# What’s the average grade in American Studies classes?

UT Austin, fall 2023 to summer 2026

**3.53** out of 4.0

Average grade in American Studies classes, fall 2023 to summer 2026

Above UT’s 3.52 average, and the 37th-lowest of 83 departments.

**Hardest:** [AMS 356](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ams/356), 3.37

**Easiest:** [AMS 311S](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ams/311s), 3.76

[All AMS classes](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ams)

## American Studies classes by average grade

**UT average, 3.52Bars start at 2.0

1. [AMS 356 Main Currents of American Culture since 1865 168 grades**3.37**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ams/356)
2. [AMS 370 Topics in Seminar in American Culture 305 grades**3.44**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ams/370)
3. [AMS 310 Introduction to American Studies 934 grades**3.46**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ams/310)
4. [AMS 355 Main Currents of American Culture to 1865 229 grades**3.54**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ams/355)
5. [AMS 311S Topics in Introductory Seminar in American Studies 394 grades**3.76**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ams/311s)

**By year 2025–26: 3.51American Studies classes by average grade**

| School year | Average grade | Grades |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023–24 | 3.55 | 834 |
| 2024–25 | 3.52 | 802 |
| 2025–26 | 3.51 | 518 |

Across every term since summer 2011, American Studies classes average 3.32 on 13,018 grades.

**Compare departments 37th-lowest of 83**

American Studies has the 37th-lowest average grade of 83 departments. Here are the ones around it, highest first:

1. [English](https://utaustin.guide/majors/english)**3.55**
2. [Astronomy](https://utaustin.guide/majors/astronomy)**3.54**
3. **American Studies3.53**
4. [Spanish](https://utaustin.guide/majors/spanish)**3.52**
5. [Physics](https://utaustin.guide/majors/physics)**3.52**

[Every department](https://utaustin.guide/research/ut-austin-average-gpa)

**Professor evaluations UT’s public results**

UT posts its course evaluation results as one public list per term. [Look up a class or professor](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations) for its syllabi and UT’s results.

**Sources UT grade reports**

We averaged every A to F grade UT reported in AMS 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.

- [UT Austin course grade distributions (Summer 2011 to Summer 2026)](https://reports.utexas.edu/spotlight-data/ut-course-grade-distributions)
- [UT course catalog: subject names](https://catalog.utexas.edu/courses/)
- [UT’s public instructor evaluations by class and term](https://testingservices.utexas.edu/cis/viewing-results)

[Average grade in every department](https://utaustin.guide/research/ut-austin-average-gpa)[Hardest classes at UT](https://utaustin.guide/best/hardest-classes-at-ut-austin)[UT Austin, ranked](https://utaustin.guide/best)

By [Sulayman Bowles](https://sulayman-bowles.dev/about) · Checked Nov 9, 2026

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Source: https://utaustin.guide/majors/american-studies · Checked 2026-11-09 · Field Guide: UT Austin