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What’s the average grade in Sociology classes?

UT Austin, fall 2023 to summer 2026

Sociology classes by average grade

UT average, 3.52Bars start at 2.0

  1. SOC 330P Sociology and Social Psychology238 grades2.93
  2. SOC 336P Social Psychology and the Law326 grades2.94
  3. SOC 307K Fertility and Reproduction447 grades3.14
  4. SOC 317L Introduction to Social Statistics568 grades3.21
  5. SOC 308J Romantic Relationships and Family Formation117 grades3.24
  6. SOC 327M Social Research Methods563 grades3.28
  7. SOC 333K Sociology of Gender356 grades3.31
  8. SOC 325L Sociology of Criminal Justice1,034 grades3.42
  9. SOC 323 The Family471 grades3.44
  10. SOC 309C Creating the Sustainable Society285 grades3.44
  11. SOC 321K Contemporary Issues in Sociology: Special Topics305 grades3.49
  12. SOC 369K Population and Society155 grades3.50
  13. SOC 321L Sociology of Education112 grades3.51
  14. SOC 379M Sociological Theory675 grades3.58
  15. SOC 344 Racial and Ethnic Relations451 grades3.59
  16. SOC 307C American Families Past and Present189 grades3.60
  17. SOC 323F Food and Society140 grades3.61
  18. SOC 321G Global Health Issues and Health Systems141 grades3.63
  19. SOC 308S Introduction to Health and Society897 grades3.64
  20. SOC 302 Introduction to the Study of Society5,942 grades3.65
  21. SOC 307Q Environmental Inequality and Health173 grades3.67
  22. SOC 322U United States Immigration197 grades3.67
  23. SOC 321V Environmental Sociology206 grades3.73
  24. SOC 321U Urban Sociology218 grades3.74
  25. SOC 308L Social Transformation of Love and Relationships138 grades3.74
  26. SOC 308G The Rich and the Poor in America: Sociological Perspective214 grades3.79
  27. SOC 325K Criminology1,071 grades3.79
  28. SOC 330C Death and Dying: Sociological Perspectives320 grades3.81
  29. SOC 307P Introduction to the Sociology of Health and Well-Being104 grades3.82
  30. SOC 341C Medical Sociology148 grades3.85
  31. SOC 307T Punishment and Society115 grades3.86
By year2025–26: 3.62
School yearAverage gradeGrades
2023–243.515,938
2024–253.565,832
2025–263.625,564

Across every term since summer 2011, Sociology classes average 3.34 on 85,399 grades.

Compare departments42nd-highest of 83

Sociology has the 42nd-highest average grade of 83 departments. Here are the ones around it, highest first:

  1. Mexican American Studies3.59
  2. Communication Studies3.58
  3. Sociology3.56
  4. Management Information Systems3.55
  5. Architectural Engineering3.55

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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 SOC 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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