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What’s the average grade in Design classes?

UT Austin, fall 2023 to summer 2026

Design classes by average grade

UT average, 3.52Bars start at 2.0

  1. DES 321 Images in Communication123 grades3.42
  2. DES 325 Typography I138 grades3.46
  3. DES 260 Design Internship136 grades3.60
  4. DES 374 Capstone Design Project140 grades3.62
  5. DES 326 Objects and Spaces121 grades3.64
  6. DES 334C Interaction Design I171 grades3.66
  7. DES 375 Capstone Design Exhibition121 grades3.70
  8. DES 131 Portfolio and Performance Review141 grades3.70
  9. DES 336 History of Design122 grades3.75
  10. DES 305 Design Studio II110 grades3.79
  11. DES 330T Topics in Innovative Design155 grades3.81
  12. DES 115C Sketching101 grades3.82
  13. DES 113 Introduction to Design History163 grades3.83
  14. DES 304 Design Studio I117 grades3.84
  15. DES 110C Introduction to Design Research161 grades3.87
  16. DES 308 Introduction to Design Theory and Criticism138 grades3.88
  17. DES 102C Introduction to 2D Design155 grades3.89
  18. DES 102D Introduction to 3D Design109 grades3.94
By year2025–26: 3.80
School yearAverage gradeGrades
2023–243.67998
2024–253.76999
2025–263.80989

Across every term since summer 2011, Design classes average 3.72 on 9,130 grades.

Compare departments16th-highest of 83

Design has the 16th-highest average grade of 83 departments. Here are the ones around it, highest first:

  1. Nursing3.77
  2. Educational Psychology3.75
  3. Design3.74
  4. Theatre and Dance3.74
  5. Public Relations3.74

Every department

Professor evaluationsUT’s public results

UT posts its course evaluation results as one public list per term. Look up a class or professor for its syllabi and UT’s results.

SourcesUT grade reports

We averaged every A to F grade UT reported in DES classes from fall 2023 to summer 2026, using UT’s grade points (A is 4.0, A- is 3.67). This is a course-grade average. A class is listed once it gave 100 grades across at least two terms.

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