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

UT Austin, fall 2023 to summer 2026

**3.58** out of 4.0

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

Above UT’s 3.52 average, and the 41st-highest of 83 departments.

**Hardest:** [CMS 355S](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/355s), 3.19

**Easiest:** [CMS 339K](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/339k), 3.85

[All CMS classes](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms)

## Communication Studies classes by average grade

**UT average, 3.52Bars start at 2.0

1. [CMS 355S Communicating with Animals 124 grades**3.19**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/355s)
2. [CMS 358C Identity In Relationships 140 grades**3.22**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/358c)
3. [CMS 347S Communicating with Stuff 166 grades**3.26**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/347s)
4. [CMS 372T Time Matters 208 grades**3.32**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/372t)
5. [CMS 345P Communication and Public Opinion 104 grades**3.34**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/345p)
6. [CMS 315M Interpersonal Communication Theory 1,065 grades**3.41**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/315m)
7. [CMS 340K Communication and Social Change 142 grades**3.45**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/340k)
8. [CMS 337 Building Sales Relationships 451 grades**3.45**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/337)
9. [CMS 342K Political Communication 237 grades**3.46**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/342k)
10. [CMS 306M Professional Communication Skills 2,265 grades**3.48**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/306m)
11. [CMS 313M Organizational Communication 668 grades**3.49**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/313m)
12. [CMS 346 Using Communication Technology at Work 126 grades**3.50**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/346)
13. [CMS 334K Nonverbal Communication 257 grades**3.51**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/334k)
14. [CMS 366S Science Fiction and Communication 114 grades**3.51**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/366s)
15. [CMS 354 Conflict Resolution 482 grades**3.53**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/354)
16. [CMS 367I Topics in Interpersonal Communication 171 grades**3.54**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/367i)
17. [CMS 314L Language, Communication, and Culture 700 grades**3.58**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/314l)
18. [CMS 348K Visual Media and Interaction 124 grades**3.58**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/348k)
19. [CMS 364K Gender and Communication 202 grades**3.60**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/364k)
20. [CMS 344K Lying and Deception 1,054 grades**3.61**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/344k)
21. [CMS 316L Interviewing Principles and Practices 284 grades**3.61**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/316l)
22. [CMS 322E Communication Ethics 127 grades**3.63**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/322e)
23. [CMS 342C Communication and Civic Participation 237 grades**3.63**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/342c)
24. [CMS 355K Intercultural Communication 217 grades**3.64**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/355k)
25. [CMS 358 Communication and Personal Relationships 195 grades**3.65**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/358)
26. [CMS 362E Environmental Communication 179 grades**3.65**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/362e)
27. [CMS 332K Theories of Persuasion 1,364 grades**3.67**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/332k)
28. [CMS 317C Speech in American Culture 260 grades**3.67**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/317c)
29. [CMS 363C Communication and Sports 232 grades**3.67**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/363c)
30. [CMS 367S Topics in Strategic and Risk Communication 264 grades**3.68**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/367s)
31. [CMS 367P Topics in Political Communication 255 grades**3.70**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/367p)
32. [CMS 360P Expertise and Public Culture 141 grades**3.71**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/360p)
33. [CMS 367 Topics in Communication Studies 148 grades**3.74**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/367)
34. [CMS 341 Digital Communications 1,161 grades**3.78**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/341)
35. [CMS 332D Digital Ethics 124 grades**3.78**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/332d)
36. [CMS 338 Leadership Stories 158 grades**3.80**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/338)
37. [CMS 330 Interpersonal Health Communication 158 grades**3.81**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/330)
38. [CMS 310K Team-Based Communication 289 grades**3.85**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/310k)
39. [CMS 353S Social Media and Organizations 168 grades**3.85**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/353s)
40. [CMS 339K Working Virtually 257 grades**3.85**](https://utaustin.guide/courses/cms/339k)

**By year 2025–26: 3.64Communication Studies classes by average grade**

| School year | Average grade | Grades |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023–24 | 3.51 | 5,708 |
| 2024–25 | 3.59 | 5,514 |
| 2025–26 | 3.64 | 5,374 |

Across every term since summer 2011, Communication Studies classes average 3.36 on 79,676 grades.

**Compare departments 41st-highest of 83**

Communication Studies has the 41st-highest average grade of 83 departments. Here are the ones around it, highest first:

1. [Architecture](https://utaustin.guide/majors/architecture)**3.61**
2. [Mexican American Studies](https://utaustin.guide/majors/mexican-american-studies)**3.59**
3. **Communication Studies3.58**
4. [Sociology](https://utaustin.guide/majors/sociology)**3.56**
5. [Management Information Systems](https://utaustin.guide/majors/management-information-systems)**3.55**

[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 CMS 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/communication-studies · Checked 2026-11-09 · Field Guide: UT Austin