68E 316LBritish Literature · 4,596 gradesAverage 0.72 higher than No. 13.40
  69. 69M 305GPreparation for Calculus · 1,247 gradesAverage 0.72 higher than No. 13.40
  70. 70SPN 601DFirst-Year Spanish I · 2,850 gradesAverage 0.72 higher than No. 13.40
  71. 71ECO 304KIntroduction to Microeconomics · 7,860 gradesAverage 0.72 higher than No. 13.40
  72. 72PHY 317KGeneral Physics I · 2,423 gradesAverage 0.73 higher than No. 13.41
  73. 73CMS 315MInterpersonal Communication Theory · 1,065 gradesAverage 0.73 higher than No. 13.41
  74. 74SOC 325LSociology of Criminal Justice · 1,034 gradesAverage 0.74 higher than No. 13.42
  75. 75GOV 312LIssues and Policies in American Government · 17,353 gradesAverage 0.74 higher than No. 13.42
  76. 76M 408DSequences, Series, and Multivariable Calculus · 7,754 gradesAverage 0.74 higher than No. 13.42
  77. 77INB 446LHuman Microscopic and Gross Anatomy · 1,885 gradesAverage 0.74 higher than No. 13.43
  78. 78KIN 312Topics in Kinesiology: Issues · 1,003 gradesAverage 0.75 higher than No. 13.43
  79. 79C C 306MIntroduction to Medical and Scientific Terminology · 1,686 gradesAverage 0.76 higher than No. 13.44
  80. 80M 427JDifferential Equations with Linear Algebra · 6,758 gradesAverage 0.76 higher than No. 13.44
  81. 81PSY 317LIntroduction to Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences · 2,744 gradesAverage 0.76 higher than No. 13.45
  82. 82M 325KDiscrete Mathematics · 2,192 gradesAverage 0.77 higher than No. 13.45
  83. 83KIN 310Physiological Basis of Conditioning · 1,497 gradesAverage 0.77 higher than No. 13.45
  84. 84D S 235Introduction to Decision Science · 3,055 gradesAverage 0.77 higher than No. 13.45
  85. 85HIS 315GIntroduction to American Studies · 1,199 gradesAverage 0.77 higher than No. 13.46
  86. 86AST 309LSearch for Extraterrestrial Life · 1,660 gradesAverage 0.78 higher than No. 13.46
  87. 87ADV 318JIntroduction to Integrated Brand Communication · 1,669 gradesAverage 0.78 higher than No. 13.46
  88. 88C S 327EElements of Databases · 1,119 gradesAverage 0.78 higher than No. 13.46
  89. 89FIN 374CValuation · 1,488 gradesAverage 0.78 higher than No. 13.47
  90. 90H S 301Introduction to Health and Society · 1,079 gradesAverage 0.79 higher than No. 13.47
  91. 91M 427LAdvanced Calculus for Applications II · 3,608 gradesAverage 0.79 higher than No. 13.47
  92. 92CMS 306MProfessional Communication Skills · 2,265 gradesAverage 0.80 higher than No. 13.48
  93. 93ADV 345JAdvertising and Public Relations Media Planning · 1,413 gradesAverage 0.81 higher than No. 13.49
  94. 94MBS 326MIntroductory Medical Microbiology and Immunology · 1,005 gradesAverage 0.81 higher than No. 13.49
  95. 95SPN 311Intermediate Spanish · 2,076 gradesAverage 0.81 higher than No. 13.49
  96. 96MIS 301Introduction to Information Technology Management · 3,130 gradesAverage 0.82 higher than No. 13.50
  97. 97E 316MAmerican Literature · 6,659 gradesAverage 0.85 higher than No. 13.53
  98. 98PHY 302LGeneral Physics Technical Course: Electricity and Magnetism, Light, Atomic and Nuclear Physics · 2,218 gradesAverage 0.85 higher than No. 13.53
  99. 99PSY 306Introduction to Human Sexuality · 2,362 gradesAverage 0.85 higher than No. 13.53
  100. 100HED 311Introduction to Health Promotion and Behavioral Science · 1,238 gradesAverage 0.85 higher than No. 13.53
  101. 101FIN 370Integrative Finance · 1,547 gradesAverage 0.85 higher than No. 13.54
  102. 102MKT 337Principles of Marketing · 3,255 gradesAverage 0.85 higher than No. 13.54
  103. 103BIO 326RGeneral Microbiology-wb · 1,156 gradesAverage 0.86 higher than No. 13.54
  104. 104RHE 306Rhetoric and Writing · 3,743 gradesAverage 0.86 higher than No. 13.54
  105. 105ADV 309RIntroduction to Advertising and Public Relations Research · 1,161 gradesAverage 0.86 higher than No. 13.55
  106. 106SDS 320EElements of Statistics · 6,340 gradesAverage 0.87 higher than No. 13.55
  107. 107SDS 321Introduction to Probability and Statistics · 1,835 gradesAverage 0.87 higher than No. 13.55
  108. 108C S 313EElements of Software Design · 2,181 gradesAverage 0.88 higher than No. 13.56
  109. 109MIS 302FFoundations of Information Technology Management · 4,466 gradesAverage 0.88 higher than No. 13.56
  110. 110PHY 317LGeneral Physics II · 2,246 gradesAverage 0.88 higher than No. 13.56
  111. 111M 408QDifferential and Integral Calculus for Business · 3,250 gradesAverage 0.89 higher than No. 13.57
  112. 112ADV 319Psychology of Advertising · 3,008 gradesAverage 0.90 higher than No. 13.58
  113. 113B A 324Business Communication: Oral and Written · 3,315 gradesAverage 0.90 higher than No. 13.58
  114. 114AST 301Introduction to Astronomy · 5,454 gradesAverage 0.90 higher than No. 13.58
  115. 115FIN 377Advanced Topics in Investment Analysis · 1,070 gradesAverage 0.90 higher than No. 13.59
  116. 116GOV 310LAmerican and Texas Government · 17,548 gradesAverage 0.91 higher than No. 13.59
  117. 117CH 220COrganic Chemistry Laboratory · 4,651 gradesAverage 0.91 higher than No. 13.59
  118. 118FIN 371MMoney and Capital Markets · 1,156 gradesAverage 0.91 higher than No. 13.60
  119. 119ARH 303Survey of Renaissance through Modern Art · 1,137 gradesAverage 0.91 higher than No. 13.60
  120. 120E 316NWorld Literature · 3,430 gradesAverage 0.92 higher than No. 13.60
  121. 121C C 301Introduction to Ancient Greece · 1,130 gradesAverage 0.92 higher than No. 13.60
  122. 122RTF 303CIntroduction to Media and Entertainment Industries · 1,540 gradesAverage 0.92 higher than No. 13.60
  123. 123CMS 344KLying and Deception · 1,054 gradesAverage 0.93 higher than No. 13.61
  124. 124HDF 304Family Relationships · 1,033 gradesAverage 0.93 higher than No. 13.61
  125. 125MAN 336Organizational Behavior · 3,279 gradesAverage 0.93 higher than No. 13.62
  126. 126EDP 371Introduction to Statistics · 1,599 gradesAverage 0.94 higher than No. 13.62
  127. 127HIS 315KThe United States, 1492-1865 · 9,908 gradesAverage 0.96 higher than No. 13.64
  128. 128SDS 302FFoundations of Data Analysis · 2,315 gradesAverage 0.96 higher than No. 13.65
  129. 129ARC 308Architecture and Society · 2,176 gradesAverage 0.96 higher than No. 13.65
  130. 130SOC 302Introduction to the Study of Society · 5,942 gradesAverage 0.97 higher than No. 13.65
  131. 131HDF 313Child Development · 1,144 gradesAverage 0.97 higher than No. 13.65
  132. 132HIS 315LThe United States since 1865 · 6,598 gradesAverage 0.97 higher than No. 13.65
  133. 133CMS 332KTheories of Persuasion · 1,364 gradesAverage 0.99 higher than No. 13.67
  134. 134PHY 105MLaboratory For Physics 302K, 303K, and 317K · 7,443 gradesAverage 0.99 higher than No. 13.67
  135. 135C C 303Introduction to Classical Mythology · 4,859 gradesAverage 0.99 higher than No. 13.67
  136. 136ANT 304Introduction to Archaeological Studies: Prehistoric Archaeology · 3,276 gradesAverage 0.99 higher than No. 13.68
  137. 137ADV 344KAdvertising and Public Relations Research · 1,429 gradesAverage 1.00 higher than No. 13.68
  138. 138UGS 303First-Year Signature Course · 18,422 gradesBest for a sure number: 18,422 grades, the most here3.69
  139. 139PSY 333DIntroduction to Developmental Psychology · 1,625 gradesAverage 1.01 higher than No. 13.69
  140. 140EDP 376TTopics in Educational Psychology · 1,950 gradesAverage 1.01 higher than No. 13.69
  141. 141PSY 339Behavior Problems of Children · 1,593 gradesAverage 1.02 higher than No. 13.70
  142. 142KIN 312MManagement of Physical Activity and Sport Programs · 1,538 gradesAverage 1.02 higher than No. 13.70
  143. 143C C 302Introduction to Ancient Rome · 2,849 gradesAverage 1.02 higher than No. 13.71
  144. 144ARH 302Survey of Ancient through Medieval Art · 1,192 gradesAverage 1.03 higher than No. 13.71
  145. 145HIS 317LTopics in United States History · 4,884 gradesAverage 1.03 higher than No. 13.71
  146. 146ARH 301Introduction to the Visual Arts · 2,405 gradesAverage 1.03 higher than No. 13.72
  147. 147ADV 378Advanced Topics in Advertising · 1,322 gradesAverage 1.03 higher than No. 13.72
  148. 148PSY 420MPsychological Methods and Statistics · 2,088 gradesAverage 1.04 higher than No. 13.72
  149. 149J 308SIntroduction to Media Studies · 1,193 gradesAverage 1.04 higher than No. 13.72
  150. 150C S 378Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science · 3,331 gradesAverage 1.06 higher than No. 13.74
  151. 151C S 329EAdvanced Topics in Elements of Computing · 2,671 gradesAverage 1.06 higher than No. 13.74
  152. 152EDP 318TSelected Topics in Educational Psychology · 1,434 gradesAverage 1.06 higher than No. 13.74
  153. 153RHE 309JTopics in Writing · 1,685 gradesAverage 1.06 higher than No. 13.74
  154. 154GEO 303EEarth in 2100 · 3,060 gradesAverage 1.07 higher than No. 13.75
  155. 155UGS 302First-Year Signature Course · 4,472 gradesAverage 1.07 higher than No. 13.75
  156. 156T D 301Introduction to Theatre · 1,212 gradesAverage 1.07 higher than No. 13.75
  157. 157PED 106CTopics in Conditioning · 4,536 gradesAverage 1.08 higher than No. 13.76
  158. 158CMS 341Digital Communications · 1,161 gradesAverage 1.09 higher than No. 13.78
  159. 159BIO 206LIntroductory Laboratory Experiments in Biology · 5,072 gradesAverage 1.10 higher than No. 13.78
  160. 160PSY 352PPsychopathology · 2,487 gradesAverage 1.11 higher than No. 13.79
  161. 161NTR 306Fundamentals of Nutrition · 14,593 gradesAverage 1.11 higher than No. 13.79
  162. 162SOC 325KCriminology · 1,071 gradesAverage 1.11 higher than No. 13.79
  163. 163PHY 105NLaboratory For Physics 302L, 303L, and 317L · 4,832 gradesAverage 1.11 higher than No. 13.80
  164. 164ADV 378SSpecial Topics in Sports Media · 1,733 gradesAverage 1.12 higher than No. 13.81
  165. 165PBH 317Introduction to Public Health · 1,192 gradesAverage 1.12 higher than No. 13.81
  166. 166E S 333TEngineering Communication · 2,948 gradesAverage 1.13 higher than No. 13.81
  167. 167SDS 322EElements of Data Science · 2,273 gradesAverage 1.13 higher than No. 13.81
  168. 168RTF 329CDigital Media Production · 1,238 gradesAverage 1.13 higher than No. 13.82
  169. 169CH 204Introduction to Chemical Practice · 2,594 gradesAverage 1.13 higher than No. 13.82
  170. 170HIS 314KHistory of Mexican Americans in the United States · 1,322 gradesAverage 1.14 higher than No. 13.82
  171. 171KIN 347Historical and Ethical Issues in Physical Culture and Sports · 1,468 gradesAverage 1.14 higher than No. 13.82
  172. 172COM 302EInterdisciplinary Communication Foundations · 4,433 gradesAverage 1.14 higher than No. 13.82
  173. 173J 330MTrue Crime Podcasts · 1,077 gradesAverage 1.15 higher than No. 13.83
  174. 174ADV 305SIntroduction to Integrated Communication for Sports · 1,023 gradesAverage 1.16 higher than No. 13.84
  175. 175COM 301EIntroduction to Communication Foundations · 3,614 gradesAverage 1.17 higher than No. 13.86
  176. 176MUS 307Topics in Popular Music · 5,411 gradesAverage 1.18 higher than No. 13.86
  177. 177EDP 350LHuman Sexuality · 3,099 gradesAverage 1.18 higher than No. 13.87
  178. 178ADV 332CNew Media Entrepreneurialism · 1,868 gradesAverage 1.19 higher than No. 13.87
  179. 179RTF 306Introduction to World Cinema History · 1,663 gradesAverage 1.19 higher than No. 13.87
  180. 180CH 104NIntroduction to Chemical Practice II · 1,883 gradesAverage 1.19 higher than No. 13.87
  181. 181SED 303Autism Spectrum Disorder: Truths and Consequences · 1,822 gradesAverage 1.19 higher than No. 13.87
  182. 182PSY 364TMulticultural Psychotherapy · 1,179 gradesAverage 1.21 higher than No. 13.89
  183. 183EDC 370ETopics in Elementary School Subjects · 1,025 gradesAverage 1.21 higher than No. 13.89
  184. 184MUS 302LAn Introduction to Western Music · 1,257 gradesAverage 1.21 higher than No. 13.90
  185. 185ECE 364DIntroduction to Engineering Design · 1,100 gradesAverage 1.22 higher than No. 13.91
  186. 186CH 104MIntroduction to Chemical Practice I · 3,551 gradesAverage 1.22 higher than No. 13.91
  187. 187B A 101SProfessional Development and Career Planning · 2,702 gradesAverage 1.24 higher than No. 13.92
  188. 188ADV 332Technology Marketing and Advertising · 2,120 gradesAverage 1.24 higher than No. 13.92
  189. 189NSC 109Topics in Natural Science · 2,551 gradesAverage 1.24 higher than No. 13.92
  190. 190ECO 101SProfessional Development and Career Planning · 1,557 gradesAverage 1.25 higher than No. 13.93
  191. 191ENS 207LLonghorn Band · 1,210 gradesAverage 1.29 higher than No. 13.97
  192. 192PSY 309Personality · 2,011 gradesAverage 1.29 higher than No. 13.97
  193. 193PSY 364Introduction to Clinical Psychology · 2,142 gradesAverage 1.30 higher than No. 13.98
How we ranked193 classes

We averaged every A to F grade given in each class from fall 2023 to summer 2026, using UT’s grade points (A is 4.0, A- is 3.67). Only classes with at least 1,000 letter grades count, so one small section can’t move the list. Ties go to the class with more students.

Best measured: We pick the class with the most grades among those within 0.05 of No. 1’s average, so its number rests on the most students. It’s the most reliable number near the top, not advice to take or skip it.

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