# What’s the average grade in Chemistry classes?

UT Austin, fall 2023 to summer 2026

**3.40** out of 4.0

Average grade in Chemistry classes, fall 2023 to summer 2026

Below UT’s 3.52 average, and the 15th-lowest of 83 departments.

**Hardest:** [CH 320M](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/320m), 3.01

**Easiest:** [CH 207L](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/207l), 3.97

[All CH classes](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch)

## Chemistry classes by average grade

**UT average, 3.52Bars start at 2.0

1. [CH 320M Organic Chemistry I 7,157 grades**3.01**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/320m)
2. [CH 328M Organic Chemistry I 920 grades**3.04**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/328m)
3. [CH 353 Physical Chemistry I 1,010 grades**3.19**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/353)
4. [CH 328N Organic Chemistry II 410 grades**3.20**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/328n)
5. [CH 320N Organic Chemistry II 5,442 grades**3.20**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/320n)
6. [CH 302 Principles of Chemistry II 10,055 grades**3.29**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/302)
7. [CH 301 Principles of Chemistry I 12,378 grades**3.31**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/301)
8. [CH 302N Chemistry in Our World II 150 grades**3.33**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/302n)
9. [CH 354 Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy 228 grades**3.35**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/354)
10. [CH 431 Inorganic Chemistry 424 grades**3.45**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/431)
11. [CH 456 Analytical Chemistry 173 grades**3.46**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/456)
12. [CH 329C Structure and Reactivity of Organic Molecules II 124 grades**3.49**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/329c)
13. [CH 328C Structure and Reactivity of Organic Molecules I 150 grades**3.50**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/328c)
14. [CH 128K Organic Chemistry Laboratory 693 grades**3.57**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/128k)
15. [CH 220C Organic Chemistry Laboratory 4,651 grades**3.59**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/220c)
16. [CH 353M Physical Chemistry I for Life Sciences 483 grades**3.59**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/353m)
17. [CH 153K Physical Chemistry Laboratory 732 grades**3.59**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/153k)
18. [CH 455 Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry 664 grades**3.60**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/455)
19. [CH 128L Organic Chemistry Laboratory 508 grades**3.64**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/128l)
20. [CH 301N Chemistry in Our World I 847 grades**3.65**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/301n)
21. [CH 120K Health Professions Organic Chemistry Laboratory 352 grades**3.65**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/120k)
22. [CH 368 Advanced Topics in Chemistry 250 grades**3.67**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/368)
23. [CH 154K Physical Chemistry Laboratory 121 grades**3.71**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/154k)
24. [CH 301C Foundations of Chemistry I 366 grades**3.76**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/301c)
25. [CH 302C Foundations of Chemistry II 327 grades**3.79**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/302c)
26. [CH 204 Introduction to Chemical Practice 2,594 grades**3.82**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/204)
27. [CH 378L Capstone Research and Thesis 136 grades**3.86**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/378l)
28. [CH 104N Introduction to Chemical Practice II 1,883 grades**3.87**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/104n)
29. [CH 104M Introduction to Chemical Practice I 3,551 grades**3.91**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/104m)
30. [CH 371K Science Outreach in Elementary Schools 285 grades**3.93**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/371k)
31. [CH 207L Peer Teaching 181 grades**3.97**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ch/207l)

**By year 2025–26: 3.45Chemistry classes by average grade**

| School year | Average grade | Grades |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023–24 | 3.27 | 17,462 |
| 2024–25 | 3.45 | 19,722 |
| 2025–26 | 3.45 | 20,666 |

Across every term since summer 2011, Chemistry classes average 3.18 on 272,762 grades.

**Compare departments 15th-lowest of 83**

Chemistry has the 15th-lowest average grade of 83 departments. Here are the ones around it, highest first:

1. [Biology](https://utaustin.guide/majors/biology)**3.41**
2. [Integrative Biology](https://utaustin.guide/majors/integrative-biology)**3.40**
3. **Chemistry3.40**
4. [Biochemistry](https://utaustin.guide/majors/biochemistry)**3.39**
5. [Finance](https://utaustin.guide/majors/finance)**3.38**

[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 CH 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/chemistry · Checked 2026-11-09 · Field Guide: UT Austin